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Hi I also was taking Ultram like a maniac b/c I accidentially discovered it seemed to prevent me from going through withdrawal from the other opiates I was taking (oxy, vic, you name it) and one day I ran out of the ultram but had a whole bottle of oxy so I wasn't nervous about it and wound up going into withdrawal from the ultram DESPITE the oxy, so I was sick for days until I could get it together enough to get more ultram. That sh1t is just as bad, and in August I was trying to wean myself off opiates by taking alot of ultram and I had a seizure. The thing with ultram is that it also works on the part of your brain that antidepressants do so it messes with all your receptors and everything. I was taking it along with the opiates until I kicked two weeks ago. I'm actually now almost more afraid of the ultram b/c it's such a subtle "high" that I thought I was fine when I was taking it in substitution from the opiates...meanwhile I overdosed on it from way less pills then the huge amount of opiates, by the Grace of God, because I can't believe how many I was taking. This has been my experience with it. As far as kicking it or tapering I can only say I tried tapering as well and managed to cut down before I attempted to quit everything two weeks ago, but I was taking alot of opiates too. For me withdrawal from both was basically the same, it's gonna suck but if you can get through those few days of hell you'll get some clarity and for me, I just knew I had to stop, it's not worth going back after you put yourself through that hell, each day without a drug is each day our bodies are getting rid of the toxins we've been loading ourselves with. When I think about how violent withdrawal is (and I'm still going through the post acute withdrawal ickiness)--every time I feel a physical effect, or have to run to the bathroom I think of how much my body wants to get rid of this poison. I'm still struggling with so much but I know at the very least that there's some sane part of me working to get myself better (or it's God, I haven't quite been able to "turn it over" but I've been asking for Help). Good luck to you and stay strong!! I'm very new, but if you read some other threads they may be helpful.
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