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Hi Jane. Like everyone else said, never EVER give up! The best thing about recovery is that no matter how many times you relapse, it's always right there, right in your grasp! Don't think of it as this completely unreachable goal, because any addict out there has the potential to do so!
I was addicted to Tramadol for a while, when I was prescribed the pills for abdominal pain. I used to hoard them (my parents controlled them (this was after I went to rehab for oxycontin)), and then take them, about 900 mgs at a time. I'd be high for a while, but then I figured, what's the purpose?
Anyway, I'm guessing that since Ultram is a non-narcotic pain medication (JUST GUESSING!), that the addiction is mental. I may be wrong, but... The best thing to do would be to taper off.
NA meetings sound like a great place for you to pick up your spirits. I remember that when I was so low after relapsing time after time after time on Oxycontin, that an NA meeting was the perfect place for me. It's a way to go out and realize that YOU ARE NOT ALONE in the struggle for sobriety!
Good luck Jane. All the best!
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