# Tramadol withdrawal... SUCKS **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 9, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tramadol-withdrawal-sucks/670810 "2013-10-09T20:30:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tramadol-withdrawal-sucks/670810/41 "2013-10-11T16:48:25Z")
Heh. I hate opioid withdrawal. Max suckage. Last time I did it back in 1990 I did it without the benefit of anything except tylenol. Such misery. Keep talking, get exercise, push fluids, do slow deep breathing exercises, repeat as necessary. I do feel your pain. It won’t last forever, but it sure feels like it. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tramadol-withdrawal-sucks/670810/42 "2013-10-11T18:35:45Z")
> [@RedBloom](#): > > Day 4. COMPLETE AND UTTER RESTLESS BODY SYNDROME that is making me feel like I am completely and utterly losing my mind. Pacing, walking, no sleeping, ANGRY AS HELL, still chilled and aching to the bone, pounding heart… > > I can see why people stay addicted. I really can. And this is Tramadol, for fuck’s sake. No amount of Ativan and Advil will help this. I hope my doctor burns in hell. I wonder if a massage would feel good. I mean, it’s relaxing and sends lots of endorphins. On the other hand, if you’ve got crazy restless body syndrome, it may be tough to let yourself relax, and your brain may go into full-on fight-or-flight, screaming DON’TTOUCHME mode; I have no idea. Certainly there’ve been times where my legs have started trying to twitch during a massage (because I get relaxed and drowsy and that’s a huge trigger for RLS). Similarly, hot bath (or maybe cold bath). Or heavy, vigorous exercise (if you can). Basically anything that distracts/disrupts/confuses the sensory symptoms for a bit. If there’s anyone who can give you a quick trial back/shoulder rub and you don’t want to run screaming, maybe schedule a real massage somewhere. Note: I have no experience with any such withdrawal symptoms, just making wild-assed guesses based on screwed-up brain chemistry (and what works for my own variant of that). ---
**Author:** ![RedBloom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dbc845/32.png) [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tramadol-withdrawal-sucks/670810/43 "2013-10-11T19:29:16Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > I wonder if a massage would feel good. > > I mean, it’s relaxing and sends lots of endorphins. On the other hand, if you’ve got crazy restless body syndrome, it may be tough to let yourself relax, and your brain may go into full-on fight-or-flight, screaming DON’TTOUCHME mode; I have no idea. Certainly there’ve been times where my legs have started trying to twitch during a massage (because I get relaxed and drowsy and that’s a huge trigger for RLS). > > Similarly, hot bath (or maybe cold bath). Or heavy, vigorous exercise (if you can). > > Basically anything that distracts/disrupts/confuses the sensory symptoms for a bit. > > If there’s anyone who can give you a quick trial back/shoulder rub and you don’t want to run screaming, maybe schedule a real massage somewhere. > > Note: I have no experience with any such withdrawal symptoms, just making wild-assed guesses based on screwed-up brain chemistry (and what works for my own variant of that). Good call. I had called this morning to schedule a massage for tomorrow morning. I’ve been noticing that distraction = VERY GOOD THING. So, provided this doesn’t last for the rest of my God-given life, I can possibly pull through this with white knuckles. I’m hyper-sensitive to every little nuance, so these feelings to me are like sensory overload. I’d go through labor 10 times over before doing this again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tramadol-withdrawal-sucks/670810.md?page=2)