I had 2 cans of bourbon and a friend thought it would be funny to put a top dol tramadol capsule of 100mg into my second drink, i didnt finish the thing but that was on a friday night at 11pm, its now sunday 6pm and i still feel crap. someone help?
i do not take this medication and never have, i have read that having it with alcohol can have bad effects, need any advice people have?
Tramadol and alcohol advice?
Question posted by jrae on 11 Aug 2013
Last updated on 13 August 2013
Added 11 Aug 2013:
i am quite scared about the duration, keep being told it should already be out of my system and i am still feeling the effects is this normal? need advice
Added 12 Aug 2013:wake up this morning on the monday and still have an intense feeling all over my body, this cant be normal need feedback :(
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3 Answers
kaismama
11 Aug 2013
With friends like that you don't need enemies. He could have killed you. Drink fluids to stay hydrated and you should start feeling better soon.
jrae
11 Aug 2013
he is no longer a friend after this, thought it would be out of my system by now but still feeling crap more than 48 hours after it, do you have any other advice or do i just have to wait it out? not a fun time :(
HeadStarter
11 Aug 2013
Hello jrae and welcome to DC. This is most disconcerting to me. What "friend" does that to another friend for "fun"??? Better yet... I would get rid of a friend like that. You don't need a friend who acts first and thinks later either. What if you had fallen and perhaps hit your head... would your so called friend call 911 on your behalf??? Would that person have told EMS they put something in your drink for the "fun" of it??? My guess is NO!!!
I know someone who lost her husband who was taking recreational drugs. He collapsed... she called 911... EMS arrived and she didn't tell them what he was doing. She told me she didn't say anything because she didn't want to get herself or him in trouble or possibly lose her kids. Instead she only lost her husband...
If you think that couldn't be you... think long and hard about whether or not that is how you want your life to end.
I hope you feel better and never do that again for any friend...
Mary
jrae
11 Aug 2013
yes have spoken to him after having a bad experience on the friday night, he is no longer and friend and he knew the effects it can have, so i defriended him as he knows i am an anti drug person, he said he did it for me to have a 'good time' and he ruined my weekend.
HeadStarter
13 Aug 2013
I wish you had gotten yourself to the E.R. and filed a police report against this person. Now that would have been a huge wake-up for him. But without consequences for him... he might do it to someone else for "fun". That is the kind of nonsense that gets people raped, assaulted or even worse... dead!!!
Just some advice for the future: get your own drinks... don't let anybody "buy" you drinks or if someone "offers" you a glass of "something"... refuse it.
People are sick who do stuff like that... people who want to help you let your hair down, so to speak. Where did he get this stuff from??? Believe me they aren't doing it for your benefit... they are doing it for themselves. WHY??? Because they can do stuff to you that you wouldn't normally agree to otherwise.
I hope you are feeling better and if you have a trusted friend... talk it out... that may help, too. You could also call your doctor and ask for advice... they may want you to come in for a check up. I would go if I were you. Don't even think or worry about embarrassment. You were actually assaulted and this could have been worse.
Thank God, you are alive to share this story... I, for one, am glad you are.
Many blessings to you and may peace still your worries and concerns.
Mary
Delila
11 Aug 2013
Yes, your 'friend' should not have done that! Everyone reacts differently to medication, and people have different tolerance levels to taking alcohol, and taking alcohol with medication. If you haven't taken Tramadol before, then i'm not surprised that you have been suffering. Take solace in the fact that you will feel better, the effects should wear off soon. Tramadol can stay in your system, to some degree, for up to 4 days. You should drink plenty of water to flush your system. Try to eat something also, healthy choices. Stay away from alcohol, caffeine, and other similar pain killing medications for the next 2 or 3 days. If you are feeling particularly bad, and are concerned about your health, then please seek medical help! I hope you are feeling better soon...
jrae
11 Aug 2013
thank you! no longer a friend at all! just needed a bit of confirmation have been freaking out. i had spoken to poisons information centre and they said 100mg is not a lethal dose that made me feel a bit better, but the thought of perhaps permanent damage to my body was scaring me quite a bit.
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