Does Tramadol give a similar "high" as Vicodin?
Now I know what you’re all thinking, and I know there are people out there just looking to get high off drugs, but in my case, i actually have a bad Ulcer (diagnosed – after endoscopy findings) and a frequent migraine which means I’m basically in moderate to severe pain 5/7 days a week.
January 2008 the ER doctors starting giving me Vicodin as ‘take-home’ meds after IV Dilaudid, this routine basically occured like every month for the last year (until last week), and in different hospitals around a 20 mile radious. I believe there’s over 40-50 maybe ever 100 of them if you go a bit beyond a 40 mile radius, which I never did because with Dilaudid invariably the nurses are very strict about getting a ride home and not driving yourself, which in my case, i was so immune to the effects, they actually injected me with 2mg Dilaudid like 3 or 4 times before the pain was really gone. The Doctor said that any other patient with that amount of Dilaudid would need oxygen. anyways. yada yada yada it’s been a year and I stopped taking narcotics, and I’m seeing a pain management specialist.
This pain management dr is supplying me with a ton of Tramadol and wants me to take those often when I feel the withdrawal effects of being without the narcotics. I tell ya it’s brutal, no matter what meds you get to counter narcs it’s no help.
I talk a lot, but my real question is how much Tramadol does it take to get the same effects of one 5mg/500 Vicodin? And is Tramadol addictive like Vicodin? Please be serious with your answers guys, i’m going through a crisis here, and actually doing something good about it.
http://www.drugs.com/tramadol.html Tramadol is a narcotic-like pain reliever.but it is not classified as such in the controlled substance act-some people can get addicted to it because it is a narcotic
Tramadol is used to treat moderate to severe pain. Tramadol extended-release is used to treat moderate to severe chronic pain when treatment is needed around the clock.you are not going to get the same results as vicodin it’s a different chemical composition.my question is why is your pain management provider is supplying you tramadol for narcotic with drawls if you haven’t used in 1 year????? are you sure???- the withdrawl should be long gone -no tramadol is not quite as addictive as vicodin but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work-try it for a l while give it a chance to work if not ask your provider for something else some people swear by it
September 26th, 2009 at 4:45 am
Tramadol (aka Ultram) is like Vicodin with out the addictive qualities. Now that does not mean that it does not have addictive qualities because it can be psychologically addicting.
Personally if you take more then prescribe your risking your kidney and liver function.
It may be your doctor choose this route because what you described above is the clinical soundings of a drug abuser. When someone starts talking about the radius of hospitals and having been a patient it screams addition. Most people stick with one hospital not a 10 mile radius. Another reason he may have choose tramadol is that you can take it for longer periods of time with out causing destruction to various organs.
Good luck to you. If pills are not effective it may be time to start talking to your doctor about other forms of pain control. Nerve severing, tens units, or internal morphine pumps, etc.
References :
September 26th, 2009 at 5:07 am
I believe 50mg of Tramadol is the same thing as 5mg Vicodin or Lortab or any hydrocodone. However I know for a fact Tramadol can be addictive as I’m addicted to it. Be careful and I hope you feel better soon.
References :
September 26th, 2009 at 5:42 am
http://www.drugs.com/tramadol.html Tramadol is a narcotic-like pain reliever.but it is not classified as such in the controlled substance act-some people can get addicted to it because it is a narcotic
Tramadol is used to treat moderate to severe pain. Tramadol extended-release is used to treat moderate to severe chronic pain when treatment is needed around the clock.you are not going to get the same results as vicodin it’s a different chemical composition.my question is why is your pain management provider is supplying you tramadol for narcotic with drawls if you haven’t used in 1 year????? are you sure???- the withdrawl should be long gone -no tramadol is not quite as addictive as vicodin but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work-try it for a l while give it a chance to work if not ask your provider for something else some people swear by it
References :
September 26th, 2009 at 6:17 am
No. tramadol is like strong anti immflamatory and no side effects.
References :