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tramadol
My doctor gave me tramadol for pain but I am in recovery. He gave me this because I told him I wouldn't take any narcotics. But in reading the package inserts I'm not sure this is something I should be taking. I took a half a tablet before reading the insert and now I am freaking out. I am 6 years clean and sober and don't want to blow my recovery.
Advice Please.
Melanie
Advice Please.
Melanie
yes i was put on tramadol after telling my doctor i can no longer take narcotics but still have chronic pain...........wasn't sure what to do...........so the doc. suggested tramadol and i have had a hard time leaving it alone. it acts like and opiate but they can get away with saying its not a narcotic..........
however...............i am a firm believer that if you are an addict who needs help in the pain department..........(because a lot of us do have legitimate pain) you should get help. you have to do what is right for you in your heart...............stay ACCOUNTABLE and HONEST ........................... there are ways too stay out of pain and not ABUSE pain killers............... best of luck to all
love christina
however...............i am a firm believer that if you are an addict who needs help in the pain department..........(because a lot of us do have legitimate pain) you should get help. you have to do what is right for you in your heart...............stay ACCOUNTABLE and HONEST ........................... there are ways too stay out of pain and not ABUSE pain killers............... best of luck to all
love christina
Hi Avisg..I've read a few of your comments about tramadol & they seem every helpful.I've been taking 20-25 50mg Trams for over 4 yrs..I've tried to do a few CT's but they ended miserably...I need to get off them but I can't go to rehab..My wife just found my stash again...after promising her several times I'd get off them..Now I'm looking a place to live..not easy living with a drug addict..I couldn't find your taper schedule, would you mind sending me a link.Has there been must success with tapering?..Any suggestions would be great..Thanks.
Run from the Trams, or better, flush 'em and then back slowly away. They put me in a hole so dark that after five weeks it still feels like midnight, around the clock.
Back in April I did the same thing you did; I asked the doctor for a non-narcotic painkiller for my back. In my case, though, I was coming off a real stupid 18-month bout with oxycodone and hydrocodone. THAT started when I went to the doctor after gooning up my back (again) while shovelling snow in December '06. It then escalated quickly when I started taking way more pills than I needed. Went through a couple harrowing CT's on that stuff over the last year and a half, along with a few taper/quits, but I never lasted for more than a month or so clean.
Anyway, I had once again tapered way down on the hydro/oxycodone by early April, which is when I got a hold of the 200mg Ultram (Tramadol) slow release. I was supposed to take one at night before bed, but of course that lasted about a week before I started jacking the dose. Long story short, I was on the Ultram for about six weeks, which was plenty long enough for them to get their claws in me--like all the way into my soul. I flushed the last few on a Sunday morning in mid-May.
The subsequent physical withdrawals were bad (as opposed to hydro/oxy ferocious), but the depression I've experienced since then has been staggering. It's like nothing I could have ever imagined, or could even describe. No light, no laughter, no faith, no tenderness, no hope. It jammed me way down in a deep, dark, airless pit. Springtime's gone flashing past and now summer's turning, and most of what I've seen has been sheer darkness. Finally, after almost five weeks completely clean, I'm just starting to see a little glimmer of light every once in awhile, which is giving me hope that this darkness will eventually lift.
Again, please stay from the Tramadol--it can grab you so quick. I know each person's reaction to a specific med is different, but I'm convinced that Tramadol is wicked bad stuff. Six years clean and sober is an extraordinary accomplishment for you, and to see it vanish in the wink of an eye would be an absolute heartbreak. There have been some good suggestions here--the mobic has helped me in the past with back pain, as have advil geltabs. Stick with the safe stuff, man. Run FAST from the Trams, and best of luck with the pain. (First time posting--I hope I'm doing this right...)
Back in April I did the same thing you did; I asked the doctor for a non-narcotic painkiller for my back. In my case, though, I was coming off a real stupid 18-month bout with oxycodone and hydrocodone. THAT started when I went to the doctor after gooning up my back (again) while shovelling snow in December '06. It then escalated quickly when I started taking way more pills than I needed. Went through a couple harrowing CT's on that stuff over the last year and a half, along with a few taper/quits, but I never lasted for more than a month or so clean.
Anyway, I had once again tapered way down on the hydro/oxycodone by early April, which is when I got a hold of the 200mg Ultram (Tramadol) slow release. I was supposed to take one at night before bed, but of course that lasted about a week before I started jacking the dose. Long story short, I was on the Ultram for about six weeks, which was plenty long enough for them to get their claws in me--like all the way into my soul. I flushed the last few on a Sunday morning in mid-May.
