- Ultram/Tramadol Addiction Day 1 23rd October 2008
... have been told by various doctors that TRAMADOL OR ULTRAM which ever you may call it is not addicting. The ... differently.......I AM ON DAY ONE OF A COLD TURKEY ULTRAM /TRAMADOL DETOX. I do not have access to the drug ... intentions on going to the doctor. How long does ULTRAM /TRAMADOL detox ususally take? I know the first 72...
... But you have made a great choice to get off the ultram . It seems that doctors are just now coming to the ... addiction thought they were doing good by starting an ultram treatment only to find themselves in the same boat...
... asked me, I'd have told you that my withdrawal from Ultram lasted almost 3 weeks with no end in sight. Well. ... Withdrawal Syndrome. And THAT is what drove me back to Ultram about a month after my last post here.
I found ... did exactly what the first doctor that prescribed Ultram for me did. He dumped me. Just like that. And I was ... symptom of withdrawal and I know I will never use Ultram again.
I agree that tapering off VERY slowly would ... term effects that would ultimately lead me back to Ultram ...Suboxone is the answer.
Look into it and decide...
- Should I be concerned about Tramadol? 24th September 2008
... treatment centers are full of ultram addicts now--it is very addictive and the withdrawal...
- methadone help 23rd September 2008
... Does ultram help with methadone withdrawls?:)...
... im not sure - we dont have ultram in the UK. If you use the search feature on these...
- can i take ultracet??? and i am startin suboxone tommorow?? 15th September 2008
... Hi,
Ultracet contains the same opoid analgesic as ultram . Both containe tramadol a
synthitic narcotic. Ultracet...
- Why do doctors say Tramadol is not addictive 11th September 2008
... and withdrawal. The pharmacist
probably saw that Ultram (tramadol) was a Rx only drug and not a controlled...
... is more potent as an
opoid anlgesic than Tramadol ( Ultram ), thus it is more physically addicting.
Psychological ... So physical addiction to Vic. is more severe than Ultram addiction. But
psych. addiction can vary considerably...
... can help me transition to something else and leave Ultram in the past! My Advice: if you are not already on...
... stopped the percs a few days ago and I am still taking ultram . Will suboxone help with this addiction to? I am scared...
- Addiction and Shame PLEASE HELP!!!! 5th September 2008
... go on binges with Vicodin, Tylenol #3, Oxyconitn, Ultram , Xanax, just about anything I can get my hands on...
- How to taper off of tramadol 31st August 2008
... finding a scheduling regime to safely taper off of ultram . I was injured in hockey, put on this med and have...
... I HAVE ALSO TRIED PERCOCET AND MORPHINE AND I LIKE ULTRAM BETTER(tramadol)...
... take 1/2 pill a day before quitting. The thing with Ultram is there is a high risk of seizure's, so you have ... be very careful when changing your dosages. Also, Ultram is an Atypical Antidepressant so you may notice more...
- Checking In 28th August 2008
... want any narcotics for pain so instead he gave me Ultram . It has worked for the pain and it does make me feel...
- I'm headed off to Detox! 25th August 2008
... bathroom. I was being medicated at the detox center with Ultram . I had 100 mg my 1st night & on the 2nd day was given ... the 4th day I was given 50 mg every 4 hours. I know Ultram is a non-narcotic pain medication, so what I'm going...
... Hi,
Ultram is technically is a centrtally acting synthetic opiod ... Withdrawal symptoms may be relieved by reinstitution of Ultram , followed by gradually tapering
the dose downward ... ReVia) can help, after one completly detoxes from Ultram . These tablets help to reduce craving (compulsion ... ) to take drugs ( Ultram ).
Psychological and social counseling may be needed...
- coming off tramadol 24th August 2008
... Hi,
Tramalol ( Ultram ) is an opiate type pain medicine. It has a moderate...
- New to Post, Have Lurked Awhile.. 21st July 2008
... Hi all. My story goes like this. I got clean (off Ultram ) back in 8/04 and did excellent. Was diagnosed wiith...
... similar to the meds i had gotten the "high" from ( ultram ). ultram was "drug of choice". and donnatal and norco...
