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Tramadol and Withdrawl??

I have never taken tramadol before..  My question is this.  If you have been taking oxycontin, vicodin, ETC, and then run out of them, will tramadol help with the withdrawls, or keep them from happening?  For example, I dont get high off tylenol3's or darvocet, but if i run out of the Stronger narcotics then if I can get those I would because they help keep the withdrawl away.  So will Tramadol do the same thing?  Or is it a non-narcotic that would be just about the same as popping Motrin?  Any help on this would be great... thanks
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Im glad i could help, and thanks for your story and input..  I will try my best to take as little as possible until I can get onto the suboxone treatment I want to do. Thanks to everyone that has helped...
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Thanks to your help, Maybe I can offer some of my own.
After 6mos. on oxycodone I had a Doc. switch me to Tramadol.
It IS a synthetic opiate. It DID get me through with no bad W/D.
However, I went up very fast with my dose. 3x as fast then w/ oxy.
And it changed my personality 100%.  Everybody around me knew something was different.  After two weeks, a friend got me some Norcos and I just used the remainder of the Trams to feel in the "missing" days when I went back to oxy.  I did have a few short blackouts(couple of seconds) during this time that I never had before or since.  I did not like this med and hope to never take it again.  But I WAS able to function. Good luck!
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I did google it, and looked it up on wikapedia as well.. I also looked at about 7-8 diff sites that provided info. alot of it was confusing to me.  I did see it said it was like a synthetic opiate.  But it also said it wasnt a narcotic or controlled substance.  I appriciate the feedback and help trying to figure this out.

I am not going to go cold turkey EVER if i dont have to.  As mentioned i have a plan to try the suboxone treatment.  Thanks for all the info on that as well angie.  I hope it can do the same for me.  
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352798 tn?1399298154
Just so I can pipe in too. Google it. You will find that it is a synthetic opioid. They warn of addiction to it on their site. They warn of seizures and to NOT take if you have or are addicted to opiates. Avisg has in her journals, very good info on tapering off them. Will they help with withdrawals you ask. Of course. When taking them your feeding your body its' fix. Try to find something else for pain. For w/ds try c/t. It works. While c/ting use the flexiril to help sleep. Use the Klonopin to calm down like a panic attack.
You can do this.
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347379 tn?1201220913
Hey I think you are on the right track to getting help!  Glad your here,  Suboxone has really saved my life!  I am 7 days clean now!! I never thougt I would be one of the ones saying that!  I my DOC was hydros and Sub has helped me soooo much!  I tried tappering for about 3 weeks and ended up right back where I started!  Went to the sub doc and have been clean for 7 days now!  
There is hope like I said I never thought I would say Im clean............Well Im clean!!  Praise the Lord Baby!!  I will keep you in my prayers!

Ang
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thanks for the comment and info we ar e all addicts and each of us has our own drug of choice that is ruining our lives and it could be alcohol which is easy to get or it could be crack or some kinda pill all that really matters is trying to keep each other strong and encourage each other to get clean or add on one more day to the days or months we have in already good luck to you both
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Thank you for letting us know how it really is.  Many diff pills are horrible and some more to others.  I have even said to myself when i see posts about weak pills that i didnt think were even narcotic : that is weak.. I wish that is all i had to deal with:  But WHO AM I TO JUDGE ANYONE! Most of us are all addicts and we need all the support we can get.  I for one plan on beating this one day with help.. GOOD LUCK
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199177 tn?1490498534
hun noooooo you did not offend anyone you just said you were not sure so i just thought I would let ya know.........a lot of people don't know mainly because for years doctors were told it wasn't ..........
soooo trust me many people don't know.
avis
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I agree.. Not sure about eh exact % but somewhere close to that. I love that buzzed feeling, and also the numbness of it killing my pain and stuffing all the **** that hurts(not only physical pain) and clouding it with fake happiness..  What are you getting refills on? I think you said vicodin right?  
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237152 tn?1206651036
I don't blame you for being afraid of withdrawal.  That's 80% of why I keep using and keep going back before the withdrawal has a chance to run its course.  It sucks!!!  Mine's not so much physical, but mental, and feeling like you are screaming inside for it to end day after day is enough to reel me back in.  The other 20% really enjoys the buzz I get, but it's not as good anymore, so I know I need to stop soon.  I have one refill left and after that I'll see just how much willpower I have to keep from going to the Dr. for more.
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yes you are right it is addictive and it is def hard to come off of i would ALWAYS get it when i couldnt get nothn else so it was working for me in many ways sorry if i offended anyone withdrawal is scary i am only on day 8 sooo alot of people on here will know alot more than i do this is my first time going through this i was on pill for 5 yrs and never w/d so i wish all the best  ....msinsane
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Thanks man.. I am on here because I am tired of all the lies and shadows, and being alone in my addication.  I have gotten insurance that kicks in on the new year, and when it does I plan on going to a suboxone DR and getting treatment. I have never tried it, and alot of people swear by it.  I have had this addiction for many many years and cant expect to quit it overnight and stay clean forever.  I think this will take time.

