Tramadol tapering journey day 1

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I decided to quit taking tramadol because lately it just seems to be making me feel depressed. And when I take enough to not feel depressed I start to feel like I might have a seizure. So its an annoying situation where I'm never really feeling all that great. I've been taking tramadol for over 10 years. The most I've ever taken on a daily basis was 6 pills/day. I took a break from them while I was pregnant but then I was weak and ordered some when my daughter was a couple of months old. Lately I've been taking around four a day, sometimes more sometimes less. Anyway, I'm sick of this. I have 25 pills left. This morning I took one pill and I just took another after 6 hours. I hope I can avoid at least some of the withdrawal symptoms this time around. I plan on fighting the symptoms with benadryl and beer. I'm not too keen on either of those things but they are all I have to corabat the yucky feelings. Right now I'm feeling pretty good. Sort of lethargic, I didn't clean the house. I plan on telling my husband that I have the flu. I really long lasting flu. Ugh.
 
So its been a couple of days and I'm doing alright. Surprisingly okay. In the past when I've quit its been a nightmare with night sweats and all of that. This time, so far, it has been a breeze. So next week I am going to try to take 1 a day and then after that I will maybe do 1 every other day. Not sure.
 
I just successfully quit taking Tramadol as well, after several failed attempts. The withdrawals were such a horrific experience, that I eventually went back to taking them. The withdrawal symptoms were the normal fare: body pain and aches, sweats, chills, flu-like symptoms, brain warps, head zaps, etc. I desperately searched online for alternatives and learned about kratom, which is a plant from SE Asia that has been used to treat opium and heroin withdrawals for decades. I ordered some of the kratom, and quit tramadol cold turkey. To my surprise, it knocked out 90% of the withdrawal symptoms and I have not taken tramadol since. For anyone who is struggling with the tramadol withdrawals, this MIGHT be something worth looking into.
 
wow! I really never knew that tramadol was addictive. I took it on and off but it never helped my pain so I had to go to harder stuff. Now I am trying to cut down on oxycodones. I never in my life believed that I would be on a board like this or even having this problem. SounRAB like you guys' withdrawls are like mine. Do you have a restless leg/arm syndrom with the withdrawls?
 
Yeah, it doesn't seem like it should be that addictive for what it is. But it really is. What I think is more addictive than anything else is the anti-depressant properties it has. You get used to the little pick me up. Like coffee I guess. I never really feel "effed up" like I might when I'm on vicodin or whatever. I just feel noticeably better in every way. Which is a nice feeling. But yeah, its not really worth it.
 
I cannot believe its been almost two weeks since posting that first message. I am down to one a day and yesterday was the first day that I didn't take one at all. I had forgotten to bring it with me when I went out shopping all day and normally such a thing would cause me to panic and make an excuse to turn around and go back to the house. But this time I felt like it wasn't that big of a deal. And once I started shopping I'd stop to notice that I wasn't fixating on getting home to take my pill. And then I'd be all smiles and almost giddy. Yay, finally I am in a good mood all on my own! Today I took one and honestly I don't think I needed it. I don't even think I feel it at all. I am just so happy to have escaped this stuff without too many scars. I definitely recommend to any other tramadol addicts out there to commit to tapering. It is 1000 times easier than cold turkey. I had some insomnia, some fatigue, a slight case of restless legs, but it was nothing compared to those times where I just suddenly ran out of pills after taking 6 a day.
 
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