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tramadol for 1 week

I went to detox a week ago for a 2 year oxycodone addiction  They used soboxone to help withdrawals.
Everything went fine. On discharge he gave me script for tramadol 37.5   I have been taking 4 a day for a week
Am I going to have withdrawals if i quit.?
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5392063 tn?1390319154
This is a forum of addicts supporting each other to get off Substances. Just wanted you to be clear on that.
Also this post is over a year old. Not sure how you got to it.
Anyways...
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6971319 tn?1386605937
Your hart is in the right place, however, you aren't the Dr. here. You have no business telling folks to throw away there medicine. Peace.
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been out of pocket with some of my AA friends  hit day 10  today  things arent great but they are getting better every day got to keep plugging along  still have shacks ever so ofter and snizzes but getting better sleep is getting better on we go  
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Just an update Spent all day yesterday with my sponsor, Had my ups and downs. 8 days down Starting on 9.
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1926359 tn?1331588139
WMB...
Hey you are doing great!  Getting some rest and taking good care of yourself, going to meetings...Congratulations on one week clean!  Awesome work.  Keep posting and let us know how your journey unfolds.

Proud of you...
Lu
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.well got six days in now  let me tell you about yesterday.   I had the skin crawals super bad up until around noon when I took a hot bath and then took some over the counter sleep meds simialar to tylonol PM and was able to sleep about 4 hours woke up in a pool of sweat. The crawals were gone and I felt a whole lot better. As the evening progressed I was able to eat supper and clean up alot of stuff I had negelected. Went to an NA meeting (nothing new for me) been to them many times before. Came home and ate some ice cream and was able to crash for another 5 hours.
Got up early today starting day 7 went and took care of errornds and paid some bills.  Feel pretty good  nowhere near 100% but alot better than yesterday Going to AA meeting in a few minutes Thanks for all the support, I will post again later today .   .
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.well got six days in now  let me tell you about yesterday.   I had the skin crawals super bad up until around noon when I took a hot bath and then took some over the counter sleep meds simialar to tylonol PM and was able to sleep about 4 hours woke up in a pool of sweat. The crawals were gone and I felt a whole lot better. As the evening progressed I was able to eat supper and clean up alot of stuff I had negelected. Went to an NA meeting (nothing new for me) been to them many times before. Came home and ate some ice cream and was able to crash for another 5 hours.
Got up early today starting day 7 went and took care of errornds and paid some bills.  Feel pretty good  nowhere near 100% but alot better than yesterday Going to AA meeting in a few minutes Thanks for all the support, I will post again later today .   .
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well got six days in now  let me tell you about yesterday.   I had the skin crawals super bad up until around noon when I took a hot bath and then took some over the counter sleep meds simialar to tylonol PM and was able to sleep about 4 hours woke up in a pool of sweat. The crawals were gone and I felt a whole lot better. As the evening progressed I was able to eat supper and clean up alot of stuff I had negelected. Went to an NA meeting (nothing new for me) been to them many times before. Came home and ate some ice cream and was able to crash for another 5 hours.
Got up early today starting day 7 went and took care of errornds and paid some bills.  Feel pretty good  nowhere near 100% but alot better than yesterday Going to AA meeting in a few minutes Thanks for all the support, I will post again later today .  
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I know the creepy legs are the worst, mine still starts in at night but it does get less and less the further you go.  Years of opiate use doesn't go away over night and just remind yourself you get one day further from it every single day you don't take a pill.   Try to use the pain of detox as a good reminder why you shouldn't take a pill. I never want to go through this again.  Keep up the good work and keep on chugging along!  TRY to do something physical - a little gentle walk even if only to the mail box.  Get your blood moving and get your body engaged in some movement.
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2021194 tn?1330607598
honestly you have to look at how so many doctors are not educated enough in chemistry when it comes to opiates. reading this situation confirms this yet again for me.tramadol IS AN OPIATE it binds a little differently or should i say slower but f you are subbing one opiate to another(suboxone) and then  going to tramadol then yes my belief is you will experience withdrawal. may no be as bad as your experience from the first opiate but you will feel something. i was on suboxone in 2003 and i only stayed on it for a month and a half, i got myself off it with no withdrawl. if you use suboxone for a short period of time withdrawal is usually minimal. why would this doctor place you 2 steps back. throw them away, your withdrawl will be better off at the point your at now. just my opinion tho. i mean **** look it's year 2012 and now i'm on methone because i relapse on pain pills 5 yrs back, so what did my doctor see fit? put me on methodone EVEN WORSE!!! i'm riding this one out CT on day 2 i think my doctors have helped me enough lol.good luck hope you figure it out. choose a plan and stick with it.
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1926359 tn?1331588139
WMB,

