Yeah, I was addicted to Tramadol too for about 4 or 6 years. I became a different person. Boy that withdrawal was horrible. But the scariest thing about being dependant of Tramadol is running out and having to get your next pill bottle. My life was consumed with getting more and more Tramadol. It was a vicious cycle that never ended. But thru God's grace and my wife, I kicked that habit and if I can do it, anyone can. Don't give up. Life is so much better without that drug.
Hey man glad to hear you quit, I'm trying to quit now. Can you tell me how long the worst part of withdrawal lasted? When did you finally start to feel better and when did it all get easier?
Mann made, you are so right. It does change us, I'm not me atm a lot of the time .. My head is full of worry all the time, unless I'm fully loaded with tramadol.. Well done for quiting, I hope I can soon
@@joshhernandez5069 it can take a few months to fully recover.. But the worst period is the first 2 weeks of withdrawal, but by the 3rd week it eases off (So I am told that is, by various people. But we are all different so I guess it will vary person to person I'm in the same boat as you.. I'm down to 3 a day from about 8, 50mg a day It's bloody hard..
@@compostcorner5934 hope you made it. Coming from 10 years addiction, sometimes 150mg at day and more. I come out in 1 month, first week was a nightmare, tbh. But I made it. I was feeling without energy, always in pain, my body was weak af. After the year I started to do some workout, now I feel good. Tbh sometimes I think about tramadol, but when it happen I suddenly think about the pain I suffer to coming out that habit. No bullshit, it's hard, very hard, I've done it solo without any help so I guess everybody can. Stay strong dude, and sorry for my English, not my mother language.
Found out I was pregnant and had to stop cold turkey I was already down to 50mg a day but I was on it varying amounts for over 5 years. I’m on week two and starting to see the light. I’m so glad for this baby finally forcing me to get off this awful drug once and for all never going back
@@Coolsponge100Hey, do not worry about Tramadol withdrawals, just taper, it's nothing like heroin withdrawals. You could look up some of the horrific heroin withdrawals people have gone through it. However, I am not undermining Tramadol withdrawals whatsoever, but as far as heroin, it is more doable and much achievable. By the first week you will start feeling better. You could take benzos for 4/5 days just to help you sleep. DO NOT USE BENZOS MORE THAN THAT. IT IS ONE OF THE CRAZIEST DRUG TO COME OFF, and benzos withdrawals are something else. By the end of 14 days you will be almost good to go and you will definitely see a change. Watching tele helps bide away time. I have had the experience of detoxing from heroin, methadone, benzos. Out of all these crazy and brutal experiences, Tramadol was the easiest of the lot, my friends would say the same, however every person is different in terms of physiology, metabolism etc so I guess each individual will have a different reaction, but the probability is you will have easier withdrawals, because only in rare cases Tramadol withdrawals will be as chronic as heroin withdrawals. God bless.
This shit was the precipice to my moms pill/ heroin addiction. She was told it wasn’t addictive. Few years later her doctor dies, and now all the docs are like “now we aren’t prescribing that”. She was a single mom in excruciating pain and now experiencing withdraws she never ever ever expected. She had a really awful friend who offered her pills and fentanyl patches. She took them after trying to go cold turkey, and then she got hooked. It spiraled from there. Thankfully she got clean in my youth. I’m proud of her.
Thanks Phil. I'm overcoming an alcohol addiction as well tramadol and promethazine. I would take them all at once. God's love and mercy has kept me alive.
what a genuine , honest account. If I hadn't watched this id have kept takin the stuff. I felt like it was a miracle cure all lately. In the bin with it
Going through this myself right now. Five years straight. I decided I've had enough, quit cold turkey. I'm five days in and life if pretty much hell, but your video is like that Good Samaritan that picked me up and helped me not quit. Thank you, you're video is a God-send.
I am on day 7. I fell horrible and have barely slept at all. Exhausted physically and mentally. You really explained how I'm feeling so well. Thank you for giving me hope I will get there.
Best motivator ever!!! I have been addicted to tramadol for 14 years (thats half my life), had 3 OD but i managed to get off 5 months ago.. Wish i could've find you earlier so i would have been prepared for the mental breakdownds,but it still helps because i still have them.. so THANK YOU 🙏🙏🙏
When you said you would take fifteen hot baths per night I can relate. At one point I had pillows in the bathtub. I lived in the bathtub for a couple of days.
You have just made me cry, I’ve been on tramadol for 11 years and i am so desperate to feel the way I did feel before taking the so called wonder drug, i felt so alone in my Addiction until I saw your priceless information and I respect you so much for being there for people who are so desperate for help, i thank you from the bottom of my heart, i wish you only the very best, you definitely deserve it 🙂
Been trying to get off these for 2 1/2 months and been on a taper. Was on anywhere from 300-400 a day. Went cold turkey but the rls and insomnia was too much. Im fortunate enough to be able to go into a detox facility. Scared but want to get it over with. My plan is actually going this Friday. So hopefully within the next 14 days I will be free from this nightmare
Going on 10 years and 2 days ago I had a seizure I tried to stop cold turkey but I couldn’t so I’m trying to taper off I was doing 16 100mg pills a day
Phil, this is incredible! You are a TRUE WARRIOR ! Withdrawl symptoms are beyond any words! You killed it! "One day at a time" my friend, keep fighting the fight and climbing that mountain! Everyday is a gift and so worth it! Thank you for sharing!!! ❤
Great video, today is Day 1 for myself and no Tramadol. This is a long hard path, I have been on it for 5 years. Constantly increasing the dose, I will become another good story just like you! Thank you 🙏
I love this Nathan. So much of This is Mental Frame of mind and awareness when things get tough, And you've Got that piece down my friend. I am here if you need me.
This is one of the best videos to help with anxieties fears which then result in severe EMOTIONAL PAIN. I’m sober over 23 years and I’m 10 months post benzo taper and still going through the chemical withdrawals but getting better and your videos give me tools on how to manage in a healthy way. Thank you!!!
I had taken this drug for 3 yrs for back and RA pain. It almost drove me insane. I was so depressed , it made me take in the world differently. It is so hard to articulate what I mean, that and I would get horrible sweats and then freezing. But it was the mental shit I couldn't take. My Doctor would tell me my depressed feelings were from something other then Tramadol. I read about the horrors coming off this drug, even so, I went cold turkey. I had a couple days off , and a quarter oz of weed. The worst was joint pain, one min sweating my ass off to freezing.I thought it was many times worse than Klonopin. I feel it changed my brain chemistry for life. This drug should be outlawed. You can get off it, you can do it, then once you accomplished that , do your part and tell everyone you know , to stay miles away from this poison. Good luck....
Hi I am on day 5 of no tramadol. I completely understand and appreciate your video. It's been the hardest thing ever but I do see glimpses of what normal feels like and I want to be able to help people the same way you are helping me
I am 6 weeks off after taking these recreationally for many years. I am living in my normal feelings, facing my fears that I was running from and ya know, it's not so bad. Once you find your happiness and overcome your fears, it makes a tremendous difference. Prayers have truly helped.
@Simba Rashamira amazing! I have been going to the gym everyday, swimming biking and running and I start two new jobs soon!keep it up! You can do it and be anything you dream of. I believe in you
3 weeks into not taking them (250 mg every other day just to get high for last two years) and pretty much all withdrawal symptoms are gone (cold sweats, restless leg, flu symptoms, ect.) . The only thing is still not getting much sleep but it's getting better. 1st week or 2 really sucks! Luckily I am financially free so I didn't have to go to work. If I did it would of been 10x as miserable. Hopefully this helps someone .
