The growing problem of addiction to prescription drugs including tramadol | ITV News

Its tramadol you guys make it seem like they are OXY I don't feel a thing on them

Im 22 I started off on tramadol now I’m fully addicted to morphine and I take Butec patches the withdrawal are that bad I would rather carry on taking morphine then go through that it’s sad cuz the people that are taking it we are only trying to be out of pain out it causes us more pain and addiction

That dude in the beginning is a loser, cant control tramadol... probably he takes some other drog too, thats why he looks so fucjed up xD
Guys! Just take tramadol, main thing is that you use tramadol and not the other way around.

Tramadol is the best. I feel good, confident, brave when on it. I can perform on the basketball court 2x better when on tramadol. Also I am not hungry, and have desire for fruits and vegetables mostly. Also in my work I got promoted and lost 25 kg and I have perfect abs and durability also it makes me last much longer i sex. I take average 400mg a day. Most important thing is to keep every month 1 week break when you dont take tramadol. Withdrawals are not that bad really... you get bad sleep and chills and your nose will run and in the first 2 days you will be sad but overall it well worths it.

Tramadol dose lasts 24 hours for me .2x50mg caps .

All I can hope is that " doctor" suffers agonising pain without any pain killers at all. We need to Treat people's pain properly

Tramadol is a tricky opioid some people say it's an anti depressant but truth is if you take 400mg of it at one time you will nod out on it like heroin and when your body doesn't have it you get heroin like withdrawals from it like runny nose, stomach aches, sweating, diarrhea and insomnia.

I need help now yet I am demonised and my addiction is viewed as a crime!! help me

Tramadol doesn't work for me it does nothing

Hell, I'm on it right now. None of the prescriptions my doctor gives me for the last few years works for my depression, GAD, OCD, PTSD, bipolar, trichotillomania, childhood/adulthood trauma, panic attacks and insomnia. Yea, I'm just trying to keep my head above water at this point in my life. We have tested several different meds like anti-psychotics which is so ridiculous.
Every single one is non-narcotic because that's just how they do it there at the out patient, so anything that could possibly work is not even on the table. So, now I have a problem with self-medicating with this Tramadol (again) and my tolerance is huge. Plus, I know tricks to get the most out of the dosages. It has SSRI in it for those that don't know. I didn't know until February that I have bipolar 1, so imagine being diagnosed with that at almost 34 years old, ultimately going untreated all these years😑🤦🏽‍♀️ I need to get a medical card, stat. I can't keep taking this sh¡t like this.

after accidents i have been addicted all my life i would say. super good point to say you dont realize, because that is me, its so normal to be addicted that you dont now what rehabs exist for. thank you and not thanks my english. yes!

Just wish your pain away- NHS 2021

I'm currently addicted to Tramadol, I have been for 6 years. I take 35/40 50mg tablets daily. It's ruined me financially and mentally. I've lost 6 years of my life to this drug. My doctor won't prescribe them to me anymore so I buy them illicitly. Anyone going to start on Tramadol please ask your doctor to give you something else instead, something non addictive. 👍

Tramadol has improved my life massively

Its better than addiction to street drugs beleive me

If you have a problem with stopping tramadol I have some good news. I'm 48. Been addicted to amphetamine, methadone, heroin and benzos since I was... 17-19. Amphetamine nr 1 choice but it slowly clouded my judgement and at 25-28 I was addicted to methadone and heroin. Long story short...
Moved to Thailand 2013 and here you can buy tramadol over the counter so I thought this "baby drug" was nothing to worry about. Maaan, was I wrong. After 3-4 weeks I took up to 80, yes 80 ×50 mg every day. 4 seizures later I had to take a look at myself and tapered down to 10-20 and I just couldn't stop when I was down to 5-7 tabs. But... I just got so sick and tired of living in Thailand looking like a zombie so I just stopped one day. And guess what?!? Wasn't that hard at all. I have relapsed and realised that 5 tabs doesn't do anything. In my case it was 99% fear that kept me taking it. Try. Maybe you'll feel miserable and everything that comes with quitting any opioid but if I could, and I'm a nearly hopeless addict, so can you. My recipe was to smoke some weed and take 1-2 mg xanax before bed time and be very careful not to let the xanax get a too strong grip over me. Now 6 months later and I still think--maybe just 1 strip tramadol today but I'm not willing to look like a zombie again. Don't hate me for the next sentence. Just do it. It's easier than you might think. But everyone is different

Talking therapy for chronic pain? Are you on drugs?

I dont have a problem with Tramadol, Only problem with tramadol is I don't get prescribed enough of it lmao!!!!!

Tramadol ruined my life. Lead me on to morphine and eventually heroin. Now I have lost everything - all because a doctor decided to give me a repeat prescription for Tramadol and codeine when I was 17 years old.

LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF ASPIRIN BEING CONSUMED BY PEOPLE.. THEN ASK WHY IS DIALYSIS BECOMING A COMMON MEDICAL TREATMENT... YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT YOU AND LET EVERYONE ELSE DO THE SAME......

What they forget to mention about Tramodol is that is is also an Anti-Depressant. And those things ain't good at all. More trouble then they are worth.