Opioids Does Tramadol actually work for anyone's pain, or enjoyment?

[George27]

I have taken codeine many times before as a painkiller and find that in addition to being even more constipating than tram, it gets me higher than a kite

High from codeine?! It just makes me dull and detached, with absolutly no euphoria.
How much do you take?

But maybe it's me, I also see very little enjoyment in poppy tea.

 

[George27]

Tramadol works like a charm for me, but tolerance builds up quickly.
I need at least 200 mg to relieve mild to moderate pain

Just back from a short stroll, limping because of back pain... I think I should book an MRI scan.
I have tramadol and codeine but I am not going to take them. Yes they work with pain if you take enough, but tolerance and then mild phisical addiction build up so fast that I prefer not to take. Tramadol has some recreational use, sometimes I take 50-100mg to be a bit spaced out.

 

[somethingsomeonejr]

Just back from a short stroll, limping because of back pain... I think I should book an MRI scan.
I have tramadol and codeine but I am not going to take them. Yes they work with pain if you take enough, but tolerance and then mild phisical addiction build up so fast that I prefer not to take. Tramadol has some recreational use, sometimes I take 50-100mg to be a bit spaced out.

I'm sorry about the pain brother, I hope you find some relief from it
But yes, my mistake. I was a bit sloppy in the first post, regarding your problem - I'd avoid tramadol for serious pain. I'd rather have some oxys for that.
Beside the relatively weak pain-supressing qualities, the withdrawals are fucking horrible.

But as for recreational use - I love it, way too much.

Did you book the MRI?

 

[The Opiate]

worked good for pain after removing some teeth and coulndt sleep without it

And also its one of my fav opiates to take and smoke hasch with

 

[UpInFlames]

@George27.

Yes, codeine makes me high once I get into the 30mg or so range. Not like stronger opiates, but definitely not fit to drive or be out in public. Sort of a combo between acting drunk and acting opiated.

The histamine release from codeine also makes me itch to the point where I'll literally scratch holes in my skin and I have to take high doses of antihistamines to counter that, which add to the 'stoned' issues.

I actually prefer hydrocodone for this level of pain, so long as I can get a doc to describe Compazine, or preferably Zofran for the inevitable nausea I get from the stuff. Unfortunately, the CDC in the US has advised doc not to prescribe narcotics for chronic pain.

 

[Fuhgeddaboudit]

I have a love/hate relationship with tram. 100mg's and I'm lit up like a christmas tree for 6-8 hrs, for me, almost as comfy as hydro and way better than oxy for some odd reason. Unfortunately, tram wd's are as advertised -absolute hell compared to other pills.

 

[George27]

Beside the relatively weak pain-supressing qualities, the withdrawals are fucking horrible.

But as for recreational use - I love it, way too much.

Did you book the MRI?

I've done a wd from tramadol, nothing special. Why do you and Fuhge think it is so horrible?

Yes I've done the MRI for back pain, there is a hernia. Here 640AM and I'vnt even tried to go to sleep, too much pain expecially while laying to sleep this night. I've took three 30mg codeine pills in 9 hours but the effect is light. Tramadol, I do not ever bother to take. At the moment is dawn and I have put a home-made fentanyl lollipop ( carved out from a patch) on my gums. The patch has been scripted to my father , he has a big hernia and is due for surgery next week (!).

 

[vorpal22]

I have pretty much no opioid tolerance, but extensive experience with pharm opioids. I have Crohn's and had a major flareup where I got my docs to, over the course of a year, bring me up to 100 mg of hydromorphone / day. A surgery later, I was tired of the rollercoaster ride, so I switched to methadone, which I still abused to hell. After four years of that, I got my dose down from 65 mg to 20 mg / day, and cold turkeyed that with almost no withdrawal. (I suspect the moderate amounts of DXM I was doing near daily, i.e. 500-600 mg, prevented the withdrawal.)

A year after no opioids, I felt that I still needed something for occasional pain, so I got my doctor to give me Tramadol. I find it is complete garbage and has virtually no recreational potential, at least for me. I've tried taking up to 600 mg at a time, and I'm lucky if I get anywhere near what 60 mg of codeine would probably give me.

On the other hand (O/T), I picked up some U-47700 three weeks ago (ROI oral, up to 45 mg / dose, 2-6 doses per day), and that was AWESOME. Probably the best opioid I've done. I was intent on self-control, but that didn't pan out quite so well, and I binged through the entire gram in about a week, with one day off. Great week: motivated and happy. Exercised a ton and barely felt compelled to eat, and dropped 2 kg.

Have 1g MT-45 here as well, which I haven't taken, as the stories on these boards about long term effects seem terrifying and I just can't put something that toxic into my body.

 

[littlebird4]

pain relief from tram...only if i take about 6 50mg. but that turned into nightmare

lots of tram (6 to 10 50mg), plus a couple beers, was on SSRI and lo and behold...grand mal seizure. scared the shit outta me. not worth it.

 

[tightlywound]

when I was a wee opiate naive tot I enjoyed say 250-500mg tramadol a good deal and it did help w/ my pain while hydrocodone did nothing even at amounts pushing 40mg and it took 30mg oxy for me to get a mild buzz. I think I'm a poor codeine metabolizer though so ...

 

[kleinerkiffer]

Anything over 250mg can be dangerous as tramadol lowers your seizure threshold!