I have recently been prescribed to Tramadol. I have been taking 300mg a day for 7 days. If I stop cold turkey, will I have withdrawals? I have been reading about Tramadol and it sounds terrible so I want to stop while I can. I was prescribed a small amount so I am almost out so it would have to be cold turkey unless I ask for more (I don't want to do that if it isn't necessary) Thanks, I'm a newbie.
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Stopping tramadol
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You psyched yourself out by reading all of that info (although, i do the same thing because id prefer to be informed haha) You will most likely have very light withdrawals, but it should be over within a few days. If your first day off of it is really bad, you may want to schedule a tapering of your dose so that it doesnt overwhelm you.
I think youre right to get off of an every day tramadol schedule, it can really mess things up.
I think youre right to get off of an every day tramadol schedule, it can really mess things up.
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Seven days will almost certainly be negligible withdrawal symptoms. Longer than that, yes, and tramadol has it's own unpleasant pecularities in withdrawal because of the serotonin-related effects. So stopping now would be wise if there's no medical reason to be taking it; and tramadol isn't a terribly good opioid for long-term use anyway, except in certain specific situations.
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