HELP! I AM TRYING TO GET OFF TRAMADOL!

[chrisntn26]

I HAVE BEEN TAKING TRAMADOL FOR A YEAR....I WAS UP TO 800 MG A DAY...NOW I AM DOWN TO 400MG A DAY....I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO GET THEM....SO STARTING TODAY I NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW I AM GOING TO SELF DETOX MYSELF....PLEASE HELP ME...ANY SUGGSTIONS FOR A GUY WITHOUT INSURANCE TO GET HIS LIFE BACK????HELP

[avisg]

how many do you have left ? do you want to taper or are you going to cold turkey it..... Ultram was/is my DOC and i know how unpleasant it can be to come off it ,but it can be done ..i have been clean for about two and half months ..... i had a three week relapse in sept for medical reasons i had been clean since April before that ...so let me assure you can do this as well......
avis

[chrisntn26]

I was down to 3 a day..now I have none left...I feel like I am dead to the world and have the flu...I cant take 4 days to sleep cause I have a son....any ideas on how I can do it? I guess I have to go cold turkey, cause I have none left

[avisg]

ok ...yes it will be a rough few days ....do you have any sleep aids ....  I have 2 kids as well I know how rough it can be but you will get threw this ...

[chrisntn26]

My brother gave me some time released xanax to take a hour before bed...and some 5htp to take a few times a day. Tramadol is the only drug I have ever taken....EVER! and I never thought I could let myself get to this point..they just made me feel so good all the time...and a better worker....if you find anything that might help me...please let me know.....I want to get off these and never go back!

[avisg]

There is an amino acid that helped me with energy but i would wait till like day four to start it. It worked very well with the 5htp its called L'tyrosine ...... do take the xanax to get thru the next few days just be very careful it can be addicting as well. take   so just be aware and be careful.... As soon as you can get outside take walks exercise well help more then i can say to get threw this..... Advil for aches and pains ...if you can get hold of a heating pad it was a life saver for me.. watch for panic attacks i had a few coming off the ultram..... you might need something for Diarrhea.
plz post often let me know how you are .I will help as much as i can
avis

[chrisntn26]

Thank you so much....i really need someone to help me through this....I am getting ready to go down to walgreens to get the stuff for the Thomas Detox....I will also get some advil also....I have never taken xanax, so that will prob hit me strong...I have only been without tramadol for not even a day...and the diarrhea has begun....I even said I prayer to help me through this....

[avisg]

you will get thru this ,,,, the fact that you have never taken xanax maybe good ....it should knock you out enough that you can get some sleep .....trust me when i say some sleep makes such a big difference in how you feel..... I am on everyday ,,,if you go to the home page and look to your right you will see where you can set up your profile , then your name will be in blue as well and you can send me messages when you need to ...
avis

[chrisntn26]

I added you as a friend, I really appreciate your time....I am leaving for walgreens...anything you can suggest I pick up to go along with the Thomas Detox items?

[avisg]

i would suggest a heating pad if you dont have one....



avis

[chrisntn26]

I got everything but the l-tyrisone.....i have to go to a vitamin shoppe tommarow to get that....I just ook my 1st xanax......i just hope I can do it...my legs are sore and I feel like ****...the bed is gonna feel good...if any advice comes to ya..let me know..  :)

[chrisntn26]

well, the 1st night was ok...i slept pretty good...i feel like **** now...but I am hoping to stick with it...GOD HELP ME!

[avisg]

chris,
you can do this ...... its is going to be hard ......but it is doable ...try to keep yourself busy .... the first few days seem to take forever ......remember you are doing this for yourself and for your  son......
avis

[chrisntn26]

the shower felt real good...my head hurts real bad...and the diarriah has kicked in....I bowl in a league tonight...so that should be interesting...I took my b6 b12 and L-tyrosine pills along with 5-htp...so now i better try to eat something......say a prayer for me! :)

[zoezsweet]

I would run out and get some immodium ASAP. that will help tremendously with that part of wd's. I must say that I had the worst wd's from tram! I bought mine off the internet after my dr wouldn't give me any more scripts. I had to go c/t from them, my husband found out I was taking them and he flushed em! That was about 8 months ago. I wanted to strangle him when it happened but it's one of the best things that could have happened, cause i was going thru 180 in 3-4 weeks!! The depression is bad when you don't have the tram, but just stay busy and get some family support if you can. I wish you the best and hope you feel better soon, stay strong and dont' give in. oh and don't trade one addiction for another like I did, now I'm trying to quit oxycontin. -zoe

