I am a 36 yo female that is addicted to
Tramadol. I sometimes take about 10 50mg
pills per day. I started taking Tramadol
because of constant stiff neck and pain.
I have a bulging disc in my neck as I have
been told by my doctor. I cant go without
the pills or the pain in my neck comes
back. My husband believes I am addicted
and is upset with me. I tell him that if
I stop taking them, the pain will return
just as bad. He seems to think that I am
making all of this up. I am hypothyroid
also. So, sometimes I have problems with
my thyoid level going up on me. That
makes things even worse. More body pain
and crying spells. I probably could cut
down on my intake of tramadol but never
just get off of them. I cant live in
pain!
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glassnug
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i'm in the same situation Posted: 06-19-08 16:41pm
I've been taking about 10-12 Tramadols a
day for almost a year. I sometimes get
nervous about taking that much cause its
soo many. I got in a car accident a couple
years ago and have constant back pain.
Everytime I stop taking the Tramadols my
back just flairs back up and I'm in
constant pain. I'm not sure if I'm the
right person to give you any helpfull info
but just wanted you to know that your not
the only one. Good Luck.
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reumatiodian
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checkout this site Posted: 09-11-08 23:14pm
Hi, I too take Tramadol for chronic pain
but only take one a day. I am a qualified
addiction specialist/therapist and so
researched this drug extensively before
accepting the first script. I can tell you
that this drug is a synthetic opiate in
the sense that it triggers the opiate
receptors in your brain. The larger the
dose obviously, the harder any withdrawl.
Besides all the things that go with
addiction, your health may be at risk
because of things like adrenal exhaustion
to do with tramadol as it also triggers
adrenal recepters etc and most on it know
how it messes with your energy levels. One
of the best health websites I have found
in terms of being able to get an overview
of your general health and therefore an
indication into how the tramadol may be
affecting you, is diagnose me .com where
you do a very extensive questionairre
which is evaluated and then reported back
to you to keep. Everything is covered in
this and you pay, but the cost is not huge
and is really worth it.
Maybe try to pull back a little on the
tramadol a little at a time and look into
complimenting it with some pain management
stuff to increase your tolerance to pain
because as you rely soley on the drug, you
will decrease your ability to cope on
lesser doses. I know that chronic pain
unseen by others is often hard to deal
with I am in a similar boat. get emotional
support from others who 'GET IT'.
regards, R
