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Posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 13, 2003, at 13:25:09
Haven't posted in a few days as I haven't been feeling quite right lately. Well, the truth is I feel downright rotten -- I'm about to replace my Ultram with methadone, but I'm trying to wean off the Ultram first. No withdrawal of the opioid type as might be expected... it feels exactly like Paxil withdrawal. Brain zaps, clumsiness, numbness, foggy head and all. Ugh. Opioid withdrawal I can handle, easily. This I can't. I'm trying cutting back 25mg/day -- from 400mg to 375mg daily. Even that seemingly tiny amount has my brain feeling SSRI-fried. I'm considering switching to Prozac, or maybe the liquid formulation of Paxil, in hopes that the withdrawal may go more smoothly (ha). Prozac seems like a good idea... anyone have any advice?
Posted by femlite on October 13, 2003, at 14:51:12
In reply to Ultram withdrawal, posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 13, 2003, at 13:25:09
why are you dropping the ultram?
Posted by btnd on October 13, 2003, at 19:08:11
In reply to Ultram withdrawal, posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 13, 2003, at 13:25:09
Damn man.. I thought you were doing so well with Ultram and DXM's NDMA antagonism.. I really hope you get well very soon.
Take care,
Brad
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 13, 2003, at 20:30:31
In reply to Re: Ultram withdrawal » Ame Sans Vie, posted by femlite on October 13, 2003, at 14:51:12
It seems to be the cause of a really horrible fibromyalgia flare-up I'm having now -- if I go a day or two without it, the pain dissipates but the withdrawal sets in. Go figure. Too bad though, it was great as a psych med.
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 13, 2003, at 20:44:16
In reply to Re: Ultram withdrawal » Ame Sans Vie, posted by btnd on October 13, 2003, at 19:08:11
Thanks for the well-wishing... mentally I still am doing well, aside from the sluggishness of thought that the withdrawal is causing. The tramadol/DXM combination was really great, but the pain it was bringing on was unrelenting. It's been getting worse and worse for the past few months, and for the past three weeks I've been in the process of moving. Really sucks not being able to move boxes more than a few feet at a time at 20 years old. I dunno, I suppose I could just stay on the tramadol and add another opioid to address the pain issue, but I'm really trying to limit how many pills I have to take. Worst comes to worst, I end up stuck on the tramadol and supplementing with morphine. The Duragesic patches are just horrible... I wouldn't even consider staying with these. They help the pain tremendously, but they turn my brain to mush. Not the fun, floaty, opiate heaven way unfortunately. The fentanyl just makes me feel demented on top of it all, lol.
Posted by Iansf on October 15, 2003, at 0:18:36
In reply to Re: Ultram withdrawal » btnd, posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 13, 2003, at 20:44:16
I'm confused. Isn't tramadol supposed to relieve pain?
> Thanks for the well-wishing... mentally I still am doing well, aside from the sluggishness of thought that the withdrawal is causing. The tramadol/DXM combination was really great, but the pain it was bringing on was unrelenting. It's been getting worse and worse for the past few months, and for the past three weeks I've been in the process of moving. Really sucks not being able to move boxes more than a few feet at a time at 20 years old. I dunno, I suppose I could just stay on the tramadol and add another opioid to address the pain issue, but I'm really trying to limit how many pills I have to take. Worst comes to worst, I end up stuck on the tramadol and supplementing with morphine. The Duragesic patches are just horrible... I wouldn't even consider staying with these. They help the pain tremendously, but they turn my brain to mush. Not the fun, floaty, opiate heaven way unfortunately. The fentanyl just makes me feel demented on top of it all, lol.
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 15, 2003, at 18:26:43
In reply to Ultram withdrawal, posted by Iansf on October 15, 2003, at 0:18:36
> I'm confused. Isn't tramadol supposed to relieve pain?
Definitely, and it's normally very good at doing that. My family is just hypersensitive to so many medications, especially painkillers that aren't purely opioidergic (that a word? lol) in their mechanism of action (i.e. acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, etodolac, toradol, tramadol). My mother tried tramadol just once one night for her fibromyalgia pain and was incapacitated for the whole next day. And a single dose of etodolac (generic form of a prescription NSAID, Lodine) gave her a severe, though not acute, anaphylactic reaction. After five days of swollen ankles and wrists, odd bumps and rashes on her arms and knuckles, and terribly increased pain she decided to hit the E.R. and was luckily enough able to beat the symptoms with a two-week course of prednisone.
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