Posted by guttersnipe on July 1, 2004, at 22:41:06
In reply to Hi I'm New Here, posted by Kim2 on July 1, 2004, at 21:27:19
Tramadol/Ultram is definitely addictive, and is also subject to being used/abused to get high on. Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn't know anything about the stuff other than what she or he has read in the drug manufacturer's promotional literature. Good luck with the withdrawal ...
One thing that might help to ease the nerve pain is Neurontin (gabapentin), a drug originally designed as an anti-seizure medication. A close friend of mine had a ruptured disc in the cervical part of his spine, and eating huge handfuls of oxycodone barely made a dent in the agonizing pain. Then his doctor gave him some Neurontin and he felt much, much better. Some doctors believe that Neurontin is especially effective at treating pain that is endogenous to the nervous system (sorry, I don't know the presumed mechanism of analgesic action). You might ask your doctor to give it a try.
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