the first time i took tramadol, i was expecting a demerol type of high, based on the opioid and 5ht activity. oh, how wrong i was...
i can't stand tramadol, to me it's absolute garbage. i've taken 150mg once, 100mg three times and 50mg once, so nobody can say i didn't try. i had quite a few of them on hand and wanted to like the stuff but it's god awful. in fact i chose to just go through opiate withdrawals instead of using this stuff to help crutch me along, that's how much i hated the effects i got. i should mention i have an opiate tolerance but i would take codeine over tramadol any day of the week. i didn't even feel any opioid effects from tramadol, it just made me feel really weird which i suppose is the SSRI effect. no euphoria or opioid effects whatsoever, it just made my body feel really strange/off and a weird type of a high as well. i've never taken SSRI's but i'm assuming this is a somewhat related feeling at least to some extent. no relaxation, no enjoyment, this is stuff made for the trash can. i regretted taking it every time i took it, i prefer sobriety over this anxiety-generating stimulating psuedo-opiate crap.