sayheykidsf24;
Welcome. I am also an addict and chronic pain sufferer. Everyone of us is different and we all react to pain differently. Some of us have painful conditions that cause severe breakdown of any quality of life unless we take powerful pain medications that can be addictive, and some of us can get by OK with non-narcotics and non-medicinal intervention. I wish I could be OK with tylenol, Motrin and some therapy, but I have to take strong addictive medication. I hard on my recovery program, talk to others (like everyone here at SR), go to meetings when I can, and have someone else in control of my medication so that its not in my hands and cannot be abused (although I have not felt like abusing anything in a very long time, yet I am an addict and cannot be trusted with the bottle). You need to speak to your doctor and your sponsor (if you have a sponsor) about Tramadol and the risk factors based on your history of drug abuse. Your doctor needs to know if you had a specific drug of choice, or if you just used anything that would get you high, and how much recovery you have, did you complete a drug rehab program (in patient or out patient), do you still have a tight support group (home NA or AA meeting(s)), and assure then you and your doctor can decide if the Tramadol is worth the risk of a relapse of if its not really anything to worry about as long as you take it as prescribed and maybe have someone (a non-addict) hold on to it for you and give you your daily dose as prescribed. Speaking to your MD about your concerns is the best way to go. So don't keep reading horror stories online about Tramadol addiction, until you first speak to your doctor about your concerns, as reading these "war stories" will only upset you and put you in a bad frame of mind. I wish you well and hope you can get your surgery soon and feel better!
Sincerely
Jaz
