Tramadol, Marijuana and Pain Management

[Grayfox]

Hey there, I'm new here.

I've got scoliosis, my spine bends and twists in every direction, and I've got stainless steel harrington rods holding my spine up. I've got several fusions that have all fractured and need revisions. My surgery was 10 years ago. Revision surgery coming up to replace the rods and repair the fusions. Haven't been in a great mood lately, been at a constant 8 for pain for 2 weeks now. Depression and chronic pain aside, I've been smoking (vaporizing, really) marijuana both for recreational use and to manage my pain.

I've got a 3 month old daughter and it pains me that I'm not able to hold her for very long without aggravating my back. I obviously cannot smoke around her and yesterday I hit a low point with my pain and depression, so I reached out and found a clinic and got a prescription for Tramadol.

In the past, I haven't reacted good to opiates or any narcotics for that matter, and most recently I've been taking tylenol-3 with codeine, caffeine etc. and I find the nausea just isn't worth my trouble, and I would much rather smoke and stay productive than pop a pill and feel worse overall. So they gave me the Tramadol, saying that I should be able to work and deal with the minor side effects.

I've taken one Tramadol so far, 37.5mg i guess, and its made me feel sick to the point of gagging and lurching over the sink. I'm hesitant to take another one because I hate this feeling, but need to deal with my pain somehow and get back to work today (I'm a developer, able to work from home) so I'm ready to just pack a bowl and get on with my day.

Is it safe to vaporize marijuana while on Tramadol? How long do opiates stay in your system? I'm not looking to get high I just need to take the edge off this pain so I can concentrate on code. In the past I've taken perkacet, oxycontin, morphine, codeine, and demorol to deal with this, which the doctors are all happy to dish out, but all of them have an undesirable side effect of some sorts; and when it comes to getting a prescription for something like marinol, which is THC in a capsule form, I'm looked at like some sort of heretic.

What can I do?

 

[puffpuffpass]

It is definitely safe to combine weed with Tramadol, not that I encourage being high at work. Tramadol works similar to Effexor.

Heres another thread on it

It would linger longer I would think so considering AD's take a while to work properly, i could be wrong though.. I know it gave me more of a mood lift once my body adjusted and I felt pretty shit for a while when my supply ran dry.


It definitely IMO feels more like an AD more than anything, lifted mood (I have only taken it recreationally mind you) for about 3 months everyday (not RX'ed). Sometimes if I dosed around 300 or 400mg within a cpl hours I felt somewhat opiated. You need to be careful with Tramadol though, doses over 400mg/day can cause seizures. When I took it for a few months I was taking Clonazepam which would help in that regard.

It sounds like your going through tough times, best of luck with the treatment anyway, I cant really offer anymore advice really other than wish you luck.

 

[debaser]

Hi, welcome to Bluelight.

Yes it's safe to take marijuana with tramadol. The usual caution applies, though.

You're asking too how long do opiates stay in your system, or not only does it depend on the sort of opiate, each one having usually a very different half life, but it depends too on your personal sensitivity to them. So it's a general question which has multiple answers.

Also marijuana can help with nausea. If you can afford it, it's a very good anti emetic. Good luck.

 

[will430]

trams and herb is a good combo. I've done it a few times when my tolerance is low. Sadly my tolerance is way up there and no amount of tramadol offers any pain relief whats so ever. Just stay below the 300mg mark with tramadol since it can make you seize out. a friend of mine took 400mg of tramadol and drank some beer. He has a seizure in the bar in front of me.

Be careful as tramadol not only has light pain relieving properties. it also has anti-depressent qualities that can both combine and leave you with a BAD withdraw. Again. a duel w/d is not worth a drug that barely takes away pain. (just my opinion)

And depending on where you live you can buy 50mg caps of tramadol online and it is 100% LEGAL. This may save you some money as it's a pretty inexpensive drug.

 

[Grayfox]

I've got a prescription for the pills, insurance covers it. I've got friends and family for the green. I'm waiting on a referral to a pain clinic and am hoping I can get my medical license so I can order medical marijuana cbd pills for work. All the pain releif, none of the high.

Thanks for your help guys, I'm gonna shy away from the Tramadol until I hear from the pain clinic.