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How Can The Withdrawal Symptoms Of Tramadol Be Managed?
Posted on
Sun, 21 Sep 2014
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Sun, 21 Sep 2014
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Question : Hi, I've been on tramadol for 4mnths 4 per day cut down quarter pill per week all the way down to nothing the withdrawals are an absolute nightmare the worst is the electric shocks through my whole body every time I lay down average sleep is 2 hrs per night.. Dizzy blured vision,flue like symptoms,my body is so heated up and yet I'm freezing cold..and I'm on day 16 with nothing ,I mean nothing getting better...truth be told if I didn't have Jesus to cry out to id end up drunk or high because I'm sooooooo sick of this and I need to get up in the am at 4 am to work ....any help out there? Took my last pill 16 days ago...help me lord!!!!
Brief Answer:
You will need to get it prescribed in your area.
Detailed Answer:
The drugs to help with this are safe, non-addictive and cheap!
Tramadol has two actions, it is a very weak narcotic, with withdrawal symptoms of narcotics not generally seen and that you are not having! then... its main action... is like an anti-epileptic--it calms down nerves. Your symptoms are all excited nerves... makes sense why you are having these (really horrible, sorry) symptoms. And... any anti-epileptic will calm them down in about an hour!
some include gabapentin (very very safe), valproic acid, dilantin, tegretol (mostly safe). Lithium, amitryptiline or lyrica are also possible drugs that might work well BUT I would not choose those first (second, third, fourth) because of possibilities of toxicity or .. having the same problem when you came off of it (lyrica...a controlled substance of very little abuse potential).
If you are in the US, an urgent care center shown this note will help.
You will need to get it prescribed in your area.
Detailed Answer:
The drugs to help with this are safe, non-addictive and cheap!
Tramadol has two actions, it is a very weak narcotic, with withdrawal symptoms of narcotics not generally seen and that you are not having! then... its main action... is like an anti-epileptic--it calms down nerves. Your symptoms are all excited nerves... makes sense why you are having these (really horrible, sorry) symptoms. And... any anti-epileptic will calm them down in about an hour!
some include gabapentin (very very safe), valproic acid, dilantin, tegretol (mostly safe). Lithium, amitryptiline or lyrica are also possible drugs that might work well BUT I would not choose those first (second, third, fourth) because of possibilities of toxicity or .. having the same problem when you came off of it (lyrica...a controlled substance of very little abuse potential).
If you are in the US, an urgent care center shown this note will help.
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