Tramadol compared to vicodin
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I have been a vicodin addict for many years on and off and have now been taking tramadol 400mg daily for about 4 months with an occasional bought of a week or so of 50-80 mgs of vicodin daily. I would like to know how bad withdrawal will be at this level when compared to withdrawal coming off of 200-300 mg of vicodin which I have done in the past. I have also withdrawn from Cymbalta which was hell and lasted for over 30 days.
Thank you - I've read that alot - that tramadol is harder to get off of than vicodin. It's so weird to me that my doctor prescribed it in the first place as a better alternative. My hope is to only take it for a little while then get back on track tapering off of the vicodin. I've been all over the map with norco, vicodin, oxycodone - it's exhausting just to look back on all the time I've fought to manage the pain while struggling to keep it under control.
Wow that is a bit concerning. I figured going from 10 vicodin a day to 2 or 1 tramadol would HAVE to be better. The one thing I noticed after the first couple weeks is that I have adjusted to *feeling* things again, which was difficult at first after not feeling much for the months on Vicodin. Feeling things, sitting through them and not being numb when the day was stressful, painful, difficult, etc. was the first change I noticed.
Well, there's not much I can do at this point.
What happened was I told my doctor I was abusing my prescription for vicodin and he gave me a script of tramadol and to take as many as needed to get off the vicodin. I suppose he was joking but anyways for about two weeks I was taking tramadol. Some days 5 other days up to 8. It helped me get off vicodin but when my doctor refused my refill and I couldn't call him cause they were closed for the weekend.
Yea, I get methamphetamine like effect from Tramadol. They make me speed like Mad. I do get a euphoric feeling from them sometimes, when peaking. I'm not going to explain how to make Tramadol have those effects, but they can and do with me. They make me feel far better than hydrocodone ever did. To me hydrocodones are very weak, Very Weak compared to Tramadol. But they do work on pain differently. I'm not going to explain how to use it for pains either.
I suffer from Osteo-arthritis in both knees from 4 knee surgeries, and a dislocated disc in my back. Tramadol comes from the morpine family hard to get addicted to. I am disabled from my injuries and I have been on hydrocodone and it never took the pain away and I have take darvacet, percacet and to my surprise Tramadol works for me and my quality of life is so much better and I am 48 yrs old!!!
My doctor today switched me to Tramadol to wean off of the Vicodin over 3 weeks, then stay with the Tramadol. Is Tramadol just as addictive as the Vicodin? Will it help with any withdrawl symptoms I may have from going off of the Vicodin? I am terrified of withdrawl and have no idea if I will experience withdrawl symptoms. Any info on this subject would be greatly appreciated!
Would never had done the tramadol but I don't know how much worse it is or isn't. Ive heard that tramadol is worse than just cold turkey norco but I'm an addict just gonna not use today. Thank you for the support.
i have taken vicodin for about 10 years now. I have never increased the dosage or abuse the med. my dr recently put me on tramadol which i'll try anything. i am to take 2 tramadol twice daily or as needed along with 800 mg ibuprofen twice daily. i have not found any resolve with this medication (i have been on it 2 weeks). i also have not had any typical withdrawl symptoms from stopping the vicodin. i have degeneration of my t3 and t4 vertebre and spinal rotation and of course subluxation.
Vicodin is a higher pain killer than tramadol. Tramadol to me is no different to tylenol, then i have some friends that are addicted to it. I am coming off of vicodin and i dont sugest anyone take it for any periods of time. I dont know your story but if possible i would stray from vicodin. LIke i said i have used them both and vicodin gave the the pain relief and the "high" i was looking for tramadol didnt even touch the pain.
Not so much about an addiction problem I have but more about some concerns. I've been on some pain meds for a back problem for a while now, so I do have some tolerance, but today was a particularly bad day after recovering from surgery. I've been on Vicodin (about 3-6 a day for about a year now) and then a month or so on Oxycodone after spinal surgery.
I was weening myself felt kinda crappy for a couple of days about a week. I found myself back at the doc for more vicodin but I got tramadol. Its seems to last longer but it doesn't give the same effect so I just took two a day. I found two vicodin hidden away and I took them one day and they didn't do anything!! I felt achy and tired the whole day. Is tramadol doing this or am I going through withdrawl.
I have a herniated disc l5-s1, I have been on tramadol 2-50mg pills every 3-4 hrs due to the severe pain and vicodin as needed when therapy got really painful, the dr told me to take 2 pills but failed to change it in the computer now I'm cut off till 2 weeks from now . I'm in chronic pain and have about 25 vicodin left. I'm worried about the withdrawl symptoms from the tramadol.
My doctore told me over and over it would be no problem to get off Tramadol because it was non-narcotic and offered it in place of Vicodin. I took it but the side effects were immediate and I went off within a few days and back on Vicodin(Issues there though). Point is, are they reading the same medical journals other docs are?
I always had Tramadol that always helped with the withdrawal. I have since had to use Dilaudid instead. I notice the Tramadol does not seem to reduce the withdrawals. At least physical symtpms such as sweating, insomnia, and discomfort persist. This was pretty much taken care of with Tramadol after running out of Vicodin. I also get this horrible hot/cold feeling in my arms. I do not think I ever experienced this with Vicodin. Does anyone have any idea as to why Tramadol is not as effective?
and compared to the WDs from plain morphine, Ultram WDs are 5x worse at least. Whereas the severe depression from standard opiates withdrawal hits within a few days of stopping, with Tramadol it hits almost immediately. Look at Erowid.org for horror stories of Ultram WD.
But yes, they will lessen Vicodin/codeine WDs.... as Ultram is a synthetic opiate. It may be useful in a VERY short-term taper, but even then, I highly recommend against it.
The flushing can be a normal side effect of the vicodin and should go away or diminish as your body gets used to the meds.
However, if it is more of a rash than just simply reddening of the cheeks flushing, it could be an allergic reaction - you can have an allergic reactioin at any time, even to medication you've taken before.
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