Ultram W/D, am I helping or hurting?

[moongirrrl]

Hi,
I've been on 300mg Ultram ER for a couple of years. I recently went down to 200mg on my doc's advice.
When those were gone too early, of course, I feined horrible w/d's and the doc gave me 20 short acting
50mg tabs of tramadol. I have taken 4 50's mostly in the early part of the day for the past 3 days. More the first day, actually, but it shouldn't matter. Now, I've got just a couple left, had only one  today. Starting to feel weird.
I've been taking a quarter of a 50 mg tramadol when I start feeling bad. Is that making things worse by prolonging
the inevitable, or should it help? Guess I need a crystal ball. Knowing these things DOES help...any advice is appreciated on help with the RLS and other horrible w/d symptoms...
Thanks for reading.
Lisa

[moongirrrl]

And congratulations on your freedom from it!!!!!!!!!! That is huge! I have 9 years off of alcholol, much of it in the program. I know better than this.

[moongirrrl]

Thanks! I usually DO use benadryl, that would explain why I get it so bad...I want to jump out of the window. I've gone through this before. Usually only long enough to get my next script. But this time, I don't want one. I really don't. I'm determined. I can't do this anymore, because I just found out I am ADHD at 41, and the ultram seems to make the ritalin weird. Or vice versa. My heart goes too fast. A lot. So, I want the ritalin, it's changed my life, I can't even explain it. I do NOT want the ultram. I kicked 16 50s a day once...it took me a month to get over it. Please tell me it's easier with the ERs...

[LeaAnn807]

Hi Lisa.  I have been clean from ultram for over a month.  The RLS is bad even with tapering.  I took hylands leg cramps, lots of hot baths, and drank apple juice and gatorade.  That helps some.  Also, you have to try to keep something in your stomach, as hard as it is!!!  Get some immodium and advil and tylenol.  Watch out and don't take benadryl or tylenol pm until the WD is over, because that always made my RLS 10 times worse!!!  

You can do this....I DID!  I'll help you anyway I can!  


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