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my wife is addicted to tramadol,supposed to take 2 50mg twice daily.she wont tell me how much she is taking.i had 3 bottles that I had for an ankle fracture.i took 2 from 1 bottle and week later all were gone,same next bottle and the last 1 I hid them and put 12 in an old bottle used 1 and she used them 2 days later.i confronted her and huge denial.i got my bottle out and made her watch mme empty the pills in a manure dump.i said I will live with my pain,she surrendered her pills yesterday.should I give her her prescribed dose like dr stated? and how to taper her off?
From your description, I am of the opinion that you should start the dosage as the doctor suggested. Taper off by reducing the dosage but keeping the number of pills same, then reduce the number of pill per day, then let it go to a pill for every alternate day and so on. In the meanwhile counsel her about the side effects and your love. Behavioural therapy will prove useful.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Ashish Ranjan, General & Family Physician
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Hello, From your description, I am of the opinion that you should start the dosage as the doctor suggested. Taper off by reducing the dosage but keeping the number of pills same, then reduce the number of pill per day, then let it go to a pill for every alternate day and so on. In the meanwhile counsel her about the side effects and your love. Behavioural therapy will prove useful. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ashish Ranjan, General & Family Physician