Re: RESEARCH - Withdrawal syndrome and dependence: tramadol too

[Guest guest]

So what happens if I just take it occasionally, I wonder? The rheumy

didn't give me any refills, but I still have half the bottle left.

Since I'm now taking Tylenol instead of Celebrex, I do need a little

extra help now and then.

Sue

On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 05:14 PM, wrote:

>

> 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.

>

[Guest guest]

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

>

> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=pubmed & dopt=Abstract & list_uids=12825576 & itool=iconabs

tr & query_hl=3 & itool=pubmed_DocSum

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>

>

>

> 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

>

[Guest guest]

Sue, dependence would be very unlikely to be an issue unless you were using

tramadol regularly.

Similarly, someone who takes prednisone only for a few days for a flare

would be very unlikely to be dependent on prednisone afterward.

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

> So what happens if I just take it occasionally, I wonder? The rheumy

> didn't give me any refills, but I still have half the bottle left.

> Since I'm now taking Tylenol instead of Celebrex, I do need a little

> extra help now and then.

>

> Sue

>

> On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 05:14 PM, wrote:

>>

>> 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.

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

I take narcotics for pain, my doctor explained to me that if pain meds

are taken for pain then you won't get addicted, but if you take them for

minor things then that is a different story.

Sue wrote:

> So what happens if I just take it occasionally, I wonder? The rheumy

> didn't give me any refills, but I still have half the bottle left.

> Since I'm now taking Tylenol instead of Celebrex, I do need a little

> extra help now and then.

>

> Sue

>

> On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 05:14 PM, wrote:

> >

> > 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.

> >

>

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