Hi there, I have read the megathread but it doesn't really answer my question. Cannot select thread prefix on mobile so I could not post in other drugs section. I've developed a dependancy on opiates, namely tramadol, if have 400-600mg per day. Without it, in the mornings I'd wake up suffering horrible withdrawals and wouldn't be able to function. I know 400mg + is not advised too due to seizure risk but luckily I'm evidently not prone to seizures, not to say it won't happen. I then went to oxy codone which to be honest was never that fantastic as tramadol used to be, even at 80mg. Or maybe by crushing them in my teeth I was not defeating the prolonged release sufficiently. I guess my tolerance was too high so I'd need 100mg + to match 400-600mg tramadol. Anyway, oxy is far too expensive, I have thousands in the bank but I could see myself blowing too much money each week on drugs, and I wanted an alternative and to control the problem before it got out of hand. Never considered IV, and I never will.
Bought 100x 5mg methadone and researched on here on its potency and the risks, this forum has been a great help to me, thank you. Started off yesterday on only 2.5 mg, felt nothing so had the remainder 2.5mg 4 hours later. This was enough to prevent 95% withdrawals for 24 hours or so, I had a few tramadol in between because it took a while to kick in. Today I've upped it to 5mg, 5mg 4 hours later and I think I feel better right now but still not particularly positive and definitely not high. Would I be right in saying I'm approaching the threshold of my tolerance I.e enough to stop withdrawals and that tomorrow if I took 10mg, then another 10mg 4 hours later I would expect to feel some high, well being warmth etc? I think I'm being safe in dosage and would like to see the potential recreational value of this, whilst also (or otherwise) using it to slowly taper off opiates.
So my question is, I've had total 10mg today but don't quite feel any positivity, yet any withdrawals are at bay. So if I were to exceed this tomorrow am I going into recreational/high territory? Ok not going to lie and say I don't want to experience this but I genuinely see this as a cheaper and due to the half life, eggective drug to taper me off opiates. I realise that to some, 10mg is nothing, so I'm not too bad. But also to an opiate naive person 10mg might put them on their ass, or worse. I am impressed that such a small dosage is able to counter 400mg-600mg tramadol dependency, does anybody have any advice on what I'm doing ? Would it be safe to try another 5mg this evening, if after another 4 hour period I do not feel any effects/high?
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you
Bought 100x 5mg methadone and researched on here on its potency and the risks, this forum has been a great help to me, thank you. Started off yesterday on only 2.5 mg, felt nothing so had the remainder 2.5mg 4 hours later. This was enough to prevent 95% withdrawals for 24 hours or so, I had a few tramadol in between because it took a while to kick in. Today I've upped it to 5mg, 5mg 4 hours later and I think I feel better right now but still not particularly positive and definitely not high. Would I be right in saying I'm approaching the threshold of my tolerance I.e enough to stop withdrawals and that tomorrow if I took 10mg, then another 10mg 4 hours later I would expect to feel some high, well being warmth etc? I think I'm being safe in dosage and would like to see the potential recreational value of this, whilst also (or otherwise) using it to slowly taper off opiates.
So my question is, I've had total 10mg today but don't quite feel any positivity, yet any withdrawals are at bay. So if I were to exceed this tomorrow am I going into recreational/high territory? Ok not going to lie and say I don't want to experience this but I genuinely see this as a cheaper and due to the half life, eggective drug to taper me off opiates. I realise that to some, 10mg is nothing, so I'm not too bad. But also to an opiate naive person 10mg might put them on their ass, or worse. I am impressed that such a small dosage is able to counter 400mg-600mg tramadol dependency, does anybody have any advice on what I'm doing ? Would it be safe to try another 5mg this evening, if after another 4 hour period I do not feel any effects/high?
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you