I took Tramodol on and off for only 3 weeks and when i stopped taking iy I was seriously ill...flat on my back, terrible back pain that I took tramadol to escape from...i felt as though life was over as I assume the effect of not being on tramadol was my body going into shock via the pain that came back by not being on it
Its heavy grea...didnt feel anxiety tho...just like i had bad flu without the couchs and splutters
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Tramadol is terrible. I was placed on this after being on Hydrocodone 40mg a day for pain. I quit the Percocet after a year with no problems. I just ran out and my insurance had lapsed so I just stopped cold turkey without any noticeable withdrawal symptoms. The Dr. put me on this Tramadol now instead. Here I am two days without Tramadol and I feel like Im going to die and that would be an improvement. I want to jump off a freaking roof every bone in my body hurts and I can't stay still nor can I sleep. I am completely anxious every second of the day and all I can think of is I have several more days of this.
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I have been taking tramadol for almost three years and slowly tapered myself off of it and stopped about seven days ago. It has been HELL! Absolutely the worst thing I have ever been through. I'm hoping things will get better here within the next few days but I said the same thing three days ago. I have a feeling this is going to take quite a while. I have been put on a few different meds to help with the withdrawl symptoms. I can't say they are working 100% but they are helping a little. I am currently on the Clonodine patch and taking Valium for the next three days to help with the major anxiety. I'm home from work and have missed quite a few days from it this week which really sucks. I just keep telling myself that this is something that I am going to get through and will get back to normal eventually. Sleep is the absolute WORST. I haven't gotten a full nights sleep at all this week. I'm a person who LOVES to sleep so this really sucks. Good Luck to everyone out there going through this it is definiatly hard but we will all get through it together!
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I was given Tramadol for neck problems. I must say that Tramadol gave me withdrawal after short term use. I took it for 2 weeks straight and when I was out i had THE WORST DEPRESSION OF MY LIFE. Like and odd, my legs tickled, strange dreams I wanna jump out of my skin and die depression. I refilled my bottle a month later and did the same thing, and again after the bottle was gone...THE WORST DEPRESSION OF MY LIFE!!! Again this lasting about 2 weeks. I enjoyed taking it, it took care of my pain and I wasn't loopy just usefull, but I will never EVER take this medication again.
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Oh thank you! I have been on 400mg for 8 years and get withdrawal if I even take a dose an hour late. I tried to cut down one dose by 50mg and it was like I had dysentry. Plus confusion, flulike stuff, weakness- from dehydration, crawling skin, paraniod thoughts, twitching legs, and pain in my chest when breathing. I lost 8 pounds in the three weeks I stuck with it, until my doc said enough - go back up for now and let your body recover. I want to come off tramadol, but clearly, for me, it is a strong physical addiction. It is not mental or I would not forget to take my meds and be reminded by symptoms.
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Oh thank you! I have been on 400mg for 8 years and get withdrawal if I even take a dose an hour late. I tried to cut down one dose by 50mg and it was like I had dysentry. Plus confusion, flulike stuff, weakness- from dehydration, crawling skin, paraniod thoughts, twitching legs, and pain in my chest when breathing. I lost 8 pounds in the three weeks I stuck with it, until my doc said enough - go back up for now and let your body recover. I want to come off tramadol, but clearly, for me, it is a strong physical addiction. It is not mental or I would not forget to take my meds and be reminded by symptoms.
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Ok, so ive been on tramadol for over 3 yrs due to my neck being broke and eventually started buying them on the streets after I stoped driving an hour to see my doctor. Ive had several attempts at trying to stop but I can't get through the withdrawals to even see the light at the end of the tunnel! Today im on my 1st day again of trying to get off of them but with 3 small children it seems impossible to deal with them unless i find some. Is there any natural remedies to help with this horrible drug or am I stuck at wanting to climb out of skin? How long does this last????
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i need to share something with you guys that i havent seen mentioned. Tramadol is not only a synthetic opiod, but its also a VERY powerful antidepressant. The majority of the very bad "feelings" and most of the physical symptoms stem from the antidepressant discontinuation. In fact, many antidepressants alone are sometime prescribed to deal with pain. This is why many tramadol users experience a different kind of high, because its the seratonin and other parts of the brain affected by the antidepressant.
I was on tramadol for five months for back problems and tapering did no good. the first day i tried to take 5 pills instead of 6 it felt like i had just stopped cold turkey. I dont think you actually can taper off of these. I mean, you should for protection from seizures, but as far as "not feeling it" well, you are going to. And badly. Be prepared. I even took ambien for sleep and couldnt sleep for 3 days straight. Then you have the normal problems from not sleeping. Even if you were not withdrawing, simply staying awake for three days is enough to drive you crazy. Try to take another low dose of opiates to help ease the pain, try to get xanax or something to calm you down. and knuckle down. It took me 2 weeks of intense withdrawal, another week of psychological, another week for complete physical (restless legs, etc)
But theres hope at the end of the tunnel. At one point I thought I was permanently damaged from it. I have never experienced any thing last as long as this. But it eventually ended and its been a long time and ill never look back.. Good luck to any of you experiencing this.
I was on tramadol for five months for back problems and tapering did no good. the first day i tried to take 5 pills instead of 6 it felt like i had just stopped cold turkey. I dont think you actually can taper off of these. I mean, you should for protection from seizures, but as far as "not feeling it" well, you are going to. And badly. Be prepared. I even took ambien for sleep and couldnt sleep for 3 days straight. Then you have the normal problems from not sleeping. Even if you were not withdrawing, simply staying awake for three days is enough to drive you crazy. Try to take another low dose of opiates to help ease the pain, try to get xanax or something to calm you down. and knuckle down. It took me 2 weeks of intense withdrawal, another week of psychological, another week for complete physical (restless legs, etc)
But theres hope at the end of the tunnel. At one point I thought I was permanently damaged from it. I have never experienced any thing last as long as this. But it eventually ended and its been a long time and ill never look back.. Good luck to any of you experiencing this.
