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Needing support from Tramodol withdrawls
Seeking support from any and all while going through the hardest thing ive EVER had to go through! Thats getting off this devil pills called TRAMODOL...... Im stopping pretty much cold turkey from 36 pills a day(yes what ive worked up to) to pretty much nothing at all. I really am looking for support and understanding from people in my shoes or who have been there!!! Going through this is the hardest thing in the world, but believe it will be much easier with friends who "understand"!!!!!
You might want to do a little research about cold turkey with tramadol. I'm not experienced with tram but I've read about it and am not sure if cold turkey is the way to go with that drug, especially with that amount you e been taking. Hang in there, someone here will have slot more info. Good luck!
Thank you so much!! This accually is my 2nd time withdrawing from Tramodol. It is one of the worst things that u ever have to go through. I am very prepared for what lies ahead. Acually being on day 5 with only a handfull of tramodol been taken, im not feeling to bad. I think my mind is sooo made up with wanting this addiction over, that it acually is making things alittle easier!! Well that and the love i have for life, my husband and my 2 amazing children.... It has taken me awhile to get outta this fog and realize that i choose life over these devil pills ANYDAY... Thankyou so much for commenting back and the good luck wish!!!!
Hi! I've done it, and here is what you will need to do.
Take in extra liquids
Imodium for the you know whats!
Advil for aches and pains
Hyland's leg cramps (trust me on this!)
Heating Pad
Lots of hot baths in epsom salts
Soup, toast, crackers
Super B Complex vitamin
Multi vitamin
Mag/Cal/Zinc supplement (this helped me as much as anything)
Nyquil for a few nights for the RLS (it has an ingredient in it that helps it. I don't know how!)
Don't forget to eat no matter how icky you feel! Also, gatorade and apple juice helped me. Has lots of potassium. Sounds like you know what to expect. Just gotta do it! Taper as much as you can and jump!!!!!!! : )
Take in extra liquids
Imodium for the you know whats!
Advil for aches and pains
Hyland's leg cramps (trust me on this!)
Heating Pad
Lots of hot baths in epsom salts
Soup, toast, crackers
Super B Complex vitamin
Multi vitamin
Mag/Cal/Zinc supplement (this helped me as much as anything)
Nyquil for a few nights for the RLS (it has an ingredient in it that helps it. I don't know how!)
Don't forget to eat no matter how icky you feel! Also, gatorade and apple juice helped me. Has lots of potassium. Sounds like you know what to expect. Just gotta do it! Taper as much as you can and jump!!!!!!! : )
Welcome pillsnomore,
Tramadol was DOC for over 6 years and I totally understand what you're talking about. I quit cold turkey almost 9 months ago (quit xanax cold turkey on the same day) and getting off of that drug was HORRIBLE. I remember very well the symptoms - the insomnia, the night sweats, the horrible anxiety, the physical withdrawal - all of it. But I am VERY happy to hear that you've decided to quit. Getting off that stuff was the best decision of my life. I am a totally different person today and very grateful to say the least!
Good luck to you - and feel free to ask me anything you'd like - I'd be happy to share my experiences with you. :)
Tramadol was DOC for over 6 years and I totally understand what you're talking about. I quit cold turkey almost 9 months ago (quit xanax cold turkey on the same day) and getting off of that drug was HORRIBLE. I remember very well the symptoms - the insomnia, the night sweats, the horrible anxiety, the physical withdrawal - all of it. But I am VERY happy to hear that you've decided to quit. Getting off that stuff was the best decision of my life. I am a totally different person today and very grateful to say the least!
Good luck to you - and feel free to ask me anything you'd like - I'd be happy to share my experiences with you. :)
Thankyou to everyone responding so quickly!!! Yes I have done this before and know exactly what to expect... Accually im on my 5th day with very little intake of the tramodol. I have experienced very many of the symptoms already. The sweats, anxiety, diareaha, lightheadedness, insomnia!! Theres to many to mention. Today i have only 1 50mg tramodol left and planning on taking just half today.. So far so good! The only amount i had yesterday was 1 50mg pill in the am and a half of a 50mg before bed. Woke up this morning not feeling so bad... The last time I quit cold turkey i thought i was gonna die, seriously!! Im soooooo shocked as to why this isnt as hard for me as last time.. I really trully believe its because i want it sooooooo bad this time. That ive finally realized trams have ruined my entire life. And that i want to be here for my husband and boys!! Its not fair to them to loose their mother to this stupid addiction ive had. So yes im living today for my family, and most of all for my life..... Thank everyone already who has commented and givin me your suggestions and the strength to help me through this......
You are not alone. I know what Tramadol does to a persons mind and body. I am now on day 18. It's still difficult, but as they say, it gets a little better every day. I can't wait to feel "normal" again. From now on, I will deal with chronic pain in another way. A friend, whom you can read about her insight and experience with Tramadol on my sight, has been a wonderful help...Keep up the good work. It's going to be worth it!
