Back on Opiates???

[WantALife]

Hi Everyone,
I quit Fentanyl ct 20 days ago.  Went through pure hell.  I saw my Dr. on day 12 and asked him for a "mild pain reliever" to help with my chronic pain.  He prescribed Tramadol 50mg 3 times a day.  I started taking it on Sunday (nor knowing it was an opiate) and now I feel like I am getting worse instead of better.  Is it possible the Tramadol is hindering my recovery?
Thanks,  Barbara

[worried878]

many on this site were addicted to tramadol....may not be ur best choice as it can grab on and is tough to let go..someone will post for u who had a tram addcition...wds can be hard..worse than hydros, oxy etc for many...be safe and keep posting

[Holliee]

that stuff is awful and the w/d from it is bad stay away from it you be better off on what was on truly help and w/d about same

[tramhate]

You don't want to take that stuff!  I'm telling you that it is bad and harder to get off than real opiates b/c it also has SNRI properties.  So, it is like a pain killer and antidepressant.  Run away for sure.

[cathy5841]

avisg has lots of info in her journals on trams.  i am not sure it is an opiate...maybe a synthetic opiate..anyway, check out her journals or google it.  

[WantALife]

Yikes!  Really?  I took my last this morning.  I hope I don't have to go through withdrawels all over again.  I'm pretty scared at this point.

[mr.lucky66]

Yes, I would stop it fast. It can be harder to get off than a regular opiate and doesn't even do much for pain. all the best