- Newbie needs support 13th July 2008
... route and that didn't work. I discovered if I took Ultram with the suboxone I could still get high. So while...
... February. No one knows that I had a seizure from the Ultram except my doctors and myself. I also suffer from...
- Help-Withdrawal from Lortab!!!!!! 10th July 2008
... than I am. One time a couple of years ago, I took Ultram for a month or two, and when I ran out, I quit taking...
- Suboxone...Is this normal or "routine"??? 5th July 2008
... do with it. But then again I am coming off of 60 Ultram tablets a day so...go figure. I am curious though...
... do with it. But then again I am coming off of 60 Ultram tablets a day so...go figure. I am curious though...
- Tramadol 28th June 2008
... went on to the heavy stuff to help get me get off of ultram (which I don't suggest) you'll be running in circles ... anymore. It was just a quick fix to help stop the ultram wd but in the end I did a cold turkey like I mentioned...
... you enough to forget the sub!!! i was addicted to ultram too---i had 6 grand-mal seizures but i was taking ... 40--50 a day. taking sub for 6 ultram s is like swatting a fly with a bowling ball. it's ... would give this powerful opiate to a person taking 6 ultram a day should lose his license--period!...
... you enough to forget the sub!!! i was addicted to ultram too---i had 6 grand-mal seizures but i was taking ... 40--50 a day. taking sub for 6 ultram s is like swatting a fly with a bowling ball. it's ... would give this powerful opiate to a person taking 6 ultram a day should lose his license--period!...
... detoxing off 50 ultram a day was horrible, but for me, the worst part was ... think someone would go on a powerful opiate to get off ultram !! a good, knowledgeable dr. will tell you the same...
... 60's valium was marketed as non-addictive. and then ultram , "a non-addictive, non-opiate" pain med. yea, right ... ! treatment centers are full of ultram addicts. now they want to market sub as this new ...
- oxy w/d 26th June 2008
... something that was non-narcotic. He wrote me a script for Ultram (Tramadol). It is a med that doesn't require approval...
... Be very careful with the Ultram . It is actually an opiate and has properties that ... serotonin levels in your brain. The withdrawal coming off Ultram can be quite bad, with an increased likeliness of ... depression issues caused by the serotonin disruption when Ultram is stopped.
Lou...
- Sneezing 20th June 2008
... i was addicted to ultram for 9 years--was up to 50 pills a day. what a nightmare ... lasted a few days. i had 6 grand-mal seizures from the ultram , so i can't complain about a few sneezing fits! this ... too, shall pass. the worst part of detoxing off ultram was the anxiety--it was horrible! good luck, this...
- Heavy Tramadol User Kicking Habbit 31st May 2008
... other injuries. at first i tried to say it wasn't the ultram , cause i sure didn't want to give them up. i found ... 10mg lortab a day. the anxiety was worse with the ultram . i cringe everytime i read that a recovering addict ... is prescribed ultram --especially when the dr. knows about their previous ... addiction to opiates. at the end i was taking the ultram s with more lortab and had to use suboxone. a decision ... that is NO EASY feat!! i would say keep tapering your ultram by 1 pill a day--that would probably be the best way ... . but if anyone is taking ultram --i hope you read this!! this is a dangerous, addictive...
... abuseable. lots of people going in-patient to detox from ultram . getting other treatment like na/aa is very important...
... abuseable. lots of people going in-patient to detox from ultram . getting other treatment like na/aa is very important...
- Nineteen and addicted to Vicodin 28th May 2008
... is hard, but I want to stop the vic. I can't take Ultram , and I've tried a lot of other meds, but nothing else...
- Starting a new life...need help 21st May 2008
... I'm coming off of suboxone, but have been taking Ultram mostly because of fear.. fear of the withdrawals ... nothing else. LOL
I have to stop taking the Ultram now.. and I'm terrified. Every morning when I wake...
... will appreciate it anyway. g8tr, you can get off the ultram . I know you can. I got off the opiates with one weekend...
- You guys are a godsend! 13th May 2008
... am taking an oxy once a day, not 2x, and am taking ultram to ease off for BT pain. SO anyway, WAY to go you...