I am currently working on myself,the thought that always rings in my mind is that I can't do it but you inspired me today never to give up and I believe when I am through it I will get back to you,I don't have the resources to overcome it but I promise myself whatever the outcome will be I am prepared I will.....
Just wanted to stop by and say thank you. I’m not currently recovering from addiction but I am suffering from a serious anxiety stretch and seasonal depression this made me feel like I’m in control and can help myself. Thank you so much
You brought me to tears with the intrusive thoughts comments. I'm 4.5 months clean and have been convinced I'm having terrifying flashbacks of events that weren't traumatic. It is terrifying. I feel that I'm living that moment in the present. Best video out there. All of it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Omg.....I found someone just like me......I hate my life....I been having life flashbacks and reliving bad moments in my life......its like a TV in my head that just doesn't turn off.......I'm 34 and its been happening since I was 10 I believe......people even doctors don't get me......they just tell me.....not to take things so seriously or just forget about those things......I'm embrassed to say ..... Opiates help me forget......oh and the nightmares every night.
Lauren how are you doing? Did you stay off the tram? How long have you been clean? How long did the worst of the withdrawals last and when did you start to feel "better?"
@@joshhernandez5069 Hi, Josh, I am doing so much better, thank you. Life is so much better without it. I am 14 months clean now. The physical withdrawls settled down 1-2 months after (each day with improvement) and mentally I started feeling better at 3 months but "normal" at 5 months. It was imperative to exercise and eat well. How are you doing? I promise it all gets better and is so worth it
@@laurenawal33 I've just started to taper off, so I havent really stepped into hell yet, but I plan on not buying anymore after my current supply dries up. So I'm trying to make the transition as easy as possible by ramping down my usage. I've gone from 1,400-1,500 mg a day (15 100mg pills) down to 6 or 7 now. I'm hoping to be down to one or two a day by the time I run out, and that's when the real test will begin. I'm glad you're free from it, this addiction has taken over my life and I know how bad it is so I am very proud of you. Thank you for giving me hope.
@@joshhernandez5069 Thank you for your kind words! I turned to this video daily! You are half way there! Don't ever give up. I was terrified that my personality would change, etc, and even saw an addiction specialist about that concern. Noone knew and I only became a better, happier, less anxious person. I took close to the amount you do and it took everything from me. I promise life is better on the other side. If you feel jittery, change your surroundings, go on a walk. You've got this!
Hi Phil ... interesting to hear you talk about your restless leg as I hadn't asossiated mine with my tramadol use ... it's killing me . I am on the verge of giving up and yes I mean literally. . No sleep , swets, from hell, loss of appetite, no energy , the list is endless ... Great to hear of your recovery. .. well done to you and I wish you well moving forward .
A sleep doctor cured my restless leg with iron supplements. I need to keep my iron levels a few points higher than what's normal. Just incase other things don't help
Thanks a lot for this. I was on 400mg a day. I’m now down to 25mg a day and off by end of 2020. Sometimes your brain will scream at you to take one to stop it. Those are obvious. But when the brain sees that doesn’t work, it gets very good a softly telling you and explaining it with logic. Those are the ones to really be on guard for.
PS: I forgot to mention I did a LOT of praying. If your a believer, Christ will definitely help pull you out of this..I have a prayer I say every day that's related to drug addiction..if anyone wants it, post a comment.
Thanks for the helpful video. I’m on day 2 off a serious Tramadol addiction. Day one 1 I was very emotional and bad headache. Just woke from 3 hours sleep and heading into day 2. So far it’s bearable, but early days.
I am glad I looked this up. Doc had me on a strong NSAID for joint inflammation and that messed up my stomach real bad after only three weeks of use. I went back and she switched me to Tramadol. I been using 1-2 pills per day off and on for about three weeks now (my magic number) but started to notice that I was getting tired without them. Like falling asleep in meetings and strange stuff after they wore off. This prompted me to take it again to see if the tiredness would go away and it does. It also works so well on my pain I started thinking wow can I take these long term but another part of me said "red flag" for every up there is a down. After seeing a few videos like this one I am going to stop now and hope I do not suffer any serious withdrawals.
Was prescribed tramadol after knee surgery 4 years ago, realised how it lifted my mood after taking it, as you say those positive effects stop working and i formed a habit of 150-200mg a-day, i am currently going through withdrawl of all the above symptoms you have mentioned from 2nd October 22. I am currently ill with covid i cnt decide if the sweats and stomach cramping is that or withdrawl. Currently down to 25mg a day and want this dirty drug out my system for good, the more i listen, the more i realise it is withdrawl, not being able to sleep due to the restless legs, the anxiety and stomach cramps are hell on earth. The crazy thoughts of doom and gloom and tears of despair when i have the most amazing job and life is brutal and all because of a dirty drug which i initially used to ease my pain . Thank you for this amazing insight.
Wow did you do ok how are you now ?? I also have a good job and had to leave work 4 days into a new working week because I had to quit tramadol because we was having a drugs test at work. I’m now today 5 days off tramadol and never want to go through those emotions again…. When withdrawing… I’m done
Great video Sir..... I'm just about to start that journey..... I've been taking tramadol for 9 months and I think that´s enough..... This video gives me hope and courage.......
Thank you for posting. My doctor prescribed....I will not renew my prescription. Many blessings to you for this video. I don't want to experience withdrawals. Again much love and thank you for this ❤️ video
I been struggling with tramadol for years off and on. And right now at this very moment I'm on withdraw and I cried when you said that the brain basically tells u if u just take one more pill you will be fine because yes yes it's TRUE. What made me want to stop this time was because I was using over 1000 mg and I've lost about 10 kg and one day I just felt I was about to fall asleep and maybe not wake up and I just realised this is all me doing this to myself and im not gonna die like this... I was using excuses to use so I have the energy to take care of everybody and honestly it worked for a while until it just stopped working and all I really cared about was getting tramadol. Thank you, you are making a big difference. I don't feel so alone anymore. God bless you
I felt the same way my brother, I suddenly fell asleep on myself when I was talking and I later felt like I'm loosing my mind. It is too bad for me bro.
Came across your video last night and I am just a few minutes into it. Just gotta love the white coat legal drug dealers who in no way shape or form can be sued for their lies!!! I've been on trams for roughly 6/7 years due to back pain and depression. 2 years ago I stopped the tram and started taking kratom the white maeng da strain. It helped tremendously with the withdraws but my mind was like a flat tire. I might have been off them for maybe a few months but I could be wrong. It helps with my neuro-receptors and allows me to sound smart-ish..... Not being on them it like a spark plug that is not gapped properly. My doctor did some research and said that tramadol works just like cymbalta. Either way no matter who you are, it's a crap drug and it locks it's claws on the person. My depression becomes worse when I'm off of them. I commend any and all who has kicked the devil out of their lives. I won't give up. Thank you to Phil for making this video and all the testimonies from all of you. God bless.
Phil, I happened to see a comment of yours on a Facebook post, and in an effort to see if you were being serious or sarcastic, I checked your profile. Well, I ran into this video and it was definitely God's Providence because this is exactly what I needed to see right now. Thank you for your story and advice!! (I don't even care about the original post I was checking out 🤷🏼♀️) I'm fighting the brain zaps right now so when I can't take it anymore I take a tram but I'm at 1/day. Hopefully none soon, but the zap!!
