Dude I feel you. Tramadol is my doc too. I've been 3 weeks clean now pretty solid and am starting to finally feel like I'm getting my life back, then today I almost fell off after a solid ten days of almost no cravings. Outta the blue was an understatement. And it was a bad one, thankfully my dealer didn't answer his phone and I don't have any. Ssri's have helped me tremendously because like you I started taking them because I felt unmotivated and depressed. Getting off tramadol brought those feelings back with a vengeance. In any case bring I wish you luck, you and I are in very similar boats!!!
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Tramadol: The Drug I Hate to Love
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Hi Mate I have just signed up to thank you for putting all this down on here, about 3 months ago I had surgery and they gave me Tramadol it numbed the pain in hospital physically and mentally a three week stay in hospital Tramadol numbed out the experience.
I came out of hospital and took it for a week on doctors orders, never been addicted to anything in my life but I found myself dreading running out. Once I had run out I put in a repeat prescription in NO QUESTIONS ASKED they just gave them to me.
What you said you were experiencing at the beginning is what I am feeling now, they make me feel like a better human on them, my work gets done fast I wake up on form pretty much ready to take on the world, I feel like my mind is working faster my thought process its like I finally understand how the world works. I have withdrawal but it minimum at the moment sickness and drowsiness but only last about 3 hours and I also find coming down off them I make wrong decisions and seems to make a mess of things which I have always done right I also find I lose my cool with people.
Tonight I did a google search to see if they are good for sleep as they did in hospital and came across this thread, I have just flushed the remaining tablets down the toilet and will be telling my doctor tomorrow I no longer need them to remove access to them.
I really hope you got passed this and got better but what I can say is buy what you have written here, you have stopped someone else going through what you did, its a shame your message is not on the NHS website. Thank you again I think you have stopped me making a big mistake.
I came out of hospital and took it for a week on doctors orders, never been addicted to anything in my life but I found myself dreading running out. Once I had run out I put in a repeat prescription in NO QUESTIONS ASKED they just gave them to me.
What you said you were experiencing at the beginning is what I am feeling now, they make me feel like a better human on them, my work gets done fast I wake up on form pretty much ready to take on the world, I feel like my mind is working faster my thought process its like I finally understand how the world works. I have withdrawal but it minimum at the moment sickness and drowsiness but only last about 3 hours and I also find coming down off them I make wrong decisions and seems to make a mess of things which I have always done right I also find I lose my cool with people.
Tonight I did a google search to see if they are good for sleep as they did in hospital and came across this thread, I have just flushed the remaining tablets down the toilet and will be telling my doctor tomorrow I no longer need them to remove access to them.
I really hope you got passed this and got better but what I can say is buy what you have written here, you have stopped someone else going through what you did, its a shame your message is not on the NHS website. Thank you again I think you have stopped me making a big mistake.
I'd watch how often you are using the benzo's and Pregabalin m8. Not having a go at you personally or anything, just would not want to see you swap one addiction for another. Benzo addiction is worse than a Tramadol addiction imho. So make sure you ain't taking them too much, too often.
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Good for you for quitting! Tramadol is a deceptive drug. A lot of people don't think it's addictive or can get someone high but they're terribly wrong. I took it for years and it was one of my favorite highs out of all the drugs I've tried (and this is coming from someone who was once an IV opiate user). It could be almost as powerful as stronger opiates if higher doses were taken. Unfortunately it's dangerous at higher doses because it can cause grand mal seizures. This happens a lot more than people realize. A lot of people don't even know it's the Tramadol that caused their seizure(s)...
Not only is the perception off with patients but doctors also don't take it seriously enough. It is given out like candy in most places, probably because it's known as a weak muscle relaxer that is non-narcotic. Until a few years ago it was even considered non-addictive. Obviously they were wrong.
All of this coupled with the fact that it is BY FAR the worst withdrawal I've ever experienced makes it extremely hard to quit. It screws with your seratonin and can deplete it when you're not taking it which causes extreme depression and lack of motivation. It's hard for a lot of people to even get out of bed for a while. The withdrawals also last longer than they do with other opiates.
So given all of that I think it's amazing you've made it this far. Keep going!
Not only is the perception off with patients but doctors also don't take it seriously enough. It is given out like candy in most places, probably because it's known as a weak muscle relaxer that is non-narcotic. Until a few years ago it was even considered non-addictive. Obviously they were wrong.
All of this coupled with the fact that it is BY FAR the worst withdrawal I've ever experienced makes it extremely hard to quit. It screws with your seratonin and can deplete it when you're not taking it which causes extreme depression and lack of motivation. It's hard for a lot of people to even get out of bed for a while. The withdrawals also last longer than they do with other opiates.
So given all of that I think it's amazing you've made it this far. Keep going!
