Coming off tramadol cold turkey

[jenny06xx]

I need to know what to expect I've come off codeine massive amounts cold turkey an that was hell ( up to 20. 30mg tablets a day )
Now due to severe long term illness I've been on 400mg tramadol per day plus a few extra here and there through the night, now I'm scared to come off them as I've heard the withdrawal is worse !!! What do I do I can't taper I have none left and won't refil my script,
Will low dose codeine help the withdrawal or what  ? I'm panicking here stupid doctors said they are not addictive I'm learning fast !!

[rt35630]

Jenny - Has your doctor told you to CT off tramadol? You are on a high dose, and CT could cause seziures. I would talk to him/her?

They are very addictive, and the do have a "wellness" or anti-depressant action that makes them harder to kick than a regular opiate.

Look for the tramadol/ultram recovery room part 40 and post there. It is on the right hand side of this screen. I am on a taper from up to 18 pills per day - abuse. The people in that room have a lot of helpful info about tramadol and techniques for minimizing the w/d discomfort. Good luck!

[laurel453]

look, i have found this

http://www.opioids.com/tramadol/antidepressant.htm

[laurel453]

this is what i have read here but let's wait until someone with experience on them can help you with this much better than me...

[jenny06xx]

Antidepressant ? Huh sorry I'm confused I was told they were instead of anti inflammatorys as I have crohns disease ( recently diagnosed ) I was in hospital 3 weeks and put on steroids and the tramadol at high doses I've only been on th since September and wasn't given any info on them I just didn't think to look into them !
Now I am in the **** !!

[laurel453]

Hi Jenny :)

i think that the antidepressant on the tramadol is what makes it so hard to quit ct and so dangerous, the other ingredient is a sinthetic opiate.. so maybe you could talk to your doctor and take an antidepressant for a while, i don't know, i don't have experience with trams but if i were to have to quit ct , maybe this is what i would do with the doctor's help, talk to yours and see what he/she has to say ?

[struggling_college_student]

I dont have experience with tramadol but Ive read that it needs to be tapered because going cold turkey can cause seizures.  I would def talk to your dr about this.....good luck!