Tramadol Withdrawal - World's First & Only eBook to Help People Overcome Addiction & Manage Symptoms

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Sep 03, 2014, 09:10 ET


Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) September 03, 2014 -- Tramadol is an atypical opioid for moderate to severe pain that’s sold under the trade name Ultram. It works on the opioid systems in the brain, but it also causes a serotonin and norepinephrine release, like an SSRI antidepressant. Though it was originally marketed as a less abuse-prone alternative to opioids, field evidence forced the FDA to eventually update the product information to include a strong warning against prescribing to addiction-prone consumers.

However, despite FDA warnings, American retailers filled 43.8 million legitimate tramadol prescriptions in 2013 alone. Additionally, as a previously unscheduled medication, tramadol is widely available through online pharmacies, so the true scale of use is far greater than the legitimate prescriptions would indicate.

Pharmaceutical suppliers advise that people taper down slowly after chronic use – to avoid unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Unfortunately, they provide no guidance on how to do this, and lacking better information, doctors often recommend opioid tapering schedules. This discontinuation rate is not appropriate for the antidepressant-like opioid tramadol. An overly quick taper can cause extremely unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.

The addiction recovery website Choose Help provides consumer level resource advice on addiction treatment and mental health topics. Choose Help’s guide, How To Quit Tramadol is the world’s only comprehensive guide to sensible tapering, managing withdrawal symptoms and coping with tramadol addiction.

Authored by Choose Help editor, John Lee, the guide translates clinical research evidence and anecdotal reports into an easy to understand manual that helps you quit safely. Topics covered include:

  • How tramadol works in your body.
  • How to taper safely – with a number of example tapering schedules you can use or modify to suit your needs.
  • How to cope with typical and atypical withdrawal symptoms – practical at-home tips for minimizing and coping with common withdrawal symptoms, such as anxiety, restless legs and insomnia.
  • Coping with pain while tapering.
  • Overcoming addiction – your professional detox and treatment options as well as DIY strategies and alternative therapies.

Download How To Quit Tramadol for free here.

Founded in 2007, Choose Help is an authoritative resource for addiction recovery and mental health issues. The site has educated over one million visitors in the last 12 months alone. Choose Help works in partnership with a network of addiction experts and rehabilitation facilities across the U.S. For more information, visit http://www.choosehelp.com, call (310) 928-7878 or email support(at)choosehelp(dot)com.

John Lee, Choose Help, http://www.choosehelp.com, +1 (310) 928-7878, [email protected]