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Tramadol addiction

Please i have a strong addiction to tramadol and it has been going on for 2 years now

i would like to stop but i cant. please if anyone can tell me what to do, or if i can replace

the tramadol with something else so i could quit.
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I wish I knew more my friend.. I used to think tramadol wasn't addictive(due to DR telling me this)!

Also, when I took it it NEVER got me high, even when I took like 5-7 at one pop.  Same as darvon's(darvocet's)

Do they get you high, like vicodin would, or oxycontins?  Or is it just a mental withdrawl?

I have heard alot of mixed bag answers to this medicine, so I wont pretend to know it all.  But my fiancee was precribed #120 to use over a month period along with some flexeril.. I right away started to research them. Last thing I want is the ONLY PERSON IN MY LIFE I LOVE to end up addicted...

So from what I have understood tramadol is a synthetic opiate. Meaning man made, not derived from poppy plants or antyhing..
I read that is WAS NOT A NARCOTIC, but since the drug attatches itself to the receptors in your brain the same way a narcotic pain killer deos, you will get similar effects from withdrawls if you are abusing it..

Have you been following the bottles instructions? Or do you self medicate? You can be honest here. I have never been able to follow. I always abuse.

As far as replacing it, (in my opinion) you are taking what is the weakest drug there is for pain, other than over the counter stuff.  Your best bet is to do a taper method. That means taking down your dosage lower and lower say each week or so.  That is why I need to know if you take them right or abuse them.

If you are taking them right, then I would cut down a quarter of a pill for a week until you are down to just 1/4 of a pill per day for like a week then just stop.. IF you can do that then the withdrawl shouldnt be bad, or you might not even have withdrawl.  I did this once with methadone 10mg tabs and had like 2% of actuall withdrawl. But if you abuse and cannot do this taper then it seems cold turkey might be your only way.

I hope I have helped some.. GOOD LUCK AND KEEP US POSTED ON HOW THINGS GO!
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Thanks for the correction.  But that just makes if from bad to worse.  I do know a couple of things about Tramadol as it has been my drug for the past 2 years.  
To PERIO please keep us posted on what you decide to do.  Hang in there. Like a good doctor once said "You are never so far lost that you cannot find your way home".
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He isnt taking 10mg a day.  Tramadol comes in 50mg, 100mg, and i heard even 200mg but havent seen those.  

He is taking 10pills at one time of the 50mg or 100mg dasage..  Yes that is very dangerous!!!!!  DO NOT just STOP COLD TURKEY!  You can have seizers and bad things can happen. I would try to do a taper that you think you can manage, and if you just absolutely cannot make that work, then yes you need to tell your DR. and get REAL HELP FROM PREFESSIONALS!  I wish you the best man!
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I don't think you have a choice but to try to taper again else I think you will need to do your w/d under Doctor supervision.  10 mgs a day to nothing could be life threathing.  I would never tell someone to just stop at that high of a dosage. Take Betterlifes advise or your Doctors.
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He posted that he cannot taper when he tries. I can relate to that. If they are there to take, they get abused. Some people can taper, others cant..

PERIO-- Just because you havent been able to taper in the past, doesn't mean that with the help of others on here you cant be able to now!  Give yourself more credit, and take some of the advice that has been offered, and take 1234betterlife's offer for help...  We believe you can do it. Now just get everything you need and lets get this going man!

I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT

YOU DESERVE IT

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
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yes, you can get yourself off of tramadol. you will need to do a taper and there are supplements that can make it easier for you to quit. it you want to stop badly enough you can do it. you can message me and i can send you some ideas and things to help you quit as they are quite lengthy. if you quit too rapidly from this medication it may cause seizures so you will need a taper schedule which i can also help you get. just click my name and send message. good luck
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i am abusing man i take 10 pills in one pop every day

and i have mental and physical addiction. I tried tapering my dose but it did not work. so Please help me i feel like i hit the bottom.

thank you very much i reallu appreciate it.
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