- trying to get off percocet - don't know which road to take 13th May 2008
... having a microdiscectomy next week. I've been taking Ultram for my pain. I'm not sure how hard it is to get off...
- End Of The Road For Me... Need Thoughts and Prayers 10th May 2008
... do you think it would be wrong of me to take some Ultram when it gets really bad? Or if it does? Only thing...
... Hello g8,
I don't see anything wrong with taking an Ultram tablet as directed.
Although the F.D.A. does not...
... Hi Brandi
Baby, please do not take the Ultram . It is addictive in its own right and I fear that...
... whatever you do do not take the ultram or anything else with a painkilling narcotic in it ... better and better each passing day.if you have any ultram get rid of it now and anything else you have in your...
... to make bad decisions, anyhow,I would not take the Ultram , would seem to me putting off the inevitable,and that...
... guys.. I see the majority says to stay away from the Ultram . I understand it's an opiate but not a narcotic? ... oh so wise one, I see what you mean in taking the ultram . It just delays the inevitable. It's like a big...
... where is you girl???????????its alright if you took an ultram or anything else,you can tell us and we wont say one...
... very bad. I didn't go to work. I have taken a few ultram , just when it gets so bad I feel that I can't go on ... done for me. I am now trying to not take any more Ultram , as I think I'm through the worst, as soon as my stomach...
... week since Sub. If I start to feel bad.. I take an ultram .. but I go to my regular Dr tomorrow and am going ... sleeping, (which is not habit forming BTW) and now the ultram when I start feeling the butterflies in my stomach...
... gator,you need to get off the ultram today right now asap.if you keep takin it for another ... good job and all and i do to,but you have to stop the ultram right now.it is keeeping you from goin threw the w ... what else to say other than you have got to stop the ultram today.it is a narcotic and has been recently reclassified ... doin what you are doing right now.please stop the ultram and anything else you might be using to keep the w...
... just checkin in. I'm about to not take any more ultram . Of course the Dr. didn't see any reason for me to...
... ultram was one of my doc's when i couldn't get lortab--it...
... confused about it myself.. I didn't like taking the ultram , or anything else for that matter.. I felt I had...
- Trying to stay away from the hard stuff 7th May 2008
... Hi folks. I'm currently on Ultram ER, Soma, and Valium for my back pain ( i also suffer ... before and dont want to go back to those meds. Is Ultram really that addicting?...
... For me ultram was hell on earth to get off of. It worked pretty...
... I took Ultram for 3 years. It gave me so much energy. When I stopped ... in the brain as narcotics. You can do a search on Ultram on this board and see all the many stories of other...
- ativan 3rd May 2008
... how it is addicting? I use to have a problem with ultram and do not want to go thru that again. thanks....
- Suboxone..how much and what to expect please!! 20th April 2008
... Sometimes I would also add a few vicodin, vicodin es, and ultram . I was taking this much for about 2 years without...
... have been on Sub for almost 2 months now. I abused Ultram for 2 years and Vicodin and Percocet for 1 year prior...
- Recovering Addict - Pain Mgmt Med Concern 11th March 2008
... have an addiction
problem and they say well try Ultram ...it is really not addictive but of course it is a...
- Suboxone Question 3rd March 2008
... and non-narcotic) for approx. 3 years. I quit ct Ultram last Wednesday and I quit Percocet ct yesterday. ...
- withdrawal and anxiety 3rd March 2008
... not there yet. I had it in the back of my mind that Ultram would help me get off Vicodin, but after reading the...
- Rehab Question 2nd March 2008
... amount of tylenol I was taking. So he changed me to 1 Ultram ER with Vicodin for breakthrough. Well needless to ... but there were days I was taking up to 10. My last Ultram was Wednesday morning (only because I ran out and...
... I even need to go to detox. Wednesday was my last Ultram and Sunday morning was my last Vicodin. I must admit...
- substituting Ultram for Vicoden? 2nd March 2008
... exchanging 1 drug for another I did. I liked the ultram so much that's what I did. then of course went back...
... is whether the Doc is recommending the short acting Ultram or the long acting? He may want to put you on the ... for them to work. If this is the case, then the Ultram LA would probably work well.
Hope this helps and...
