Posted by JahL on March 7, 2007, at 14:06:11
In reply to Tramadol Rules, posted by blueberry1 on March 6, 2007, at 20:58:38
> I'm sure mileage varies...but...tramadol rules.
I'm minded to agree somewhat.
> Except for nardil and parnate, you name it and I have been on it.
Same here. Except I've tried those also.
> None of the expected euphoria or buzz for me.Yup. Ditto. I took 2 x 25mg daily of Tramadol for around 2 months and enjoyed a pretty decent response (perhaps 30% remission) before it suddenly pooped out. I had a similar experience with Dihydrocodeine and a much better one with Bupenorphine, which unfortunately only did the business for a week or so.
The only opioid which has worked long-term for me is low-dose Methadone - 7 years and counting with no sign at all of the dreaded tolerance - but the benefits are significantly less dramatic than with Tramadol.
Interestingly, the only opioid I have tried which didn't reverse some of my symptoms is Heroin - also the most potent. Of course the euphoria you refer to is present - boy is it present - but gone are the days I just want to get off my t*ts. Euthymia's my only real target now (tho' a little MDMA every now and then is nice. Anyway...). I think this has a lot to do with Heroin's ultra-short half-life.
I firmly believe that a small (?) minority of people only ever feel truly 'well' on opioids. Therefore it's a shame the psychiatric community is so opiophobic - else we might get a few more success stories like yours. Long may it continue. Congrats!
J.
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