Hey from the UK

[Chvrlie]

Hi
Just wanted to get acquainted with other members. I'm Charlotte, I'm from the UK, and I take a fair amount of prescription drugs, starting from when I was about 14 and I was prescribed tramadol for months and I've been in the vicious cycle ever since. Keep promising myself I'll quit but have very little follow through. I hadn't taken anything for a while purely because I had nothing and no way to get hold of anything but meant to take a Diclofenac for back pain earlier and it turns out I had a pack of Diazepam in the cupboard I didn't even know about, took one by accident without realising and have spent the rest of the evening thinking "one more won't hurt" and upping my dose. Frustrated with myself for falling off the wagon but I guess that's why I'm here, just looking for a place where I feel I can freely talk about it and get to know some people who understand the mindset and issues surrounding it. Long time Bluelight Lurker too, so I thought it was about time I made an account and chimed up haha

 

[ABeautifulMind]

*alcoholics anonymous room-full-of-people-in-monotone-unison style voice*
Hi Charlotte.
New here too. Does Tramadol actually do anything for you? I've taken up to 350mgs before, when I didn't have hydrocodone, and felt absolutely nothing. Had what you might call a micro seizure though. I've heard tramadol is funny like that. An old best friend of mine took 150mgs, and got so incredibly fucked up. But for me, it might as well be a sugar pill. What is it like for you? You experience withdrawal from it?