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413157 tn?1230738005

What the hell is tramadol?

My girlfriend just got a script for 50 of them for her back....will these help me come down off of the OC's i have been snorting for the last 9 months
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352798 tn?1399298154
I hope you know that you must taper off tramadols. Seizures can happen if you quit too fast.
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416625 tn?1203288998
All I can add is I got some tramadol to try and wean off norco and vicodin and I took two at once) and I thought my heart was going to jump out. It was a horrible feeling....I hated that feeling and decided to go cold turkey. I am soooooooo happy I did.  I was also nervous about the addiction part.....but I hated them.  Infact, I am going to go flush them now......

sa1829....I would post your question on the forum so people can see it.  There are people who can help with tramadol.  GOODLUCK.
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423002 tn?1211645982
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Hi,
I am 36 and just admitted to my fiance and best friend that I am addicted to tramadol. I have been for about 6 or 7 years. I need for this to end. It has almost ruined my life, for sure it has ruined the quality of life I once had. I have had several, to many to count, seizures, the bad ones, grand mals all due to tramadol. If you take to much....watch out, because I promise, you will have a seizure. Nobody is ammune to it from this drug. I had never had anything like that happen to me before. This drug is the devil! I am going to start weaning off. Any advice or info would be appreciated! I was up to about 600 mg's twice a day!!

Thanks so much! I want my life back! I have lost my license due to this, the hospital reported me, and my job I lost after my second seizure there. I am lucky enough to have a good boyfriend who wants to help me through this.!!

Thanks again,
D
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199177 tn?1490498534
yes but if you take all 60 of the tictacs LOL you will go into withdrawl .......
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I am 50 years old and have taken Tramadol for 6 years. I am going through a stepdown program and am in week # 10. I doing great, but I'm STILL not finished after 10 weeks!  On Tuesday I have an appointment with an addictologist which I am anxious to go to.

My intentions were always the very best when taking Tramadol, and it worked well for me for the first 3 years, BUT:

I would under no circumstance recommend using it. As others are saying, it is a synthetic drug and the withdraw process is PURE EVIL FROM HELL. They are not lying to you, it's true.

I am in a very good mental state. Lots of wonderful things happening for me in my life right now, and also doing Chiropractic for my back pain and having great results. It came time to quit using this drug naturally, and I know I am very lucky to have the circumstances that I have right now happening while going through this detox and stepdown....My heart goes out to those that are trying to do this without love and support from family, friends, etc....because it's tough.....

Don't take this drug and tell your girlfriend not to take it, either.....
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413157 tn?1230738005
.yes they are hers for her back... Yes she is legitimitaly hurt, The only reason i wanted to take some was to step down from the OC's... And No I havent taken them... Anything that is not an OC is pretty much just as useless as aspirin to me....I am only going to take something if i am gonna get a good Buzz.....thats why i snort oc's because i want the whole kick in the face all at once... Those things might as well be tic tacs.....
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Are they hers for her back? Is she hurt and shouldn't she be taking them? Like a true addict you are thinking of how you can alleviate your pain of withdrawals rather than her health. I can't stop you from taking them (you most likely will) but think to yourself when they run out what will you do?
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413157 tn?1230738005
thanks for the heads up!
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199177 tn?1490498534
sure it will lessen your withdrawl symptoms but when you finsh taking them you will have to Wd them,trust me when I say that withdrawl is worse.there should have been something in that article about the fact that opiate dependant people should not take it.
good luck
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Listen to IBKleen.  I've read many a horror story here on this forum about Ultram (Tramadol).  They are bad news, and I've read they particularly bad to w/d from.  I was prescribed them years ago when they first came out for my back pain.  I still remember the Dr bragging about how well they work, and how they weren't at all addictive.  Thankfully, turns out I was allergic to them.  I ended up in the ER with hives, dizziness, and hugging my 'barf bucket' after taking just one.  They are not something to use to w/d from another drug.  Your just trading one addiction for another.  Stear clear of them!!
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393709 tn?1295964416
It is EVIL EVIL stuff.  Dont let her do it.  I went thru the withdrawals.  Addicted for 2yrs or more.  Very Horrible.  Very Horrible.  They say it is not addictive.  Lies!  I would never wish that h*ll on my worst enemy.
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413157 tn?1230738005
this is what I read on wikipedia about tramadol as it would pretain to my situation...... (In addition, tramadol can help alleviate withdrawal symptoms from more addictive opiates, and is much easier to lower quantity of usage compared to opiates such as hydrocodone and oxycodone)
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271792 tn?1334979657
Do a search on it here on this site..you will find many posts about it.
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271792 tn?1334979657
It is bad to come off of from what I hear. I have never personally take them but I do know people who have and it should be tapered off of... You want to use them to come off of OC? Not going to work for you hun.....
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413157 tn?1230738005
wow really i i thought it was not a strong drug does it have the same affects as percocets...she got them last tuesday and I didnt take any because i thought it was like a T-3
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352798 tn?1399298154
It is not a good choice. Tramadol is a synthetic opiate. It is worse to get off of than the OC.
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