Ultram addiction

[mayrose]

Hi, I'm mayrose and I'm new to this forum. My problem is that I am totally,
completely addicted to Ultram(tramodol). I have tried to quit a couple of times but the withdrawl was so intense I couldn't do it. How do I get off of this drug?

[consilience]

Have you tried talking to a doctor?

You could try tapering yourself off, that seems to work for a lot of people getting of GABAergic drugs. I know others have been addicted to this pharm before so stick around, I'm sure you'll get advice.

[StagebearNJ]

mayrose, I'm Stagebear (a.k.a. Da Bear) and I get where you're coming from 100%. I am an ultram addict, enjoying an occasional foray in to percocet.
I know how light that sound, like I'm joking. Read my posts from less than a month ago. I was up to 15 and more 50 mg. Ultram daily (kick started my day with 6 tablets), and chewing the new, "non-abusable" 100 mg. ER's. I have not yet fully exposed in these forums the lengths I went to to assure I could maintain a supply, but you can imagine that, at 100 to 120 per script, 15 or more a day was waaay more than one script.
For me, that was the bad news. The good news is that I was finally able to come clean to my primary care person and he was understanding. He prescribed a regimen, appropriate for me, that worked. I'm still having sleep issues for which he is temporarily medicating me, but my other withdrawal meds are long gone.
A taper would have been inappropriate for me. I could never be trusted to taper, and i refuse to invest the responsibility for my journey (my word for "recovery") on anyone else.
Feel free to PM me if needed.
I truly have been there, recently...hell, I'm still there but a WHOLE lot better.

All my best, sincerely,
Da Bear

[northbelle]

The only way out is through. you can get through the detox one way or another..I have kicked heroin many times and have seen many people here make it through succesful detox with lots of support from other people.
Grab a life line and hang on..!!! Keep posting...
love north

[ccgirl]

This post makes me feel nervous. When I was doing home detox, I asked the doctor what would happen to me if I ever had sugery or broke something; what would I do for the pain. He said I would probably get a prescription for Ultram!

[Fiona107]

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.

[StagebearNJ]

Originally Posted by ccgirl

This post makes me feel nervous. When I was doing home detox, I asked the doctor what would happen to me if I ever had sugery or broke something; what would I do for the pain. He said I would probably get a prescription for Ultram!

But, thanks to SR, you now know the down side of trams.
Let's try not to be nervous today over what might break in the future. Enjoy the day...
Best,
Da Bear

[scamuel]

I had to go thru a DETOX with subutex to get off ULTRAM...man it was hard...it has a horrible withdraw....until I was completely off of the pills I did not realize how much it was controlling my life.

My skin was all red I was making poor decisions at work...I had a girl on the side I was for ****...

Please get help at first with DETOX

[tennchick9598]

i agree with the above totally, i had to go to detox for 28 days.....it was a crappy life. I had a grand mal seizure, almost died, and have a nasty scar on my face from it adn its hard to say, but im kinda vain......go to rehab...... you need it, trust me.....they can help comfort you thru soem of the worst withdrawal effects. please go, it will make your life so much better