16th April 2003
Well,
I am taking the plunge and talking about this, after reading other posts. I could use a little help with Ultram. I have been taking 2-6 a day for 2 years, and it doesn't seem like much since it is within the recommended doseage, but I know I have a problem. When I try to completely quit, or even when I take only 2, I get these weird muscle twitches. Is that part of withdrawal, or is it psychological? I managed to quit once, and I felt happy about it, but it was the pain that drove me back. I've tried Vioxx and Robaxin for the pain instead, hoping that if I alternated with another med I wouldn't get re-addicted. Neither of those helped the pain, however, and even though I was free of the Ultram addiction I went back on it to avoid the pain. So, what can I do to both get off the Ultram and to control the pain while I'm off it? I think I can learn to manage the anxiety and muscle twitches if I taper off, but the low back pain I have is another matter. The pain is so severe that I will give in. Vicodan does work for my pain, but I can't work while taking it, and I am afraid of addiction to that too. Does anyone have suggestions on what I could take as an alternative, and any other tips on how to get through the muscle twitch stuff? I have a prescription for Xanax that I have never had addiction problems with because I only need it on rare occasions. Could I use the Xanax to control the muscle twitches for a few days until the Ultram is out of my system? Well, here it is, I'm asking for help with this for the first time as hard as that may be.
Tig
I am taking the plunge and talking about this, after reading other posts. I could use a little help with Ultram. I have been taking 2-6 a day for 2 years, and it doesn't seem like much since it is within the recommended doseage, but I know I have a problem. When I try to completely quit, or even when I take only 2, I get these weird muscle twitches. Is that part of withdrawal, or is it psychological? I managed to quit once, and I felt happy about it, but it was the pain that drove me back. I've tried Vioxx and Robaxin for the pain instead, hoping that if I alternated with another med I wouldn't get re-addicted. Neither of those helped the pain, however, and even though I was free of the Ultram addiction I went back on it to avoid the pain. So, what can I do to both get off the Ultram and to control the pain while I'm off it? I think I can learn to manage the anxiety and muscle twitches if I taper off, but the low back pain I have is another matter. The pain is so severe that I will give in. Vicodan does work for my pain, but I can't work while taking it, and I am afraid of addiction to that too. Does anyone have suggestions on what I could take as an alternative, and any other tips on how to get through the muscle twitch stuff? I have a prescription for Xanax that I have never had addiction problems with because I only need it on rare occasions. Could I use the Xanax to control the muscle twitches for a few days until the Ultram is out of my system? Well, here it is, I'm asking for help with this for the first time as hard as that may be.
Tig