Thank you for this video. I took my last Tramadol 2 weeks ago. This was my 3rd time coming off this devil drug. I’ve been taking it off and on for 15 years for chronic neck paid from a birth defect. Essentially my neck and spine are twisted. The 1st time I went cold turkey and nearly had a stroke. The 2nd time I tapered over a month. This time (I was taking 8-9 50mg pills a day), I tapered over 2 months. Took one less pill every week on Mondays. It wasn’t easy but tolerable. I had the help of my husband who held onto the pills because I didn’t trust myself to take ‘just 1’ to alleviate the withdrawals. The brain damage part is what scares me. I know I’ve screwed up my brain. I thought I’d be ok with the long taper. But, even after 2 weeks of no Tramadol, I’m still sneezing, achey, feeling fluish, restless legs at night, and the overwhelming exhaustion is the worst. But, each night I beg God/angels to just take me in my sleep. I don’t want to go anywhere. I have a good life, a good husband, loving family/friends. What you said about the negative thoughts brought tears to my eyes and just made me feel not alone. I want to thank you for that. I know they are just negative thoughts and part of this crap medicine, they aren’t ME. I have a feeling you are a NJ native since you said ‘down the shore’. I’m hoping I have the same epiphany as you when I’m there this summer.
3 months since I quit tramadol after almost 5 years of abusing I was taking about 4 50mg pills a day then I meet this person that was traveling to mexico every weekend and he started bringing the Mexican tramadol 100mg capsules they were so cheap and easy to get that it was almost impossible to quit thank God I made it and recovered the life that I was missing
Only 200mg a day? Oh man, I'm in a really seriously bad spot and so ashamed for it. I start off with four then take acetaminophen and grapefruit juice to make it stronger. Then 45 minutes later, I'll pop 3 more, then an hour later, another 3 more, and then one more time. This is when I start nodding out which I love. Now I'm getting physically sick in every way and the brain zaps are constant because of the SSRI in it. So, I have to take it at this point. Sweats - hot and cold, adds to my lack of appetite, makes my GAD, OCD, Depression entirely worse, causes my Trichotillomania to get completely out of control and I start going gung-ho with the pimple extractor and tweezers, and also, my moods are unpredictable. It feels like coming off of Effexor/Venlafaxine which one of the hardest anti-depressants to get off of. If I tell my Dr., what will they do?
@@ingrid_inthesky _please_ talk to your doctor!!! I was in the same awful place you are in and my doc helped save my life! At the rate you’re going you’re going to die if you don’t get help. Just be open and honest with your doctor. If you have a good doctor he or she will help you. If not, then find a new one who treats addicts like yourself. If you’re open and honest they can help you. I wish you all the best!
@@Purpleskyshorizon I just recently got a primary this week. I'm afraid if I tell them, they won't put me on the right panic attack medicine I need because it's a benzo. But I can't take it anymore. I took 12 yesterday and have to go out with family today still feeling it. What did doc do to help you when you found yourself stuck?
I don't really know if I'm an addict, I'm just reckless at times but I don't buy pills or anything like that. I stopped tramadol for 4years but here I am I guess. It's my personality.
Hi Phil I have been on Tramadol for 12yrs. I am on day 8 off Tramadol in order to get on LDN low dose naltrexone. I am hopefull the benefits of this will be instrumental in my autoimmune recovery. I recommend looking into it. Thank you for this video ☺️ Take care
This by far is the best video on tramadol addiction I have seen. I was prescribed tramadol after severe blood clots. Told it was non addictive. Fast forward 12 yes 12 years of daily abuse. It cost me my family. My financial situation was destroyed. I was buying this garbage from India. My intake was 20 100mg pills a day. This last Jan my father passed. I made the decision at that time to stop. Cold. No lies what he says in this video is fact. Especially the mental. But know this. Your a strong enough to get through. You might not think so. But you are. It takes time. It does. The thought process is hard. But you can do it. Believe.
May I suggest you try Tru Lemon? It’s better than reconstituted lemon juice and it’s 100% lemon just crystallized. I’m tapering off of Tramadol ER. Your video has helped me. Thank You!
Just want to say thank you for doing this video. You describe it exactly and I am sure you have helped a lot more people than you know. There is almost no real accounts of tramadol addiction and recovery online.
My father just died, he was heavy tramal user, unfortunately he wasnt able to fight it of. As a son of a person on such a drug, its horrible, its like he was never there, no emotions, nothing. It is a nigthmare for everyone involved. I hope u will beat that addiction, its hard. I wish you all the best, your family need you...
I understand what your saying about getting beat up. Shower and shave every day. All im on is suboxone. Tapering. Its a long RD. I cant imagine all the crap you went through.
I took tramadol for the first time a few days ago , and i noticed that i had real bad depression which is way out of character for me . Needles to say i discontinued emediately. God bless
@@bonesawarm6987 it's a weird drug because in the beginning tramadol made me feel absolutely brilliant.. Felt alive, confident, bags of energy.... But after 4 years, the depression came, and the anxiety is awful
Tramadol is absolutely addictive. Ive been taking it since around 2006. Back then a regular doctor would hand them out easy. 150-200 at a time. I got up to 6-7 a day. The last several years ive been on 2-5 a day. Usually 3-4. But the constant anxiety of running out is just too much. Its literally killing me. I am really going to try to taper myself down, and stop them completely. Ive had withdrawals from this stuff before and it is really hard if you arent down to 1-2 a day. God help me. Im down to about 2-3 a day right now. Definitely going to get all my clothes clean.
I can handle everything but the insomnia is too crazy. I am on tramadol now and I am thinking to only take 50mg so I can be able to sleep. Dude congrats on your recovery, but not all of us are as strong as you are.
I stopped today !! Well, i have a 21 day plan. Took 3 x 100 gram daily for 4 years. I needed to upgrade the dosis. But I am done! I want to feel again. Find my way in my pain. Respect for you, and thanks for sharing
Still using... the tapering went way to fast . I am not just an abusieve person . I just have real pain . Fistels and fibromyalgie and reuma hands en ME? I just wanted it so bad, but serotonine wise I agree , it’s doing nothing if you want a fix. Do you have chronic pain , it’s oke. Ik know ik need to upgrade or use something else , but I leave it like this, Next week I will see mu doctor 🧑🏻⚕️ after a year . And I need a new plan, help and pain relieve . Not 24/7 Just like 4 time a week, so I can see a movie again. Or see and old friend. Or shop 3 hours without passing out on my bike.
Thanks so much mate I beet taken Tramadol about 2 months and I am only 22 years old I will stop taking them from today hopefully I can stop it and I will come back next few week to tell u how I feel thanks again.
I just turned 58 and I’m going into day 6 of this beast of a withdrawal. I had no idea Tramadol was the demon it turned out to be. I’ve taken 600mg or more everyday for just over 3 years and finally decided enough was enough. I couldn’t do the tapering either. I wasn’t going to make it being miserable so long so I’m doing cold turkey. I honestly thought “ oh heck, sweating, freezing a little diarrhea, a sleepless night or two and maybe a few muscle aches and I’d be fixed. I should of watched some videos. A friend tried to tell me what it was like but honestly I thought he was exaggerating some and he didn’t want to correct me when I told him “ehhh it won’t be to bad. I’ll feel like I have a little bit of the flu a couple of days then it’ll be over” He was afraid to tell me I was WAY underestimating this thing because he didn’t want to scare me into staying addicted. Thanks for the honesty and heads up on what’s ahead. I had no clue about that. BUT as hard as things are and will get as this detox continues at least I’ll be that much further down the line from this tramadol hell. I may have quit smoking two months too early ha!