The subsequent physical withdrawals were bad (as opposed to hydro/oxy ferocious), but the depression I've experienced since then has been staggering. It's like nothing I could have ever imagined, or could even describe. No light, no laughter, no faith, no tenderness, no hope. It jammed me way down in a deep, dark, airless pit. Springtime's gone flashing past and now summer's turning, and most of what I've seen has been sheer darkness. Finally, after almost five weeks completely clean, I'm just starting to see a little glimmer of light every once in awhile, which is giving me hope that this darkness will eventually lift.
Again, please stay from the Tramadol--it can grab you so quick. I know each person's reaction to a specific med is different, but I'm convinced that Tramadol is wicked bad stuff. Six years clean and sober is an extraordinary accomplishment for you, and to see it vanish in the wink of an eye would be an absolute heartbreak. There have been some good suggestions here--the mobic has helped me in the past with back pain, as have advil geltabs. Stick with the safe stuff, man. Run FAST from the Trams, and best of luck with the pain. (First time posting--I hope I'm doing this right...)
I am 41 days clean from tramdol and it is a really rough w/d, worse than what I had coming off of coke and alcohol 14 yrs ago. My drs also gave them out like candy telling me take 2 @ a time for pain control every 4-6 hrs as needed for pain. Of course the more I took the more I hurt the more I hurt the more I took. These things are horrible dangerous and so subtle that they get you in a hurry. I think they should just be banned because the don't do a lot for pain and are more dangerous than beneficial.
Good luck with your pain and God bless.
Good luck with your pain and God bless.
The worst coming off trammys is the mental mind game it really ***** I have been off 34 days and am just startin to feel better the last week. In my opinion i would never start them they really suck coming off them. Good luck with your pain.
I almost got brave and also Flushed my perc's but I am weak and I am just going to keep doing the tapering . I almost did it though and then I freaked.
I flushed the Huge bottle I have in med cabinet of tramadol. Thats all I need knowing I can fall back on those when I am done with percs.
I was in the same situation - I had been clean from alcohol and oxy for 7 months.
My Dr put me on the "non addictive" tramadol for disc pain.
So it has been two years of hell, denial, anger - my Dr just hands them out like candy, scrips, free samples - not that I am blaming her - I knew as soon as I took one that it was a narcotic - the feeling for me was great, not as intense as oxy, but a nice warm
feeling of well being. I knew I was in trouble - but quickly shifted into denial - "the Dr. said it was okay" kind of thinking.
So here I am 2 years later, addicted - I've tried to stop - but the withdrawals are brutal.
Throw them out - stay clean - you have worked to hard.
My Dr put me on the "non addictive" tramadol for disc pain.
So it has been two years of hell, denial, anger - my Dr just hands them out like candy, scrips, free samples - not that I am blaming her - I knew as soon as I took one that it was a narcotic - the feeling for me was great, not as intense as oxy, but a nice warm
feeling of well being. I knew I was in trouble - but quickly shifted into denial - "the Dr. said it was okay" kind of thinking.
So here I am 2 years later, addicted - I've tried to stop - but the withdrawals are brutal.
Throw them out - stay clean - you have worked to hard.
blade, awwe Thank You but you did it yourself ..You listened and did what was best and healthy for you :)
You might ask your doctor for Mobic, or Arthrotec or some other types of stronger NSAIDS. The tramadol is worthless...and dangerous. AVISG saved me from it, and my new doctor confirmed everything she said. Love you AVISG! :-)
a friend of mine gave me like 350 Tramadol pills and I've never taken them Not kidding two huge bottles .. My DOC is percocet and I just didnt like the side effects I read about Tramadol. they sit in my Medicine cabinet I will flush them never knew they were a narcotic. I don't need any more addictions the percocet is hard enough.
I have a neuroma in my foot and have a hard time walking. I am trying to get surgery set up but was hoping to get the pain relieved in the mean time. I have been taking tylenol and ibuprophen but am still in pain.
I was in the same boat as you. Tramadol IS a narcotic, and you can get addicted to it. I had to change doctors and my new doctor told me that tramadol is a narcotic, is very addictive, and does not help pain much and has too many side effects, including seizures. In May of 2008, Sweden moved it onto their controlled substances list as a narcotic. It stimulates the same MU receptors as narcotics do. I would dump it and try something else. Half a tablet won't do much for you...that is 25mg. You'll be fine, but I wouldn't take anymore. Try Advil geltabs or ask your doctor for something else. What was your injury?
I don't know anything about tramadol personally but I know there are people here whos DOC was tramadol.You are wise to ask questions about it and I'm sure someone will come along soon who will have first hand knowledge for you.Goodluck to you and stay strong.Congratulations on 6 years thats AWSOME!!! Peace.
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