Beau is absolutely right - it is worth it. It might not feel like that yet, but it will, you'll see. Stay strong! :)
THANKU ALL SOOO MUCH!!!! I am staying strong.... VERY STRONG!!! Yesterday i had that half a tab of tramodol and didnt even take it. I had a half for today left also and didnt end up saving that either...... So another words im on DAY 2 with no tramdol what so ever...... I did end up in the emergency room last night because i had went to the rest room around 5pm and i was urinating blood. Ive never had that before when detoxing, so my husband made me go to the hospital. Which seemed ok, because if there was somthing serious going on i wanted to make sure i was "ok"!!! After spending about 5 hours there, they tell me i had no trace what so ever of blood.... weird i know! But they tell me everything about my urine sample was "text book".... So i guess thats great news. But wondering why it was there and so much of it also.. I have no pain what so ever anywhere that would make me believe it was a kidney inftection or uti!!! (which ive had many times while taking so many tramodol) So im lost as to why it happend. If anybody else has ever heard of this it would be wonderful to know what it could be.. But as of day 2 I feel awful of course. Havnt sleep a wink in the last 4 nites, anxiety is through the roof, sweating, shaking, lightheaded, running to the bathroom(as u know)! All the symtoms you can possibly have detoxing from tramodol. But my mind is sooooo unbelievably strong that I can do this...... I AM DOING THIS!!! And you know what? It feels better then any pill out there :))
Wow! You have a really great attitude......especially for day 2! I was still hating life at that point! : ) The blood would have scared me too. Glad you got it checked out.
You're doing great! Pretty soon this will be a nasty memory!!!!! : )
You're doing great! Pretty soon this will be a nasty memory!!!!! : )
Yes I do have a really good attitute!!!! The only reason i do is because i have been through this many times before, and i have really truly realized this is my LAST chance.... I have taken everyday for granted, for a very long time. I have also been VERY fortunate nothing has happend to me medically from what i was doing to myself for so long... That was a sign to me that i better stop and quit thinking im invisible!!! So im taking this LAST chance very seriously.... Dont be fooled, it isnt easy for me, being i am going through every single withdrawal symtom you can think of, but as much hurt and damage i have done to my friends and family, this suffering is the least I can do! Thankyou so much for your support and kind words! Having found this sight has helped more then anybody knows:))
It's interesting you say that - I also felt that after everything I had done (or not done for that matter) when taking the pills that I basically deserved the pain that came with withdrawal. It finally felt like I was taking responsibility for my actions and that I had to go through that awful process to become a better person. And you know what? It worked. I paid my "dues" during withdrawal and finally took responsibility for myself. Good luck to you and keep going! :)
Congrats! High dose of tram...most taper due to seizure risk, but u made it!
Depression can be a big factor for some cominig of trams..the thomas recipe has a list of aminos that can help with energy sleep and depression
good luck to u and keep posting
Depression can be a big factor for some cominig of trams..the thomas recipe has a list of aminos that can help with energy sleep and depression
good luck to u and keep posting
Exactly!!!! THats exactly how im feeling! And it is working very much so. Every awful thing i have done to any and everybody i loved doesnt even compair to the pain im going through now! I have realized that i do too deserve this pain i have to endur, its the least I can do!!! And you know what.... its sooooo worth it to get my family, and life back the way it should be!!!! Like ive said a few times before...... I CHOOSE LIFE ANYDAY OVER PILLS!!!!!!
I TOTALLY agree - very happy for you that you're now heading in the right direction. You won't believe the difference in how much better you're going to feel as time continues to pass. Keep going! :)
Thankyou.... You know whats really hard right now is trying to keep my mind busy!!!!!! I have 2 wonderfull amazing boys that during the day are at school full time! Im a stay at home mom, and im here all by myself! Which is really kinda nice for the withdrawals being alone.... But i have nobody what so ever to talk to, so board and trying to stay busy!! Thats very hard to do.... So having this site is a godsend:))))
I agree - this place is a g-dsend - and as far as staying busy - it's true, distractions are really important during this time. And that can be anything - laundry, some light clean up around the house, exercise, even a short walk around the neighborhood, or even watching movies or mindless TV - anything that distracts you from the anxiety is a good thing. And of course - KEEP POSTING!! Venting your feelings help a lot - better to get those feelings out and on paper than keep them within. That was one of the biggest lessons I learned after I quit - that it was OKAY to talk about what I was going through and it's the best coping mechanism out there. Taking pills will NEVER be my coping mechanism again - just one of those great lessons learned during recovery. :)
Please do not stop CT. You must taper down. It takes a longer time to get off the meds, but it'll be far more manageable for you in the long run. Since you're on such a high dose, you can start dropping pills pretty rapidly until you get down to a smaller dose. At your dosage, your life will be absolutely miserable, perhaps unbearable if you go CT.
Sit down and form a plan. Get with a doctor and a friend you trust that can hold you accountable. It took me 7 weeks to taper from 16 pills/day and I had virtually no withdrawal effects. I have had no pills for two days and no withdrawal whatsoever. I slept like a baby last night, too.