I'm 58 as well. I take Tramadol for RA and a smoker most my life. I went cold turkey on Methadone 10 years ago, lived through it, but took me 6 month's to restore my sleep...
Man you just described tramidal withdraw perfectly. What you dident cover that I have problems with are the mussel spasms they are horrible and very painfull. longest i went was 9 days and I did not sleep for 8 of thoughs days.
Jesus. I thought opioid withdrawal was brutal! I've also experienced SSRI withdrawal & it was horrible. Coming off both together. Fucking hell! I'm glad I hate tramadol! Great video. I've got off Methadone, gabapentin and SSRIs. Now I'm almost ready to tackle my benzo habit.
Tramadol works wonders for my chronic pain... I have to take it daily tho as it’s the only thing that works for me... and it has given me a better quality of life
I had an alcohol issue the doctor recommended tramadol to get through the alcohol withdrawal. it worked but then I became addicted to the tramadol. I’ve been taking tramadol for over 20 years it was all tram in the beginning. although I’ve never taken more than four or five in one day I cannot shut it off completely so tapering it just seems to be an endless chasing my tail thanks for your video though I’ll keep trying.
You helped me. Feeling so alone while pragnant tapering tramadol. Also on benzo docter want me to go off cold turkey from benzo. This is allready a nightmare. I stoped telling how it feels having pain. Inside and out. 4 hours sleep while pragnant. And all the things you sad you nailed it. I just want this to be over. God bless you.
I'm so scared. Have been on tramadol for 7 years for a back pain. Tried to quit but it was so hard and it scared the hell out of me and I couldn't follow through. I now I want to quit and have never toke more than my doctor order me to, but it don't help me anymore and I'm always tired and don't have a life anymore. Thanks for this video and all your tips.
Good luck I have been on 400 to 500 mg a day for 8 years now same reason your on them I have tried to stop a 1000 times I can't do it. I hope you make I really do.
@@sdcanyoncarver2203 in the same boat as you guys. am on day 6 now without it, though the symptoms for me personally is surprisingly not too severe. just restlessness and yawning/sighing alot for me
Mayby take 50 mg less , for 3 or 4 days. And so on... build it down. Take asprine. 3 x a day. I am doing it now. This is on doctor's advice. So you should try it ?? If you need support , I would like to help you. And mayby Visa versa
@@Angeleyes26 hi yes I have tried everything. it's been over 8 years if been on this stuff. The withdrawal for me is so bad and painful when I tried to just stop taking it all I can think about is eating a bullet or jumping off a bridge to make the pain stop. I hope you make it through your withdrawal and stay clean.
So, I lost my script last week. I called my (new) drs office. They told me it is my responsiblity to hold onto my medication and to go to the ER if I have any pain. Basically though, I ended up being forced into a withdrawal situation. I've been without this med for 72 hours which is alot after 15+ years on them. Personally I think my drs office was irresponsible to not see me or at least advise me. I guess my point is I'm wondering if I even want to go back on them now. Not because they didnt work but going through withdrawal is not a great feeling. Thank you for this video. 😏
Holy fuck.. Doctor way irresponsible just stopping this drug cold turkey can kill you seizure can happen. This drug kills more people pure year than any other drug out there.. Go to er next time
Then they wonder why you buy illegally! It makes no sense. But, I get they're situation as well. Everyone would say that excuse if they could get the Dr to write up a new script..
Now is your chance to quit ! GO FOR IT! Think of how normal you were before ever taking tramadol! I do,and wish I never started taking it. I wasn't warned about...the heart speeding up....from to much sertonin and e epinephrine...not good....I have to take carvedilol beta blocker blood pressure medicine to stop palpitations....
My dose doesn't cover the pain anymore, so I am in pain and addicted. Today I started to take 50 mg less every 3 days. ( now on 3 x 100 mg) I want to feel clear again
@@pamcakesokie283 I will be using CBD oil too. 🙏👌🏻 I have a friend of a friend who makes great oil. 8%. So I wanna give it a try. Also take Gaba , for my ADD, anxiety
@@Angeleyes26 How did your taper work out? I'm using tramadol to get off Suboxone, and I'm down to 200mg by going down 50mg every five days. I was taking 350mg on my worst days.
I went to a rehab center twice. For tramadol and did not get the help i needed. FYI. many centers don't know how to treat this opioid. But they will tell you they do, just to get the $$$$$. Remember this places make min $15,000.00 . But please be careful with this centers. God bless you.
Yeah, I was addicted to Tramadol too for about 4 or 6 years. I became a different person. Boy that withdrawal was horrible. But the scariest thing about being dependant of Tramadol is running out and having to get your next pill bottle. My life was consumed with getting more and more Tramadol. It was a vicious cycle that never ended. But thru God's grace and my wife, I kicked that habit and if I can do it, anyone can. Don't give up. Life is so much better without that drug.
Hey man glad to hear you quit, I'm trying to quit now. Can you tell me how long the worst part of withdrawal lasted? When did you finally start to feel better and when did it all get easier?
Mann made, you are so right. It does change us, I'm not me atm a lot of the time .. My head is full of worry all the time, unless I'm fully loaded with tramadol.. Well done for quiting, I hope I can soon
@@joshhernandez5069 it can take a few months to fully recover.. But the worst period is the first 2 weeks of withdrawal, but by the 3rd week it eases off (So I am told that is, by various people. But we are all different so I guess it will vary person to person
I'm in the same boat as you.. I'm down to 3 a day from about 8, 50mg a day
It's bloody hard..
@@joshhernandez5069 ?g
@@compostcorner5934 hope you made it. Coming from 10 years addiction, sometimes 150mg at day and more. I come out in 1 month, first week was a nightmare, tbh. But I made it. I was feeling without energy, always in pain, my body was weak af. After the year I started to do some workout, now I feel good. Tbh sometimes I think about tramadol, but when it happen I suddenly think about the pain I suffer to coming out that habit. No bullshit, it's hard, very hard, I've done it solo without any help so I guess everybody can. Stay strong dude, and sorry for my English, not my mother language.
Found out I was pregnant and had to stop cold turkey I was already down to 50mg a day but I was on it varying amounts for over 5 years. I’m on week two and starting to see the light. I’m so glad for this baby finally forcing me to get off this awful drug once and for all never going back
Can you please tell us, for how long the withdrawal symptoms persisted ?
@@Coolsponge100Hey, do not worry about Tramadol withdrawals, just taper, it's nothing like heroin withdrawals. You could look up some of the horrific heroin withdrawals people have gone through it. However, I am not undermining Tramadol withdrawals whatsoever, but as far as heroin, it is more doable and much achievable. By the first week you will start feeling better. You could take benzos for 4/5 days just to help you sleep. DO NOT USE BENZOS MORE THAN THAT. IT IS ONE OF THE CRAZIEST DRUG TO COME OFF, and benzos withdrawals are something else. By the end of 14 days you will be almost good to go and you will definitely see a change. Watching tele helps bide away time. I have had the experience of detoxing from heroin, methadone, benzos. Out of all these crazy and brutal experiences, Tramadol was the easiest of the lot, my friends would say the same, however every person is different in terms of physiology, metabolism etc so I guess each individual will have a different reaction, but the probability is you will have easier withdrawals, because only in rare cases Tramadol withdrawals will be as chronic as heroin withdrawals. God bless.
