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My seizure and its consequences

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I agree with everyone. Tramadol caused your seizure. Once you have one seizure, your chances of having another seizure is increased and It is more likely to have another one from tramadol.. Be careful, stay away from shit that lowers your seizure threshold and you won't seizure
 
I am NOT screwing with that drug EVER again! Or any weird combos I may discover along the way!

Really! (aka not one of the usual falsehoods that flow from my mouth to the ears of suspicious friends and employers:) )

I wish they didn't randomly test for weed where I work, though. Weed has always been my first love, and a relatively safe one at that:(

Peace,

C.
 
CrazyC said:
The sorry thing is...I am just such an opiate addict that I am afraid I won't be able to resist a tramadol if I can get one. I know in my heart I won't take anything to potentiate it, that is for sure.

I lied about my drug use for fear of not being prescribed more...I get 150 oxys a month. You would think that is enough.

I still run out like a dumbass.

Doctor did cut celexa in half and I am taking meds as prescribed. I am having a non-addict trustworthy friend dole them out to me.

And delphinen, I am sorry about your numerous seizures....they are such horrifying experiences, I never want a repeat of ANY of this.

And thanks again for all the info, people.

Peace,

C
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Her in the U.K my G.P and Psychiatrist said it is pointless/dangerous prescribing any Antidepressants whilst using so many other Opiates/substances.
 
Yes, happened to me too. Had Tramadol prescribed off label as an antidepressant (8x50mg daily) for ages. Went over the top one day and had the same experience as you. One minute fine, the next in an ambulance being asked my name and address. In my confusion I thought they were old bill and i gave a false name which didn't endear me to them!
I steer clear of the stuff nowadays!
 
negativecreep said:
That's a scary story !
When I have access to tramadol I always take around ~350mg-400mg, I've never had a seizure, and sometimes I even forget that tramadol can cause seizures.
Now I'll think twice before trying to potentiate tramadol.

Did you get permanent damages from your seizure ?
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No, in fact if my friends hadn't been there to tell, I probably would not have noticed it at all.
 
negativecreep said:
That's a scary story !
When I have access to tramadol I always take around ~350mg-400mg, I've never had a seizure, and sometimes I even forget that tramadol can cause seizures.
Now I'll think twice before trying to potentiate tramadol.

Did you get permanent damages from your seizure ?
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All the neurological tests came back normal and the psychiatrist didn't seem to think I had any emotional disorders.

The possibility of that having occurred while I was driving was terrifying.

Another scary thing is that during the weekend after that episode, while staying with friends, I exhibited a few unusual types of behaviors and I do not clearly recall the events of that weekend. I wasn't using anything but my prescribed meds, no drinking or anything. It seemed to have temporarily screwed up my thinking. Or at least I hope it was temporary...I don't call myself CrazyC for nothing. :)

Peace,

C.
 
CrazyC said:
All the neurological tests came back normal and the psychiatrist didn't seem to think I had any emotional disorders.

The possibility of that having occurred while I was driving was terrifying.

Another scary thing is that during the weekend after that episode, while staying with friends, I exhibited a few unusual types of behaviors and I do not clearly recall the events of that weekend. I wasn't using anything but my prescribed meds, no drinking or anything. It seemed to have temporarily screwed up my thinking. Or at least I hope it was temporary...I don't call myself CrazyC for nothing. :)

Peace,

C.
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Well, I guess it could've been worse.
I hope it too :)

Ahah, at least the psychiatrist didn't think you're crazy :)
 
Thanks for this thread! I have a buddy currently taking 400+ mg a day of tram. I will be printing this for him. Maybe it'll work better than my words
 
twotoomany said:
Thanks for this thread! I have a buddy currently taking 400+ mg a day of tram. I will be printing this for him. Maybe it'll work better than my words
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If he's spreading that dose over 24 hours ie: 2 x 50mg 4 x daily then he should be ok. I did that for years with no probs. But if he's doing them all at once i'd worry. Especially if he drives!
 
Pharmanaut said:
If he's spreading that dose over 24 hours ie: 2 x 50mg 4 x daily then he should be ok. I did that for years with no probs. But if he's doing them all at once i'd worry. Especially if he drives!
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Yup. He gobbles em all at once in one fat AM dose. It's his solution to kicking a 150-180 mg a day oxy habit. It's worked, in that regard, but he WILL have a seizure if he continues. I've gotten him to cut back to 300 now. He's a good friend. I'd hate to see him seize while driving...
 
I know it has already been said, but if you are on SSRIs then it is a really bad idea to take high doses of the following Opioids: tramadol, pethidine, fentanyl, pentazocine, buprenorphine oxycodone, or hydrocodone. DXM is also on the list of things which you should not take. You run the risk of creating a potentially life threatening drug reaction known as "Serotonin Syndrome". For more info see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin_syndrome
 
Crashing said:
Yeah the maximum tramadol dose per day is 200mg, or 4 50mg pills. That is because tramadol lowers the seizure threshold to dangerous levels. You took 6 on top of an SSRI which are notorious for causing complicated and dangerous interactions with other drugs, so given that combo i would pretty much expect anyone to have a seizure, not to mention 40mg of Celexa is also the maximum dose for that drug as well. Also, if you look online at the interaction between tramadol and SSRI's, it is a high risk combo due to increased seizure risk. So unfortunately you pretty much got what you had coming to you, next time i would research the combo first! You're lucky you didn't die, honestly. Those are both nasty drugs to fuck with.
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i thought max was 300mg, according to wiki and my doctor. They might be wrong but I just wanted to throw that out there.
 
The way I've always understood it was not to exceed 200mg in a single use recreationally.

If using therapeutically broken up throughout the day, not to exceed 300mg in a 24 hour period.
 
It was the tramadol dude. I also had a seizure a couple of years ago due to those fuckers. I was coming off a real bad opiate addiction and was taking massive quantities of those - like 15 - 30 of them a day, maybe even more. I pretty much had an unlimited supply. I too went through all the same tests and they found nothing wrong with me. Those are just bad pills to take - they are real hard on your liver and obviously can cause seizures. They were actually the same pills that started me on my decade long struggle with opiates. I would immediately cut those out. Good Luck. Peace.
 
twotoomany said:
Yup. He gobbles em all at once in one fat AM dose. It's his solution to kicking a 150-180 mg a day oxy habit. It's worked, in that regard, but he WILL have a seizure if he continues. I've gotten him to cut back to 300 now. He's a good friend. I'd hate to see him seize while driving...
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I am glad he has a friend like you, and I hope he can see this thread and give it more than a passing consideration.

I felt justified in taking a large amount of tramadol since I have such a huge tolerance to oxycodone and, well, pretty much every other drug I have ever tried. I have consumed "unsafe" amounts of a lot of different things over the years and never suffered a physical consequence severe enough to deter me from trying something unknown in hopes of catching a buzz.

Until this, and that is enough. For me to know NOT to take Tramadol - period - and to take a good look at everything else that I abuse to get high.

(Written as I am sitting here on about 40 mg loperamide because I am out of my prescription AGAIN and don't see the pain doctor until Monday. GAH!)

Some things never change. :)

Peace,

C.
 
This has fairly well outlined the dangers of tramadol use in excess of safe amounts, and to that end I think it's served a good purpose. However since BDD operates mainly as a quick question and answer forum I'm going to close this now. Further discussion might be better carried out in the blogs section, or with a more detailed write up, perhaps trip reports. PM any questions.
 
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