Tramadol need help

[Jaymma78]

Hello there Cud sumbody please help me with this question,Iv been taking 14 tramadol aday for the past 2yrs,I used 2 be on methadone and am 5yrs of it now,I started taking tramadol because of a back injury and now I'm addicted and I'm fearing the coldturkey. Wud it take the worst of my coldturkey away if I was to take sum methadone for just two days and two days only wud it ease the pain of the first two days witch I know are going to be the worst.please can sumone help me with that question.

[honeybear1992]

Your both right. But everyone is different. I was addicted to opiates but only 30 to 60mgs a day. And the withdrawal weren't horrible. They did last about a week. But I've known people who did ALOT more than me and it took a  good month for the withdrawal to even calm down. But it all depends on your body,tolerance, and how much you were having in your body. But good luck to you. And definitely ask for help, may seem odd but it really benefits in the end

[Kalvin]

Everything the Doctor said is correct imo, it can take months to get off this drug. Get your Doctor to help you with a taper plan, do not attempt to go coldturkey off this drug, it can be dangerous. It has to be tapered down and like the Doctor said, a ssri would probably help short term, once you're off it.

Stay away from Methadone, you don't want to go there, its another nightmare in itself.

[Jaymma78]

Ye thanks 4 ur help but I think u might be goin way to far saying you go true weeks of bad withdrawals that's not right I'd say more days than weeks

[Julia M Aharonov, DO]

Even though tramadol is not considered a true narcotic medication and is relatively easily prescribed for pain by some physicians, it is as you have found out quite addictive and difficult to quit.  I would only imagine that the physician, who has been prescribing you the tramadol so freely, should be willing to help you out with the side effects of the withdrawals that you are now experiencing.  You should definitely be tapering the pills to minimize the symptoms of withdrawal.  The withdrawal from it is essentially the same as the one for the opiates and usually takes several weeks of the really nasty symptoms followed by several more of just insomnia and general weakness and depression.
Switching to methadone would not be a good idea, because than you will have withdrawals from that. See if your doctor will  prescribe you some Requip for the restless leg syndrome and possibly something like Seroquel low dose for the insomnia.  I do think you should go on an SSRI antidepresant for at least a few months to cover the SSRI effects of the tramadol, But it does get better and better every day, so please don’t give up.  I encourage you to look at my blog on detox options for more info on withdrawals and blog specifically about tramadol by clicking on my name and you may be interested in taking a look at my clinic’s website, www.mdsdrugdetox.com since we often detox patients with tramadol addictions.I know that you already read my bog about tramadol as I have notice and responded to your comment to it.
Once you get through the withdrawals, the only thing you should keep in mind is as people start to feel really good after a few months out; they forget how bad the withdrawal really was and think they can start using again.  Just once or twice....  and they get caught up yet again.  Please try to remember how bad it is right now and stay far away from all drugs in the future.  It is just not worth it.
Good luck to you and my best wishes.