This shit was the precipice to my moms pill/ heroin addiction. She was told it wasn’t addictive. Few years later her doctor dies, and now all the docs are like “now we aren’t prescribing that”. She was a single mom in excruciating pain and now experiencing withdraws she never ever ever expected. She had a really awful friend who offered her pills and fentanyl patches. She took them after trying to go cold turkey, and then she got hooked. It spiraled from there. Thankfully she got clean in my youth. I’m proud of her.
Glad she got better!
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Thanks Phil. I'm overcoming an alcohol addiction as well tramadol and promethazine. I would take them all at once. God's love and mercy has kept me alive.
what a genuine , honest account.
If I hadn't watched this id have kept takin the stuff.
I felt like it was a miracle cure all lately.
In the bin with it
Going through this myself right now. Five years straight. I decided I've had enough, quit cold turkey. I'm five days in and life if pretty much hell, but your video is like that Good Samaritan that picked me up and helped me not quit. Thank you, you're video is a God-send.
Day 4 for me
@@haleemahsaida9772 2 yrs out how you fo8ng
@@haleemahsaida9772still doing well?
I’m 40 year single mom I have 2 kids Today is 12 day coming off this Devil .i was on 200 mg I’m Praying 🙏 thank u for this video .
Never received IM but do hope you are hanging in there and doing ok Najla......
Phil Eichinger thank u 😊
Najla Moralis
How are you going? :)
Evolutionary Advantage I stop tramadol 48 now still have problems sleeping and depression killing me ...thank u for asking 😊.and how about u ?
Niccy Marree I send my prayers to u . just do-wet for your kids. Good luck 👍
I'm currently dependent on them. I'm about to begin my journey of being sober ❤
I am on day 7. I fell horrible and have barely slept at all. Exhausted physically and mentally. You really explained how I'm feeling so well. Thank you for giving me hope I will get there.
Anna D. Hope you are doing well. Any tips for me for my detox? How long did it take to fully leave your system?
How did you do. Are you clean now 👍
@@susanajimenez9030 how r you doing now? 10 months later?
This by far the best video out there on the subject! Thank you so much for the upload.
Best motivator ever!!!
I have been addicted to tramadol for 14 years (thats half my life), had 3 OD but i managed to get off 5 months ago.. Wish i could've find you earlier so i would have been prepared for the mental breakdownds,but it still helps because i still have them.. so THANK YOU 🙏🙏🙏
andrijana anna, how are you doing now?
Any update how you doing now ?
You’re so inspiring, Phil! Thank you!! 🙏🏼
When you said you would take fifteen hot baths per night I can relate. At one point I had pillows in the bathtub. I lived in the bathtub for a couple of days.
You have just made me cry, I’ve been on tramadol for 11 years and i am so desperate to feel the way I did feel before taking the so called wonder drug, i felt so alone in my Addiction until I saw your priceless information and I respect you so much for being there for people who are so desperate for help, i thank you from the bottom of my heart, i wish you only the very best, you definitely deserve it 🙂
Hey Carl how are u doing?
Me too 😢
How are you ?
Thank you Phil for your information and for being so sincere.
You have just pretty much described my life. Thank you so much for your
time and effort. I wish you all the best.
Thanks for this Phil. Very much appreciate your honesty and advice .
Been trying to get off these for 2 1/2 months and been on a taper. Was on anywhere from 300-400 a day. Went cold turkey but the rls and insomnia was too much. Im fortunate enough to be able to go into a detox facility. Scared but want to get it over with. My plan is actually going this Friday. So hopefully within the next 14 days I will be free from this nightmare
Going on 10 years and 2 days ago I had a seizure I tried to stop cold turkey but I couldn’t so I’m trying to taper off I was doing 16 100mg pills a day
God bless you, Phil. Thanks for sharing.
Phil, this is incredible! You are a TRUE WARRIOR ! Withdrawl symptoms are beyond any words! You killed it! "One day at a time" my friend, keep fighting the fight and climbing that mountain! Everyday is a gift and so worth it! Thank you for sharing!!! ❤
alll power to you bro, well done your helping folk every time this video is watched.
Your words actually took away a big part of my discomfort in the form of confusion.
Great video, today is Day 1 for myself and no Tramadol. This is a long hard path, I have been on it for 5 years. Constantly increasing the dose, I will become another good story just like you! Thank you 🙏
I love this Nathan. So much of This is Mental Frame of mind and awareness when things get tough, And you've Got that piece down my friend. I am here if you need me.
How are you now?
Nathan, YOU sure will.
@@aliabdelaziz905 not to many people know who your username is. Lol I do though
Any update?
You just put more muscle into my recovery. I now embrace the paws. It’s just my brain healing is all. ❤
This is one of the best videos to help with anxieties fears which then result in severe EMOTIONAL PAIN. I’m sober over 23 years and I’m 10 months post benzo taper and still going through the chemical withdrawals but getting better and your videos give me tools on how to manage in a healthy way. Thank you!!!
You gave the very best illustration of what to expect that I’ve ever watched. Thank you so very much.
Thanks Phil.. You're video gave me hope. Blessings 🕊️💞
Thankyou for sharing..i wish i had seen this during my battle with wds from tramadol..you are an inspiration for sure.
I had taken this drug for 3 yrs for back and RA pain. It almost drove me insane. I was so depressed , it made me take in the world differently. It is so hard to articulate what I mean, that and I would get horrible sweats and then freezing. But it was the mental shit I couldn't take. My Doctor would tell me my depressed feelings were from something other then Tramadol. I read about the horrors coming off this drug, even so, I went cold turkey. I had a couple days off , and a quarter oz of weed. The worst was joint pain, one min sweating my ass off to freezing.I thought it was many times worse than Klonopin. I feel it changed my brain chemistry for life. This drug should be outlawed. You can get off it, you can do it, then once you accomplished that , do your part and tell everyone you know , to stay miles away from this poison. Good luck....
@Thomas Speece .... wow you thought it was worse than klonopin wd? I’m currently going through that now and it’s brutal. 😢
How are you feeling today brother?
@@karenf7451 how are you doing now Karen?
@@jakethesnake4971 soooo much better! My last dose of klonopin was in Dec 2020 and each day it gets better!
@@karenf7451 how are you now Karen ?
Such a true and honest person. Well done my friend
Hi I am on day 5 of no tramadol. I completely understand and appreciate your video. It's been the hardest thing ever but I do see glimpses of what normal feels like and I want to be able to help people the same way you are helping me
I am 6 weeks off after taking these recreationally for many years. I am living in my normal feelings, facing my fears that I was running from and ya know, it's not so bad. Once you find your happiness and overcome your fears, it makes a tremendous difference. Prayers have truly helped.
How are you now
@Simba Rashamira amazing! I have been going to the gym everyday, swimming biking and running and I start two new jobs soon!keep it up! You can do it and be anything you dream of. I believe in you
I’m on day 5 now and having glimpses of my life again and who I was.. I’m done with Trama
LOVE your honesty ♡
truer words never spoken. Thank you.
3 weeks into not taking them (250 mg every other day just to get high for last two years) and pretty much all withdrawal symptoms are gone (cold sweats, restless leg, flu symptoms, ect.) . The only thing is still not getting much sleep but it's getting better. 1st week or 2 really sucks! Luckily I am financially free so I didn't have to go to work. If I did it would of been 10x as miserable. Hopefully this helps someone .
