tramdols

[etown44]

can anyone tell me a good way to come off of tramdol's been on for a year now, and i'am 3 days clean
but it's awful to come off. taking them for the high, lost weight and need to rehab myself.

[Julia M Aharonov, DO]

Even though tramadol is not considered a true narcotic medication and is relatively freely prescribed for pain by some physicians, it is as you have found out quite addictive and difficult to quit.  The withdrawal from it is essentially the same as the one for the opioids and usually takes several weeks of the really nasty symptoms followed by several more of just insomnia and general weakness and depression.  But it does get better and better every day and you have gone through the worst of it already! I am very proud of you and you should be too.  
The only thing you should keep in mind is as people start to feel really good after a few months out; they forget how bad the withdrawal really was and think they can start using again.  Just once or twice....  and they get caught up yet again.  Please try to remember how bad it is right now and stay far away from all drugs in the future.  It is just not worth it.  For more info on withdrawal options read my blog by clicking on my name.  You can also get a lot of info on addiction on my website www.mdsdrugdetox.com
Good luck to you and my best wishes.

[theeagle]

You need to do it slowly.....trams are really more of a souped up antidepressant than they are a narcotic pain pill.......the docs will get with you over the holiday, but check out EmilyPost on medhelp for a lengthy chunk of advice on tramadols and quiting them....And a lot of other peoples input.