Aa
Help Me With Tramadol Withdrawal?
[45 yr old suburban Caucasian female. Dx'd eight years ago with ankylosing spondylitis (severe back pain) and Rx'd Indocin and Tramadol. Felt fine on Indocin alone, no side effects to this day...but took Tramadol for a headache seven years ago and got the Rx and have been on it ever since.]
Hi. Last week I started my tapering off of Tramadol. I was taking 200mg/day for the past seven years. I stopped taking one full 50mg pill every late afternoon about six days ago, so I'm now just doing two pills in the a.m. and only one pill around 4pm.
The only problems I have had so far were some mild occasional brain jolts, and for the first two days I woke up at 5 a.m. jonesing (sweating, hot/cold, insomnia, jolts), so I'd stop the wd by taking my usual daily morning dose (the two pills) at 5 a.m., rather than 8 or 9, then go back to bed. I'd get up around 8 or 9 a.m., and then take my one pill by 4 p.m., as scheduled. Only a few brain jolts during the day.
So, in a nutshell, down from four 50mg pills per day to 3 pills per day...over a period of six days.
As of today I am feeling okay. I don't know when to start taking away one of the morning pills. I don't know if I'll cut it in half, or just remove the full pill from the pill schedule. Haven't decided yet. No ideas on when to even do that. I'm just so happy to be doing so well (better than expected) on only taking the three pills, down from the four!
I've quit cold turkey in the past and it was terrible. I felt so sh*tty that I couldn't last a week, just said, "screw it" and started up on the four pills per day all over again.
On a few other occasions I tapered down to one pill a day by cutting slivers of my pills off little by little and cutting away more every three or four days. I thought taking away tiny bits would ease me off, but then by the time I got down to one pill I freaked out and just started taking all of it again.
I'm now in the throes of perimenopause. I am having migraines for the first time in my life and I just want to get off these pills!
So, anyway, I appreciate that this support is here and I am ready to hear anything from anybody willing to put in their two cents here. I just need to talk about it and stay on track. Thanks.
Hi. Last week I started my tapering off of Tramadol. I was taking 200mg/day for the past seven years. I stopped taking one full 50mg pill every late afternoon about six days ago, so I'm now just doing two pills in the a.m. and only one pill around 4pm.
The only problems I have had so far were some mild occasional brain jolts, and for the first two days I woke up at 5 a.m. jonesing (sweating, hot/cold, insomnia, jolts), so I'd stop the wd by taking my usual daily morning dose (the two pills) at 5 a.m., rather than 8 or 9, then go back to bed. I'd get up around 8 or 9 a.m., and then take my one pill by 4 p.m., as scheduled. Only a few brain jolts during the day.
So, in a nutshell, down from four 50mg pills per day to 3 pills per day...over a period of six days.
As of today I am feeling okay. I don't know when to start taking away one of the morning pills. I don't know if I'll cut it in half, or just remove the full pill from the pill schedule. Haven't decided yet. No ideas on when to even do that. I'm just so happy to be doing so well (better than expected) on only taking the three pills, down from the four!
I've quit cold turkey in the past and it was terrible. I felt so sh*tty that I couldn't last a week, just said, "screw it" and started up on the four pills per day all over again.
On a few other occasions I tapered down to one pill a day by cutting slivers of my pills off little by little and cutting away more every three or four days. I thought taking away tiny bits would ease me off, but then by the time I got down to one pill I freaked out and just started taking all of it again.
I'm now in the throes of perimenopause. I am having migraines for the first time in my life and I just want to get off these pills!
So, anyway, I appreciate that this support is here and I am ready to hear anything from anybody willing to put in their two cents here. I just need to talk about it and stay on track. Thanks.
Been off line, didnt have the use of my computer. Im on my 3 a day till tomorrow. Then it is down to 2 a day. Not doing too bad so far. Still have a lot of depression, but i think it has to do with my situation with my husband. He is still here but not really(if you know what i mean) Still sleeps here but gone otherwise. He has to deal with his demons in his own way. I cant understand why he wont talk to me. Im still so lost and probably not doing my daughter any good. Im trying to get thru one day at a time. Its hard but im surviving.
Thanks! I'm doing better every day.
So my sister called from Texas last night and mentioned that she just got a brand new Rx....a wonder drug that is helping her. Tramadol. She told me how happy her Dr. was to prescribe it, specifically because it is non-addictive!
You can just imagine how that conversation went.
Hopefully she takes my advice to throw it out.
So my sister called from Texas last night and mentioned that she just got a brand new Rx....a wonder drug that is helping her. Tramadol. She told me how happy her Dr. was to prescribe it, specifically because it is non-addictive!
You can just imagine how that conversation went.
Hopefully she takes my advice to throw it out.
congrats on I guess its 9 days clean now?? Thats awesome!! Thats huge when coming off trams. You are definitely past the worst of it. Great job doll! Keep up the good work :)
Hey to both of you. Haven't been on-line... Jeffii, wow! SO happy for you. Hang in there! WOW!
Brokenhearted, You can do this. Sounds to me like you are on the right track, and you are staying busy. When I went through a rough patch with my ex husband ( yes, we divorced) I was torn apart and cried and cried. But I have been with my husband (new one!) for almost thirteen years now. I've never looked back. So what I'll say to you is that I know the fear so well...and I have lived the sadness....the pain..and the boredom. But just like Jeffii says..."this too shall pass". And it does. And the only way to get beyond this point in your life is to get THROUGH it. Yup, you must experience each excruciating moment of it.
But we will be your cheerleaders. You aren't alone. You're going to be okay. I know how badly it ***** and I am sorry!
Merry Christmas to everyone!
Last week was hell, but I lived to tell. Eight days clean!
Brokenhearted, You can do this. Sounds to me like you are on the right track, and you are staying busy. When I went through a rough patch with my ex husband ( yes, we divorced) I was torn apart and cried and cried. But I have been with my husband (new one!) for almost thirteen years now. I've never looked back. So what I'll say to you is that I know the fear so well...and I have lived the sadness....the pain..and the boredom. But just like Jeffii says..."this too shall pass". And it does. And the only way to get beyond this point in your life is to get THROUGH it. Yup, you must experience each excruciating moment of it.
But we will be your cheerleaders. You aren't alone. You're going to be okay. I know how badly it ***** and I am sorry!
Merry Christmas to everyone!
Last week was hell, but I lived to tell. Eight days clean!
Just checking in. 38hrs since my last dose. Feeling CRAPPY but I'm taking it hour by hour and day by day. THIS TO WILL PASS....
So I take it today is day 6 for you? That is totally awesome. Your doing such a great job and still inspire others. Im so happy for your accomplishment. And your getting sleep! I dont do well without any sleep. So when that day of no pills comes along Im praying I can do something about it. Hope your doing well this weekend. Have a Merry Christmas and enjoy your family.
Have an Answer?
You are reading content posted in the Addiction: Substance Abuse Community
Is treating glaucoma with marijuana all hype, or can hemp actually help?
If you think marijuana has no ill effects on your health, this article from Missouri Medicine may make you think again.
Julia Aharonov, DO, reveals the quickest way to beat drug withdrawal.
Tricks to help you quit for good.
A list of national and international resources and hotlines to help connect you to needed health and medical services.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
