Hi and welcome as said alot already yes u can .I've been on tramadol and gabby for years now,I've now with the help of the Dr trying to come off tramadol. Now imndownbto 2 pills every morning. I do suffer alot without the afternoon meds,but feel like most of these pills do very little.Now until I'm off completely I can't say if I will regret this or not.But I'm going to give it a good try.im sick of pills keeping me on my feet.weather in the end il end up but on them is yet to be seen.as for side effects they do pass,but it take time for the body to get used to them.x