Tramadol and driving

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Avatar f tn Tapering is the best way. Please be careful - DO NOT take Tramadol if you are taking any kind of antidepressant. I was prescribed both and had a grand mal seizure - I'm young and healthy so it was very scary. My fiance woke up to me having the seizure in bed. I thank God I wasn't driving at the time. After doing research I found you are not supposed to mix tramadol with any kind of antidepressant. If you are trying to get off the tramadol you should be completely fine if you taper.
4753943 tn?1359934569 i have been tapering off of tramadol. I have only been on it for about two and a half months and took 200-300 mg per day. I dropped down pretty suddenly to only 100mg per day, One pill in morning and one at night. It has been that way for almost 5 days now. I feel extremely dizzy. My depth perception was so off when I was driving just a few minutes ago, and i usually don't have issues driving at night.
600086 tn?1238418989 tramadol was my DOC also. i took tramadol for several years and lots of it. you maybe over the worst of it. the 'mental' stuff can be ruff. life does get better. hang in there, stay strong.
1544838 tn?1295046893 Oh and the tramadol is a big NO NO! I tried that too and it is just as addicting and a very dangerous drug. Your better off without it.
Avatar n tn Im taking Tramadol for my slipped disc and this actually gets rid of the blood boiling problem but I need to come off the Tramadol but as soon as I lower my dosage the arm problem comes back, I cant sleep so I take the Tramadol again - its a viscious circle and its driving me insane. Has anyone got an answer for this at all? What the hell is it?
176495 tn?1301280412 Had to go to my doctor yesterday due to a recurring headache. First time I've had a chance to tell him I've been off of Tramadol for nearly 3 months (he wanted to put me on them again for my headaches)..I told him "no" and why and he repeated the mantra that tramadol is not addictive. "perhaps not when used as directed, but I can tell you case after case of people i know who have become addicted to it and go through worse withdrawls than many other opiates.
320944 tn?1245966599 Hi! I wanted to come on to bump this up and ask you to talk to me. I think that maybe I can help you out. I took way too much tram a few times, and I had grand mal seizures...one while driving! I don't want to see you get super sick or die, ok? Please let us help you here. You must know how many well meaning people are on this site as long as you have been a member. You could take the same amount of pills tomorrow as you did today and die!
1512059 tn?1298296573 the current "Emily" tramadol detox page? I've been tapering and decided to flush the last four pills. I will need something to do during my insomnia phase.
Avatar f tn 00pm. and around 10 I was driving and I started feeling very dizzy, shaking, fainting feeling and also I felt tingling on my legs and arms. After that I've been feeling sick and nauseated. Could it be cause of the medicine?
Avatar m tn I can cope with the hot and cold sweats, but the crawling is driving me insane. I am already taking Imodium, which is funny as for the past year or so I've been having to take Laxido for constipation. My partner is trying to be understanding, but unless you've experienced drug withdrawal, it's hard to for them to empathise. I just want the crawling under my skin to stop, I just don't know what to do. As suggested I've tried walking, which does help.
Avatar f tn This doctor has had me on methadone which I had allergic reactions,then Belbucca which was horrible and now the Tramadol. I’ve had chronic pain since 2003 from work injuries. I was on Vicodin and then given oxycodone. Never any abuse issues. I had to change PM doctors and this guy is prescribing these meds to appease our government. Trying to tell him I’m sensitive to a lot of meds goes in one ear and out the other! My body has been put thru H*** with all this.
Avatar f tn In december 2014 I ran out of Tramadol and I had the worst days ever, in fact I fell asleep while driving on the freeway and collide with another vehicle. The most horrific night ever, sweating a lot, could not sleep a minute and of course I went back to tramadol. Can someone please tell me HOW to quit tramadol?
Avatar f tn This will be the fifth time I am going CT. I tried it last month and got so tired from no sleep and RLS and arms were driving me crazy, so I gave in when a "friend" called me and bought some Lortab 10's. I now have no more resources, either for more pills or money, so here I am again, getting ready to go c/t. I was wondering if you can use tramadol to get through the first 5 days without getting addicted to them. Just use them to help with sleep and RLS.
Avatar f tn i also have epliletic tonicclonic seizures and been in that situation once before and my doctor said that i shouldnt be driving i dont know the law in texas i live in new england and up here u have to be seizure free for three yrs and have a dr release card along with ur drivers license but in ur husband case if his doctor send a report to dmv then yes they can revoke it till he has his documents to reinstate it but in the mean time if hes having them still even if he misses a dose or not maybe
376940 tn?1241682007 Due to its serotonergic activity, coadministration of tramadol with serotonin-enhancing drugs such as SSRIs, SNRIs, nefazodone, trazodone, and mirtazapine may potentiate the risk of serotonin syndrome, which is a rare but serious and potentially fatal condition thought to result from hyperstimulation of brainstem 5-HT1A and 2A receptors.
Avatar m tn When was the last time you used Tramadol?
Avatar f tn Its a opiod and it has the same potential of abuse but low rates of abuse because people prefer hydrocodones and oxycodones. But tramadol is a little weaker opiod and it also works on your seratonin levels so its little different. So treat it as the vicoden if you are looking at tolerence and addiction. I have bad headaches, migraines and neck problems. No tumor but its pain that debilitates me and i am often left feeling lifeless and sorry for myself.
983592 tn?1249762935 Good luck you can do it, i was on trammies for over a year and honestly i think tramadol withdrawal has a more severe Mental WIthdrawal i would just scream with anger and cry and cry and cry when i tied Detox in a rehab and cold turkey. At the end i was taking 300-450mg at least twice daily. I believe they are EVIL (lol) i was always under the assumption that they were perfectly safe as in non addictive boy was i wrong! Stay stong getting through it will make u stroner!
544292 tn?1268882668 Yeah it was miserable. I started prozac the same day i quit tramadol. and all the vitamins in the thomas recipe. it truly has helped me. you can't mix tramadol and antidepressants which in my opinion keeps me off the trams. whatever works. good luck to you, you're doing fantastic.
Avatar m tn Yesterday, I had 2 teeth pulled and my mother in law gave me some tramadol. Without even thinking (and I think I was under the impression that it wasn’t an opioid) I took a 50mg. My question is.. when can I safely take my suboxone dose?
Avatar f tn Absolutely bad. As I understand it, sub if taken with opiates (and Tramadol is a synthetic opiate) will through you into full blown withdrawals.
Avatar m tn Tramadol is not only a painkiller by affecting the u-opioid receptor but it also have the proprieties of inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine which would make it a painkiller with SNRI proprieties. Pristiq is a SNRI antidepressant so both are interacting together. So you have increased risk of serotonin toxicity and increased risk of seizures and other neurological symptoms. Please call her doctor to let him know this is happening.
Avatar f tn To make it worse, I was driving at the time and had my husband and 7 yr old daughter in the car. I was driving at a low rate of speed in city traffic, so my husband was able to grab the wheel and drive the car towards the curb. When I woke up, I was sitting in an ambulance and they told me I had a seizure and was taking me to the hospital. Also, I somehow broke my left foot when I was in that state and have no idea how I did it and no one seems to be able to tell me how it happened.
Avatar m tn Yes. Long term use of pain killers, even tramadol can change the pain receptors and when you stop using it you can experience heightened sensitivity and rebound pain. Of course, if you've been using it for pain related reasons its also possible that the health condition that prompted the doctor to prescribe tramadol hasn't been resolved.