Tramadol Withdrawal

[briankoe]

Hello,

I have posted on a couple walls and figures I better start my own thread. My names is Brian and I need a forum for my tramadol addiction. I have taken tramadol for 4 years now and I have finally decided it's time to move on. I am slowly trying to kick it. I'm about four days in (since I made the decision) and I am down to taking 2 to 3 a day (up from about 8 to 10 a day).

I'm starting to get jitters and I am having difficulty trying to focus. I also feel like my head is spinning. I'm really looking for a community of people that can help me get through this.

I would appreciate any support. Thanks!

[briankoe]

Alright, I found it. I made a post on there. That will be great to see people who have struggled with the same exact issue I have. Thanks again!

[starshine7]

FourJays I have found to be our authority almost on tramadol...lol she's great.

I have battled it as well, been in the emergency room for it, and then STILL took it! I know the innocence of the drug...and then it just devours you...

My doctor totally tricked me, I felt when she prescribed me this for my lower back pain.

I'm clean off vikes so far.I want to say kudos to you for trying to make your life better :)))You need all support you can get and here is the place :)))

Peace~Karen

[Jbean77]

The link that VIC posted above is "room
58". If you click on "journal entries" at the top next to Emily Post's name it will bring you to the other "rooms" or threads. When a thread gets really long Emily starts a new one....so there are 58 threads so far....just in case you wanted to go back and read other stories

[briankoe]

Well, excuse my ignorance, but I'm looking and cannot figure out how to find "Room 58." Is that different from general forum posts?

[briankoe]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one in this. I know we can both do it. No more relapse for us. It's really helping to know that people around here care.

I'll check out Room 58, as well.

[ariley13]

That is great! You guys can be kicking buddies! I had 2 when I quit and it really does help to have someone right there going through exactly what you are going through at the same time. Stick together guys and know that we are here for you too. You both can do this! Good luck to you guys! :)

[krystal1234]

hi. i am currently about to come of tramadol after 3years. i have 2 left so my w/d starts tomorrow and i am going cold turkey.. would be good to share experiences together and wat we are going through. like you i got mine from a 'friend' , i am so badly hooked , i have tried to come off before and it was the worst few days if my life that i ended up lapsing, but i really want this now as you do too x

[CrystalClear__]

CONGRATULATIONS BRIAN!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE A VERY STRONG PERSON, i TOO HAVE BEEN ON TRAMS FOR 4 YEARS AND IM SUFFERING, I CANT STOP, I WANT TO BUT CANT, I NEED TO TAKE 15 AT A TIME TO FEEL "NORMAL", ITS JUST A DISGUSTING THING, YOU ARE MY MOTIVATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[L_Lady]

Brian,  I'm so glad youre on your way to recovery.   If you need any help or have questions,  u can message individual members as well.   There are all kinds here...ppl tapering, ppl cold turkeying, ppl who have done either or both and are clean, ppl like me who are only a few days into being clean,  etc.  You came to the right place!

[Jbean77]

Good luck Brian. I am currently tapering tramadol as well. It sounds like your taper will be short but you've found a great place here for support while you are going through any rough times. Please keep posting! Emily's journals has tons of stories of how people have handled w/ds and the like.  If you go to that link to "room 58" you can access her other journals by clicking up on journals next to Emily's name at the top of the screen. You can pick any of the 58 threads for a TON of insight.

[briankoe]

By the way, thank you for that link. I will post my story on there. It's nice to know people are getting clean of this poison.

[briankoe]

Thank you so much, all of you!

[ImDONENoMore]

Hey Brian and welcome from me too!

Check out the following link below to the journal begun by one of our members, Emily, starting from her initial detox.  You'll get a lot of information there and this forum will be a great support system for you as well.

Good luck to you and again, welcome!  Link as follows:

http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/720959/Tramadol--Ultram-Recovery-Room-58?personal_page_id=142

[VICourageous]

Hi Brain..I just want to give you some Support too!! Great Job on wanting your life back..I have done everything else in this world for many, many years but the Trams.My Bud FourJays taught me a lot about the trams..You will be in good hands on here..There is also a Trams community..FourJays can tell you all about it..Hang tight and fight the fight..the Grass is Greener on the Other Side..
Bless

[briankoe]

Thank you so much for the welcome. I know I can do this, and I finally realize I have to. I'm sure it's been said a thousand times before, but this is the end of the line for my addiction.

FourJays, I would so much appreciate the help. I got the pills from a "friend." (ha, I suppose that's a little anticlamactic). It will be interesting to see how these next few days ago. As I am running low on pills (about 20 left) soon I will no longer be able to taper. Which, I suppose, is the ulitmate goal anyways.

I would appreciate the support so much.

[FourJays]

Hi and welcome!  Congrats on making the best decision of your life to get off the Tramadol!  I struggled with addiction to this medication for 15 years and very high doses.  It is great that you are tapering down your dose.  The symptoms you are feeling are totally normal.  If you check out the 'Thomas Recipe' (link at the bottom of this page) as well as the Amino Acid Protocol you will find some great suggestions of remedies that can really help ease these symptoms.  Have you been getting the tramadol from your doctor; and is he/she aware you are tapering off?  I did a c/t quit as I just was not able to taper.  I can offer you some suggestions of things that helped me though the detox days (once you jump off completely).  Tapering should help to decrease the intensity of the symptoms quite a bit; very smart decision on your part!  Keep posting with your progress and if you want send me a message any time OK?  Hang in there...you CAN do this :))

[ariley13]

Hi! Me again! I don't have any personal experience with tramadol. I am 25 days free from vicodin. I just wanted to congratulate you on cutting down your pill intake and making the decision to quit. The anxious, jittery feeling is very common and unfortunately can hang around for a while after you quit. For me listening to music and watching funny movies helped a lot. Also just being on this site and reading other people's stories was helpful. There are a lot of people on here who have been through what you are experiencing right now. Just hang tight and I'm sure someone who has experienced tramadol withdrawls will come along. Hang in there and take care of yourself!

[ricart70]

YOU ARE HERE!  
There are plenty of people who can support you here and there are also many with tram experience.  Hang in there and keep posting .It is a little slow right now but there are people lurking I am sure.  Great job on wanting to get off of these pills.  You can do it.I hope someone with tram experience shows up soon.    You are in the right place and you will be glad to get this behind you surely. .