Any advice?

Hi Everyone!
I'll make this quick. I have been on 8 -  50mg tabs of tramadol a day for four years. Over the past couple of months I got myself down to three a day. And I'll be honest, I chew them. Tomorrow I am going cold turkey off of the pills for the reason that I don't have anymore left. I only get them from my MD, who writes me a script for lower back pain. I do suffer from boughts of depression but this past week was not good because I lost my job. I am a nurse and the facility I worked at has a low censes, to many nurses and some of us got let go. So this is not helping me but makes it a good time to get off of this poisen! BTY, the pills had nothing to do with being let go at work. Can anyone tell me what to expect with going cold turkey so I can prepare today. No one knows about this, not even my husband who i could never tell. Srry for rambling on! Thank you.

[avisg]

OK I am gald you got your self down to three pills a day normally you want to taper all the way but that is not an option.can you get any zanaflex  it helps so much with both the aches and pains and for me it just made me feel a bit better.are you on any antidepressant? tramadol works as an antidepressant so when you take it away you can get very depressed.If you are NOT on any anti depressants there are two things that helped me with mood and energy Ltyrosinse and 5hpt they are supplement's.Maganism supplement works wonders in many ways as well.I wrapped my legs tight in an electric blanket it helped with rls.TRY to exercise everyday threw withdrawal even if its just a walk.I tried to do everything I would normally do at times I thought it was going to kill me but I did it .Tell hubby you have a flu your not going to be able to hide that your sick.ok as for sleep nothing worked .I learnded to rest and did not try to use myself  sleep it took 4 nights before I slept.For some people something like benadryl or nyquil worked NOT for me I swear it made it worse.Some people try a benzo to sleep plz remember they are addictive as but that choice is up to you. good luck I am here if you need to talk

[123456m]

Some good advice just posted. I will just add take the l-tyrosone in the AM before anything on a empty stomach. Best was is to oèn up the caps put in a shaker bottle of water and drinking it. It really is not that soluable in water try putting in 2 500 mg caps at first. Make sure you take no food until at leasy 30 mins after.
The 5-htp should be taken before bedtime as it will help you sleep, if you use a benzo use one with a long half life like a Valium. Also if you can get you hands on some Clondine at worh it will help a lot with any WDs take 2 mcg once or twice daily. If you already have low blood pressure just be careful if you stand up quickly. _Its a great med to take to cut all the wds greatly.
Peace
Randy

[SadInPA]

Thank you for the suggestions! I don't take any anti-depressents because I can usually get myself out of it. Since I dont have a job at this moment I dont have health insurance to even ask my MD about medication. I do have ALOT of vitamins that I take everyday and 5htp is one of them. Even though it's quite warm today I'm going to get an electric blanket (if i can find one). Oh how I wish I could take tub baths but our tub is old and doesnt hold water. Thank you for your kindness!!

[medousa1]

detox at home following the thomas recipe  have a support i shall be if u choose but it would help for someone to be there with you my GF is a dr my first day i spent hurting crying and begging her to let me ween DONT DO THAT EITHER so from theese posts i have been reading from day 1 has helped alot dayy one is hell but get started on the T recipe fast here is what she has given me
saturday july 11   1st full daay no vic (i was taking 15 vic 10s a day snorting half)
830am 1  vitamin (veg life spectro veg high energy), tylenol 500mg (whats in the vics) and from GNC get AMP amplified wheybolic extreme 60 its a powder mix with water mix  with water its not bad quite tasty (thinkin bout wantin to freeze and slushie next one) after that i took a real hot bath for my leg achs and prayed and cried i was so weak it hurt so bad to walk upstairs to go to BR which u will do alot of thomas suggest imodium (immodium) but i chose to let the craps come out poison unless like in a few hrs i have to go to pain clinic for my back injection and explain my situation still crying (i am on prozac) i may suggest some st johns wart for that  so
1145am another tylenol, vitamin,and a detox pill called detox blend sp25 and fish oil also at gnc they have the kind that dont leave FB (fish burps)
so take the tylenol as needed or every 4 hrs now for bed i was lucky i had valuime i took 15mg and 1 melatonin 5mg also valeriam root 450 mg it has a calming blend
i will say my last pill was 1pm fri and the first day i wanted so bad but today i never want to go back oh i am still hurtin and crying my back is sore i am worried bout the shot in it today but to ease you please pray i will for you and lots of hot baths believe in yourself  and HAVE FAITH u will get through it i still get the chills but those nerve endings are comming alive looking foreward when i can be up to being intament again LOL  anyway that is how i am getting through my GF is wonderful and so supportive i want to mention her before i say god bless to everyone and you can do it DONT GIVE IN AND DONT GO THE METH ROUTE W/D FROM THAT IS BAD   please dont just go with my way read others stories and how they did it and choose the best way for you  may god wrap his loving arms around you and carry you  through  i actually posted this yesterday and earlier for other members since then i had my injection in my back and i feel like the thomas diet works i slept 7 hrs the baths help i had to wrap mine in heat pad last night couldnt take bath cause of injection umm at 1 pm today it will 4 days since my last pill i think and want but remember night one oh never again good luck god bless

[SadInPA]

All i can say is THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. My prayers are for all of you kind people.
God Bless You