Need more help to stay off percs

[Selena78]

Not as easy as I thought....of course not. If it was it would not be a struggle. Finally broke down and went to the Dr. told them about the problem. They actually gave me tramadol which I think is also addictive. I am not sure where to go from here. Well I don't have much of a choice as I only have one 5mg perc left. Any thoughts on the tramadol. Dr. said to take 4 a day and gave me 60. He says it will help with pain of the w/d...does anyone know anything about this? I am taking them b/c I'm an addict, but this just seems like trading one for the other. Why can't Docs understand addiction like y'all do? I feel like I am doing the wrong thing but my brain is telling me I have to do take something. How do I get that to stop? Am I just weak minded? Is anyone else having this problem

[Bkitty]

Hi Selena,,I came past your post and wanted to see how you are doing? Yes,,I agree with all the above,,Tramadol is nothing but trouble. I understand what you mean when you start realizing that pills will no longer be a part of your life. They become so much to us its alomost like we grieve a loss. Hope you are hanging in there,,there are a lot of people here that will help support you! I wish you the best!((Hugs)) ~Bkitty

[Selena78]

Thank you

[Selena78]

I am trying to come to terms with the idea that pills will no longer be a part of my life. It is the addiction talking not the real me, I have to keep telling myself that. Those pills have destroyed so much of my life already. I deserve more and my family certainly does. I am so lucky that I still have my family so many addicts have been disowned, divorced, and worse. I just keep telling myself that tomorrow will be better, then the next day even better...I know eventually it will. Then I will look back at this and wonder why I ever let a little bottle of pills control me like I was in a prison.NO MORE!!!! Thanks for your continued support.

[Selena78]

you are right they are awful. thanks for your advice and I don't understand these docs either. I'm gonna kick this one way or another though.

[Selena78]

From what I am reading tramadol is NO GOOD. I don't think I am going to have a problem not taking it b/c after I took the first two (as prescribed, what a concept..lol) I was so sick at my stomach. It felt like I was forcing the w/d it was that bad. I guess my body was saying "get this crap out of me" b/c I could not tolerate it. It's not a funny thing but I had to laugh a little at the fact that I was taking hundreds of pills not prescribed to me and certainly not as any Dr. would direct and when I finally do I'm sick as a dog. No help at all from them. I did contact an outpatient treatment group that my insurance will pay for. They want me to be detoxed first so I can fully participate. I am looking forward to that. Right now just calling a detox center everyday to see if they have an opening and going through this as best I can. Thanks so much for everyone's support.

[Sarah11212]

Tramadol is very addicting!  Throw em, flush em and run!
They are also harder to come off of then the others.
I don't understand these Dr's trading narcotics for narcotics.
You are not weak minded. Your addicted brain is telling you to be weak.
Please don't do it.
Be done with the pills and get on with your life.
I am at 60+ days clean so I know exactly what your going through.
Be strong and continue posting.

[trstbrown]

I tried Tramadol. I didn't feel anything. At all. Nothing beyond what I usually do. I stopped because of that reason. No affects that I know of.

My doctor tried me on Lithium, just took me off not long ago in fact. At first I wasn't getting enough, as even the labwork showed. Then it was raised but still, not strong enough. My doctor took me off because I was getting sick a lot. I had horrible headaches. I also found out I had a UTI when he took me off so I don't really know how much of the sickness was the medicine and how much the infection. I'm on Tegretol now so here's hoping.

Luck to you.

[LostNoMore]

Hi Selena. Tramadol is addictive and people say not fun to come off. I would
flush those!  I believe it's an opiod. As far as your brain telling you to take something, Yes, that's the addict talking to you. Don't listen! You've got to want this. Are the pills making your life better or worse? There are other methods of managing most pain. I've had to look into that. No, you're not weak minded. We all have the voice telling us to use. Your brain wants it's
medicine! It's used to it. You can do this. Separate yourself from the pills and the means of getting them. When the cravings hit, take a bath, go for a walk,
do something to distract yourself. Also, think about some kind of aftercare.
Take care and keep posting.

[Littlelegs2003]

I don't know about how addictive tramadol is, sorry, but I remember that when I quit drinking, the Dr put me on lithium for a few weeks & I had exactly the same thoughts as you. But, she told me that people can actually die from w/d - at least from booze, anyway, and I read somewhere on this site that most overdoses happen with someone falling off the wagon - but back at the same dose they used to take. I didn't become addicted to lithium - the Dr helped me taper off it. (2 high doses a day, down to one a day, then  final smaller dose for just if ncessary) I finally quit the booze - I fell off the wagon a few more times but I never had to go through withdrawal again). I'm now coming off prescription meds and also debating going to the Dr again. I'm only on day 4. Good luck - I'll be interested to read what others say about the tramadol.