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Tramadol addiction 3 months can I stop at 50 mg a day cold turkey
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If you can handle the Wd's, and probably 5-7 days of feeling lousy. The extend of those withdrawals can be be based on any # of factors i.e Age, weight... 50mg a day is going to affect a 100lbs person differently then a 200lb person same for a Age a Twenty year old tends to rebound quicker then a 40-50 year old.
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The first time I kicked I was taking about 15 levorphanol per day about 30-40mg depending if they were the 2mg pills or the 4mg I was 40years old an 180 and those withdrawals were rough but manageable . Tramadol is somewhat pharmacologically similar to levorphanol (albeit with much lower μ-agonism), Might be best to start a taper first, from what I've read withdrawals from tramadol can cause seizures.
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I'm tapering but my patience is running thin, I just want it to end now, the only other pill I have is methadone and from what I've read people are using tramadol to get off methadone. I weigh 110 female 32 I want to go cold turkey but I'm afraid of seizures and no one knows of this addiction
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Hey absolutely no kind of medicine that a person is addicted to should not stop cold turkey. The gain doesnt beat the risk. Quiting anything cold turkey is dangerous.
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Actually, as long as you don't have any other health issues (serious stuff like heart problems) you can quit opiates cold turkey.  And at this point, with just the 1 50 mg pill of tramadol a day, I think you're okay to just jump off now.

I was too stupid at the time when I quit tramadol to taper and I was taking a LOT more than you - up to 20+ pills (50 mg) a day.  And I quit cold turkey - and it was AWFUL.  I had no idea about the risk of seizure so it was only sheer luck that I didn't have one.  I also quit xanax on the same day cold turkey - again, a seriously STUPID move on my part as it is NEVER safe to quit a benzo cold turkey.  How the heck I made it out alive I have no idea.

But I do think it's best at the end of the day to check with your Dr. before jumping off.  I don't think it would be a real issue given the small amount you're currently taking, but it's always best to be safe rather than sorry!

Good luck to you - and congrats as well for deciding to get off this poison.  It was the BEST decision of my life I can tell you that - and I know it will be for you too.  Feel free to message me if you have any questions as you move forward.  I'm happy to share my experiences with you.  :)
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Yes, unless you have other health problems.  If you question it though, call your doc.  Good luck! : )
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Thanks so much for Ur thoughts, i broke one in half then half again that's all I've had so hopefully I can handle it this weekend, I think after the first couple days of Withdrawls and I can handle it without them I will just throw the rest away. Idk how u did that cold turkey but knowing u did, makes me think I need to just suck it up and deal with it I know it could be a lot worse. My moms been an addict since I can remember to countless drugs, I know the longer your on them the more they control your mind, and they come before everything
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