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freedombfree · 07-10-2007, 02:13 AM

Hi Everybody

I am a recovering alcoholic. It has been a long time since I was here at soberrecovery.com. I haven,t had a drink now since the 7th December 2000. My recovery has been amazing to say the least. I have achieved many things in my life sober, and also gone through a lot of pain. Both my children are alcoholics, my daughter is in AA recovering and my son is going it alone though he has been sober now for 80 days.

Approx 5 years ago the lovely courageous people here at soberrecovery.com encouraged me to go back to school to prepare myself to do my BA Hons degree in Social Science which was my dream. They told me I could do it, when I didn't fully believe that I could. I have just completed my 2nd year with quite high grades.

I would say I was really proud of myself only about 3 months ago, I took 2 of my partners Tramadol (painkillers) for a migraine, I only knew that they were strong painkillers at the time, however since then I have become addicted to them and I am taking one or two 50mg tablets every day and feeling terribly guilty about it. I have asked my partner to throw all the pills away, but he won't he said it is my problem if I have become addicted and its my choice if I take them or not.

I have got the battle back in my head on a daily basis. Bill and Ben. should I take a tablet, or shouldn't I, its a nightmare, this addiction is living in my head. Since getting sober I have gained many material things back; I am going on a cruise in September for a week around the Mediterranean I have just bought a new car, finished my 2nd year with good grades seeing both my grown up children sober for the first time ever, and more important I had got myself back in sobriety and was pretty dam proud of myself and kind of liked who I were, but all this is going out of the window because all I can think about in the morning is Tramadol. I take one tablet most days but some days I take 2. My partner takes 8 a day and that frightens me so much because I am addicted to one or two.

Does anybody know about Tramadol addiction and if so has anyone successfully got off of them. I seem to have gone back to the place where my addiction lives and I am really scared.

Any advice will be much appreciated

Thanks

freedom

07-10-2007, 02:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
freedombfree Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 16	Long Sobriety - and now Addiction to Tramadol Hi Everybody I am a recovering alcoholic. It has been a long time since I was here at soberrecovery.com. I haven,t had a drink now since the 7th December 2000. My recovery has been amazing to say the least. I have achieved many things in my life sober, and also gone through a lot of pain. Both my children are alcoholics, my daughter is in AA recovering and my son is going it alone though he has been sober now for 80 days. Approx 5 years ago the lovely courageous people here at soberrecovery.com encouraged me to go back to school to prepare myself to do my BA Hons degree in Social Science which was my dream. They told me I could do it, when I didn't fully believe that I could. I have just completed my 2nd year with quite high grades. I would say I was really proud of myself only about 3 months ago, I took 2 of my partners Tramadol (painkillers) for a migraine, I only knew that they were strong painkillers at the time, however since then I have become addicted to them and I am taking one or two 50mg tablets every day and feeling terribly guilty about it. I have asked my partner to throw all the pills away, but he won't he said it is my problem if I have become addicted and its my choice if I take them or not. I have got the battle back in my head on a daily basis. Bill and Ben. should I take a tablet, or shouldn't I, its a nightmare, this addiction is living in my head. Since getting sober I have gained many material things back; I am going on a cruise in September for a week around the Mediterranean I have just bought a new car, finished my 2nd year with good grades seeing both my grown up children sober for the first time ever, and more important I had got myself back in sobriety and was pretty dam proud of myself and kind of liked who I were, but all this is going out of the window because all I can think about in the morning is Tramadol. I take one tablet most days but some days I take 2. My partner takes 8 a day and that frightens me so much because I am addicted to one or two. Does anybody know about Tramadol addiction and if so has anyone successfully got off of them. I seem to have gone back to the place where my addiction lives and I am really scared. Any advice will be much appreciated Thanks freedom