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Time to Stop
Tramadol
Citation:   Silverbowl. "Time to Stop: An Experience with Tramadol (exp112912)". Erowid.org. Apr 30, 2019. erowid.org/exp/112912

 
DOSE:
  repeated oral Pharms - Tramadol
BODY WEIGHT: 215 lb
I began taking tramadol around 2009 after my source for other prescription drugs dried up. I remember looking online for painkillers and found through a website tramadol for sale in Arkansas.

I had a retail job and no real bills so I was able to purchase 180 50mg pills through some sketchy ass websites. The pills arrived via fed ex, and I began taking them on a regular basis. The pills gave me the same high as vicodin or norco, I just had to take more to achieve the same high.

Over the next 3 months I took tramadol and lived my daily life of school, work and hanging with friends. I was happy to have found a steady source of drugs, as I didn't have to rely on a drug dealers anymore.

However, one day I went to pee and found I couldn't. I literally was unable to, no matter how hard I pushed! This freaked me out, and I immediately thought of tramadol. By this point 3 months in a 180 pill supply lasted me 15 days. I decided to stop.

Stopping was extremely difficult, and I remember going through a withdrawal. While tramadol isnt exactly an opiate, I definitely felt sick and depressed. I remember going to my junior college speech class going through my withdrawals and driving home when the beatles "hey jude" came on, that song gave me goosebumps and snapped me out of my week-long withdrawal.

I then never really did painkillers again other than an occasional one here and there. I'm glad I'm off but don't get me wrong they make you feel amazing but the odds of being successful in life are very slim.

Exp Year: 2009ExpID: 112912
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: 22
Published: Apr 30, 2019Views: 838
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