Tramdol withdrawl...I feel very ill

[artistsandie]

I was placed on Tramadol for pain management 5 years ago. I did not abuse my prescription, in fact took less. Now as my health has improved i decided I no longer needed it. I never felt i was addicted, was i blind! I have weaned down and today is my fist day with that drug. What more do I need to expect will happen coming off this medication. I have never been involved with drugs or drinking so this is hard. I know no who has gone through withdrawals. I cannot sleep and haves huge waves of feeling like bugs are running on all my nerves. I sit in the shower   as long as the water keeps warm and make many trips to the restroom. How long will this last?

[minn66]

Hi sandi,

I do hope this finds you feeling better this morning. Like you, I sit in my yard and listen to our water features, or walk and smell the flowers. Hubby is very gifted at landscaping and has planted things with a wide palate of color. I have to say my favorite smell, though, is of the wild honeysuckle that grows at the edge of the woods. When I was a child, honeysuckle grew outside my windows. I slept to the whir of a fan in the window and the sweet honeysuckle wafting in. We have several bird feeders in the yard, so many varieties come visit. They also use our waterfeatures as birdbaths. A red fox and his grey mate come drink from them. We have bunnies and squirrels and woodchucks.

My favorite things to draw are people, animals, and flowers. I have started drawing and writing since I have been off work. I just may go ahead and post some pictures. I am kind of shy about it, yet friends tell me my work is good so perhaps I am too critical!

I hope you have a good, relaxing day :)

Hugs,

Minn

[artistsandie]

Thank you again, I am off to Wal-Mart to get what i can find of your suggestions. I have tried the melatonin, but will try it again. I am planning on just being outside as much as I can this weekend. Have horses to care for and maybe putter with the plants. I will also make the gym for a swim. I spent the evening with my hubby and girlfriend, funny she is also my equine vet. We bonded over caring for my horses. Well we went to see the new Avengers movie, was very good and many funny lines as well. I was happy I only had one buggy event while out. Thank you for sending up your prayers. I am trying to get out of this blue haze and is nice to know that is it only part of the process. I was thinking it had to be, yet I had had a bad bought of depression many years back, when I lost my daughter and it took much time to work through that and even medication. SO I was in need of some kind of reassurance it was not rearing its ugly head again.  I am also drinking detox tea, hoping that can help flush this from my body.
Thank you again and my your weekend be the best
Sandie

[atthebeach]

hi sandie,
congrats on your 12 clean days. the depression and sadness is a very common part of w/d. you are doing great. one day at a time. keep moving forward. keep up with the exercise, spending time outside you are healing. have you tried over the counter supplements for sleep. alteril or sleep by nature made, melatonin or valerian root.
keep yourself busy you can get hylands restful leg tabs. they help with the rls and crawling skin.
sending continued hope,faith and prayers
debbie

[artistsandie]

I hit a huge wall of depression today. Again had little sleep and am feeling anxious in more waves today. I have always thought of myself as a strong person, always worked hard not to be weak and just made the best of whatever has come my way. Today well I just feel unsettled and seem to be unable to find peace.  This depression seems to bring up all the issues I have resolved in life and wants to take another look. Does this sound nuts to anyone besides me? Perhaps because I am and have been a very privet person, more of a loner and sharing my time with animals more then humans. Or have built have I just built walls. I have an overwhelming feeling of sadness, it comes in waves for no reason.  I am just trying to keep myself busy, cleaning and such today, do not want to do art, to much time in my head. Ok it is what it is, just one day at a time and move on.

[artistsandie]

Thank you for that information. I have not been Inclined to use any other medications for my withdrawals from tramadol, seems sort of pointless as I may end up in the same boat as I did. I do not want to have this happen to me again, it is like being in a hole and you can see the way out but your body refuses to get up and do it.  Again thank you for your heads up on a replacement drug I think I should just keep on the hard way. I am glad you did not die from that drug.

[theirmommie72]

be careful with effexor.  i almost killed myself coming off of this drug. i too was opening the capsules an counting the spheres.  i finally went to the doc and he gave me xanax for a week to come off of the effexor.  after that week, i didn't look back.  xanax is not my cup of tea.  effexor is evil.  just as evil as tramadol.  remember that.