Tramadol Withdrawal and how to combat Depression

[marineboy123456789]

I'm looking for some advice on dealing with the depression and general bad mood associated with Tramadol withdrawal. I first started taking Tramadol 9 months ago when i purchased some in Thailand over the counter for a mild leg injury. I noticed how effective it was at pain relief and also it lifted my mood. I then continued to use it for Hangovers, colds and eventually as an alternative to getting drunk on a weekend, I was actually much happier taking about 200mg of Tramadol and staying in watching movies all day. Of course I never actually realised it was habit forming. I have tried to stop taking it now a few times but each time i feel so shitty and depressed that i can't focus on work or my relationship with my wife so I just take it again. I don't have a major problem, the most I'll do in a day is about 200mg. I get it sent to me from Thailand by friends and it costs about 2 pence per 50mg pill so it's quite possible the cheapest addiction in the world. I considered just taking it forever as i prefer it to drinking on weekends and as medical professionals have said that you can pretty much take it indefinitely without any harmful side effects i don't have allot of motivation to give it up. However I do love my fitness, I am a former royal marine and enjoy working out in the gym regularly, Tramadol however takes away any motivation to do anything so i want to give it up. I have tried before and went two weeks without it, the first four days were the worst but then things got better, then i got the winter vomiting virus and felt so bad i had to take Tramadol to stop the pain of vomiting my guts up. Now i am keen to try again but wanted something to stop the depression. I can get hold of pretty much any anti-depressant i want and wondered if people could recommend something that would get me through the first months. Something fast acting, i thought Prozac but apparently that takes a few weeks to build up in the system first. I have tried st. Johns wart and it does very little for me.

Can anyone recommend something that will combat Tramadol withdrawal depression?