Does tramadol cause a high if abused?

Wow! I am shocked! I have been on Tramadol for at least 3 years for Osteoarthritis and I take a high dose, 300 mg. I usually take my medication at night, because of all the other stuff I take, then I can sleep it off and not worry about trying to function.

Thanks for posting, I'm glad that I checked into it.

Jen

Im on Tramadol & have been for the last 18 months, also with codeine. A lot of these drugs leave very bad sideffects.
As like methadone, all that does is transfere you from an illegal drug to a legal one. The side effect on meths is that it takes all the calcium outa the bones so they break a whole lot easer.
The next Q I hear everyone ask is does methadone ever go out of the body system? No.

no, you can't get a high from just any drug. But tramadol is not just a "low dose" pain reliever, it is a synthetic opioid. I also take percocet and tramadol, and yes, tramadol IS for the days when my pain is at a lower level and doesn't require percocet to relieve it, but tramadol is also a potentially abused drug. And we shouldn't be helping people who are asking these kinds of questions, because clearly some people do look for easier ways to get high, and all I am saying is if you have a LEGITIMATE prescription and you read the patient information leaflet that comes with the medication, it tells you all you need to know about the dangers of tramadol and the risks. Of which their are MANY.

sorry,i wasnt trying to tell someone how to get a high off drugs,as im very anti drug,and only take meds that are prescribed for me and i take them as im told,as for recreational drugs,very anti drug. i was just answering the question asked,wasnt out to help someone abuse drugs,that's something i would never do.

Tramadol has already become a controlled substance in Kentucky and one other state, just can't recall off the top of my head. On some military bases/posts you have to sign for the drug, just as you do stronger narcotics. You can bet it will start spreading nationwide before too long. I believe that as well.

It has helped me for 10 yrs, and I've never taken over the 400mg a day limit. Now thanks to those people who will stick anything in their bodies for a high, at very high doses, I will be deprived of that too. I have stopped it easily 2 times in those 10 yrs, and done just fine. I never had a high or any other side effects from it.

I wasn't trying to offend you with my response. I just found it a strange question, and I do know that some people ask things like that with the intent of finding ways to gain a cheap high. Sorry if you were offended by my comments.

i understand,i felt offended of her comment against mine. I was answering a question asked,i thought that was what this place was for ya know? besides it isnt a place to judge ppl or ASSUME things,anyway,i didnt assume a thing about your question at all,and like i stated back,i would never tell someone how to abuse a drug. just saying,i felt kind of offended too,i was just trying to help and then felt stupid afterwards,anyway it was a good question!

Hi, I went through tramadol hell myself. Which is why the question sort of upset me. I know what its like to take too much, to have a seizure because of it, and to come off of it after taking it for a very long time and then going cold turkey. It IS hell. I would never want to be seen as encouraging anyone to take this drug. I have never had a problem with the "stronger" stuff, and I've taken percocet and vicodin plenty of times after surgery, and quit no problem. But for some reason, with tramadol, it got me. It makes you feel good and lies to you, and you get stuck. Thats what it is, a liar. And when you say ENOUGH, it does everything it can to make you stay on it. Its pure misery coming off that stuff.

in louisiana soma is a controlled substance now for about 6 months

this is very helpfull aswell as some other peoples answeres (i just dont really want to type the same thing 20 times... ). I was really curious about this and a personal experaince about actually abusing it is pretty imporant to the question!

I have said it before, but this drug affects different people in different ways. To say that it cannot give you a high is saying just that "it cannot give YOU a high". I know what it did to me and it was certainly a high. Sorry to rubuke you, but you are just dead wrong on this one.

I have taken tramadol and did nothing for me at all... it says its for moderate to severe pain, but, to be honest advil works better, never gave me a euphoria at all, but is addicting, physically especially, I can't take it anymore because had a seizure on it..yes, it can cause seizures in a small number of patients... just for FYI

When you say "taking ten times the prescribed dose", what were you actually taking ? ie how many milligrams a day?
Why I ask, is that I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia since 2001 and was put on Tramadol in 2003. At that time in Australia, the recommended dose was 700 Mg/day and I needed 900 Mg just to make the pain bearable, not take it away altogether.
Since then,the recommended dosage here has dropped to 400 Mg/day and I am still on 900 Mg and taking Iboprofen (called Nurofen here) for breakthrough pain as required.
I am seriously worried that I may be doing myself long term harm, but my Dr. says "If it works, stick with it" as going off it then starting up with something else may be worse.
I must add that taking Tramadol has been most beneficial for me, as I now have a better quality of life than I did before - even with all the side effects !!

I hate to burst your bubble, but those are not seizure warnings on the Neurontin. Neurontin or Gabaptin is an anti-seizure medication. It is prescribed for nerve pain as well. I had neck surgery and they tried it on me. It is also used for the relief of shingles pain which is a peripheral nerve pain but is not much fun. I did notice after taking neurontin and not having it work at all for my pain, that when I went off of my opiate based pain killers (vicodin,oxy) that taking neurontin helped with the withdrawls. Multiple surgeries and multiple times it has helped. Not sure why but it does. I have gone cold turkey and it is hell on earth. Neurontin or Gabaptin was a great help.

My huaband was prescribes tris drug and tris forum has made me concerned over hid taking it. should I ask his docs to put him back of percoset for pain or not?

Hi, i just posted a question asking for advice on suboxone..I am addicted to vicodin ES and I really need some advice as to what to expect from the suboxone the 1st day and so on... my appt is next week..thank u so much :)

Pete, yours is the most insightful comment I have come across.
I think a lot of people are confusing addiction with dependance in this forum.
I have been taking 900 Mg a day for the past 8 years or so and don't consider myself addicted. I may be dependant on it, but who cares? It is doing the job I want it to, and that is controlling the pain enough to allow me some degree of function and a decent quality of life.

I really wish the media would stop pushing the idea that any long term use of a narcotic is an addiction. They toss the word around for everything. I could care less if I am dependent on something and it gets rid of my pain. Now if I started taking way over the prescribed dose or started to do illegal things to get it, regardless of the consequence, then I'm addicted.

All the way from Australia, I agree with Craig79792000 saying it depends on your personal chemistry. Tramadol doesn't seem to give me much relief - at 400mg SR daily, so I have stopped taking it. It certainly did not give me a "high". However, a friend was given 50mg capsules after surgery and she could not function properly after taking it.

In regards to the Suboxone. Not sure when the question was asked but I was addicted to Hydrocodone (taking about 40-50 mg a day for 4 years) and went to Suboxone for help. It was GREAT for withdrawls and I got back on track very quickly. A lot of people thing its an alternative high but its not. It blocks the withdrawls so you can recover and refocus. Good luck

I wanted to knw where I can go to get sme suboxadone for my withdrawls I have been taking 6 or mre tabs daily and really need help, smeone else has told me about them.