Question by hccc1000: Addicted to Ultram (Tramadol) how do I stop Tamadol?
I.ve been on Tramadol for 1 year for accident pain & accident has healed but I cannot get off Tramadol as I go through painfull physical withdraw! Side effect I have sometimes are a headache once in two weeks!
What do I do I tried cutting back to two and then one without success!
Thank you for taking your most valuable time to answer my question as I’m a American working in SE Asia (U.S. Govt.) (Philippines) from Delaware
All drugs including narcotics are sold over the counter without a doctors prescription here like in Africa and India where I also worked and most but not all of the Docs here are awful and could not practice in the U.S.!
Thanx again
Best answer:
Answer by E Hovland
The best thing to do is quit cold turkey. Go through the withdraw symptoms… maybe even have a friend stay with you to make sure that you don’t take it. At first, it’s going to be hard, but after a little bit, you won’t even think about touching it again.
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You need to try to “wean” yourself off of them. If you have a trusted friend who will help you, give them the pill bottle so they can give you your pills daily…that way you are not tempted to over-take them. You may still have a little withdrawl but it should only last up to a week. The physical addiction shouldn’t last too long, it is the psychological addiction is one that will last longer.