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Benzo's counteract tramadol seizures?

IwantitALL

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I have a question. The only damn blasted opiate (syntehtic I know) that I can get my hands on is sucky old tramadol, which IMO, is better than nothing at all. I have had to go through Rehab, so I am redflagged with doctors, and cang get shit, and you can legally get it off the internet in my state. ANyway, I keep reading all the seizure risks, etc. I have a script from my psych doc (who doenst know I am an addict) for 1mg Xanax XR. I am lucky to get that, my medical doc would shite, My question is, will taking some of the xanax XR with the tramadol reduce my risk of seizure?? I also take lamictal, which is sometimes used to manage seizures in epileptics.

I know no one can give out medical advice or Im not supposed to TAKE it as medical advice or whatever, just asking for opinions, or maybe personal experiece.....thanks in advance, and yea, I know sucks to be me with only tramadol, believe me, I know......
 
i wasnt aware xanax caused seizures while taking it i love it.....but i have read xanax w/d can cause severe reactions like seizures and or death. sorry i cant help much
 
I´m kind of in your same boat, rehab, quit using needles (ecept for iM Ketamine straight of the jar or iM benzos) and can get tramadol at any pharmacy for around 15bucks a gram (20 x 50mg pills), o I´ve been using the shit, I had seizures in the past, but take 12mg clonazepam and 900mg lyrica daily and i take the tramadol gradually so the O-DesMethylTramadol buildss up better, I´m tapering down thougfh right now i´m o 225mg one take 2 hours ago of 100mg and 1 take now of 125mg but I´m already on 6mg clonazepam and 900mg lyrica, smoking bud and drinking....and t´s usual for me so I guess i´m seizure-proof, but don´t go overboard back in the day when I seizured it scared the fuck out of me and swore to never touch trmadol again, whoich I didn´t till I got out of rehab....anyway enough rambling, try to get kpins instead of xanax. and the lamictal I think makes thing worse. It´s reccomended to not pass the 400mg mark in 24hours. Especially if you´re new to the drug.
 
Oh no, I was under the impression that lamictal HELPED to control seizures, and it I didnt mame myslef to clear, its the TRAMADOL I was worried about causing seizures. I did have a biggie back in August, swore I would never touch it again, but that depression, etc has a big pull. I am now back using it. I have heard people say that klonopin or other benzos will help reduce the risk of seizure while taking tramadol. I am trying to really space semi-small doses, as I think this stuff has a cumulative effect.
Anyway, I have been an old friend of tramadol for years, well friend/enemy, its a bitch to withdraw from. So, I just kind of need to know if anyone knows whether the XANAX XR will help reduce the risk of seizures while taking tramadol. I also take seroquel at night to sleep. Any personal experience or opinons are greatly appreciated. I wish I had something better, but alas its tram or nothing. ANd thanks to the two posters above, like I said any and ALL opinions, experiences are welcome thanks in advance again.
 
anyone else know about this? Please let me know if you do...... I am anxious to NOT have a seizure, but really want at least a little opiate high. If anyone has experience with this or advice, its much appreciated.
 
I used to be Rxed tramadol (100mg 4 times daily / 400mg daily) [along with dihydrocodeine and zopiclone ] for pain i get from ankylosing spondilitis.

I regularly would take twice that amount and not experience any seizures.

Also, research and personal experience attest to the fact that in addition to its very good painkilling properties (it's often put midway between weak opioids [such as codeine, dihydrocodeine etc] and strong opioids [such as morphine etc] depending on size of dose) tramadol also behaves similar to a small dose of MDMA insofar as it makes certain individuals feel a warmth towards other people and an increased desire to interact with those around them.

That said, a dose of 400mg (or 8 50mg tabs or the total daily recommended intake) I found was more than enough to happily fuck me up for 3 or 4 hours and not give me any unpleasant side effects either.

I never understand why some people on BL shit on tramadol so much - sure, it's no fentanyl or oxycodone but it's not trying to be either. For a supposedly "weak opioid" I think tramadol kicks ass.

IwantitALL, I wouldn't worry about seizures and recommend taking 200mg if you want a good opiate high. If after 2 hours you want to go higher then take a little more but I think if you stay at 400mg or less you'll be fine and will have a really fun trip.

Enjoy!
 
Thanks soooo much DHC!!! I appreciate the answer, IN your opinion, would the Xanax XR reduce even the risk of seizures? Just curious cuz I keep hearing people say certain benzos will reduce the risk of seizure, and wonder if XAnax Xr is one of those that can do that??
 
thanks for that, I appreciate it. That title is much more clear,and I hope I get more responses, I dont suppose you have any opinion on the matter??
 
I don't have any first hand experience with this, and I haven't read anything about it before(anecdotal or research based).

Theoretically it should work.


Personally I don't think that tramadol is a good enough drug to risk it...
 
And as to xanax....

I have lots of experience of taking xanax and, at one point, was taking both xanax and tramadol together and on a daily basis for about 8 months (as well as numerous other benzos, dihydrocodeine and zopiclone on a daily basis too)......

