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Flushed what i had of Percocet yesterday

I have posted afew times and a lot of lurking. Flushed my remaining perc 5s yesterday. Last dose about 7 last night. As in previous posts, have disc and hip problems. Was taking8-10 a day as prescribed. I usually take my first dose when i get up, about two hours ago. I was psyching myself up the last two days. 9 months on them. I have Tramadol, but havent taking any. Want to ride it out? Or should I take one Tramadol a day to help.
                                  elvistcb
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Sometimes I read these a few days later, then still respond. I don't know if it'll get read. But I have to say I really admire your flushing. There is absolutely no way I would do that. I would take all, THEN deal with WD's because I have none left. Congratulations!
kt
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I am a huge fan of Elvis, and right now I feel that Elvis Has Not Left The Building.
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you can do it.  i don't know anything about the tramadol.  sure wish you had waited till monday so you could get a dr.s help with this.  he can give you things that will lessen your symptoms, and why not.  he has fed your addiction for the 9 months, right?  i have found that the pain was actually worse while i was on the pain meds.  they just make you not care.  a couple of ibuprophen is all i need now and i am only 11 days totally clean. i tapered off, but most people in here reccommend cold turkey.  some can do it, some can't.  i had dr.s help, hubby's help and most important of all, lots of prayer.  you'll make it if you are determined to not let pills run your life and ruin you.  we are all here for you too. i didn't find this site till i had been off for 5 or 6 days. sure wish i had found it sooner.  good luck and lots of prayer,

Lucy
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we have a member here who after going c/t...could never quite seem to get to feeling better.  i know that she ended up taking a little tramadol to help and i think she may be tapering down from that now...don't quote me on that...lol.

her name is minnie and she actually lives in denmark...so there is quite a time difference to deal with.   the best time to chat with her is in the a.m....which is her afternoon.   she will not be back on until tomorrow morning as she and her family went to sweeden (or is that sweden?) for the weekend...

fladdict may be able to advise you on that too as i know that she has been very instrumental in minnie's "journey".

kim
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I know that some have become addicted to Tramadol and had really horrible/lengthy w/d so if you are able to stick it out, I would stay away from them.  That's awesome that you had the strength to flush the reamining 5...well done. Are you armed with all the goodies you may need for detox? (Immodium, Vitamin B, Hylands Restful Legs, etc.)?  You are no stranger to the forum so I think you  know what to expect. Just hang tough and no that it will be tough for the first 3-5 days but should get better everyday after.  Is someone with you for support?  

Post and vent as you need to, that always helped me so much! You will feel better when you get your life back and get away from those little demons!

Peace,
Marcie:)
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hi... same deal here. not the hip, but 2 disk problems. ended up on m 8-10 norco's a day.

the last day, i took 4 vic's, then c/t.  i'm not going to paint a pretty picture for you - it sucks major going c/t (but i had to - any here? in my gut.)  BUT - the physical part doesn't last that long 2-3 days (mine was 2ish.) as you've probably read, it's like a really bad flue, with depression! fun! do you have any valium or klonopin to take the edge off?  that helped me... in addition to the vitamins, lot's of water, blah blah.

honestly, knock on wood - i was masking my back pain for so long (and there were times it did HURT BAD) but as each day goes by with other forms of pain mngmt (not meds,) it's not as bad.. well, as i thought it was.  so far...

i hope some of this helped. the point is - you can do it. heck - you're Elvis!