I am currently working on myself,the thought that always rings in my mind is that I can't do it but you inspired me today never to give up and I believe when I am through it I will get back to you,I don't have the resources to overcome it but I promise myself whatever the outcome will be I am prepared I will.....
Thank you for sharing your story. Straight up.
Glad you made it bro. Great story very well said.👍
Really good one! Appreciate your advice and knowledge, very nice to know what to expect! Thanks man
Thank you so much i wish I had seen this video before I quit. He is brilliant at describing what withdrawal is like x
Just wanted to stop by and say thank you. I’m not currently recovering from addiction but I am suffering from a serious anxiety stretch and seasonal depression this made me feel like I’m in control and can help myself. Thank you so much
❤
Very helpful Phil - good job
everything you describe is exactly as it is. Horrendous experience. Well done man for getting off them!
You brought me to tears with the intrusive thoughts comments. I'm 4.5 months clean and have been convinced I'm having terrifying flashbacks of events that weren't traumatic. It is terrifying. I feel that I'm living that moment in the present. Best video out there. All of it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Omg.....I found someone just like me......I hate my life....I been having life flashbacks and reliving bad moments in my life......its like a TV in my head that just doesn't turn off.......I'm 34 and its been happening since I was 10 I believe......people even doctors don't get me......they just tell me.....not to take things so seriously or just forget about those things......I'm embrassed to say ..... Opiates help me forget......oh and the nightmares every night.
Lauren how are you doing? Did you stay off the tram? How long have you been clean? How long did the worst of the withdrawals last and when did you start to feel "better?"
@@joshhernandez5069 Hi, Josh, I am doing so much better, thank you. Life is so much better without it. I am 14 months clean now. The physical withdrawls settled down 1-2 months after (each day with improvement) and mentally I started feeling better at 3 months but "normal" at 5 months. It was imperative to exercise and eat well. How are you doing? I promise it all gets better and is so worth it
@@laurenawal33 I've just started to taper off, so I havent really stepped into hell yet, but I plan on not buying anymore after my current supply dries up. So I'm trying to make the transition as easy as possible by ramping down my usage. I've gone from 1,400-1,500 mg a day (15 100mg pills) down to 6 or 7 now. I'm hoping to be down to one or two a day by the time I run out, and that's when the real test will begin. I'm glad you're free from it, this addiction has taken over my life and I know how bad it is so I am very proud of you. Thank you for giving me hope.
@@joshhernandez5069 Thank you for your kind words! I turned to this video daily! You are half way there! Don't ever give up. I was terrified that my personality would change, etc, and even saw an addiction specialist about that concern. Noone knew and I only became a better, happier, less anxious person. I took close to the amount you do and it took everything from me. I promise life is better on the other side. If you feel jittery, change your surroundings, go on a walk. You've got this!
Hi Phil ... interesting to hear you talk about your restless leg as I hadn't asossiated mine with my tramadol use ... it's killing me . I am on the verge of giving up and yes I mean literally. . No sleep , swets, from hell, loss of appetite, no energy , the list is endless ... Great to hear of your recovery. .. well done to you and I wish you well moving forward .
How are you doing Friend? Still fighting?
A sleep doctor cured my restless leg with iron supplements. I need to keep my iron levels a few points higher than what's normal. Just incase other things don't help
@@cherrypie112759how you doing now ?
Wishing you all the best! I know how HORRIBLE Tramadol withdrawal is
Thanks a lot for this. I was on 400mg a day. I’m now down to 25mg a day and off by end of 2020. Sometimes your brain will scream at you to take one to stop it. Those are obvious. But when the brain sees that doesn’t work, it gets very good a softly telling you and explaining it with logic. Those are the ones to really be on guard for.
PS: I forgot to mention I did a LOT of praying. If your a believer, Christ will definitely help pull you out of this..I have a prayer I say every day that's related to drug addiction..if anyone wants it, post a comment.
What's the prayer 🥺🙏
Thanks for the helpful video. I’m on day 2 off a serious Tramadol addiction. Day one 1 I was very emotional and bad headache. Just woke from 3 hours sleep and heading into day 2. So far it’s bearable, but early days.
You look great brother!!
I am glad I looked this up. Doc had me on a strong NSAID for joint inflammation and that messed up my stomach real bad after only three weeks of use. I went back and she switched me to Tramadol. I been using 1-2 pills per day off and on for about three weeks now (my magic number) but started to notice that I was getting tired without them. Like falling asleep in meetings and strange stuff after they wore off. This prompted me to take it again to see if the tiredness would go away and it does. It also works so well on my pain I started thinking wow can I take these long term but another part of me said "red flag" for every up there is a down. After seeing a few videos like this one I am going to stop now and hope I do not suffer any serious withdrawals.
Was prescribed tramadol after knee surgery 4 years ago, realised how it lifted my mood after taking it, as you say those positive effects stop working and i formed a habit of 150-200mg a-day, i am currently going through withdrawl of all the above symptoms you have mentioned from 2nd October 22. I am currently ill with covid i cnt decide if the sweats and stomach cramping is that or withdrawl. Currently down to 25mg a day and want this dirty drug out my system for good, the more i listen, the more i realise it is withdrawl, not being able to sleep due to the restless legs, the anxiety and stomach cramps are hell on earth. The crazy thoughts of doom and gloom and tears of despair when i have the most amazing job and life is brutal and all because of a dirty drug which i initially used to ease my pain . Thank you for this amazing insight.
Wow did you do ok how are you now ??
I also have a good job and had to leave work 4 days into a new working week because I had to quit tramadol because we was having a drugs test at work. I’m now today 5 days off tramadol and never want to go through those emotions again…. When withdrawing… I’m done
@@nathansthebesthow you doing man ?
@@maxmelendrez5009 all good bro will never touch the stuff again… good times but Noway would I do those withdrawals again
Great video Sir..... I'm just about to start that journey..... I've been taking tramadol for 9 months and I think that´s enough..... This video gives me hope and courage.......
Thank you for posting. My doctor prescribed....I will not renew my prescription. Many blessings to you for this video. I don't want to experience withdrawals. Again much love and thank you for this ❤️ video
I been struggling with tramadol for years off and on. And right now at this very moment I'm on withdraw and I cried when you said that the brain basically tells u if u just take one more pill you will be fine because yes yes it's TRUE. What made me want to stop this time was because I was using over 1000 mg and I've lost about 10 kg and one day I just felt I was about to fall asleep and maybe not wake up and I just realised this is all me doing this to myself and im not gonna die like this... I was using excuses to use so I have the energy to take care of everybody and honestly it worked for a while until it just stopped working and all I really cared about was getting tramadol. Thank you, you are making a big difference. I don't feel so alone anymore. God bless you
God Bless You Sofie. You are Brave, Courageous, and So Very Worth It
Plz help me by telling me the substance to use so the withdrawal effects will be less
I felt the same way my brother, I suddenly fell asleep on myself when I was talking and I later felt like I'm loosing my mind. It is too bad for me bro.
Came across your video last night and I am just a few minutes into it.
Just gotta love the white coat legal drug dealers who in no way shape or form can be sued for their lies!!!
I've been on trams for roughly 6/7 years due to back pain and depression.
2 years ago I stopped the tram and started taking kratom the white maeng da strain. It helped tremendously with the withdraws but my mind was like a flat tire. I might have been off them for maybe a few months but I could be wrong. It helps with my neuro-receptors and allows me to sound smart-ish.....