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Tramadol is a very dangerous drug. Non habit forming, what a bunch of BS. I recently ran out and had no more refills, the anxiety began immediately. This is day 8 without it, finally a bit of relief. I still crave the drug, it's not going to control my life though. Restless legs was the worst withdrawal symptom, I feel better but still a long road ahead of me
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I was prescribed Tramadol after a serious shoulder injury and was taking 400ml daily with 200 ml nightly
I was taking them for a year and in a terrible state
I finally had surgery to correct my shoulder and then tried to stop
I stopped straight away and after 12hours the withdrawal kicked in
DO NOT STOP STRAIGHT AWAY you will go nuts and start climbing the walls
some of my tips for you
1st, get down the health shop and buy potassium supplement and start eating bananas (I was on 6 a day for the first week)
this will stop your restless legs (You know, when your body tightens up and all you want to do is kick out)
After the first week I got myself down to 300ml (200ml day time and 100ml slow realease at night)
second week I started cutting the 100ml slow release into quarters (quarter morning, noon night) and then every 3 days would drop 50ml but 4th day would go up 25ml
e.g. mon 250ml, tues 200ml, wed 200ml, thursday 200ml, then it became a bit hard so frid, sat and sunday would be 225ml, monday 175ml etc
after 3 weeks I was down to 50ml 2 quarters of 100ml slow realease, just don't rush, listen to your body
I remember it was a thursday when I had my last quarter, Took none on Friday and in the evening I went out for a beer, got steaming drunk and the next 6 days I had a terrible head ache, aching muscles and aching bones
due to the potassium supplement I had no restless legs, i could put up with this 'cold turkey'
I have now been free from tramadol for 6 months!!!
I really hope this helps
I was taking them for a year and in a terrible state
I finally had surgery to correct my shoulder and then tried to stop
I stopped straight away and after 12hours the withdrawal kicked in
DO NOT STOP STRAIGHT AWAY you will go nuts and start climbing the walls
some of my tips for you
1st, get down the health shop and buy potassium supplement and start eating bananas (I was on 6 a day for the first week)
this will stop your restless legs (You know, when your body tightens up and all you want to do is kick out)
After the first week I got myself down to 300ml (200ml day time and 100ml slow realease at night)
second week I started cutting the 100ml slow release into quarters (quarter morning, noon night) and then every 3 days would drop 50ml but 4th day would go up 25ml
e.g. mon 250ml, tues 200ml, wed 200ml, thursday 200ml, then it became a bit hard so frid, sat and sunday would be 225ml, monday 175ml etc
after 3 weeks I was down to 50ml 2 quarters of 100ml slow realease, just don't rush, listen to your body
I remember it was a thursday when I had my last quarter, Took none on Friday and in the evening I went out for a beer, got steaming drunk and the next 6 days I had a terrible head ache, aching muscles and aching bones
due to the potassium supplement I had no restless legs, i could put up with this 'cold turkey'
I have now been free from tramadol for 6 months!!!
I really hope this helps
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Hi i know its hard, i myself have 3 kids & was on tramadol for almost 4 years. today is 2weeks that i quit cold turkey & let me tell you it has been HELL!!! i have had every withdrawl symptom you can imagine.. anxiety,sweats,chills,RESTLESS LEGS, INSOMIA. I k ow its hard but you have to make a determenation to stop this awful drug. i was perescribed it for my migranes saying it wasnt an opiate & almost 4 years later it has been the hardsest thing i ever hadto go through. i never told anyone my problem up until i stopped taking it. im blessed to have my husband and my mom helping with my kids and just in general being there to help me get through it. im still not 100% me again but its getting better everyday. i suggest you go see a dr and try to get something to help with anxiety while withdrawing. good luck & stay strong you could do it..
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It causes anxiety, insomnia and extreme depression. The withdrawal are very "opiate alike", so the best thing is ton get a week off of job/college, stay at home fpr a week and try tgo force yourself even with meds to sleep at least 8-10 hours.. after a week things are getting easier. Tramadol withdrawal are real.
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My husband was given Tramadol about 8 yrs ago for back pain...he decided in June of 2011 he didn't want to take it anymore and went cold turkey..to make a long story short, he had to go back on it and be weaned off in a 10 wk period. He has been off since August 2011, it is now March 2012 and his withdrawal symptoms are pretty much just as bad as they were in the beginning. He still cannot sleep, the anxiety is unbearable, racing thoughts and depression. The restless leg is the only thing that has gone away in 7 months!!! All the Dr.'s want to do is give you something else that is addicting to help with withdrawals. He does NOT want to take xanax or anti depressants, he said they make him feel zoned out!!! He is going through pure HELL and I was just wondering how long this can last? Just seems unusual for it to be 7 months later and its still no better!!!!!
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I'm going thru this right now as well. Very minor compared to the others Here.
Was taking them for pain, liked them and got more for Social Anxiety Disorder.
Have only been taking them for a couple of months.
Decided to stop cause I noticed right away that the restless leg problem and lack of sleep would kick in if I missed a dose.
It's been three days now, cold turkey!
My legs were just driving me crazy until last night.
My legs were just driving me crazy until last night.
I have not slept thru the night yet. Tossing and turning like I'm break dancing in the bed!!!
Even moved to the floor at one point...Hopeful that would work but no dice.
This drug is crazy man. I used to think restless leg syndrome was a myth.
Boy have I leaned a lesson!!!
Hope I get some sleep tonight. Hard to work when you are so tired!!
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