First of all...Awesome work on the five days.  You are over the worst of it.  The skin crawls, or shivers are a normal part of detox.  Some w/d symptoms hang around longer than others and can come and go...It's all part of the process.  Keep warm, get some fresh air and exercise, and make sure you keep hydrated.  You've come a long way.  Be proud of yourself and keep on moving towards recovery.

Sending support...
Lu
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I woke up from what lttle sleep i am getting with the skin crawals on day 5 is  this normal
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thanks for the support  you live in bama
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You should be thru the worst of it today...try to take a hot shower it will make you feel better...try to stretch and move even though you don't want to..and check the mail the fresh air will do you good...hang in there you've came to far to fail now
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4 days done   not much energy  I did go out and get something to eat yesterday.  Withdrawals do not seem to be as intense so far today. Hopefully, the worst of the physical pain over. Appitte not good having to force food down  keeping hydrated  come on DAY 5  
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4 days done   not much energy  I did go out and get something to eat yesterday.  Withdrawals do not seem to be as intense so far today. Hopefully, the worst of the physical pain over. Appitte not good having to force food down  keeping hydrated  come on DAY 5  
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1926359 tn?1331588139
Hi WMB...
Am happy to see you still hangin' in there!  Congratulations on 3 days!  72 hours is usually the peak of w/d and it will start getting a little bit better from here on out.  Stay hydrated and move around as much as you can.  Be proud of yourself and how far you've come.  I commend you for doing what you must to reclaim your life.
Keep us posted....
Lu
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2011031 tn?1328285167
Hi there so proud of you, seems we are going through the same things. I thought it was over for me but this weekend was pretty bad. Still going strong for me too. Just took an hour long shower and getting ready to go get my little one. WOW tram sux so bad, LOL. It will come in waves over the next couple weeks probably...... I am still here, just had an aweful weekend. :))) I hated the skin crawls too, but to me it was the lesser of the symptoms, I would get fibro multiplied by 10, feels like someone was burning and grinding my muscles to death, lol. Send me an email sometime and let me know how you are.
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72 hours in the books (3 days)  Yesterday was horrible Today has been no better I hope this breaks soon .
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72 hours in the books (3 days)  Yesterday was horrible Today has been no better I hope this breaks soon
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GREAT job - just keep fighting through the crawls, I'm on Day 5 and I still had them last night, Aspercreme IS helping with it and every day it's getting a little better.  2 DAYS YEAH, please know that every day is a little better and yep it comes in waves, I crashed last night all sneezy, nose filling up and snakejones said that with opiates we dry the body out - get constipated, dry sinuses so when you detox the body reverses hence the sneezing, diarrhea etc - made a lot of sense when I thought about it.  Keep it up.
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I passed the 48 hour mark (2 days) about 30 minutes ago.  Slept off and on lIast night.  When i woke  i felt a little better but it did not last long. The runs have stopped. Withdrawal symtoms seem to come in waves ever so often.  The crawling skin is a nightmare I feel like I have the flu.
but as it is said, this to will pass, I am going to keep fighting .
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I just woke up from a nap I was sweating real bad.but I did sleep for a couple of hours. going to try and get some fluids down and go back to sleep feeel crappy
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2011031 tn?1328285167
Tramadol acts just like an opiate,so it was like you never really went off opiates at all, I could substitute hydro for tramadol, vise versa and never get sick. It might be everything all together for you. You may feel like crap but take a long hot shower or soke in epsom salts tub. I remember feeling so tired and crapp Uy my body felt like it weighed a ton. I am keeping my email open in case you need someone to talk to. I lost a brother to hydro and alcohol, if he had someone that understood, maybe he would still be here. I do and if I can help just say so.
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