Hello all, Just checking in. Its been 15 days now since i quit taking the ultram and i feel a lot better. I am completely out of the physical part and the mental cravings. Though, last night i was feeling "bored" and i won't lie because although the thought of ultram didn't really register, the thought of doing "some drug" did. I think it was boredom. I almost had to post last night, but luckily the feeling past me by. Sleeping is still not the best, but its better. I have had to take a sleeping pill (unfortunatly restoril) about 3 nights so far to get to sleep. I have found the benadryl makes me an edgy-drowsy feeling and i actually am tired but jumpy.

Well, i am thinking about exercise to just wear myself out or some other type of nightly ritual to get to sleep. It was great when i could just run non stop until a few minutes before bedtime and sleep good, now i got to do this long drawn out process just to sleep. Oh well, i feel happier and sharper without the drugs, but i feel depressed sometimes throughout the day (nothing new for me, even before i took prescription)

For those that quit taking whatever drugs you may be taking ever get really depressed after quiting and think, i could either start on antidepressant (another drug) or just start taking the doc like before? I know this only applies to ones like me that never took more then i was supposed to since taking a couple AD pills a day is better then a million pain pills a day, but what about those of us that took the prescribed dose, no longer need it other then for dependence/addiction and want to stay off? I start to wonder if this world really is a 'brave world' where most people are on something. Scary.

Hey I am so glad to see you making progress!!
Happy for you!
Please keep this in mind...
Restoril (i WAS taking this too) is VERY addicitive and it can happen w/n 3 weeks use. I quit because I used it almost 7 days straight and I dont like how the company knows when the addiction will occur, since we all do not are not the same in the tolerance/dependance department. Last night I took excedrin PM, Valerian root, Hylands leg cramp w. quinine and smoked a small part of J and slept for 8 hours STRAIGHT. I ususally wake up several times to run to restroom, last night I didnt. Just wanted you to keep that in mind...our bodies are VERY tender while coming off of any drug and can easily become dependant on another medication without even knowing it because we cannot distinguish the difference between which withdrawl we are fighting. Ya know?

I never knew ultram was addictive and I thank you for speaking out in that department!
Good luck to you!:angel: