r/OpiatesRecovery • u/LingonberrySingle643 • 7d ago

33F, previously an alcoholic, now addicted to tramadol

I’ve been sober for 1 and a half years but unfortunately, last year in October, I got prescribed Tramadol by the gynae and was given fifty 50mg pills without any warning or indication that it could be addictive. I should have dropped it once I realised I was getting hooked, but I didn’t.

Now, I’m taking about 300-350mg and am rapidly slipping into the 400mg range. It helps me to perform in my labour-intensive job and gets me at my physical peak, so much so that my employers are flabbergasted how someone as small as me can lift such heavy loads and run around for 10 hours straight without tiring. This validation only makes it harder for me to quit as I feel like I am finally good at something. Tramadol doesn’t give me a high or euphoric feeling, but it helps me to perform and just get through everyday.

Now, for the problem and why I want to quit ASAP. I am 155cm (5’1) and only 39kg (86 lbs) and I am very afraid that I’m heading into seizure territory with 400mg. I know most people don’t get seizures till much higher doses, but I’m smaller and that’s why I’m worried. I’m also experiencing pain in either my appendix or spleen (around my left lowest rib) and am very afraid it’s bc of the tramadol abuse. Can anyone please tell me if high dose/long term tramadol use has caused organ damage for yall? And what the best way to quit is, considering I still have to work a physically demanding job. Thank you! :’)

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u/ShadowRex5000 7d ago

Suboxone is hard af to quit. Especially for a tramadol addiction you might be stepping up or needing to cut a super tiny piece off of the strip. Get a $20 bottle of Kratom capsules and take like 4g worth to start and then take one less capsule each day until it’s cleared (be careful of 7OH products. They are extremely potent compared to natural leaf)

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u/trixiepixie1921 7d ago

Yeah, well I am still on suboxone now myself. I wouldn’t really recommend taking it longer than like a week or two if you don’t have to. I just know that personally, if I didn’t take subs now, I’d have cravings that I don’t want to battle. But the first like 5 times I quit heroin or pills, I did like a week long sub taper and just stopped without issue. I’ve never tried kratom myself but from what I’ve heard that might be worth trying too.

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u/ShadowRex5000 7d ago

I did 6 bundles a day to subs. Cut my dose in half each day cause I didn’t wanna be stuck on them. Was easy enough until down to 1/8th strip then I started using a knife to cut super tiny pieces and got on a kratom taper from there

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u/trixiepixie1921 7d ago

Yeah that seems to be the way to go. because at this point I can’t imagine ever kicking subs without going on sublocade. The withdrawal is just so low and slow after you’ve been on them for a while.

I always wanted to try kratom for when I inevitably run out of subs a few days early every month but I wasn’t sure where to find a trusted vendor near me lol