best preperation for cold turkey painkillers.

[Natasha2109]

im detoxing from tramadol and cocodamol on friday ive left my diary blank for 10days for this.. is there any advice on thing i could get to help me in this proces?

Thanks

[ROSYouralright]

Hey Natasha.. You have received some GREAT advice from everyone above.. An addict can NEVER say NEVER... All we have is TODAY!! Also, none of us are "weak minded", We are addicts.. The truth is sometimes hard to hear but I assure you that everyone here only wants to see you succeed! You CAN do it and we are here to support you through it.

[vicki595]

Natasha- I saw you said your partner is taking away all the pills in the morning which is great!  It's that antidepressant in the Tramadol that causes much of the unpleasant effects when stopping abruptly although 8 a day isn't that high...

You need to get some Epsom salts and pour about a cupful in a hot bath. It is the most unbelievably soothing experience. Also, plenty of clean shirts or nightgowns nearby...Protein shakes are important, too.

We'll be here so keep close by!

[NurseTracy]

It is better to taper off trams. I know you want to do it all at once but how about giving them to your boyfriend to give them to you in divided doses to wean you off? Seizures are not good and can cause brain damage. If you don't have the trams in the house you won't be able to take what you want. Only someone who is strong enough to say no to you will be able to help you. Please think about this......I would hate to see you get into some kind of medical trouble because you wanted to go cold turkey off something you shouldn't go CT off of. I will pray for you.......God Bless.

BTW, I have been there.....gone cold turkey off hydrocodone. It is not fun or easy and I am not addicted but was dependent and didn't want to take them anymore. My pain is bad and I don't know if I can remain this way but I take one day at a time with the pain and am entering a pain management clinic for alternative therapies.

[kyle505]

You still haven't answered the question..any pills left? And unfortunately what I've written is the truth. Understanding your addiction, and understanding that it is not something that can be beaten, only controlled by working a recovery program. You and I can agree to disagree. Finally, it is not weak minded. Once an addict accepts the truth about addiction a weight lifts and they can live a clean life. All the best to you.
K

[Natasha2109]

you cannot beat the addiction; you cannot win; you do not have the inner strength or willpower to defeat what is a part of you. !! this is ridiculas and weakminded crap that people on this site do not need to here!

[Natasha2109]

well im sorry if you take this the worng way but i am looking for support and all your doing there is worrying me.. how about i get this out of the way forst before thinking about that.. everyone in life is addicted to something weather its drugs chocolate behaviour alcohol etc please dont mislead me as nieve kyle im far from that, i know 100% i would never go back to that iv been through some of the lowest lows some people never expeirence and ive come through it.. i dont need to hear thing like "you cannot beat the addiction" etc its uneeded at this point.... i really did not want to read that at all.