Finally truthful

[Gerty411]

I finally admitted to my husband that I am tramadol addict.  He thought all those pills I was getting from fedex were for my throid condition.  I asked him for support during my wean and he will  assist me with  pill control.  I feel much better and am ready to continue on.  Next week I will be down to 150mg/day!

[christine8409]

I know I for sure am addicted to Tramadol.  I find though that it helps with my RA and my restless legs also I don't feel so down on myself for having RA flares and it makes me happy. There are so many side effects with this drug!!!! First of All, it makes me teary if I go too long without it not becuase I think about it or anything, its just been too long I guess.  Second, I think it makes me retain water. 3rd. It makes it very hard to have a orgasism. 4th. It makes me constipated. I tried to quit one day and my restless legs hit hard! I literally wanted to punch the hell out of my legs while I was laying in bed they were driving me nuts! So I took the tramadol and it helped! For now I am going to try to keep it to 50mg at night.

[ImDone79]

I'm addicted to tramadol. I quit for 8 days and the withdrawals didn't last long but for some reason I started back up but I'm done as of today I have some left but instead of taking a hand full I am not going to take any until I feel the symptoms then I am only going to take one to ease it and after a week I am going to toss the rest.  I have to do this or I will loose my life.  I'm too ashamed to tell anyone so I am going to do it on my own.  I know I can because others have.  Tell me about how long your withdrawals lasted

[Guerita79]

Good luck you can do it, i was on trammies for over a year and honestly i think tramadol withdrawal has a more severe Mental WIthdrawal i would just scream with anger and cry and cry and cry when i tied Detox in a rehab and cold turkey. At the end i was taking 300-450mg at least twice daily. I believe they are EVIL (lol) i was always under the assumption that they were perfectly safe as in non addictive boy was i wrong! Stay stong getting through it will make u stroner!

[12Stepper]

Opps, sorry! Just noticed that my message was meant for Finally Truthful! :) All the best to you in your recovery. Linn

[12Stepper]

Dear Catug, I do not know how to make this a link, however on this site there is an amazing ongoing journal of people beating the tramadol addiction. Here is the address: http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/108358. You will find a lot of help in knowing what withdrawal was like and what helped us. Many of us just post for the moral support. In any case, just know you are not alone! All the best, Linn

[CATUF]

good for you!!

we (addicts) are only as sick as our secrets.

becoming Honest, Open and Willing is HOW we get (and stay) clean.

CATUF
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