[avisg]

you have a prayer coming your way.... good eating and drinking is very important..... the shower really help take as many as ya need I used to wake up at like 12;30 am after my hole hour and a half of sleep and just stand there tell i used all of the hot water.........:) you may not really feel like blowing tonight ...... take it hour by hour ......
avis

[chrisntn26]

Thank you so much....I have went from as many as 800 mg a day down to 300mg and now that I have run out....I am down to fighting without any...I got the stuff from the  Thompson Detox...so I hope that will help...I also got immodium and Pepto.....if there is anything else you can think of let me know....I thought about trying to go down to 2 a day..then 1...then none....but since I have none left...I guess I have to go from 3 to 0......GOD IT SUCKS!

[chrisntn26]

Yea.....I got to bowl tonight...I dont have much choice...I feel a little better right now..but we will see later. I would have much better liked to slow myself off of them...but I dont want to be addicted to anything....I got to work tommarow...so that should be fun too!

[blondee68]

I understand the Ultram/Tramadol stuff, never took that much, I was started at 50mg, three times a day, and then upped to double that, but of course me being me, started taking like 5 at a time, but it didn't do a whole lot for me.  Felt a little better and took it because it was all I had at the time.  I prefer the other pain pills like Lortab, Darvocet, etc.  I would wean if I could, buy off the net some if I could get away with it, even though that scares me to death, like what if you get caught?  I can get some, but I've already told my doc that it didn't work so I could get Darvocet.  Def get the Immodium, and take lots of hot baths and showers.  The xanax should help, I started valium yesterday for all the **** my life has gone to in the past couple of months, but I won't bore you with that.  I wish you the best of luck!!  Just try hard to hang in there for a short time, it will get better.  Need to talk, write me!!
Blondee68

[chrisntn26]

I only took 1 tramadol today....I feel ok...but I am gonna try to use low doses of lortab and some xanax at bedtime. I can't go cold turkey..IMPOSSIBLE! plus I have everyday stuff I have to do with work and my son....I am gonna try to slow myself off....and when I do..I AM NEVER GOING BACK!!!  any helpful hints???

[Hulsey82]

i have been on tramadol for 5 years now and ws just told that I couldn't have anymore from the doc.  It got so bad that I was taking up to 30 pills a day.  What is the Thompson detox that I have been reading about?  does it really help?  Is there any hope?  How long will the really bad withdrawls last?  Please help me

[EmilyPost]

Hulsey82,

I was on it for 5 years, not as high a dose, but it's about 4 days of tough withdrawal. Like the worst flu you have ever had. The Thomas (not Thompson) Detox is called The Thomas Recipe here. You can find it on the right hand lower side, along with vitaman and amino acids.

I have been off for 44 days. There's alot of info, details and suggestions in my journal too. If you have no benzo (which you need to be careful with) and you can't sleep you can try anti histamines.

I am really hoping you tapered a bit off that many before the doctor cut you off? Yes, it does help, the Thomas Recipe (or google Thomas Detox or At Home Opiate WIthdrawal) will help. Yes, there is hope if you can fight and tolerate the pain for awhile.

I feel for you!

Love and Healing,, Emily

[clearrx]

Tramadol taper---Let me tell you how to do this the painless way. I am a REAL pharmacist, and I know this works. Buy a tablet cutter. Taper the dose by 1/4 tablet per week. For instance, if you are on 4 tabs. per day, drop to 3&3/4 tabs./day for a week. Next week drop to 3& 1/2 tabs. per day for a week, and so on. This takes a long time, but you will avoid the withdrawal symptoms. Why so slowly? Because this chemical has a firm GRIP on your brain. You brain has gotten very used to it, and you will experience real HELL if you try tapering too quickly. Try this. It works.

[jimbob2112]

How are you guys able to get zanex without a script?

I just had surgery on my lower back and am taking about 3 or 4 40mg oxy a day.

Have you guys seen or tried stuff like Kratom? I have some xscape pills that I was thinking of trying to help with the WD's.

Anyone know or heard of kratom?

[Mercedes175]

Hi, I am alittle confuses. At the top of this blog you mentioned you had no more tramadols left. Then mid way through you mentioned you had one tramadol today (your post to Blondee68)?  Up till then I thought you already had one night on Xanax. bowled etc...?  Im interested in your progress as I intend to do this too.  But it looks like you are still taking the Tramdol. Did I misread this?