So Tramadol ... Anybody use it for depression?
Tramadol is a quasi-narcotic analgesic used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain. Some say it's addictive, others say it aint. some people claim it boosts their mood, others say it has no affect on their mood. I've only used Tramadol a few times, and it most definitely boosted my mood. But I'm not sure if it was the antidepressant affects, or some kind of a high that made me feel better. If I were to use Tramadol for depression, would I stick to the prescribed dosage, or go overboard? I couldn't stick to my Valium as prescribed (so I stopped taking that).
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It has been suggested that tramadol could be effective for alleviating symptoms of depression and anxiety or some such similar to its; [7] and/or specially used for treat-alleviate unique types of depressions and fobics, because of its action on the noradrenergic and serotonergic systems, and is for this the involvement of which appears to play a part in its ability to alleviate the perception of pain. ...[so (as) it means (also) "mind-pain"]...[8
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-- Wikipedia.
Here's another tidbit that's pretty interesting
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so I looked up tramadol for depression and found that it is indeed recognized as having anti-depressant qualities, not because of the opiate element but for its effect on serotonin, and more importantly its effect on noradrenalin. Tramadol has a weak effect on serotonin uptake but a strong effect on noradrenalin something the SSRIs donât have. I deduced from this that it might be a noradrenalin deficiency in my case as opposed to serotonin. And a noradrenalin specific medicine might be the answer to my depression. Noradrenalin Reuptake Inhibitors (NNRIs) are apparently under used in the treatment of depression as they are relatively new medicines. Reboxetine (Edronax) being one of them is banned in the USA, but nobody can find out why. However there must be others that do the same job which the US has granted a licence for.
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It's interesting that I'm thinking of this stuff now because there's been a lot of Tramadol threads in the substance abuse forums. I know it can be a problem. but I wonder, if taken at the right dose, and kept at that dose, if it can be the thing to really lift me out of this depression.
At the same time, I have a friend who was smoking weed and mixing it with tramadol. He was very depressed, and it was his way of coping. A month later, he was back on painkillers, and then heroin. He died two months after starting thee Tramadol. The disease progressed, and pretty quickly.
Then part of me wants to forget this medication stuff. Stop relying on the pills to lift me up. I mean, I'm on 5 psych meds. And I can't really tell if they work. I relapsed a few weeks ago, and finally stopped using July 29, so if the meds were working, I fukked them up for now. My mind needs to adjust to them again. It's just that when I take my meds, I want to feel better. I take my morning dose, don't feel anything. Take my evening dose, don't feel anything. I know they aren't suppossed to work like that, they aren't street drugs, but i was just hoping from more from these meds.
I continue to excercise, and eat well, and for now, try to stay clean, because I think in the long run, those things might be my true saving grace.