So I looked up the pain pills doc gave me.
Do not stop taking tramadol without talking to your doctor. Your doctor will probably decrease your dose gradually. If you suddenly stop taking tramadol you may experience withdrawal symptoms such as nervousness; panic; sweating; difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep; runny nose, sneezing, or cough; numbness, pain, burning, or tingling in your hands or feet; hair standing on end; chills; nausea; uncontrollable shaking of a part of your body; ........; or rarely, hallucinations (seeing things or hearing voices that do not exist).
That's not a withdrawal symptom, that normal for me anyway, when they stop that's when I get worried.
Yea man, pain pills are crazy. Gotta be careful with them, there was a time when I wasnt (had had surgery and sciatica) and paid for it in the long run. They arent joking about that list of side effects of stopping them abruptly. Taking them for 2-4 weeks is okay but its when you start taking them everyday for 1-3 months that you start to notice getting dependant on them and stopping at that point will defiantly give you all the listed issues you described.
Short term pain relief they are a god sent long term, they can be your worst enemy.



