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Opioids What's the deal with Tramadol?

illmantos

illmantos

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I have back problems and going into highschool carrying your back pack is what everybody does from class to class and that really flared up my back, so I got prescribed tramadol 50mg and I still had good 5 level of pain so I bumped it up to 1 and 1/2 and it felt the same exact pain level and i kept going up after that in quarters I got all the way to 4 pills in one dosing. Is it my pain or the dependence factor?
 
I did but I only have two minutes between classes, so I can't go to my locker between classes.
 
The key tenet of opioid use - fix the underlying problem or you will end up fucked up! Don't be lazy when it comes to your health. You only get one spine!

Get a rolling backpack, or an e-reader for your texts. Treat this problem ASAP rather than masking it with pain meds. Don't fuck your back up in high school or you will regret it. I guarantee it - I've heard that story too many times! Just because everyone else carries their backpack doesn't mean you're going to be at a disadvantage.

If 200mg of tramadol is not killing your pain, there is an underlying condition you need to get treated. Pain is your body's way of telling you something is wrong. It is unlikely that you have built a dependence - tramadol is a rather mild opioid but it also acts as a painkiller in a few other unrelated ways - so if it's not working it is more likely your back is seriously messed up, too messed uyp for tramadol to help.

In the meantime you can try anti-inflammatory drugs, like naproxen/ibuprofen. Generally those sort of drugs are more effective for muscle and joint pain, and inflammatory pain (swelling and irritation) - they act by blocking pain but also by reducing your body's swelling and inflammation response. Opioids are more of a single-purpose painkiller that masks the pain only.
 
shreddedlettuce said:
Was about to say the same thing.
Look at this advice as not only a back-pain suggestion, but you might even start a whole new trend. ;)
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lol that'd be funny. But the whole backstory to why my back is messed up is I had a tethered spinal cord and Syringomyelia a about a year ago I got surgery on it, I am not sure on the exact procedure but ever since I get pain,nausea, and muscle spasms. I have been telling my neurosurgeon and neurologist. They just said to go to physical therapy and I have been really urging my mom to get this happening and it hasn't yet. The whole process is aggravating .
 
Looks like they all beat me to it, get a rolling backpack. There's no excuse for knowingly aggravating your chronic pain condition, you will regret it.

Talk to your school about special accommodations for students with disabilities. If you don't stand up for yourself, everyone will walk all over you, speaking as a chronic patient, you need to be on your team and call the shots. Don't unnecessarily put yourself through pain. It took me a while to realize all this myself. I kept feeling hopeless and wondering why no one was helping me, or if life would ever get easier.

I'm not saying that you're like me or anything, but hopefully you'll see what I'm getting at, that you are the only person who knows what you're going through and that you must act accordingly, others won't always know what to do about it. Your parents are on your side but that doesn't mean that they know what you're going through. If you're having problems with pain, and the backpack makes it worse, but you just keep wearing it anyways, they're going to think that it's fine.

Good luck bro, I really hope that you find a way to cope, I'll keep you in my thoughts.
 
Everyone is right look at the opiates as management to pain during treatment and not a way to fix pain that is constantly being caused by a problem that is occurring vs one that has occurred and is healing. A rolling backpack is a great recommendation

As far as tramadol... IMO it sucks and causes issues while using and a weird dependency that really sucks, but my severe dependency may have been more from levorphanol vs tramadol although I found tramadol to set off wild temperature fluctuation more and more when I used it. I think if you where to use an opiate codeine would be very beneficial as it is a powerful opiate, but also the least addictive out of the natural/semi-synth opiates. IMO all the codeine variations are great for functioning pain as they are the least sedating, while still helping overlook pain. Morphine base compounds are more physically sedating. That is based off my personal experience.
 
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Yeah, I contacted the principal and I had my IEP changed and readjusted they are now finalizing it and should me in affect soon I get to leave early to class. (Offtopic but Tricomb I finally got to a psychologist and have been going for two weeks now)
 
illmantos said:
Yeah, I contacted the principal and I had my IEP changed and readjusted they are now finalizing it and should me in affect soon I get to leave early to class. (Offtopic but Tricomb I finally got to a psychologist and have been going for two weeks now)
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Great to hear it man, how's it going? Making progress? Is she helping? Is she a she? What's an IEP? You get to leave early to class, don't you mean from class? =D
 
tricomb said:
Great to hear it man, how's it going? Making progress? Is she helping? Is she a she? What's an IEP? You get to leave early to class, don't you mean from class? =D
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Hahaha yeah, its going good making decent progress. It's a guy hahaha, but he's really laidback and cool. An IEP is a Individualized Education Plan. Haha yeah and my teachers are going be a little more lenient about getting to class on time. For the first time in forever I had gym LOL , had a reality check Im so outta shape Physical Therapy is the next step. Ever since my dad left the vibe in my house has been pleasant.
 
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