Not being on them it like a spark plug that is not gapped properly.
My doctor did some research and said that tramadol works just like cymbalta.
Either way no matter who you are, it's a crap drug and it locks it's claws on the person. My depression becomes worse when I'm off of them. I commend any and all who has kicked the devil out of their lives. I won't give up. Thank you to Phil for making this video and all the testimonies from all of you. God bless.
Phil, I happened to see a comment of yours on a Facebook post, and in an effort to see if you were being serious or sarcastic, I checked your profile. Well, I ran into this video and it was definitely God's Providence because this is exactly what I needed to see right now. Thank you for your story and advice!! (I don't even care about the original post I was checking out 🤷🏼♀️) I'm fighting the brain zaps right now so when I can't take it anymore I take a tram but I'm at 1/day. Hopefully none soon, but the zap!!
Thank you for this video. I took my last Tramadol 2 weeks ago. This was my 3rd time coming off this devil drug. I’ve been taking it off and on for 15 years for chronic neck paid from a birth defect. Essentially my neck and spine are twisted. The 1st time I went cold turkey and nearly had a stroke. The 2nd time I tapered over a month. This time (I was taking 8-9 50mg pills a day), I tapered over 2 months. Took one less pill every week on Mondays. It wasn’t easy but tolerable. I had the help of my husband who held onto the pills because I didn’t trust myself to take ‘just 1’ to alleviate the withdrawals.
The brain damage part is what scares me. I know I’ve screwed up my brain. I thought I’d be ok with the long taper. But, even after 2 weeks of no Tramadol, I’m still sneezing, achey, feeling fluish, restless legs at night, and the overwhelming exhaustion is the worst. But, each night I beg God/angels to just take me in my sleep. I don’t want to go anywhere. I have a good life, a good husband, loving family/friends. What you said about the negative thoughts brought tears to my eyes and just made me feel not alone. I want to thank you for that. I know they are just negative thoughts and part of this crap medicine, they aren’t ME.
I have a feeling you are a NJ native since you said ‘down the shore’. I’m hoping I have the same epiphany as you when I’m there this summer.
it only took me one day it was awful but it was only about 24hours
but now i am strung out on fentanyl
How do people not feel massively depressed after weeks of no sleep. You are very strong for surviving this
Thank you for making this video. New subscriber here. I hope I am successful while I get off this medication.
Susana Seay life is boring and depressing without trams
Thank you I need to hear that
Great job phil!
3 months since I quit tramadol after almost 5 years of abusing I was taking about 4 50mg pills a day then I meet this person that was traveling to mexico every weekend and he started bringing the Mexican tramadol 100mg capsules they were so cheap and easy to get that it was almost impossible to quit thank God I made it and recovered the life that I was missing
Only 200mg a day? Oh man, I'm in a really seriously bad spot and so ashamed for it. I start off with four then take acetaminophen and grapefruit juice to make it stronger. Then 45 minutes later, I'll pop 3 more, then an hour later, another 3 more, and then one more time. This is when I start nodding out which I love. Now I'm getting physically sick in every way and the brain zaps are constant because of the SSRI in it. So, I have to take it at this point. Sweats - hot and cold, adds to my lack of appetite, makes my GAD, OCD, Depression entirely worse, causes my Trichotillomania to get completely out of control and I start going gung-ho with the pimple extractor and tweezers, and also, my moods are unpredictable. It feels like coming off of Effexor/Venlafaxine which one of the hardest anti-depressants to get off of. If I tell my Dr., what will they do?
@@ingrid_inthesky _please_ talk to your doctor!!! I was in the same awful place you are in and my doc helped save my life! At the rate you’re going you’re going to die if you don’t get help. Just be open and honest with your doctor. If you have a good doctor he or she will help you. If not, then find a new one who treats addicts like yourself. If you’re open and honest they can help you. I wish you all the best!
@@Purpleskyshorizon I just recently got a primary this week. I'm afraid if I tell them, they won't put me on the right panic attack medicine I need because it's a benzo. But I can't take it anymore. I took 12 yesterday and have to go out with family today still feeling it. What did doc do to help you when you found yourself stuck?
I don't really know if I'm an addict, I'm just reckless at times but I don't buy pills or anything like that. I stopped tramadol for 4years but here I am I guess. It's my personality.
Amazing Phil 🙌💪
Thank you for this. It’s been a struggle for 8 years.
Hi Phil I have been on Tramadol for 12yrs. I am on day 8 off Tramadol in order to get on LDN low dose naltrexone. I am hopefull the benefits of this will be instrumental in my autoimmune recovery. I recommend looking into it. Thank you for this video ☺️ Take care
This by far is the best video on tramadol addiction I have seen. I was prescribed tramadol after severe blood clots. Told it was non addictive. Fast forward 12 yes 12 years of daily abuse. It cost me my family. My financial situation was destroyed. I was buying this garbage from India. My intake was 20 100mg pills a day. This last Jan my father passed. I made the decision at that time to stop. Cold. No lies what he says in this video is fact. Especially the mental. But know this. Your a strong enough to get through. You might not think so. But you are. It takes time. It does. The thought process is hard. But you can do it. Believe.
Thank you for the video!
May I suggest you try Tru Lemon? It’s better than reconstituted lemon juice and it’s 100% lemon just crystallized. I’m tapering off of Tramadol ER. Your video has helped me. Thank You!
I was on Trams for over 10 years, and quitting cold turkey didn’t stick….I used Marijuana to get off it, and had no terrible withdrawals
Just want to say thank you for doing this video. You describe it exactly and I am sure you have helped a lot more people than you know. There is almost no real accounts of tramadol addiction and recovery online.
My father just died, he was heavy tramal user, unfortunately he wasnt able to fight it of. As a son of a person on such a drug, its horrible, its like he was never there, no emotions, nothing. It is a nigthmare for everyone involved. I hope u will beat that addiction, its hard. I wish you all the best, your family need you...
I understand what your saying about getting beat up. Shower and shave every day. All im on is suboxone. Tapering. Its a long RD. I cant imagine all the crap you went through.
I took tramadol for the first time a few days ago , and i noticed that i had real bad depression which is way out of character for me . Needles to say i discontinued emediately. God bless
slap twin that’s strange as it improves mood and depression but everyone is different
@@bonesawarm6987 it's a weird drug because in the beginning tramadol made me feel absolutely brilliant..
Felt alive, confident, bags of energy.... But after 4 years, the depression came, and the anxiety is awful
@@compostcorner5934 .
Tramadol is absolutely addictive. Ive been taking it since around 2006. Back then a regular doctor would hand them out easy. 150-200 at a time. I got up to 6-7 a day. The last several years ive been on 2-5 a day. Usually 3-4. But the constant anxiety of running out is just too much. Its literally killing me. I am really going to try to taper myself down, and stop them completely. Ive had withdrawals from this stuff before and it is really hard if you arent down to 1-2 a day. God help me. Im down to about 2-3 a day right now. Definitely going to get all my clothes clean.
God this man 100 💯 🙏 I feel like everything he says is me me going through it all
How are you now? ❤
Blessed. 💯 loving life
@@sallyviveros754 That's awesome news. Well done! Today is my 1st day
Great video
Thanks!!! can you please, again name the food and drinks that helped you during early and later stages of recovery.
I know I'm not alone.