... counter meds. My thought was that I could use the Ultram to wean off the Vics, but as I read more on the forum ... been like them at one time or another. I guess the Ultram would be an easy out for me, as my doc told me that...
... greeneyes,
From personal experience, Ultram is a lot harder to get off of than Vicodin. I took ... Ultram for over 7 years and when I decided to go off of it ... withdrawls from the Vicodin, but nothing like the Ultram withdrawls. If you do decide to take it, please, please ... be very careful. I didn't abuse the Ultram at all, but my body was so used to it, that I think...
... totally agree with the others as to not switching to the Ultram . When it first came out, it was touted as being a ... and is also addictive.
The bad thing with taking Ultram other than the stuff already mentioned is the risk ... of seizures if Ultram is stopped abruptly.
I can't tell you what to...
- arrested for prescription fraud 2nd March 2008
... oxy's, vicodin(the strongest ones you can get) and Ultram s. He was busted because of cameras. He went to court ... me know. And, if you want any more info about the Ultram , just heed this advice. If you do decide to take the ... Ultram , take it EXACTLY how you're supposed to and try not...
- Today is good... 23rd February 2008
... by the fact that I had been taking approximately 10 Ultram a day for a few weeks. I didn't realize addiction...
... dissipated. I noticed them starting when I started the Ultram . It's nice to be able to breathe easily again. I...
- Hi I am new and I need help! 23rd February 2008
... pharmacies. The most people can get from them these days is Ultram and some benzos, but there are outfits out there that ... at a huge cost, usually requiring the purchase of ultram /tramodol and soma also.
You have your work cut out...
- Ultram ER taper help please? 18th February 2008
... I took Ultram but not the extended release. I would say you need...
... withdrawls? If he could maybe give you some plain ultram and have you taper with those? I would tell you to...
- need support 17th February 2008
... vikes and Ultram are my D.O.C. This is my first relapse. It is hell...
- trying to get off opiates 14th February 2008
... to help alleviate the headaches and then landed on Ultram . I took that for 7+ years. I didn't abuse it. I took ... of you were told or suggested to take Ultracet or Ultram to help with withdrawls from the opiates. In my opinion ... , the Ultram is just as bad. To make matters worse for myself, ... about draining the life out of me. I was put on the Ultram and Hydro for the pain. I try not to take it unless...
- Ultram withdrawl help 12th February 2008
... becuase there was not a legitimate presciption for the Ultram that you will be referred to an addiction specialist...
... italization was the result of a seizure. I had been taking Ultram (about 10-12 50mg tablets) daily for approximately ... sorts of testing, nothing was found-thankfully, the Ultram use did not show up on anything. They attribute it ... obviously I am scared sh--less, and have not used Ultram since then (today is day 7). I am amazed that after ... a mere month of using Ultram , it could have such severe effects. I am still suffering ... can remain strong. I had ordered a large amount of Ultram over the internet prior to my hospitalization, and...
- I have a problem with suboxen? 29th January 2008
... for sure if anyone has used Suboxone for getting of Ultram . I take up to 60 Ultram 50mg pills a day. While...
... handful of people that have used Sub to come off of Ultram , Tramadol, Ultracet, etc.... I knoow that they SAY...
- Suboxone and Ultram 23rd January 2008
... Yes cleanandsober, they do treat Ultram addiction with suboxone. There was a girl in my sub...
- Hydrocodone - The Party's Over 22nd January 2008
... On my last doctor visit, last week, he mentioned Ultram , Cymbalta, and Topamax as things that might help my ... as I am could get addicted! I know to be careful of Ultram , but what about Cymbalta and Topamax... are they addictive...
- Pelvic Pain 21st January 2008
... have written alot of what JKM said.
I got prescribed ultram 3-4 years ago for endometriosis and subsequent pelvic...
... just lived w/the pain for years till a dr gave me the ultram 4 or so years ago...had no idea what it would lead...
- tramadol withdrawel 21st January 2008
... Hi,
I have been addicted to tramadol/ ultram twice now and this last time I tapered very very slowly ... took a long time but was easier on me mentally as ultram does give a seratonin boost and I am already on an...
