how many days to detox off 20-35 tramadol per day?

[alnite]

I've been on Tramadol for 2 or more years.  I went up to 15 recently, and am surprised by how many I've taken recently.  I am checking into a detox.  They will only keep me 6 days.  How many days will it take?  Please help.  

[alnite]

There is a dr. in town who treats tramadol addiction with Naltrxone, ever heard of it?  He will be calling me this evening before I go into detox.  I'm pretty sure I have to detox first then go to him.  He also prescribes Suboxone but I think he's leaning towards this other in my case.  If this helps us what a wonderful break through.  I will do my research on this medication.  It is an opiate blocker in the same family as suboxone, I discussed with my PCP.  My PCP gave me catapress and a muscle relaxer for when I get home.  I hope I'm not talking about medication too much, apologies to the moderators, alnite

[tryntogetwell]

It does bind to those recepters in the brain that give that pleasure feeling. Tramadol is deffinatly an addictive bad narcotic. So many people have proved that it can take over lives.

[vicki595]

DeeDee~  It is most definitely a narcotic.  Although much milder than the morphine it is derived from,with decreased chances of addiction,it is nonetheless addictive. Many people increase their doses over time to reach a level of pain relief or because they merely want to increase the narcotic level.  It's dangerous in that people are not informed of the withdrawal that WILL occur once the medicine is stopped.

You had no symptoms when you stopped the Tramadol because you began Percocet which covered your opiate receptors and were taking Prozac which prevented reuptake of serotonin levels.

[DeeDee694]

Hi, I have been on Tramadol.  It was not until I joined this site that I found out why the doctors (on a first visit) always asked me why I was on Tramadol and Prozac.  They indicated that I could have a seizure but never went into too much detail so I merrily continued both since I was having no untoward symptoms. When my pain worsened I went on Percocet and stopped the Tramadol. I'm wondering if I'd continued on Tramadol long term along with the Prozac what could have happened. My concern was that I needed the Percocet which clearly an addictive narcotic.  I don't understand all the hoopla so many people have posted about Tramadol.  It is not a narcotic so where does the addiction come from?  Could somebody please explain why it is so dangerous to take it long term.  I already understand the danger of Prozac and Tramadol together, but I fail to understand why Tramadol alone is a bad drug other than the fact that it raises the brain's serotonin level.  Why are so many MH members treating it as if it were Morphine?
DeeDee

[tryntogetwell]

The bottom line is you do what your Dr says and we will be here to cheer you on. If they do give you sub I wouldnt try to take it once you are through with your detox. I am on sub now. When I started it I was only supossed to take It for a month ans Here I am almost two years later. I tried to stop it several times but could not. I am doing a slow taper now. I have alot of things going on with me though. I just wanted to tell you my story. A small portion of it anyways.

[vicki595]

Good luck with your appt. Be sure to ask all the right questions.

Henry did reply back to you but his post was deleted by the moderators of the forum.

This is a very complicated endeavor so get as much info as you can!

V.