Thank you so much for sharing. ❤
Yeah, also have plenty of Clean Clothes done in advance as feel so lethargic etc. Won't be able to do sod all when getting off buph'. Great VID✌
I can handle everything but the insomnia is too crazy. I am on tramadol now and I am thinking to only take 50mg so I can be able to sleep. Dude congrats on your recovery, but not all of us are as strong as you are.
how u doing bro
I stopped today !! Well, i have a 21 day plan. Took 3 x 100 gram daily for 4 years.
I needed to upgrade the dosis. But I am done! I want to feel again. Find my way in my pain. Respect for you, and thanks for sharing
Still using... the tapering went way to fast .
I am not just an abusieve person . I just have real pain . Fistels and fibromyalgie and reuma hands en ME?
I just wanted it so bad, but serotonine wise I agree , it’s doing nothing if you want a fix. Do you have chronic pain , it’s oke. Ik know ik need to upgrade or use something else , but I leave it like this,
Next week I will see mu doctor 🧑🏻⚕️ after a year . And I need a new plan, help and pain relieve .
Not 24/7
Just like 4 time a week, so I can see a movie again. Or see and old friend.
Or shop 3 hours without passing out on my bike.
Amazing video
Thanks so much mate I beet taken Tramadol about 2 months and I am only 22 years old I will stop taking them from today hopefully I can stop it and I will come back next few week to tell u how I feel thanks again.
I just turned 58 and I’m going into day 6 of this beast of a withdrawal. I had no idea Tramadol was the demon it turned out to be. I’ve taken 600mg or more everyday for just over 3 years and finally decided enough was enough. I couldn’t do the tapering either. I wasn’t going to make it being miserable so long so I’m doing cold turkey. I honestly thought “ oh heck, sweating, freezing a little diarrhea, a sleepless night or two and maybe a few muscle aches and I’d be fixed. I should of watched some videos. A friend tried to tell me what it was like but honestly I thought he was exaggerating some and he didn’t want to correct me when I told him “ehhh it won’t be to bad. I’ll feel like I have a little bit of the flu a couple of days then it’ll be over” He was afraid to tell me I was WAY underestimating this thing because he didn’t want to scare me into staying addicted. Thanks for the honesty and heads up on what’s ahead. I had no clue about that. BUT as hard as things are and will get as this detox continues at least I’ll be that much further down the line from this tramadol hell. I may have quit smoking two months too early ha!
I'm 58 as well. I take Tramadol for RA and a smoker most my life. I went cold turkey on Methadone 10 years ago, lived through it, but took me 6 month's to restore my sleep...
I was hooked on 2 grams a day.
@@jesselee4405dayum
Best video on this
Ohh yes tramadol withdraws 5 days into it. My back hurts a lot but I been though he'll
Man you just described tramidal withdraw perfectly. What you dident cover that I have problems with are the mussel spasms they are horrible and very painfull. longest i went was 9 days and I did not sleep for 8 of thoughs days.
thank you for your help
Thank you Phil
Jesus. I thought opioid withdrawal was brutal! I've also experienced SSRI withdrawal & it was horrible. Coming off both together. Fucking hell! I'm glad I hate tramadol! Great video. I've got off Methadone, gabapentin and SSRIs. Now I'm almost ready to tackle my benzo habit.
Tramadol works wonders for my chronic pain... I have to take it daily tho as it’s the only thing that works for me... and it has given me a better quality of life
I had an alcohol issue the doctor recommended tramadol to get through the alcohol withdrawal. it worked but then I became addicted to the tramadol. I’ve been taking tramadol for over 20 years it was all tram in the beginning. although I’ve never taken more than four or five in one day I cannot shut it off completely so tapering it just seems to be an endless chasing my tail thanks for your video though I’ll keep trying.
You helped me. Feeling so alone while pragnant tapering tramadol. Also on benzo docter want me to go off cold turkey from benzo. This is allready a nightmare. I stoped telling how it feels having pain. Inside and out. 4 hours sleep while pragnant. And all the things you sad you nailed it. I just want this to be over. God bless you.
The only thing you can control in your life is your mind!!! YOU HAVE TO CONTROL WHAT IS GOING through your mind❤️
The thoughts are the worst thing worse than the sleep but if u get through them u will be good 🙏 and u will
I'm so scared. Have been on tramadol for 7 years for a back pain. Tried to quit but it was so hard and it scared the hell out of me and I couldn't follow through. I now I want to quit and have never toke more than my doctor order me to, but it don't help me anymore and I'm always tired and don't have a life anymore. Thanks for this video and all your tips.
Good luck I have been on 400 to 500 mg a day for 8 years now same reason your on them I have tried to stop a 1000 times I can't do it. I hope you make I really do.
@@sdcanyoncarver2203 in the same boat as you guys. am on day 6 now without it, though the symptoms for me personally is surprisingly not too severe. just restlessness and yawning/sighing alot for me
Mayby take 50 mg less , for 3 or 4 days. And so on... build it down. Take asprine. 3 x a day. I am doing it now. This is on doctor's advice. So you should try it ?? If you need support , I would like to help you. And mayby Visa versa
@@Angeleyes26 hi yes I have tried everything. it's been over 8 years if been on this stuff. The withdrawal for me is so bad and painful when I tried to just stop taking it all I can think about is eating a bullet or jumping off a bridge to make the pain stop. I hope you make it through your withdrawal and stay clean.
So, I lost my script last week. I called my (new) drs office. They told me it is my responsiblity to hold onto my medication and to go to the ER if I have any pain. Basically though, I ended up being forced into a withdrawal situation. I've been without this med for 72 hours which is alot after 15+ years on them. Personally I think my drs office was irresponsible to not see me or at least advise me. I guess my point is I'm wondering if I even want to go back on them now. Not because they didnt work but going through withdrawal is not a great feeling. Thank you for this video. 😏
Holy fuck.. Doctor way irresponsible just stopping this drug cold turkey can kill you seizure can happen. This drug kills more people pure year than any other drug out there.. Go to er next time
Then they wonder why you buy illegally! It makes no sense. But, I get they're situation as well. Everyone would say that excuse if they could get the Dr to write up a new script..
Now is your chance to quit ! GO FOR IT! Think of how normal you were before ever taking tramadol! I do,and wish I never started taking it. I wasn't warned about...the heart speeding up....from to much sertonin and e epinephrine...not good....I have to take carvedilol beta blocker blood pressure medicine to stop palpitations....
Do not get back on.
Tramadol doesn't even touch my pain! I don't even know why I take it.
My dose doesn't cover the pain anymore, so I am in pain and addicted. Today I started to take 50 mg less every 3 days. ( now on 3 x 100 mg) I want to feel clear again
@@Angeleyes26 I started taking CBD gummies to help with pain.
@@pamcakesokie283 I will be using CBD oil too. 🙏👌🏻 I have a friend of a friend who makes great oil. 8%. So I wanna give it a try. Also take Gaba , for my ADD, anxiety
@@Angeleyes26 the Cbd oil will help big-time with your anxiety. It really helps with sleep too.
@@Angeleyes26 How did your taper work out? I'm using tramadol to get off Suboxone, and I'm down to 200mg by going down 50mg every five days. I was taking 350mg on my worst days.
I went to a rehab center twice. For tramadol and did not get the help i needed. FYI. many centers don't know how to treat this opioid. But they will tell you they do, just to get the $$$$$. Remember this places make min $15,000.00 . But please be careful with this centers. God bless you.
How you doing now friend