Tramadol?

[sky_is_the_limit]

  I was just wondering if someone could tell me what tramadol is. It was perscribed to me a long time ago and I have been clean from pills for a couple days and don't want to go backwards because i want to be clean.  This restless leg thing is really killing me and I was debating taking the tamadol. Do you guys think it would be ok or will it set me back.

[fieryrockchick]

I have been searching the internet looking to see why after dropping the dose of Tramadol from 8 50mg a day ,to 6 a day, then 5, 4 and now I am at 3 a day do I feel so horrible and i stumbled on this godsend!
I thought I was going crazy, I didn't realise that Tramadol was so addictive :-( I have been on it for 6 months.
I am taking it along with Tamoxifen for pain relief and have had enough of the side effects that go with it ( hallucinations, mood swings, depression, lack of sleep etc)

I thought I was the only one going through this and as I write this the tears of relief are streamimg down my face.

[cantfly]

dont go near tram... RLS, for me was much better with hot spa / bath 8-10 x a day -but mine was a reaction to some anti nausia drugs. tramadol definatly did NOT help..
all the best T.

[LeaAnn807]

"The pharmaceutical companies are not going to stop making the stuff so it is up to you guys to stop the madness."

I love this, IBK!  You are right on!  Drugs are NOT going to disappear!  It is up to us.

[jerry4664]

I AGREE 100% those little pills are evil I took them after a major knee surgery doc said they are not as bad for you as opiates WHATEVER when I quit those things made my whole body HURT I would never recommend them ......

[sky_is_the_limit]

You are right. Its just another band-aid. Thankyou for your honesty and support.

[sky_is_the_limit]

Thankyou for your advice. As a matter of fact I have some calm plus which is like calmag and others. Used it for Methadone withdrawls. Glad I have been clean from Methadone for two years. Got back into the cycle of using pain meds and just don't want to do this anymore.

[IBKleen]

Methadone, Suboxone, Tramadol. I pray that you and your lady get clean and stay clean without the use of any drug, especially a maintenance drug.

If you guys really want to be clean, and I think you do, then stop the drugs. Stop trying to take one drug to get off of another drug because this can, and will, go on for a long time. The pharmaceutical companies are not going to stop making the stuff so it is up to you guys to stop the madness. I know it sounds simple and it isn't but you are dancing all around it. I hate to see you both back here a year from now asking about something else, some other drug.

You're in my prayers.

[LeaAnn807]

Steer clear of it!  It will set you back bigtime!  I would rather detox from opiates any day than tramadol ever again.  (I've done both!)

[laurel453]

have you tried Hylands restful legs plus magnesium+calcium plus potasium suplemments ? -.lots of hot baths wiith epsom salts.... bananas, apple/range juice, tonic water.....all these should help you with RLS :)

tramadol is a synthetic opiate and a kind of an antidepressant so yes, it would set you back, pls, stay away from it .