Tramadol info

[jeswonderin]

Hi everyone,
I am sorry if i posted this in the wrong place again (first time here), i wasnt exactly sure where to post my question...but here goes. ;)

I have a question about tramadol...my DR prescribed 2 tramadol 50 mg every 6 hours for pain for a bad toothache, cuz i didnt want to take vicodins or percs, and my DR told me that tramadol is non narcotic, and non habit forming, and better for me that narcotic painkillers etc...etc..

My question is this...i have noticed when i take these tramadols that if i am depressed ( which i have been battling for years) my depression eases up, and i also get a fuzzy headed feeling, and i feel calm and slightly high ...just like with taking vicodins...but its not as strong.
Is this all in my head as my DR says...or is this tramadol a lighter form of a narcotic?
Has anyone else experienced these same things while taking tramadol ?
Any info would be greatly appreciated...Thank you!!!

[jeswonderin]

Good luck to you, too.. hang in there my friend...just keep telling yourself that after every day you are one day closer to kicking this for good!!  God Bless you!!!! :)

[northernstar30]

I wish I would have found this forum a long time ago.  Tramadol w/d suck so bad.  I've been tapering down slowy.  Only have had 1 today.  Down from 10.  I finally got some sleep around 4am.  I've been trying to clean my house today, have to take breaks every 20 min.  But I'm making myself get up and do something.  Thanks for all the suport.  

[jeswonderin]

Hi and thank you so much for the info..like i told avis...i thought i was losing it or something..cuz these tramadols really seemed to help my depression and caused me to feel slightly high too..( i dont take anything for depression cuz nothing seemed to work for me before) but the things i have been told/read about these pills is just too scary to mess with....yikes.
Again...thank you so much, and Good Luck to you too!!

Everyone who has responded here seems to be sooooo nice, and extremely helpful, and i wish you all the best, good luck, and God bless you all.  Thank you again!!  :)

[wannawean]

Hi there
Like Avisg was saying ultram is my DOC. It has some properties similar to anti depressants.That's why it helps your depression. In small doses it is mild, but in larger doses 100+ mg/dose it's the devil. I w/d C/T when learning I was preg. Why I started back after delivery and breastfeeding is beyond me...W/D was hell. Seizures are a risk when taking the drug esp at real high doses. You also shouldn't take it w/certain antidepressant for risk of serotonin syndrome which is rare but serious.I'm not aware of seizure risk when going c/t,never have read that in any journals/medical texts but you wish you could just not exist the w/d is that bad.Ibuprofen works better for me for legit pain. MD's are not aware of ultrams potency it really should be sch'ed and I'd say it will be one day.Good Luck:)

[jeswonderin]

yeah they do suck...big time. I have an abcessed wisdom tooth and big ouchies there.
and until the infection goes away ( im also on antibiotics) they cant fix it...but i think i am gonna just grin and bare it so to speak, and use something else for pain,,,cuz i am not liking what im hearing about these tramadols.

[luvmyfrogs]

toothaches suck, go to a denist if you can, they will give you a topical gel like oralgel but stronger, this will numb and help with the pain.when i have a toothache my denist will give me a shot of novacane just for some relief if only for 4 hours, at least it is something. then he gives me some of the topical gel and it helps..

[jeswonderin]

i read some pretty scary things about tramadol on here myself...yikes..im not gonna take them anymore either.

[jeswonderin]

thank you avis...i was beginning to think i was losing my mind..lol. ;)

[avisg]

trust me the high is not in your head
avis

[jeswonderin]

i agree with you...these tramadols feel just like taking vicodins to me..but not as strong. I think i am gonna try to deal with this toothache with something else until i can get it fixed...the things i have read about tramadol on here is pretty scary. yikes.

[Victim of Surgery]

I asked about Tramadol yesterday and got a slew of responses telling me 1. they don't work for pain; 2. they are HIGHLY addictive; 3. the withdrawal is WORSE than from opiates, even dangerous to your health. I'm not going to take them and canceled my appointment with the doctor who recommended them.

[jeswonderin]

Thank you blot out and avis for your replies!! :)

My Dr prescribed 30 tramadol to me last week for a toothache, and i havent taken many at all...its just when i do take them i feel kinda high and all calm. to me they seem just like a narcotic...but lighter...my dr says what i am experiencing is in "in my head". so to speak.

[luvmyfrogs]

i was on tramadol for quite awhile, i took them between my lortab refills, i found they were almost as bad, i liked the way they made me feel almost as much as the lortabs, at some point my doctor nocticed i was taking both, so knowing i needed something for pain kept me on the lortabs. your dr, is wrong they are addictive. but they do help for mild pain and if you need something for pain take them as directed when you feel better quit.

[avisg]

Welcome
tram IS addicting it is my DOC and the withdrawl is HELL . how long have you been taking them

[BlotOutTheSun]

ya quite a few people have trouble getting off them just like narcotics, look through the archives for tramadol withdrawals and you should find all kinds of stuff