It's not just the withdraw the Anoymator is dealing with. He must now deal with the depression that appears to be crippling him. If Anoymator was put on an antidepressant he may not feel the need to run back to the tramadol. Everyone is so focused on the Tramadol and how it improves his life, they are not looking at what it is really doing for him. It's treating his depression.
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OUch....3 years of tramadol. that must be horrific. tramadol is a shitty synthetic opiate that also plays a major role is fucking with your serotonin, especially the receptor sites that deal with emotion. I suggest you get yourself some L-tryptophan. have it at night, or in the morning. benzo's are good but be very very careful with over use/abuse. dont replace a tramadol addiction with a benzo one. good luck bud.
MilzyWilzy
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I know this started as an old thread but I just wanted to share my experience in the hope that it may help someone else struggling with this evil drug.
I completely and wholeheartedly feel for anyone that is dependant or going through withdrawals from this. I too have been in an abusive relationship with tramadol. It started after I was prescribed it after an operation. I was instantly in love. I adored the physical and mental energy that they provided me with. That content, warm and magical feeling was immense. I loved the daily ritual of taking tramadol, it got to the point where I was taking more and more. Then disaster struck, I ran out of my supply. I had to start lying to the doctor just to get my hands on my beloved tramadol. I got to the point of taking 400+mg daily. These tablets were taking my life, my soul.
On one occasion, I accidently overdosed. It was a horrible experience.
I knew I had to withdraw, I had to do it for my children and myself. These tablets were destroying me. What once made me better was now turning me into a lying, devious wreck of a woman.
I made the difficult decision to quit cold turkey, I didn't tell anyone and I didn't have any support. I kept this nightmare to myself. Once the withdrawals started, I was in a lot of discomfort, this was the worst withdrawal ever known to man. For a week I was a nervous, shivering, nauseous wreck. Never have I felt so bad in my entire life, it was literally a living hell getting through it, I felt like death warmed up x100! But I did it, I conquered it. I felt so very proud, I was excited that I did not need these nasty, horrible tablets anymore. This was over a year ago and I have never touched tramadol since. It is an evil and nasty drug that will destroy your heart and soul in the long run.
Anyone contemplating or going through a withdrawal - you can do this, you're strong, we all have that strength somewhere inside of us. I promise you that you will be so proud when you acomplish it. It's such an amazing feeling. You can and will do this, I have every faith in you. I'm always a PM away if anyone would like to chat/rant/moan. Please be safe and know that there are people to support you in your tramadol journey.
I completely and wholeheartedly feel for anyone that is dependant or going through withdrawals from this. I too have been in an abusive relationship with tramadol. It started after I was prescribed it after an operation. I was instantly in love. I adored the physical and mental energy that they provided me with. That content, warm and magical feeling was immense. I loved the daily ritual of taking tramadol, it got to the point where I was taking more and more. Then disaster struck, I ran out of my supply. I had to start lying to the doctor just to get my hands on my beloved tramadol. I got to the point of taking 400+mg daily. These tablets were taking my life, my soul.
On one occasion, I accidently overdosed. It was a horrible experience.
I knew I had to withdraw, I had to do it for my children and myself. These tablets were destroying me. What once made me better was now turning me into a lying, devious wreck of a woman.
I made the difficult decision to quit cold turkey, I didn't tell anyone and I didn't have any support. I kept this nightmare to myself. Once the withdrawals started, I was in a lot of discomfort, this was the worst withdrawal ever known to man. For a week I was a nervous, shivering, nauseous wreck. Never have I felt so bad in my entire life, it was literally a living hell getting through it, I felt like death warmed up x100! But I did it, I conquered it. I felt so very proud, I was excited that I did not need these nasty, horrible tablets anymore. This was over a year ago and I have never touched tramadol since. It is an evil and nasty drug that will destroy your heart and soul in the long run.
Anyone contemplating or going through a withdrawal - you can do this, you're strong, we all have that strength somewhere inside of us. I promise you that you will be so proud when you acomplish it. It's such an amazing feeling. You can and will do this, I have every faith in you. I'm always a PM away if anyone would like to chat/rant/moan. Please be safe and know that there are people to support you in your tramadol journey.
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P.o.T.u.S
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for harm reduction i just want to add u can have a seizure withdrawaling from tramadol so it can be dangerous..so u should see a doctor or taper do not cold turkey if u havebeen dependent for a long period of time
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P.o.T.u.S
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.it was great support but unsafe advice no matter how i perceive it ..if someone searches "stop tramadol" in google this thread could pop up so u have to include the serious dangers.i was thinking about less experienced people reading this i shouldnt of even mentioned your post il edit it..i wasnt attacking you but if you are gona persuade ppl that they should stop/quit u NEED to put down what COULD happen i was just being helpful it could save someones life..
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MilzyWilzy
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I agree, thank you for taking the time to reiterate the dangers of stopping tramadol cold turkey. It was wrong of me not to include the dangers in my post. Really appreciate it mate thanks.