... tomorrow to see if i can be put on suboxone(sp?) for my ultram addiction. i am taking 60 pills a day now and also...
... MsMinn;3404123]Hi,
I have been addicted to tramadol/ ultram twice now and this last time I tapered very very slowly ... took a long time but was easier on me mentally as ultram does give a seratonin boost and I am already on an ... you all that's trying to handle the withdrawels OF ULTRAM /TRAMODOL . I had surgery 8-31-05 on my back was left ... surgery. I have always been very watchful of taking the ULTRAM because I didn't want to get addicted to it. I decided ... to cut back on taking the Ultram but I am noticing a strange mood has come over me ... would over take me so much until I would take the Ultram and notice the feeling would leave. Grant you I am ... having withdrawel. I am wanting to cut back on the ultram but it is turning out to be a very hard thing to do ... . I had no idea the ULTRAM would have this type of affect on me...i am so upset...
- Well I got the lecture I have been waiting for,NOW I need help opiate problems 18th January 2008
... perscribing narcotic pain meds. My insurance didn't cover ultram , so he decided to give me a box of samples he had ... do) they can work with switching you to meds like ultram and serious anti-inflammatories. I honestly think...
- New to this discussion group, withdrawling off oxycodone, in need of advice! 16th January 2008
... for something a little less potent like tylenol 3 or ultram . I'm a mess, I'm an addict, and I don't know what...
... just don't make the mistake of thinking Tylenol 3 or Ultram will make the journey here any easier. Both are addictive...
- No withdrawals?? are you kidding me??but going to doc's on tuesday:( 12th January 2008
... then and you can see what happened to us.also the ultram is what is stopping the w/ds right now.get back to...
- Question about relapsing on alternate drugs of choice 12th January 2008
... on here for awhile, but back in October I got off ultram after a year of being on them. I tapered very slowly ... not sure what was worse.
My plan was to ditch the ultram and cymbalta first and then work on the alcohol. Well ... fits and starts and now have 10 days with that.
Ultram is not an opiate but it had an opiate like effect...
... think it's a combination of the 2. ....and going from Ultram to oxycodone (percoset) is a major jump up in the...
... from getting off that was more difficult than the ultram detox. I think maybe this is what fooled me into thinking...
- I have detoxed... NOW what do I do? 10th January 2008
... this site before, but not posted recently. I got off ultram after over a year addiction back in October I think ... me...I have no other access to those like I did the ultram , so I never had them for a very long time period....
- Ultram Devil.. 31st December 2007
... 3369393]My name is Gina and I have been addicted to Ultram for about 2 years now. I have taken them before that...
... re YOU again and you wake up with ZERO thoughts of Ultram it's worth it , it's freedom and you're all smiles...
- Off Suboxone.... 6 days and counting 4th December 2007
... and the WD's still hanging around. He prescribed me Ultram ER, 200mg. I took one yesterday around 1 p.m. By 8 ... felt like doing for three weeks now.
Amazing. The Ultram ER doesn't effect me at all, meaning I can't feel...
... onyR,
Please please please watch out with the Ultram . It is very addiciting and I know of a lot of people...
... I got off the sub, it returned more than ever.
Ultram was recommended by my doctor because it's a good medication ... be popping 50mg of hydro a day! :) One pill of the Ultram ER and I feel almost normal. Back pain is really so...
- Please Help! With Addiction 29th November 2007
... or may not help for another attempt at detoxing:
Ultram (10 tabs 50 mg.)
Xanax (10tabs 0.25mg.)
Klonipin...
- New to being a spouse to an addict. Please help! 22nd November 2007
... day he admitted himself into rehab. They have him on Ultram to help with the pain. He has had 5 knee surgeries ... concerned because i have been reading your threads on the ultram . Is it possible that he can become addicted to those...
... This is a tough one. Yeah the Ultram is addictive - I don't care what anybody says. They...
... through a very difficult time in his life. I've taken Ultram before and compared to the Vicodin it did not make...
... cause of his need to use in the first place.
also, ultram is addictive, so i sincerely hope that he is not sent...
... at all. They are supposed to be taking him off the ultram today I believe and only be on his blood pressure...
