Re: Re: RESEARCH - Withdrawal syndrome and dependence: tramadol too

[Guest guest]

No, , this doesn't mean you are a drug addict. Addiction in chronic

pain patients is uncommon.

I don't know your history very well since you are new, but people who are in

pain 24/7 are sometimes (and appropriately) prescribed opioids for use 24/7.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Re: RESEARCH - Withdrawal syndrome and dependence:

tramadol too

> Thanks ,interesting reading,i am now a drug addict it seems.8 =

> 400mg a day for years,none stop!I think the time has now come for me

> to reduce the dose gradually!and look at other pain relief,its the

> old story it suits so take! Hugs

>

>>

>> Prescrire Int. 2003 Jun;12(65):99-100.

>>

>>

>> Withdrawal syndrome and dependence: tramadol too.

>>

>>

>> (1) Tramadol carries a risk of dependence and abuse, even in

> patients with

>> no history of drug abuse. (2) Abrupt withdrawal of treatment with

> tramadol,

>> even at the recommended dose, can induce withdrawal symptoms. (3)

> In

>> practice, patients must be advised to stop their treatment

> gradually,

>> especially after lengthy treatment periods. Prescription renewals

> are a good

>> opportunity to re-assess the need for tramadol. Use of this opioid

> analgesic

>> should not be trivialised.

>>

>> PMID: 12825576

[Guest guest]

That doesn't make you a drug addict. If you are on a maintenance dose and

it is working for you, then, great. If you are taking that much Ultram and

it has stopped working for you, then it does not mean you are an addict. It

simply means you have become tolerant to the drug.

Sorry, but I get super pissed when people claim that chronic pain sufferers

who develop tolerances to medication are drug addicts. Developing a

tolerance to a medication is a part of being a chronic pain patient..

Disturbed,

Yanosz

[ ] Re: RESEARCH - Withdrawal syndrome and dependence:

tramadol too

> Thanks ,interesting reading,i am now a drug addict it seems.8 =

> 400mg a day for years,none stop!I think the time has now come for me

> to reduce the dose gradually!and look at other pain relief,its the

> old story it suits so take! Hugs

>

[Guest guest]

This is very true!!! Being dependent is different than being addicted.

It's importan to remember that.

Yanosz

Re: [ ] Re: RESEARCH - Withdrawal syndrome and dependence:

tramadol too

> No, , this doesn't mean you are a drug addict. Addiction in chronic

> pain patients is uncommon.

>

> I don't know your history very well since you are new, but people who are

in

> pain 24/7 are sometimes (and appropriately) prescribed opioids for use

24/7.

>

>

>

> Not an MD

>

[Guest guest]

It can also mean that your pain has increased, Yanosz.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

Re: [ ] Re: RESEARCH - Withdrawal syndrome and dependence:

tramadol too

> That doesn't make you a drug addict. If you are on a maintenance dose and

> it is working for you, then, great. If you are taking that much Ultram

> and

> it has stopped working for you, then it does not mean you are an addict.

> It

> simply means you have become tolerant to the drug.

>

> Sorry, but I get super pissed when people claim that chronic pain

> sufferers

> who develop tolerances to medication are drug addicts. Developing a

> tolerance to a medication is a part of being a chronic pain patient..

>

> Disturbed,

> Yanosz

[Guest guest]

This is true... My bad for not pointing that out!

Y

Re: [ ] Re: RESEARCH - Withdrawal syndrome and dependence:

tramadol too

> It can also mean that your pain has increased, Yanosz.

>

>

>

> Not an MD

>