Posted by MB on July 17, 2001, at 13:35:23
In reply to Ultram withdrawl!, posted by Bijou on July 15, 2001, at 15:26:53
> Oh God please someone help me! I'm running out of ultram and I can't get anymore and I am freaking!!!! I'v been on them for 2 years and,no I don't have a doctor,plus I couldn't leave the house anyway to go to the doctor because my face is all breaking out and I'm panicked and itchy. I can't live right now without them,my life is CRAP!(not sure if you can cuss here?) I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. I'm a pessamist at heart and have been trying to find buffers my whole life to help soften the harsh,abrasive world! Ultram is THE drug for me.It makes me feel better and not tired and I can function in the world and not get so bothered by little things that happen everyday that would probably throw me into a well of depression if I didn't have them. What am I going to do?I'm already anxious about going thryu the withdrawls and the mental stuff which is worse for me than pain.By the way, I'm in Florida.If there's anyone here from Florida, Hi!
Hey Bijou,
Let me first say that I totally empathize with your situation and I am very sorry that you are in the situation that you are in. I used to medicate my mood/anxiety problems with painkillers also. Anyway, it sounds like you are stuck with facing withdrawal. Running out with no way to get more is a nightmare, for sure. Such an event led me to the use of non-prescription opiates to cope. I vehemently advise *against* taking that path...I really encourage you to get help in coping with this problem. I've never been dependent on Ultram. My drugs were codeine and morphine derivatives (drugs with slightly different, yet similar, mechanisms of action). Ultram is supposed to induce a less sever dependence. However, I don't doubt that you'd suffer some nasty withdrawals after two years of daily (was it daily?) Ultram use. Is there a methadone detox program where you live? That might help. If you take the methadone route, I would advise you to not choose the *maintenence* program (where they keep you on it for a long time). It may sound rosey (like a legal opiate juice-bar), but being veritably *chained* to a low-level government bureaucracy is a nighmare; imagine having to wait in line at the DMV every day at noon...when seven of the people in line with you have tuberculosis--yuck! Choose the detox program (a program where they taper you down relatively comfortably over a two week period).
There's also a blood pressure medicine called Clonadine that helps alleviate withdrawal symptoms, and it is not addictive (as far as I know).
Again, I don't know in which ways Ultram withdrawal differs from the withdrawals I experienced. Maybe someone with direct experience or more knowledge regarding the pharmacology of Ultram can advise you in ways more specific to that particular medication.
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