You made the connection/observation yourself that "each time I try to stop and take tramadol my scalp starts to sweat".

Side effect and withdrawal symptoms can be unpredictable.

Any time a symptom develops as a result of stopping a medication, the possibility of withdrawal should be considered. Tapering off any SSRIs is recommended over abrupt discontinuation.

If you actually took the tramadol, it could also be a side effect of that (which may be only temporary as your system adapts to the new chemistry). Depending on how often you'll need the tramadol, you may have to taper off of it as well.

It's important to know that physical dependence is not the same as addiction, and that because you've experienced withdrawal symptoms does not mean that you were, are, or will become addicted to these or any other medications.

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I. Addiction Addiction is a primary, chronic, neurobiologic disease, with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. It is characterized by behaviors that include one or more of the following: impaired control over drug use, compulsive use, continued use despite harm, and craving. II. Physical Dependence Physical dependence is a state of adaptation that is manifested by a drug class specific withdrawal syndrome that can be produced by abrupt cessation, rapid dose reduction, decreasing blood level of the drug, and/or administration of an antagonist. III. Tolerance Tolerance is a state of adaptation in which exposure to a drug induces changes that result in a diminution of one or more of the drug’s effects over time. http://www.painmed.org/files/definit...t-for-pain.pdf

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