just sitting here holding out til my next dose of tramadol

[pinkgirl73]

well I don't really have a question...it just helps me to write...lol.  I took my last 3.5 trams this morning at 9 am.  before that I hadn't had any in 17.5 hrs which was an accident cuz I had a few glasses of wine and went to sleep and woke up with withdrawals....ugh the restless legs and skin crawling is the worst.  anyway i'm startin to feel the withdrawals again cuz its been like 12 hrs now.  just laying here watching "don't be tardy" on bravo..lol. so i'm  just gonna wait as long as I can standit I guess.  what a long process this is.idont know if I need to start feeling uncomfortable before I take them but i'm thinkin it helps me go longer after a few days.  I don't know.

[pinkgirl73]

Thanks @thebeach.  Yeah it does make sense to maybe divide it up more instead.  Its like a wacky experiment.  I used to not even be able to go lo ger than 6 hrs when i first started.  I'm proud of myself tho cuz its not easy but i just dont like the pills.  Thanks for ur continued support.

[atthebeach]

Hun we discussed it better to keep a constant level in your system.
Please don't wait 12 or 17 hours.
Divide the 7 pills throughout the day.
7 x 50 = 350.
You are right best not to cold turkey from there.
You are doing ok.
Best not to drink during your taper Hun.
Keep the faith.
You know you are now taking less than one month ago.

[pinkgirl73]

I meant to say I went FROM 14 a day to 10 per day to 7 per day...in the course of 6 weeks.  I am going to eventually be at zero but its gonna take me a while.  It CAN be done.  The ppl on here are proof.

[pinkgirl73]

I would never stop 10 yrs of tramadol abuse at high doses, cold turkey.  that's dangerous due to seizures and such.

[pinkgirl73]

no...u guys...I used to take 14 per day.  I've been on them for 10 years.  I have posted on my taper for a month.  I am down to 7 a day now.  I take 3.5 pills every 12 hrs...so its indeed a taper.  I used to take 5 pills in the am, 5 in the afternoon and 5 in the pm.  It kinda hurts my feelings that ur saying i'm not gonna get clean.  like I said I was updating on my progress of the taper and if I went to 14 a day to 7 in 6 weeks i'm pretty sure i'm doing well.  as far as the wine goes....I have a few glasses of wine every few months.  anyway I was just updating...for my own sake to pass the time.

[vicki595]

Wait. 3.5 trams at 9?  Are you saying you took 3 and one half tablets at once?  Or 200mg?