Author: Shaz

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 1:28 am

I developed a tramadol dependency a few years ago. I was taking between 500 and 700mg per day. It was prescribed by my doctor and I was told it was non addictive which is very untrue. This drug may not bind to your opiod receptors in the same way that hydrocodone or oxycodone does however when I tried to quit cold turkey I found out first hand what withdrawls were. I actually worked through this on my own and tapered myself off of the tramadol. I tapered myself down at 100mg intervals every 3 days until I was down to 25 mg for the final 3 days and then stopped taking it and didn’t feel any withdrawls. I was on this drug for almost a year and was so happy that I got off of it.

Is there any chance you can maybe get back on the tramadol and taper yourself off that? I’m not sure how much tram you would need to take to replace your suboxone treatment at this point. I can’t believe your doctor put you on that much suboxone for a tramadol dependency though. That was very ignorant of your doctor to do and I would question their understanding of drug dependency altogether.

I have found I have had the best luck when I have done things on my own. Most doctors are idiots and just want your money anyways. Luckily there are forums like this where you can get better information from other people that have been there and done that.