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[wannabebetter2013]

hi im 33 and mom of 3. i hav been on tramadol for yrs. i hav had seizures due to taking way too much of it. my husband found out i was buying it online. i thought he was gonna flip...he did but i came clean with everything and he still loves me and wants sooo badly for me to be me again. I wanna be me. i have been taking at least 30-35 of them a day!!! im down to 2 or 4 a day. but i feel like im gonna die!! Someone please help me get through this. i havent told anyone except for my husband and my ob, i wanna no if there is something out there to me. i dont want to be on suboxone heard its just as bad gettin off that. any help would be great!!!  I am on computer till late at nite reading these and it does help to know im not alone

[YesLife4Me]

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[YesLife4Me]

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[tryinsohardtokickit]

For some reason I can't find post a question:(. Im on a phone. Thank You though for your response.

[BarbRTR]

Hi tryin... Welcome to the forum. There are lots of people here that will give you support.

You should copy the above comment and paste it into your own thread. Where it says post a question.. That way, you have your own, and people will see it better, and can help you.

Please do this. There are many people here who have lots of clean time and can tell you their experiences and how much better they feel now!
Good luck!

[tryinsohardtokickit]

Ok here goes my story. I'm in such a tough spot right now. A single mom two young kids. I had opiate addiction mainly percocets sometimes heroin. This has happend over the past year. Once I lost my job of 7 years things got bad. I realized I had a problem and one I couldn't afford. I blew lots of savings to get high. Then I checked myself into a 3 day detox came home feelin a lil restless but overall ok. Didnt realize how lucky I was to feel as good as I did...Relapsed 2 weeks after that. Then 3 months ago started going to a clinic started on methadone 3 months then they taperd me down so I could switch to Suboxones, my choice. Was on suboxone 8 mg for 1 week decided to come off cold Turkey and here I am 8 days later. Still feel absolutly no energy. But most the of withdrawal is gone. Well I Cant sleep either. When will my energyr return??? Please help??? Feeling so hopeless at this point. I dont want to but am so afraid I will go to the pills again. If I dont get relief soon. Anyone been in a similar situation? Its to much to run a household with two small children feeling energyless and sleep deprived:'(.

[Jeffii]

Hi Wannabebetter,
Just want to give my support and share my tram journey with you. I tapered down from tramadol, I was taking 12 x 50mg a day and tapered for over a month down to 1/2 a pill a day. At first I cut 1 pill a day every 3 to 4 days depending on how I was feeling. When I got down to 4 I cut back on 1/2 a pill every 3 to 4 days. I would let my body adjust to the lower dose before every cut. I did feel wds but I just kept busy and told myself that taking more was not an option.  I starded taking vitamin E and Omega 3 like a week before starting my taper.  My last day was Dec, 21st and even though I tapered so low I did still have wds. I would come to this site when I was feeling anxious and read all night long. It gave me hope that I was not alone and that it will get better.  
You are doing great and it WILL get better every day just hang in there and keep your taper low and steady, this site has woderful people just willing to help and give you support.
Wish you all the best...

[wannabebetter2013]

Hi thanks. I think its the squirrely feelin i hav ALL THE TIME. im soooooo anxious during the day and cant sleep at nite at all. plus i have kids that i have to care for so it gets real hard to just "sleep" i mean im a mom i cant exactly say........mommys really f*****up rite now so go away for a week!!  I think they r the key to my success though. so its just really hard man really hard. when i took t's i was super mom, have enough energy to do everything

[ImDONENoMore]

Hey wannabebetter.. and welcome.

It is possible to life your life without the trams.  Actually, not just possible, but life is a hell of a lot better off trams.  I'm a little over 2 years clean.  Feel free to PM if you have questions.  There are a ton of things you can do to help alleviate the withdrawal symptoms, but it's not possible to eliminate them entirely.  But there are things to do that will help so just let us know what you're suffering from the most, and we can offer suggestions.

Congrats on deciding to quit.  You are going to be SO happy (one day) that you made this decision.  :)

[clean_in_ks]

You're doing good....and you said you were down to 2/4 per day.  You have opened up to your hubby and aware of how hard trams can be.
On another thread you asked about the antidepressant (AD).  They do have an AD in them and the med guide that comes with them says they are also a synthetic opiate.  Several members on this forum are recovering tram warriors.  The ones who took percs or other pain meds prior to trams ALSO said getting off trams was harder for them.
You have really wacked back the amount of pills per day and if you haven't had a seizure yet, chances are you will be ok.  Because of people's diff medical backgrounds, not much detail can be shared specifically, but only in a general way for safety reasons.
It's so wonderful to hear you and your baby girl are ok....and now you are tackling the trams!  I'll post a link below here where many tram addicts both still struggling/using and those who are clean post back and forth to each other.  I'm thinkin it will bless you......
Glad you're here.....keep keepin on~http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/571061/-Tramadol--Ultram-Recovery-Room-Part-55











  

[wannabebetter2013]

Wow. thank u soo very much. Im afraid of that too. but who do i see to help off of them when i have bought off internet. i was pregnant last yr and had gotten a bad kidney, get with every prgnancy but this one took the cake. got sepsis and almost died. they put me on percocets and diladid!! me and my miracle baby girl made it through. she is 7mths old. do u beleive i had no problem getting off those meds,but these dam t's r doing me in bad!

[Leaveurfearsbehind]

I don't have much experience with trams but others on here do. Just keep posting and you will get the support you need. I was on them for 3 months and just quit when they ran out. No one warned me about the wd's not even the doctor. I've found out real quick what they were. Most recommend tapering off them because of seizures so keep that in mind. Wishing you the best of luck!