And can say, with hand on heart, that I never had a seizure nor even felt a hint of anything untoward or seizure-implying.

Come to think of it, only seizure I ever had was about a year after stopping tramadol when I decided to cold turkey stop a 6mg/24hr alprazolam (xanax) habit. 72hours after my last xanax I was in my drug-counsellor's office for my weekly session when I started stuttering, which got worse really fast to the point where I spasmed and went into a full-blown tonic-clonic fit which lasted for four minutes.

But tramadol is pretty safe as far as I've experienced.
 
theoretically meaning the general idea of any benzo at all being able to reduce the risk of seizure? I really wish I had another alternative, but IM hooked, and it gives me such a happy, euphoric feeling. Just dont want to have a damn seizure. I am hoping if I take say 1 and 1/2 mg Xanax XR per every 3 tramdol 50s, about every hour and a half? I thought that might be ok? But Im am not nearly as savvy as some of you on this stuff, thanks again
 
and thanks again DHC, thats good news to me, did you read my above propsed "dosing " think its cool? You sound like you have had some tram fun too, I personally like it, was able to nod a couple times, long time ago, now get the itchies (i like em) and very euphoric, energetic, chatty, etc. So you think that should be okay, and what should I stop at to be safe? You guys answer fast, and are awesome
 
YES - I think xanax will reduce the likelihood of seizures. No doubt about it.

I recommend taking the tramadol and then only taking the xanax when starting to come down from the tramadol (after, say, 3 hours) so that you won't waste the tramadol high and will make the comedown as smooth as possible - which xanax works BEAUTIFULLY for!

Personally I think you'll waste both drugs if you take them simultaneously - so, pop your tramadol feeling safe and secure in the knowledge you have xanax on hand to bring you down and level things out if you feel everything's getting hectic at any point.

Bon Voyage!
 
FAN FREAKING TASTIC!!! YOu rock, thats just what I wanted to hear, I usually stop taking at around 9pm, cuz tram makes it hard to sleep, so thats when I guess I wil pop the xanax and "come on down" GREAT NEWS!
 
Having now read your line about having taken 6mg of clonazepam, I can say even more emphatically that I think you'll be absolutely fine.

As you're smoking and have a good benzo-base of 6mg clonazepam (a state I regularly was in when about to pop tramadol and xanax) you will almost surely be able to enjoy your tramadol with no problems.

Wish I was joining you come to think of it, IwantitALL! I can bring some methadone and a bottle of codeine linctus (600mg of codeine) to the party!
 
I dont have any clonazepam? I dont think, what is that? Pretty sure I have never taken it..... But I do have plenty of 1mg Xanax XR...... I guess the clonazepam is better? what do you think, and what the heck is it? lol....

Wish you could come too, hell yea, we could have a damn BALL!! Just kicking back and chilling and whatever else we can dream up in lala land.....lol

so about the clonazepam??
 
Sorry, my mistake, I thought something someone else had posted above was from you. Sorry to confuse matters.

IwantitALL, forget about the clonazepam. Xanax is far better and far more fun. Especially if you're combining it with an opioid, such as tramadol.

You're totally good to go with xanax and tramadol - just take it easy and go slow with both, particularly as you're combining them and both together can equal more intoxication than just the sum total of both drugs, if you get what I mean.

You can always take more, but you can't take less if you take too much too fast.

Enjoy and take care, and any questions at all do feel free to PM me, IwantitALL.
 
Hey man, I tried to PM you but it said I wasnt allowed to PM anyone but STaff until I reach bluelighther status, but It says bluelighter next to my name, but anyway, heres the post...... I will check back soon for response


Thanks so much for all your help. See, I did suffer a grand mal seizure back in august, but i was doing like up to 30 a day, and had residual effects from the night before, so I had a biggie, but I like this shit so much, I wanna keep using it. My dummy doctor prescribes me 56a week, yes, i have to pick it up once a week, lol (junkie flagged) and I was hoping that the XAnax XR would help reduce that threat, and the lamictal(which is anticonvulsant, so Im gonna do what you said and take the xanax at the end. How many tram do you take in a day? All at once, spread out? in the morn, or in the evening?

People here really hate tram, but I freaking love teh warm, fuzzy, chatty , happy feeling I get. I wish i could get the nods again, damn that was awesome!!! I actually burnt a hole in my blanket from my cigarette, (not braggin, but loved the nod) wonder how I could get my nod on! lol

Im really glad to have met you, someone with a similar interest in tram. Believe it or not, I have only ever abused prescribed drugs, Tramadol and Xanax(althogth Im not really abusing the xanax, im an upper type person) now, and used to abuse DArvocet. NEver tried any oxys, roxies, methadone, I think once I had the hydrocodone syrup, LOVED it. I am a super lightweight, but LOVE opiates and the happy feeling!!!! Im Becky, and so glad to meet you
 
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