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tramadol withdrawal
My wife is in her 4th day of tramadol withdrawal. She was taking 16 tramadol a day for 2 years. She has her first seizure in november and was still taking tramadol. She had her second seizure three days ago and was put on some type of seizure meds and quit tramadol cold turkey. She now hasnt slept for 2 and a half days in addition to her other symptoms. The Dr. prescribed her a sleeping pill tonight but she still cant sleep. I dont know what else to do. How long can she go without sleep before i take her to the er Please help me....
I'm most certainly not trying to rock the boat here, but I have to disagree with turning to Methadone or Suboxone for a two-year Tramadol addiction. She's eventually gonna have to come off of something, and those two drugs are HELL to come off of, with physical WD symptoms lasting for two months or more. An intensive outpatient rehab program, aftercare, therapy and support from those around her would be a route I would try before even considering something like methadone and Suboxone. How is she getting the Trams? Does her current doctor know she has a problem with them? I hope you find the help and answers you're looking for. Good luck and God bless.
I think at this point its going to tske a lot more structure to get her the help she needs. You can slways start out with outpatient rehab instead of putting her in an inpatient facility. Considering how long she used them for i think she should go on suboxone or methadone admistered in an outpatient facility daily and get it administered from a nurse. Its not for everyone of course but considering her history of relapse and being dependant on a prescription med for sooo many years i think thats her best route to go. Just research the outpatient clinics online and see if its something you may want to think about, consider and talking it over with her
It has been a few months and i thought my wife had quit the trams. Found out today she hasnt quit them as i found them hidden and confronted her. She promises she is going to start trying to taper off again. I have no idea what to do. Should I force her into rehab.
Is she going to participate in any recovery support? We always recommend that because it's tough to go it alone...Have the two of you talked about the meds at work? Does she think she can stay away ( most wouldn't be able to)?
Well I hope she's able to get a good nights rest I would show her support and trust and not act as a detective interagating a subject I wish you and your wife nothing but the best let us know how things are going
She went to work today and came home sore and tired. Shes off sun and goes back monday, She took a nap when she got home and is in bed now. I hope she sleeps. She has access to tramadol at her work because it is an animal hospital and they dont lock it up.I can control the trams at home and think id be able to tell by her actions if she was taking more at work.
If she does my only option then would be to get her in treatment.
If she does my only option then would be to get her in treatment.
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Get her back on and pick up some Alteril which is an OTC sleep med that is all natural and very effective for most.
I'm sure Pat will check in later but she doesn't seem to be here right now so I thought I'd jump in...I hope you don't mind.