I too was a shopper...lol...
It is a really good thing the shopping here is limited...lol..
Nice to meet you addict mom
kerry
I was a heavy online drug shopper too. It was so easy and almost "addicting" at times just seeing how I could lie and scheme to acquire these pills from different sites. And similar to what Kerry said, I would take pills and then my impulsive side kicked in...eventually I got hooked on internet gambling sites. Incredible when I think back to much $$$ I pissed away!
Jim
Jim
JR.........Sorry to not know this.. ... but you're done with all that now, huh? I was so amazed the first time pills actually were delivered to my door! I knew that day I was in big trouble, and I wasn't wrong!
Hi Mom - Early on it was such a rush getting the pills delivered...but as Dr. Bob said it doesn't take long for it all to change for the worse. So now I've got a little over three months clean time. One day at a time life just gets better and better, or at least it's more manageable. Good luck to you and all others facing this disease head-on.
I was just reading what Bob posted about a program of recovery, and I personally don't care how anyone gets and stays clean. I, like Bob and many others who cme to this forum, am indebted to NA/AA. It works for me, plain and simple. But as others have remarked, it really doesn't matter how you do it, only that whatever path of recovery you decide to take, that you are successful.
All the best!
Jim
I was just reading what Bob posted about a program of recovery, and I personally don't care how anyone gets and stays clean. I, like Bob and many others who cme to this forum, am indebted to NA/AA. It works for me, plain and simple. But as others have remarked, it really doesn't matter how you do it, only that whatever path of recovery you decide to take, that you are successful.
All the best!
Jim
Dr. Bob, what are your views on Ultramm? From an opiate addicts perspective. Is it safe, or do you know of safer meds?
Thanks in advance..
Kerry
Jr...way to go on the three months...
Thanks in advance..
Kerry
Jr...way to go on the three months...
Good morning littlebeach we only to well know what a demon ultram is huh?I start the sub on tuesday and will let you know how it is OK?How are you today?????mj
Kerry;
Ultram (Tramadol) while not a "true opiate" does have opiate properties, particularly for those of us who are "addiction oriented." In other words, its chemical action operates at the same receptor sites in the brain (mu) that standard opiates do.
It is a synthetic creation by the drug industry to find that panacea medication, i.e. one that effectively relieves moderate to severe pain w/o the potential for addiction. It does not achieve that goal.
You can suffer severe w/d from Ultram, and many become co-addicted w/ standard opiates, only compounding the problem.
If I had a choice, I would stay away from Tramadol. It does not present much a problem in patients w/ no addiction issues, but is not all that effective at severe pain relief either. There are better alternatives. It is of course, easily obtained on the web, for it is not even a "Scheduled Medication," which only increases the dangers associated with this drug. Beware.
Good luck to you-
Ultram (Tramadol) while not a "true opiate" does have opiate properties, particularly for those of us who are "addiction oriented." In other words, its chemical action operates at the same receptor sites in the brain (mu) that standard opiates do.
It is a synthetic creation by the drug industry to find that panacea medication, i.e. one that effectively relieves moderate to severe pain w/o the potential for addiction. It does not achieve that goal.
You can suffer severe w/d from Ultram, and many become co-addicted w/ standard opiates, only compounding the problem.
If I had a choice, I would stay away from Tramadol. It does not present much a problem in patients w/ no addiction issues, but is not all that effective at severe pain relief either. There are better alternatives. It is of course, easily obtained on the web, for it is not even a "Scheduled Medication," which only increases the dangers associated with this drug. Beware.
Good luck to you-
Dear Dr Bob speaking from my own use of tramadol/ultram/my goodness it or I should say I have let this little white pill control me for 2 long.I am upto 15-16-17 per day.My Md is starting me on suboxone Tuesday and I kinda see it as my last hpoe.37 is too young to die.....mj
Dear Dr Bob is it something I've said?It seem like when I show up on one of your post you leave have I said something that has made you angry??If so I'm very sorry.And I won't butt in anymore....mj
Yes, Molly, i try to stay away...I still take it if the pain is bad enough.
What I really need is a dr that can find out what is wrong with my back. It feels like someone is pulling on the tendons in my back..
Molly, keep us posted on how you are doing..
Kerry
What I really need is a dr that can find out what is wrong with my back. It feels like someone is pulling on the tendons in my back..
Molly, keep us posted on how you are doing..
Kerry
Molljean;
I am away from the computer alot, it can be a little bit of an addiction as welll for me! That is the only reason I hadn't replied. (not to mention the "day job')
Good Luck w/ the Suboxone or Subutex, whichever they start you on,
it beats the continued massive daily doses of Tramadol or Hydro. I hope it works well for you as well. I hear mostly good things regarding its use, and the majority of patients I am familar w/ are satisfied with it.
I am away from the computer alot, it can be a little bit of an addiction as welll for me! That is the only reason I hadn't replied. (not to mention the "day job')
Good Luck w/ the Suboxone or Subutex, whichever they start you on,
it beats the continued massive daily doses of Tramadol or Hydro. I hope it works well for you as well. I hear mostly good things regarding its use, and the majority of patients I am familar w/ are satisfied with it.
Thank you Dr Bob I was just hopen I didn't say anything to miff ya.I totally understand you not amswering right away.I really thought for a bit that maybe you got upset with me just jumping in and I'd NEVER would want to over stepp my bounds.so take care & thanks again.....mj
