Third week of pram withdrawal.Worried.

[Katerina22]

I am already at my third week of withdrawal (no pram at all also on 175mg of lyrica) but rls hasnt settled down.It was so difficult to go to work today since i was up most of the night.I had been on 1×0.18 mg of pram at night for about 6 years.Worried since i was expecting it now to settle down a bit. Any advice would be helpful.Thank you in advance!

[Madlegs1]

If you went from .18 prami to zero cold turkey - then - yes , you are going to suffer increased rls as a result of withdrawal.

You would need some sort of help in coping- codeine or opiate ( Tramadol )

The Lyrica will be of no use at all in helping- only with the long term relief of rls- but not with the withdrawals.

Get back to your doctor and ask for help. Given that you are 3 weeks into withdrawal , you are probably at the worst stage. It should get better gradually.

Ask for the above meds , or, at the very least some Valium and shortacting sleeping pill such as Zolpidem. Just for a week to get you through.

Good luck.

[Katerina22 in reply to Madlegs1]

Thank you!I didnt go cold turkey.I had been on 0.09 of pram for 12 days and then stopped taking pram.Why is the 3nd week the worst? Ι had some tramadol for the first 2 weeks but i am not supposed to use it any more.

[Hidden in reply to Katerina22]

Katerina, you could have halved your tablet even more. And you will still need the tramadol for a while yet, you are still experiencing withdrawals and it can take more than 3 weeks for that to settle. You need to explain that to your doctor that just 2 weeks of tramadol is not long enough. Your body is still adjusting to not having the extra dopamime you have been giving it. Your dopamine receptors are still trying to settle down.

[Katerina22 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much,Elisse!Your help and the help of all the other members of this forum gives me strength!