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Ultram: Fact or Fiction?
I know this is going to be a controversial post, but I felt it worth saying:
Being a chronic Vicodin abuser over the years, I have used many different methods of quitting each time I felt the urge/pressure to stop. However, since tapering has never worked for me, and withdrawl pains are the biggest deterrent for stopping, this last run has proven to be the most difficult to quit.
So even against all the negative postings about Ultram's various evils, I decided to give it a try as a Vicodin replacement while quitting "cold turkey".
I am now at hour 36 of my "detox" from a (somewhat) mild 50mg/day habit, and having taken only 5 Ultram over that time span (which would have been about 15 Vicodin otherwise!), I have not only NOT suffered even the most mild of painful withdrawl symptoms, but I feel amazingly upbeat and motivated about finally not having to take any Vicodin.
I know a lot of you will be thinking that all I will manage to do is "cross-addict" to another substance, but remember: I have much experience with drugs, and while always managing to never exceed a 50mg/day addiction on Vicodin (even after a five-year stretch one time), I feel quite confident that as long as I gradually decrease the amount of Ultram I am taking over the next few days, there will be no problem when it comes time to finally take nothing. I guess part of that is because I am just way too sick and tired of being addicted to Vicodin that I will succeed as in past times, but with much less pain.
Time will tell, though, so I will post again if no success.
--memikey
Being a chronic Vicodin abuser over the years, I have used many different methods of quitting each time I felt the urge/pressure to stop. However, since tapering has never worked for me, and withdrawl pains are the biggest deterrent for stopping, this last run has proven to be the most difficult to quit.
So even against all the negative postings about Ultram's various evils, I decided to give it a try as a Vicodin replacement while quitting "cold turkey".
I am now at hour 36 of my "detox" from a (somewhat) mild 50mg/day habit, and having taken only 5 Ultram over that time span (which would have been about 15 Vicodin otherwise!), I have not only NOT suffered even the most mild of painful withdrawl symptoms, but I feel amazingly upbeat and motivated about finally not having to take any Vicodin.
I know a lot of you will be thinking that all I will manage to do is "cross-addict" to another substance, but remember: I have much experience with drugs, and while always managing to never exceed a 50mg/day addiction on Vicodin (even after a five-year stretch one time), I feel quite confident that as long as I gradually decrease the amount of Ultram I am taking over the next few days, there will be no problem when it comes time to finally take nothing. I guess part of that is because I am just way too sick and tired of being addicted to Vicodin that I will succeed as in past times, but with much less pain.
Time will tell, though, so I will post again if no success.
--memikey
Sorry, had a bad day. It just seemed like someone was breaking in with new news and it was like a broken record. I am allowed a slip once in a blue moon.
Hey hey there....
I have the insight on Bextra...'cause that is what I am taking everyday now, after my surgery!! So this is the TRUE scoop on it...
Bextra is a "new".....Vioxx/Celebrex...it is an NSAID...non-steriod anti-inflammatory!! There is absolutely no benefit whatsoever with the WD's. Take my word for it...I take 20mg's twice a day....
Laters
Christine
I have the insight on Bextra...'cause that is what I am taking everyday now, after my surgery!! So this is the TRUE scoop on it...
Bextra is a "new".....Vioxx/Celebrex...it is an NSAID...non-steriod anti-inflammatory!! There is absolutely no benefit whatsoever with the WD's. Take my word for it...I take 20mg's twice a day....
Laters
Christine
I believe Bextra is a medicine chemically related to Celebrex, but longer acting. Bextra's brand name for Valdecoxib and is manufactured by Pfizer -- I believe it's an anti-inflammatory medication.
I wouldn't think that it would help ease withdrawal symptoms. If anyone has any different information, I would be interested to hear about it.
I wouldn't think that it would help ease withdrawal symptoms. If anyone has any different information, I would be interested to hear about it.
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