If you have to give somebody your entire pill bottle so that you don't slip, do that. Do whatever you have to do, but please do not go CT. It is so much easier and sensible to taper. Trust me. If you have the willpower, and I think you do, you can do this with little pain, and as you get past the recreational doses, you'll feel much better.
Sit down and form a plan. Get with a doctor and a friend you trust that can hold you accountable. It took me 7 weeks to taper from 16 pills/day and I had virtually no withdrawal effects. I have had no pills for two days and no withdrawal whatsoever. I slept like a baby last night, too.
If you have to give somebody your entire pill bottle so that you don't slip, do that. Do whatever you have to do, but please do not go CT. It is so much easier and sensible to taper. Trust me. If you have the willpower, and I think you do, you can do this with little pain, and as you get past the recreational doses, you'll feel much better.
Ya know, I stayed home all day everyday of my detox, and when I finally figured out that I needed to look for something to do, I felt better! We who stay home all day (moms or dads) have to concentrate on some kind of activity to pass time that is constructive. Some days I envied people who detoxed and worked outside the home. Now...I KNOW that they don't have it easy either, but at least they have forced distraction for some part of the day. The problem is that it always looks greener on the other side. Those people wish they could stay in bed all day! So........I guess the lesson is to just find something to do, so you aren't sitting around all day. I would do little, ten minute tasks around the house to start out. My energy was so zapped for a while that I had to REALLY force myself to do anything.
I hope this day is a good one for you! You are doing SO well!!!!!!
I hope this day is a good one for you! You are doing SO well!!!!!!
She can't start a taper. She has been two days without any. That could make her have a seizure if she went back up to her dose. She could get REALLY sick!!!
Thankyou everyone for the comments!!! I have done this before many times!!! I know what its like going CT..... The way its gone for me is Wed last week i had my 36 that day... I have a whole bottle of trams left and kept out just a handfull.... Didnt really know how much (which turned out to be 13) and i flushed the entire bottle!! Thursday I took 4 the whole day, fri i took 3, sat i took 3, sunday i took 2, yesterday i had 1 tab left and was going to split it into half and take half yesterday and today. Which i flushed that yesterday and have had nothing!!! I have been going through withdrawal heavily since Thursday last week..... like i have posted before IM not sure why withdrawaling hasnt been as bad and as awful as it has before for me!! (yes this is not my first rodeo) but im guessing i had somebody looking out for me!! My prayers to the lord is whats helping me through this... I made a promice to the lord if he helped me get through this without any serious problems, and i vowed to never take a tram again!!! Im NOT gonna go back on my word to him... I honestly can say the only reason im doing so well, and everything is very tollerable is because of me asking for help!! (to the big man above).... That and realizing how important my husband and beautiful children are to me, after being in such a "fog" for so long. And also realizing how unfair it is to the 3 most important people in my life, to NOT be here for them!!!!! Im very shocked and amazed at how well this is going for me, but i guess when u have hit bottom you realize many many things that are way more important in life then a selfish, addiction that i have lived with.. So yes i havnt made many posts on my withdrawing experiences, but yes I have been through it all the last few days!!! And no its not cake... But im just way to STRONG right now to let this get me down!!! Wanting my life back and to be that happy, funny, loving, kind, caring person that i know i am is way more important to me:) Everybody has missed that so very much!! But not as much as i have!!!
Yes thats exactly what ive been doing!! The first 3-4 days were just awful with loweing my dose. I layed on the couch for those days the entire time (except to run to the restroom)!!! I physically couldnt move, didnt want to do a damn thing, my body hurt so unbelievably bad i couldnt even be touched without crying my eyes out. My husband has helped sooooo very much in these past 5 days... He has done the dinner, baths for the boys, homework, housework... Everything and im soooo very thankful i have him while going through this!!! But yesterday and today is sooo different. I have some energy back. Im finding myself doing things here and there! Also im learning music is very moving to me right now.... So needless to say ive had the sterio cranked today and while listening i have been able to do few things.. Yes i get extremly tired and wiped out easily, but hey its a step forward from where i was!! So yes today is a good day! If u absoultley want something SOOOOOOOO bad u can get it! Just gotta stay strong and stick with what u want... Thats whats keeping me going....
Once you have come out of the "fog" you start to realize the things that are most important to you, more important than any drug out there!!! And thats my husband and beautiful children..... AND STARTING NOW IM LIVING FOR THEM NOT MY ADDICTION ANYMORE :)))))))
That is SO true - without the right mindset - withdrawal is all that much worse. Once you have it in your head that there is NO turning back, well, the rest of quite doable. Hard, yes, but DOABLE! And you will succeed here I can feel it.
I too was lucky enough to have my husband's support and that was a huge for me. And it also gave me someone to hold me accountable for my decision. He definitely pushed me along and I know your husband will do the same for you. Aren't they WONDERFUL? A blessing for sure. :)
I too was lucky enough to have my husband's support and that was a huge for me. And it also gave me someone to hold me accountable for my decision. He definitely pushed me along and I know your husband will do the same for you. Aren't they WONDERFUL? A blessing for sure. :)
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