... name for hydrocodone... same thing). As far as the Ultram ... when I called my doctor and told him, "I am incapable ... and don't want any more opiates" he prescribed me Ultram . I read about it and discovered that people are still ... is apparently addictive. I had my wife pick up the Ultram from the pharmacy and throw it away. Feel free to...
- Tramadol or Ultram: Ears Ringing and/or Tinnitus 11th November 2007
... think I can help you with your diagnosis. I was on ultram for many
years plus other opaites. I have constant...
... happened to me....really!) My doctor had put me on Ultram many years ago and I was probably taking the max amount ... was causing it, but I related it right away to the Ultram . I did some research and found, like you did, that ... in your system. For that reason I stopped taking Ultram and haven't touched it since. You need to hope that ... subside, but it really should have stopped once the Ultram had worked itself out of your system. This shouldn...
... Hi,
I have been taking ultram for years and have never had any ringing whatsoever...
- New Here, First day without ultram and starting to taper Oxy 6th November 2007
... cold chills,want to throw up.
I was on 300mg of Ultram , 200mg Celebrex and 20mg extended Oxy and 5-325 when ... 325, took 20mg yesterday.
I think it must be the Ultram , they say it is not a narcotic but it sure feels like...
... post I am hurting to say that I am on night 4 from ultram and I am having a hard time. Been doing ultram for...
- Stopping Tramadol 28th October 2007
... year and at time i found out i was taking 300mg of ultram ....i went right down to 50mg a day, and since at the...
- whats the best drugs to help with opiate withdrawals 11th October 2007
... to help with withdrawals. I also have Tramadol and Ultram ER but I've heard so many scarey things about becoming...
- will I have withdrawal from 5mg of methadone? 8th October 2007
... felt good to be clean.
Unfortunately, i found some Ultram in my house after 4 1/2 mos. of being sober, and out ... started a spiral downwards as i became addicted to Ultram . I do have chronic pain, but i also am an addict...
- What relieves headaches/leg symptoms due to oxycontin withdrawal? 5th October 2007
... helped me alot is that I was getting prescrptions of ultram aka tramadol for my back pain so I took alot of those ... was horrible. Thank goodness for my prescription of ultram though because without that i don't think i could...
... counter products like motrin and my prescription of ultram ....
- is ultram aka tramadol addictive? 4th October 2007
... equally as difficult. It really depends on the person.
Ultram acts like an opiate in that it binds to the same receptors...
... The drug company that makes Ultram just released an extended-release version, and the ... evidence for the drug company to change it's stance. Ultram was originally marketed as "non-narcotic." I guess...
... day he admitted himself into rehab. They have him on Ultram to help with the pain. He has had 5 knee surgeries ... concerned because i have been reading your threads on the ultram . Is it possible that he can become addicted to those...
... seizures in public places because they went over their Ultram threshold, which is usually 8 or so pills at once...
... saying....." Thank you, Thank you"
I am a long time Ultram user, I've been on these boards a loooong time , I ... name because this is my second time recovering from Ultram addiction, I took my last one on 12/25/07 I said ... will."
With that said, here I am 10 days later Ultram free. I'm not saying I feel 100 % better and normal ... I have been to hell and back, "twice!" and YES, ULTRAM are VERY addicting. I will argu it with any "Doctor ... taken a lot of pain meds over my years of abuse and Ultram by far has been the worst most seemingly IMPOSSIBLE ... has their own story but this is my exerience with Ultram and if someone wants to know if they are addicting...
- VERY URGENT - Ultracet to help Vic withdrawals ???? 1st October 2007
... dr give you a reason why?
Is that the same as Ultram ? If it is , I would not change.............. ... . ultram ( and I just got this advice from my pm dr yesterday...
- oh-oh..withdrawals..help? 19th September 2007
... Hi guys. Last night I posted about only taking 7 ultram yesterday.
It was a record, down from 20 to 10 to...
- Seven!! 19th September 2007
... Hey all - I only took 7 ultram today!!! That is the least in, well,
probably 3...
- tramadol addiction 17th September 2007
... ULTRACET has acetaminophen in it, ULTRAM does not, I was on Ultracet, but was taken off and...
