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How Long Does The Withdrawal Symptom Remain After Abruptly Stopping Tramadol?
Question: I stopped cold turkey taking 400 mg of tramadol in December an still feel depressed, fatigued, short term memory loss etc. How long if at all do these effects last after ceasing taking tramadol?
Brief Answer:
It should have been gone by now
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for writing through HCM.
I have read your query and understood your concerns.
Stopping tramadol as cold turkey results in withdrawal symptoms.\
Acute withdrawal symptoms can last for 5 to 7 days which is characterized by muscle cramp and pain throughout body, diarrhoea, nausea, watering from eyes and nose, insomnia, restlessness etc.
The other symptoms like depressed mood, lethargy, fatigue, amotivation can last up to 1 month or sometimes more than that.
I feel that you need proper evaluation because by this time your withdrawals must have gone. Memory loss is not the part of withdrawal. Memory loss can be because of depression in which person has lack of concentration, so he starts forgetting thing and he fees that he is losing memory.
You need to be evaluated on the lines of depression and dementia as well, because short term memory loss is the initial symptom of dementia of alzheimer's type. I am not saying that you have one but Most of the patient of dementia presents with depression, fatigue and memory complaints. You need proper evaluation.
Which kind of memory problems you are facing? mention the complaints with your memory.
Do you have any stress in your life that is bothering you continuously?
Do you feel depressed throughout the day?
Do you get enough sleep?
Revert with answers.
I am waiting for your reply.
wish you good health.
It should have been gone by now
Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for writing through HCM.
I have read your query and understood your concerns.
Stopping tramadol as cold turkey results in withdrawal symptoms.\
Acute withdrawal symptoms can last for 5 to 7 days which is characterized by muscle cramp and pain throughout body, diarrhoea, nausea, watering from eyes and nose, insomnia, restlessness etc.
The other symptoms like depressed mood, lethargy, fatigue, amotivation can last up to 1 month or sometimes more than that.
I feel that you need proper evaluation because by this time your withdrawals must have gone. Memory loss is not the part of withdrawal. Memory loss can be because of depression in which person has lack of concentration, so he starts forgetting thing and he fees that he is losing memory.
You need to be evaluated on the lines of depression and dementia as well, because short term memory loss is the initial symptom of dementia of alzheimer's type. I am not saying that you have one but Most of the patient of dementia presents with depression, fatigue and memory complaints. You need proper evaluation.
Which kind of memory problems you are facing? mention the complaints with your memory.
Do you have any stress in your life that is bothering you continuously?
Do you feel depressed throughout the day?
Do you get enough sleep?
Revert with answers.
I am waiting for your reply.
wish you good health.
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