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Quitting Tramadol (Support Group)
I'm just trying to bring together some people interested in quitting Tramadol. I have made up my mind 100% and am going to quit. So I'm tapering down 1 pill per week or two. I was at 15 per day a couple months ago. Now I'm at 11 per day. I had an excellent support group when I had to quit taking Methadone back in 2004 Aug. and it helped me a lot. So if anyone would like to join me, come on in.
I been on tramodol for eight years 300mg a day I have stoped five days ago, can anyone help me and tell how long is this withdrawl? When will I have energy again and be able to go to sleep at night and lose this swooshing sound in my ears?
I been on tramodol for eight years 300mg a day I have stoped five days ago, can anyone help me and tell how long is this withdrawl? When will I have energy again and be able to go to sleep at night and lose this swooshing sound in my ears?
Everything hit me like a ton of bricks about 48 hours and I feel like my life will never be the same again... let me explain...
I am 25 years old. College grad, good paying job, have things together. I have been addicted to tramadol for 3-4 years now. It started in college by just messing around with painkillers now and then. It started with my roommate at the time having his wisdom teeth pulled which means we had a week supply of hydrocodeine. We used every day until it was all gone for about 5-7 straight days. At the end of those days, I went through 2 days worth of withdrawal symptoms, could barely sleep, restless leg syndrome, the basic. It scared the crap out of me, after just ONE week of using hydrocodeine, and I swore to never do it again.
Well stupid me, I wanted to go back for more, problem is that you can't readily get hydro codeine without breaking the law. It was at this point that a friend came to me and let me know he had something called Tramadol that might do the same thing. he gave me a few and I decided to try it. I loved it and proceeded to get the rest of his bottle from him. Once this was up, I discovered that Tramadol could be found online without a prescription, "jackpot" I thought to myself! Wrong.
It is now about 3.5 years later and I take 15-18 50 mg pills of tramadol a day. EVERY single day. My greatest panic attacks come when I realize i am getting low and my next order might not be here in time. Well everthing came to a head at about 3 am on the night of December 30th... i had a panic attack, I felt worthless towards my family, my friends, and felt like an utter loser. I swore off tramadol then and there, I took my last pill at 1 am. Yeah right...
The next day was ok, by 3 year withdrawal standards, the day went by SLOW, I was achey, depressed, and felt so low about myself... I got about 19 hours into it and gave in. I took 4 pills (my typical dosage). I then took 4 more pills a little later and 4 more pills a little later just so I could sleep. That put my at 12 pills on the day, well below my typical day prior to that. I realized I wouldn't be able to break this addiction cold turkey, I would need to taper down. I am so TIRED of this addiction ruling my life. I was up to probably about 450-500 pills a month, which cost money and I was a slave to my pills.
Even though I gave back into tramadol a mere 19 hours in... I still feel the depression i felt when I had nothing in my system yesterday. Could this be the effects of tapering down? It is my understanding that Tramadol has an "anti-depressant" quality to it which makes you feel good and when you remove this, part of tramadol withdrawal is depression and anxiety. That was by far worse than the physical discomfort I was feeling...
I want to break this... I will break this but I'm terribly scared... I have a very loving family who means the world to me. My mom and dad are two of the most supportive people I know but I don't want to go to them with this because it would be such a shock and disappointment to them. I would break my mom's heart and put a world of hurt and worry on her which she does not deserve to have. As I sit here and write this I feel very hopeless... what do i do? I am going to beat this. I need advice, support, anything, please! What is the best way to taper down on this after 3 years of abuse? The mental anguish is the worst part, I feel worthless to my family and I am scared to do this on my own but I know it would not be fair to put this on them as well. Thank you all for your support....
I am 25 years old. College grad, good paying job, have things together. I have been addicted to tramadol for 3-4 years now. It started in college by just messing around with painkillers now and then. It started with my roommate at the time having his wisdom teeth pulled which means we had a week supply of hydrocodeine. We used every day until it was all gone for about 5-7 straight days. At the end of those days, I went through 2 days worth of withdrawal symptoms, could barely sleep, restless leg syndrome, the basic. It scared the crap out of me, after just ONE week of using hydrocodeine, and I swore to never do it again.
Well stupid me, I wanted to go back for more, problem is that you can't readily get hydro codeine without breaking the law. It was at this point that a friend came to me and let me know he had something called Tramadol that might do the same thing. he gave me a few and I decided to try it. I loved it and proceeded to get the rest of his bottle from him. Once this was up, I discovered that Tramadol could be found online without a prescription, "jackpot" I thought to myself! Wrong.
It is now about 3.5 years later and I take 15-18 50 mg pills of tramadol a day. EVERY single day. My greatest panic attacks come when I realize i am getting low and my next order might not be here in time. Well everthing came to a head at about 3 am on the night of December 30th... i had a panic attack, I felt worthless towards my family, my friends, and felt like an utter loser. I swore off tramadol then and there, I took my last pill at 1 am. Yeah right...
The next day was ok, by 3 year withdrawal standards, the day went by SLOW, I was achey, depressed, and felt so low about myself... I got about 19 hours into it and gave in. I took 4 pills (my typical dosage). I then took 4 more pills a little later and 4 more pills a little later just so I could sleep. That put my at 12 pills on the day, well below my typical day prior to that. I realized I wouldn't be able to break this addiction cold turkey, I would need to taper down. I am so TIRED of this addiction ruling my life. I was up to probably about 450-500 pills a month, which cost money and I was a slave to my pills.
Even though I gave back into tramadol a mere 19 hours in... I still feel the depression i felt when I had nothing in my system yesterday. Could this be the effects of tapering down? It is my understanding that Tramadol has an "anti-depressant" quality to it which makes you feel good and when you remove this, part of tramadol withdrawal is depression and anxiety. That was by far worse than the physical discomfort I was feeling...
I want to break this... I will break this but I'm terribly scared... I have a very loving family who means the world to me. My mom and dad are two of the most supportive people I know but I don't want to go to them with this because it would be such a shock and disappointment to them. I would break my mom's heart and put a world of hurt and worry on her which she does not deserve to have. As I sit here and write this I feel very hopeless... what do i do? I am going to beat this. I need advice, support, anything, please! What is the best way to taper down on this after 3 years of abuse? The mental anguish is the worst part, I feel worthless to my family and I am scared to do this on my own but I know it would not be fair to put this on them as well. Thank you all for your support....
Hi Cari. Welcome to the forum.. If you go to the top of the page and paste what you had wrote on your own thread you will receive more support. Just scroll up and hit post a question.. I wish you the best on your Journey. lesa
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