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Old Dec 08, 2016, 06:26 PM
leejosepho leejosepho is offline
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Originally Posted by junkDNA View Post
...you will eventually need to take more to get the effect you desire.
In relation to pain, the depression or both?

note: Today was the first time I have ever taken a dose for mood rather than for pain, and that was about 48 hours after my last-previous that had been for pain.

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Originally Posted by junkDNA View Post
tramadol withdrawals are not fun...like withdrawing suddenly off of an anti-depressant and a pain med at the same time.
Understood, and I thank you for that warning where I had previously been concerned only about a possible transition of some kind going from dependent (physical) to addicted (mental/emotional). My doc mentioned some of these things at least briefly during my appointment yesterday, but right now he seems to not be concerned since I am taking only a 50mg and not even every day.
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