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Withdrawal symptom or actual RLS?

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msox12

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So Ive been off tramadol for like 2 weeks now... I was taking kratom to help with withdrawal and stopped that about 3 days ago. I also was started on Wellbutrin (100mg 2x a day) and Clonidine .1mg at night before bed for insomnia. My physical symptoms havent been that bad... the kratom helped a lot with the restlessness which is the worst part. I'm pretty depressed but thats not out of the normal even with out the withdrawal.

What I'm wondering is, how long until the restlessness goes away, and what if its not a symptom of the withdrawal? Ive had the restlessness before and it has been HIGHLY exasperated when i take anything with diphenhydramine in it... like to the point where I go from not feeling any restlessness what so ever to feeling like electricity is shooting through my body and I'm going to have a panic attack.

I feel like that now. No sweats, no cold/hot, no sneezing, no bowel issues... just the restlessness. WTF can i do? I cant stop crying... It wont go away... and it wont get better! I just took 1/2 of the clonidine... but that doesnt seem to help. I'm so exhausted and would be able to sleep if I could get rid of this feeling like I want to crawl out of my skin....
 
WEEKS? Oh my god.. I dont think I can deal with weeks of this... I'd rather go back to using than deal with weeks of this shit. oh my god... I want to die. I literally have been laying here all day crying. I dont know what to do! Should I call my dr monday and tell her about my restlessness? I wonder if theres anything she can prescribe. Ugh I literally want to die.. this is insane.
 
Like.. its so bad that im having panic attacks. I understand withdrawal is no walk in the park but it shouldnt STILL be THIS bad, should it? I guess this is what I get for years of using.... :(
 
Captain.Heroin said:
How long did you take tramadol for? Did you taper off of it?
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I was taking it off and on for about 8 months. Not constantly. I even had a few weeks of sobriety where I went through ZERO withdrawals what so ever. I started using it again heavily (like 3-4x a week... 10-15 50mg pills a day) for about 2 months.. and i def did NOT taper off of it... I just quit after not using it for like 3 days... def felt the restlessness and withdrawal bad then.. got another 20.. took 10 one day and 10 the next... got kratom and used it almost non stop for like 9 days... now I'm on day three of nothing and I want to freaking die.
 
Yeah from years of using, the withdrawal can take a while.

I would feel comforted in knowing the anxiety/panic sensations should pass quicker, and are likely more related to the SNRI effects of tramadol and less to the mu-opioid agonism. :)

I can personally relate to the wanting to die feeling. Stay strong, it'll pass with time <3
 
Am I not taking the clonidine correctly for it to help with my withdrawal...? .1mg makes me tired but even when I woke up in the middle of the night after sleeping for an hour (longest I sleep at a time..) I took another one and laid there from 330-730 playing on pinterest and etsy and not being able to get over the restlessness....
 
msox12 said:
Am I not taking the clonidine correctly for it to help with my withdrawal...? .1mg makes me tired but even when I woke up in the middle of the night after sleeping for an hour (longest I sleep at a time..) I took another one and laid there from 330-730 playing on pinterest and etsy and not being able to get over the restlessness....
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α-blockers are going to lower your blood pressure. This will eliminate or minimize certain withdrawal symptoms, most noticeably anxiety, panic, racing heart rate, high blood pressure, and the hot flashes and cold chills (they happen as a result of abnormal blood pressure surges and drops).

I don't think it's going to help much with the inner restlessness. You'll have to do some mild exercise to help.
 
Thanks for your replies CH. This is just so miserable.. and I dont understand how I would get this withdrawal symptom so badly and skip the rest... aside from feeling depressed I never felt any of the common withdrawal symptoms.
 
I cant figure out if its any better today... I got about 4 hours of sleep last night. Ive been up since 5 to get in the shower and get ready... and also because I couldnt fall back asleep.

I only got those 4 hours thanks to a probably unhealthy amount of clonidine. about .4mg taken over the course of about 4-5 hours..and about 15g of melatonin. I was snapping at my boyfriend like crazy.. he knows Im going through withdrawal and came home after working all day and washed the sheets on the bed (thanks to all my sweating and my spilling iced coffee on them yesterday) and our clothes... then when he sat down to watch a movie I snapped at him, "Im never going to fucking fall asleep listening to that!" .. he took his laptop and went and sat on the couch with his headphones and watched a movie online. Im such a fucking bitch... I owe him a serious apology today.

The thing is.. I know hes going to tell me "you dont have to apologize for anything, baby." because he's so happy Im quitting the pills and that I was honest with him and hes easily the most caring, compassionate and supportive human being Ive ever met in my entire life.

I got up, made coffee, popped my Wellbutrin and took a shower... I have to get ready for a 3 hour drive to saint louis this morning.. then Im going to be around my family all day... I dunno how the hell Im going to get through this fucking day..
 
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