For nwo I am going to continue to use pills..  I am VERY AFRAID OF WITHDRAWL!! Is there anyone here that can say that they are not afraid of it? or that they enjoy it?  I am doing what I can people
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199177 tn?1490498534
tram is a synthetic opiate ,it is addicting and very hard to come off of .
avis
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199177 tn?1490498534
TRAM IS ADDICTING   ....it is hell to come off of .If you abuse it like vikes you run the risk of seizures ..... PLZ stay away from it I dont want to see you trade in one problem for another .........
Avis
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good luck to you and i hope to see you on here soon counting your clean days i wish you the best and at first i wasn't going to respond because i was thinking why are you on here lol but who am i to judge and i did respect your honesty good luck..ms insane
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I did look it up on there.  It didnt have the answers to the questions i have..  Also I have been nothing but honest on this site since I have found it. And right now I am not quitting or trying to quit.,. I am using and abusing.. My goal is to get clean some day, and I have a plan and a few people to help support me with that plan..
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301197 tn?1198341606
Look on wikipedia, should explain a lot as we really shouldn't be discussing which drugs are narcotic or not, but more on how to kick them all together.  Hope this helps, take care, BA...
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Yeah i looked it up.. not alot of info that helped answer my exact questions. I think you are right though.  They called it in to sams club pharmacy and in my state they cant call in narcotics either.  Thanks for the quick resposes man.  I was hoping to get more of a vareity of people to help answer these. Maybe since i am just being honest and saying I am using it as a crutch to get to the next scrpit of good stuud(bad stuff) that they dont wanna help..  Oh well, Im used to going at it alone.. I have found some quality people on here though. Thanks
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the last time i went to the doc ii was prescribed tramadol 50 mg and norco 10.5 mg and my doc told me tramadol i could use with the norco if needed that it was not a narcotic and another friend of mine had her doc call in a prescription to the pharmacy of tramadol and the doc did and i asked her about it cause i know a narcotic can not be called in in our state and she said it was not a narcotic and thats why it was called in BUT that does not make me right either i am a pro at the strong stuff unfortunately i do not know alot about tram but i really thought it was a non narcotic my insurance comp did pay for both scripts at once but that does not mean nothn either sorry hopefully someone can inform you better than i ..... did you look the tram up online or ask your doc about it they will be able to tell you or the pharmacy can help you with the ingredients good luck
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I am a little confused because Banker says it has demerol which is clearly a narcotic, and if that was the case then tramadol would be a narcotic as well.  I appriciate all the feedback and hope to find out more about this drug.  

Thank you for the info on the withdrawl question.  I knew it wouldn't be like an oxy, but was hoping it would at least be like a tylenol3 or 5mg vicodin..  I have taken like 8-10 darvocet at one time trying to get high and NOTHING! So I dont think this will do Sh!t, but I hope it keeps the w.d at bay! Thanks again

Please any others with real info on this drug tramadol would be very helpfull..
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maybe i am incorrect but what i have learned is tramadol does not have a narcotic in it  if i am incorrect i apologize i know i never got high off of it but my mind like i said before wanted them vics or oxys i apologize if i am incorrect..msinsane
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i am an addict to all pain pills and tramadol would always be my last choice but you are right it is not a narcotic it dont get you high but it does stop the withdrawal symptoms and keeps you with the energy the vic did for me i had to take quite a few and then maybe it was just me but it seemed to take longer to kick in than the vics  but that was probably because my mind wanted that high and tramadol wasnt giving it to me but i did use it to stop the w/d  hope i helped a little good luck   i can also tell you this the tramadol will not be like an oxy .......msinsane
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301197 tn?1198341606
Ultram (tramadol), contains demerol in it, which is a narcotic, and can become incredibly addicting.  Hope this helps.
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Dont feel bad man about that refill.  It takes alot to fight this ****..  I used the klonopin for almost 3 years(by a DR.)along with the loads of oxycodone I have mentioned i was on. when my DR left to switch to a pian management clinic I was left with some Wannabe Dr. that stopped EVERYTHONG OF MINE COLD TURKEY! no taper.. Even the klonopin which I have heard others say is deadly..  I can get the tramadol out at any time along with the flexeril but wasnt sure if it was even worth it.  I have been reading up on it since I posted this and have found that it is NOT A NARCOTIC, but that it does attatch itself to the opiod recepters the same way other opiods do.  So I am hoping it will keep me from withdrawls.. Tommarrow is when I should be able to get my drug of choice..  Right now I have been spliiting my last 80mg oxy into 4 pieces and making those 4 doses last today. As for tomarrow, Hopefully that tramadol will work until I can get the oxycodone I should be getting. Thnaks for all the help in advance people..

Any more info on the tramadol would be great!!!  Does it get you high?  Does it keep you from withdrawl after taking stronger opiods?  Is it really not a narcotic?  
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