i would like to add to this. i have more experience with ultram than i do any other opiate, i was prescribed them for a few years from a physical injury. i preferred the smaller oval ones, over the round disc ones, if you guys know what im talkin about. not sure why but them smaller ones just seemed to hit me better?
i can say when i first started using them, i really did like em. not necessarily more than any other opiate but i did enjoy how they made me easier to get along with at work, and just made the day of hard manual labor in the hot sun, a little more tolerable. like they give you a codeine buzz with a "peacefulness". the best effects i would get from ultram would be like a codeine high with a clear headed bakedness. (granted, i always smoke cannabis with them) they also did make me feel kind of "open". like i could get into a deep meaningful conversation(cotton mouth) with my co workers alot easier, and not just be making smalltalk. i really enjoyed this aspect of the ultram, along with the fact that they lasted a LONG time and took away my hunger. they seemed to also help me focus, like a clean adhd medication should. to get these effects, i would take about 100-150mg ultram. i took 200 a few times and got more of the undesirable side effects.
There is something STRANGE about ultram however i have noticed after using it for a few years, on and off. it gets to a point where when you take it, you dont get the effects you expect. ive actually had it kind of do the opposite and just make me feel kinda "off". i wasnt johnny on the spot anymore, i dont know why. this was also not doing them all the time. im not sure what happened, i wish i could enjoy them the way i used to. it was almost like i had to start getting into a certain "mode" to be able to enjoy them. kind of like with those ecstasy pills you have to almost "know how to use" to get the desired effects. ultram is a strange mistress, i wish someone better understood these issues.
and a WARNING to ultram users. ive never ever ever had seizures in my entire life, but a few years back when they were first prescribed, i was mixing them with benzodiazepines(valium,klonopins, and xanax) and i found out the hard way, ultram lowers your threshold for seizures. i had one at work, bit the inside of my mouth up all bloody and made an ass out of myself. im sure i muttered some crazy subsonscious stuff that i wish i knew i said... then i had another one like 4 days later at home. my laundry was at the laundromat, i came home to grab a slice of pizza from the fridge and the next thing i knew i had EMS and a cop in my house. my brother called 911, i folded myself up in my patio chair and was slamming my head into the wall and all sorts of crazy shit. i lost my license, job, and all of my self confidence. ive done TONS of cool substances since and never had another one( thank God!) so if you are epileptic, or anything remotely close, i would avoid ultram like the plague.
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