tramadol withdrawal

I have been taking tramadol off and on for  yrs. I have been trying to get off it for the last 3 yrs and cant take the withdrawall for more than a week or so. Rehab is not an option for me, I have children and live in a small town. Nobody knows I have this problem, other than my husband. I have back pain and started taking tramadol because it suposedly wasnt addictive!!! How do I get off this medicine and still function? Is there a way to get help without rehab? I haven't taken any for a week, and it's not getting any better I can't fake being "sick" forever.

[cathy5841]

wow, tramadol is a tough withdrawal i hear.  i hvae never taken it, but if you have been off a week, dont go back.  look in the health pages to the right.  you wiff find the thomas recipe and the aminos protocol.  those both have great ideas to get you over the hump.  good luck.

[avisg]

cat ,

You are almost over the physical withdraw give it a few more days and you will be feeling much better .I definitely would not start taking it after making it threw a week .If you look in the health pages look up the amnio acid protocol this has amnio acids an supplement that will help you feel better and build your body back up. You should look into local NA meetings or therapist you really are going to need after care to stay clean .Good luck...you can do this
Avis

[EmilyPost]

The thomas detox, b-12 sublinguals, as much sleep as humanly possible. Do you have a sleep aid like benadryl or excedrin pm? That helps if you have not got the benzos in the Thomas Detox.

Lookat PAWS on the right lower hand side.

What happened to your back? What is the nature of the injury there?

I did home detox. No Docs involved; I have no insurance. My husband knows. I had to call out of work twice in two weeks for three days at a time. That helped. I was wiped.

Good food and lots of water. Tramadol comes out thru the urine. Minerals ...

I promise you are thru t he WORST of it. It ust doesn't feel like it right now; but it will. Hang in there. Don't take any. If you crave it and have it .... either Destroy it or give it to someone to hold away from you.

I am so sorry they told you what they told me. Nit addictive not an opiate not a narcotic safe ... liars!!!!!

Love and healing;
Emily

[catchaos]

I have nerve damage due to a chipped disk. I get back and leg pain, especially right now!! I can't sleep, haven't in a week, really. I will try the benadryl. I can't keep food down. It's good to hear you are doing it and having success. It is so hard to do this without people finding out! My house is a wreck and my husband is annoyed to say the least. I dont have anyone to help with the kids, that is the hardest !! I keep having panic attacks and don't even want to go outside. How long till those go away?
Thanks, Cat

[EmilyPost]

For my me the panic attacks went away on Day 12. Today I came to the Eye Doctor (she's also a friend and works upstairs from my office) and I managed to not freak out at all. And it was at least 45 minutes of questions about my life and my personal life and how my business is and so on ... MASSIVE improvement!

Today is Day 13. Vastly huge massive improvement.

I can so relate to the panic and being scared of people. That is tramadol withdrawal!When i was in deep withdrarwal there would be a knock at the door, and I would literally just freeze and not move. Not answer the door. Barely answered my phone. Barely could even write on here. I mean actually it was even hard for me to find this forum!

So, I promise you 100% that you are OVER the worst part of it, even though the next few days will be up and down, Gatting past Day 7 was a major shift for me.

You and I have similar back injuries. I found the Tramadol was making it WORSE. The pain is oh so slowly easing and I am very pleased about that. I had to wrap my right foot (which is where the nerve damage is) in an ice pack and velco it on in order to sleep because the neuroapthy felt like FIRE.

Hey; my new Indian Name can be Burning Foot! I LOVE IT!

The food issue I know right? Try sublingual B-12 at least. Try whey protein which dissolves easily in water.

I threw up all my supliments until ummm about day 8-9? I think 10 was the last day I threw up. And I didn't attempt to stop the irritable bowel thing by iusing Immodium. Because, I feel like that's just not indicated in my case. I kinda just want it OUT of me!

If you can drink extra water. The Tramadol leaves thru the urine (and sweat) so that is useful to know. You're only going to feel like C-r-a_p on toast for a little while longer. I promise. My stomach is not normal yet. BUT I can keep aminos down now on an empty stomach.

Please try the benadryl or anything that has like a sleep aid OTC in it. Exedrin PM if your brain is feeling like it might fall out!? That sleep is WORTH so much right now. Just really try to get that sleep.

It's ok that your house is messy, mine looks like a heroine addict has lived in it for 6 months (but of course only in the section that is private to me.) The reason it looks that way is because the tramadol made me depressed. I'm snapping out of that too. Stupid Tramadol. *kicks tramadol*

Yep. I didn't even go outside unti day 8. And then I was still all wierd. Like one of those agoraphobics! And then there was the phase where EVERYTHING felt like it was shaking. I cannot TAKE getting physically cold. I'm wearing cashmere inside in the air conditioning at work because well ... I can't handle the chills yet.

You're still kinda deep in it and I am ONLY 6 days ahead of you and I assure you ... you are ALMOST THERE! Grab my hand!!!! I'll YANK you out! And listen, get as angry as you can at the tramadol and at the situation you have been put into. No person should have to go thru this. We should NOT have been told this was safe and no withdrawals and non opiate. It seriously ENRAGES me and that my friend, is a MUCH better and stronger position to come from than fear!

When the pain comes, use ice packs, and use a heating pad on your belly if you can because that is very soothing. Believe me, people GET FLUS that last two to three weeks .... so .... it's just a normal part of being alive. You were lied to. I was lied to. The Drugs turned on me and tried to kill me ... so now I intend on KILLING THEM!!

Stupid Tramadol! I am still having to force myself to eat ... I forget so completely that I even forget to feed my cats or go to the store for FOOD. It's freaky and unnerving,

No worries sweetheart, your brains will heal, so will your nervous system. Pretty soon enough of the stuff will have left your system and you will remember JOY! And LOVE! You will be able to feel your heart again! I didn't even know it was gone!

Stupid stupid stupid tramadol! *shakes fist like Scarlett O'Hara* As God as my witness when I get thru this NO ONE will have to suffer like this!!

My very best!
Emily

I promise. It gets better. Stay strong, get pissed off, it helps! When t he pain comes, just embrace it and don't resist. Resustance makes it worse.  It will pass!

[catchaos]

Thank you so much!!! The vitamin b really helps, I have been doing the same thing with phone calls and "drop ins" I can't deal with others right now. Reading about PAW helped too, now I know I'm not having a nervous break down. I am on day 8 now and fell a little better than yesterday, don't know if it's time or the vitamins, but I'm not as shakey (shaky).I am so glad I found tis forum. I'm afraid to tell anyone and it really helps to be able to talk about it with others who understand. I am pissed off, the reason I started taking this **** is because I didn't want to end up with a "problem" HA! jokes on us, right? Seriously, I am so glad you are doing well, and at least I know there is an end in sight. I can't wait till next week!
sweatin it out,Cat