Opioids Best way to take Tramadol??!

[rocko]

I've been taking Tramadol on and off for a number of years. This time round I can't seem to get it to work right.

In the previous years I could take Tramadol 50-150mg each day with good effect, but now it's all hit and miss. Some days it works fine, others days not at all. I've tried a few different things like: empty stomach, eating 3-4hrs before taking it, taking it and then eating, with caffeine etc etc.

What happens when it works a bit is I get the effects for 40mins and then it drops off suddenly. Other times it works for like 5 mins and then a massive fatigue following after. Tramadol never used to be like this. I'm a bit confused with what is going on, so I think I need to try taking them some other ways. I know my tolerance is still good, because when 50mg works it lasts for ages and does the job for 4-6hrs. The other day I took 300mg and just made me tired, so it doesn't seem like much of a tolerance thing, at least in my view.

I know the feeling of when it is working because it gives me a surge of energy and my body doesn't hurt as much, and also my vision goes noticeably clearer (sharper).

Are there any specific ways I can take that will help? How do you guys take Tramadol? Does taking it a certain way make a big difference?

By the way the Tramadol I have is the green and yellow capsules (normal not sustained release).

Thanks

 

[tricomb]

Orally, be mindful of the possibility of seizures above 400mg, it's been reported in doses in the 200-400mg dose range.

 

[J.Wallace]

Dosing needs to be spaced apart. Taking a huge dose at once doesn't work for me.

Say you take 500mg. Taking 50mg every 10 minutes works better than 500mg at once.

 

[Albion]

Rectal bioavailability is slightly higher than oral for tramadol (about 5% higher), so it is slightly more effective.

As tricomb stated though, please be careful about the doses, you do not want to give yourself a seizure.

Keep the doses below 400mg for both ROAs to avoid the possibility of having a seizure.

 

[tricomb]

Dosing 500mg will dangerously lower your seizure threshold. Do not consume 500mg tramadol.

 

[J.Wallace]

Dosing 500mg will dangerously lower your seizure threshold. Do not consume 500mg tramadol.

I should have noted that was just a number I picked out randomly without thinking.

Yeah, 500mg of Tramadol is high amount. Don't do that much.

 

[rocko]

Thanks but what I'm asking is do you have a routine/step-by-step in the way you take them to get full effects?

For example what I do:

1. Eat Lunch
2. Wait for that to digest for a couple of hours.
3. Take Tramadol 50mg
4. Wait for effect to kick in
5. An hour later take another 50mg or sometimes 2-3 hours later.

I also tried not eating any lunch and also taking Tramadol closer to after I ate, but it's always inconsistent. Basically if the first 50mg dose doesn't work, it's not going to work no matter how much I space the other doses out.

Edit: Could I try adding Cyclizine? I was given Cyclizine before for nausea from opiates and I still have some left (never really used them), they are 50mg pills. I tried Cyclizine 50mg and Tramadol 50mg once before a few years ago and I kept feeling like I was going to pass out/fall asleep, and didn't like that feeling very much - not sure if I took it right or if that is what was supposed to happen?

 

[Lisergic]

I had a long addiction to tramadol , ive taken 500 mg at once (not recommended) for many days on end , and been up to 1500 mg . Ive had 3 seizures and havent touched the stuff for a long time now . Id recommend that if anyones planning on taking more than 400 mg at once , take a klonopin or neurontin or whatever you can before to prevent seizure. withdrawing from a high dose of tramadol habit can be tedious and exhausting . The only thing that I can think of that will make you feel the high again is to wean off a bit and reduce tolerance or increase dosage .

 

[tricomb]

^ That's what I did, but something to factor in, taking diazepam or lorazepam or klonopin would have to be in pretty high dosages to take care of the seizures, so I don't think it is safe at all to take it with a benzodiazepine, mixing two CNS depressants can be deadly.