AboutDr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi Expertise I can provide information on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects. To avoid confusion, generic names of
medicines may please be provided. I am a pharmacologist, having worked
on animal and human pharmacology, and presently I am the Dean of Bilcare Research Academy, where we teach courses on clinical research. We dont work on saturdays and sundays, hence questions reachng me on these days will be replied on Monday, please bear with me.
Question Hi doctor. My road to surgery has not been smooth. My knee surgery had to be put off because I was running an unexplained fever which I am trying to clear up with antibiotics (Z pack--my doctor thinks I have a sinus infection.)
My problem is that I was taking tramadol (only 50 mg a day for about a month for knee pain) but discontinued it a few days ago because of a weak or fainting spell. Now I am unable to sleep I didn't think I was taking enough to have withdrawal symptoms, but for two nights I have been hyper awake and nervous even though I am extremely tired. Do you know how long the effects of this chemical will continue to effect me this way?
Answer Hi Mary,
I am sorry to learn of your problem. The effect of the drug could last upto 5 days at the most. My guess is that after two days of wakefulness you will fall asleep by the third day. But a small tranquillizer like alprazolam will not hurt you. Why not try that? You are probably tense and need a tranquilliser.
Ravi Ghooi
