TRAMADOL ADDICTION - please help!

[j255]

I am new and posting here for help with being addicted to tramadol.  My md prescribed me this drug for back pain, 37.5mg tabs. It is supposed to be non-addictive. I have been on them for a couple of months.  I have been taking them daily and noticed that "just one" didn't give me the pain relief I need so I increased it on my own to 2 tabs at a time, up to 3 times a day.  Then, of course, I needed to increase it again, up to taking 2 1/2 tabs at a time, 3 times per day. Therefore putting me up to 7 1/2 pills per day!!!  And of course then there is the fact that this little magic pill not only takes your pain away but it makes you feel GOOD.  It gives me energy, helps me accomplish tasks, 15 minutes after taking it the feeling of "happiness" pours over me, it''s almost like an anti-depressant or something. And it seems like I need more and more just to feel "right"  And becuase of taking more than prescribed I of course am running out before my next fill date.  I have a friend that takes them too and she has been helping me through and giving me extra pills.  I know there is a problem.  I am not in denial.  I know I need to stop this but I am so scared of going through the withdrawal symptoms.  I have tried to stop and its just too much to bear.  I was able to go about 16 hours without taking any...and then it all kicked in.  The shakes, the chills and sweats.  The body aches, headache, stomach ache.  And just an overall feeling of total uneasiness.  I have a full time job and a son and can't just stop cold turkey.  I'd have to take like a week off work because I know I can't function like that...and taking off work right now is not an option.  I've cut back my daily dosage from 7 1/2 tabs (281.25 mgs total) per day, to 3 tabs (112.5mg) per day.  I feel like hell.  Maybe I've cut back too much?  The problem is I'm running out of pills.  My next fill wont be for 2 more weeks and I only have 27 pills left.  So I am going to run out completel unless I only take 1.5 pills per day.  What can I do to ease the withdrawal symptoms?  I have been taking a Vit B complex and Niacin pills, Vitamin C, Multi vitamin.  Ibuprofen, and drinking coffee.  Is there anything else I should be taking?
Thanks for your help.

[needhelp4me434]

i never know where to post. i need to put this post on my favoriates or do i put in in my profile.

somewhere in these post are my journey into ultram withdraw.

i only want to post about how i am are 1 week  post ultram

yesterday i began to feel my body come back to life the depression has lifted. today was a gift from god. i found out how good it feels not only to havre ultram in  my system but also how it feels to have it out of my system

i have never suffered so much in my life as last week. to think it's only been 1 week is a mircle in itself. last week seemed endless with severe depression, body aches, sweating, shakes flu like symptoms restlessness. the days and nights were so long. the worse symptom was the depression.

wed i was able to try some of the some of the animo acids, l-tyrosine and i started abilify plus 12.5mgs ambies with my regular 20 lexapro and 1mg ativan prn. i could only keep protein shakes down till fri. then i was able to eat a small sandwich.appitite still not good stomac aches still bothersome.

i got the 5-htp,l-theanine, melatonin, and l-tryosine. plus a mulit vit and omega 6
i read where people on antidepressants should'nt take 5-htp or l-thhhhheaaaaaaanine but i have been taking the l-trrrryrosine

i feel so much better but am not sure what helped

was it finding ya'll, or was it the abilify or the l-trosine. or did god help me.

should o go head and take the 5-htp, it once was given to me by my pyps dr and what about the l-theanine

do any of all taking antidepressants or psycoactives take these other drugs with out problems.

what's the worse that can happen

is there withdraws from this stuff.

i've never been a drug addict. and don't know how to heal myself. i'm just very tired. poor appitite bad headaches. can't sleep.

i want to feel alive again, to be off the ultram to control my life. i want to get strong enough to quit smoking. i never want to get this sick again over a pill.

thank you for you input

[tramaddi]

I had great succes getting off by taking well butrin for some reason I skipped over the ugliest w/d symptoms and felt some depresssion but now the trick is staying off....

[desperate1111]

try the aminos if you're not on any antidepressants. the l-theannie sure helps with aniety, its like a natural valum. i also take an amino mix, the l-tysrone and the sam-e, and the 5htp. click onto the health pages here.

[needhelp4me434]

i just stopped the tramodol. too say it's easy would only be unfair to you.

i felt like i had a bad flu. but the worse symptom was a severe depression.

this is day 5. i'm 75%better.

the first 48 hours was almost unbearable. but i just kept saying over and over i will do this.

i did call my dr. i have depression and anxiety. i doubled the ativan for the first 72 hours.
this helps a lot, also ambiem cr  then she gave me samples of abilify to help lift the depression. it kicked in within 24 hours.

i would call your dr and explain what's going on. tell him what your symptoms are. hopefully he will work with you.

i had to do this alone. my husband is out to sea.

i would have a friend close by. it helps. you need to drink water or gatorade. don't worry about eating. but i sipped on chicken broth and it helped.

don't drink coffee

it's hard. but it's wroth it, plus you have no choice.

i hate that little white pill. how could it have so much power. why don't the dr's listen .
why don't they research these post.

there's post here called thomas recipe for detox. just goggle thomas's recipe. i was lucky that i had the ativan.

the pain is back in my shoulder and neck, but i'll just go back to the aspercream.

the odd thing about this. i was on this devil from a work related injury. took it for 6 weeks. stopped, and had no problems. i did'nt know there were any withdraws. maybe that's why.

you are not alone, you are not the only one. i'll be thinking about you and i will ask god to help you.

the most important thing you'll need is strength,there is a end to this. the outcome is worth it. it won't last forever.

i hope this helps

[desperate1111]

tramadol is the devil drug. i was just told at the first of the year it will be a scheldule 4 drug in KY. i knew it was a wicked drug when i withdrawled. i will never forget the hell i went thru. but on a positive note, you can do this. i was addicted for several years. i went on prozac for several months after i quit ct which isn't reccomended, the prozac kept me from backsliding. after a few months i tapered off the prozac, started the amino acids and that was the answer. i feel good, i am happy, energy is good, i excersise everyday. i have been free from tramadol since jan.7th so almost a year. no sense in sugar coating this for you cause you know what the withdrawls are like. you need to make a plan and stick with it, lots of support here and valuable info.