:)
mj
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Aprreciate Alls replys. Yes I do know what to expect. Sitting next to my bed are, One case of Gatorade, A dozen Banannas, My vitamin, which I take everyday and some nutritional drinks with extra Vitamins with a lot of protiein and amino acids in them.  And just to clarify i flushed about 30 of the perc 5s. One thing I am curious about though, even though I have read a lot of the posts. If some of you got addicted to Tramadol and It doesnt get you High, then how could you become addicted to it, or do some people get High from it. After researching it and reading about it, it says a lot of negative things about it. When i told my DR. i wanted to start weaning off he prescribed the Tramadol. Go figure. Anyway, thanks again from all of you.   elvistcb
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Sorry i posted that in the wrong spot that was for Ktdd
This is for you
I know what your going through is very hard but know that everyone on here is so supportive and i am always around if you need me okay luv to you ~Chros
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Hi elvis,your not alone on here with the med issues and hip problems. I've only
been on this forum a week or so,and have got amazing help.If you don't,mind,
could you tell what type of hip issues your going through?AVN,or an accident?
I got AVN from alcohol and drugs back about 5 years ago,had to have both my
hips replaced,and still in pain.I took Tramadol once or twice,didn't get high,like
you,and didn't help my pain at all.Honestly,it was like I took candy,but I'm not
disrespecting the drug or the people having major issues on it.Give me a shout
back,Elvis.
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I wd's from norcos using tramadol and even though it doesn't get you high, if you take it for more that 4-5 days and then stop, you may get withdrawals.  I took it for 10 days (200-300 mg max) and had weird wd's that  I was completely surprised by.   I felt a tightening in the chest, runny nose, sneezing, stomach issues, etc.   Not extreme wds but the lethargy and overall tiredness was probably the worsre.


I think that if you take it, just take no more than 200 mg a day and don't take it for more than a few days.   This opinion is based on my experience only.  It may be different for others.

Best of all to you and I admire your willingness to flush.

tzt
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Dave, i have never even taken one of the Tramadols so I dont know how they would make me feel. Marcatj, I appreciate your input on the Tramadol. Why do DRS then prescribe it for pain or tapering. What is surprising is that when you look it up under the internet it says it is for moderate to severe pain, where hydro and percocet are for moderate pain. Dave i have been very physical and active my whole life. Was crushed in a bomb elevator while in the military. That affected my back. 20 years later the pain would radiate down my back and spread out to my hips. They said my hips were degenerated past the age of what I should be. Now just four years ago, i was playing softball in my 40s as good as any twenty year old on the team. I am lean but very tone. This back. hip thing is mentally screwing with my superman attittude of life. Add in the pain meds and well, you get the picture. So if i have never taken a tramadol should I try one.                          elvistcb
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i'm sorry - i don't know anything about the tramadol.

and while i can't pretend to even know what your pain is like, have you tried phys therapy and all that stuff already?  that's part of what my chiro is trying to do, strengthen certain muscles so they relieve rpessure elsewhere, blah blah.  i'm guessing you know all this..

and i get the athlete thing.  i've always been in pretty good shape (a few years ago I think i was down to 18 or 20% body fat, which is pretty low for a chick - and i was 130 lb's! alotta muscle)  but then the back thing happened and fatty gained 15 lb's... :-)  i get it.  anyway, sorry - i digressed...

ah buddy...

just don't freak when you feel sh**** because if you've been lurking, you know what we all went thru... AND got thru it.

i wish you so very well...
:)
mj
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Just a comment about tramadol which I believe is Ultram, right?  Like Dave, I have taken it before and it did absolutely nothing for me, did not do anything for my pain and never gave me any type of euphoric feeling, just like taking aspirin. It is strange how with some people it will have the effect like it did me and then with others it is totally opposite.  I remember when it first came out and I was working for the orthopedic surgeon, it was supposed to be this new miracle drug, nonnacroctic, but work as well as a narcotic; but like I said, never did a thing for me.  I was surprised when I started visiting this forum when I saw there were people who had a problem with it.

Love, Cindy
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Hi Elvis,sorry I've been gone so long,had to do the yard work,my backyard
was like 4 feet tall with weeds.The Tramadol is a synthetic narcotic,so if
you try to take about 8,which I'm ashamed to admit,you'll not get high,or at
least I'm so messed up,I thought I took some red candies.Ultram is the same
drug I think,but Tramadol is 37.5mg and the Ultrams are like 50mg.I think
they made me sick last week when I was in full blown withdrawl from the
4 year Methadone program I quit exactly 12 days ago.Congrats on the Perc
flush thing,did the same to my last week of Methadone.Stupid move on my
part,but I'm done with the "Done".I used to be very athletic too,Elvis.I used to
mountain bike 20 miles everyday,but also had an alcohol and coke issue,which the docs say caused my AVN.Sorry to hear about your hip and
back issues.My heart goes out to ya.Do you get the bone-on-bone pain
in your hips?I hope not,because the pain I had was so bad,I told people that
I'd rather get shot,than feel that one more time.God Bless you Elvis and All.
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Hey Todd
Sent you an email also when you get online let me okay miss ya
love ya Chros
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