Ultracet.

[slipperyslope]

Hello all, I have been off narcotics for 2 months now and I am finally feeling human again, its been tough but I am doing really good and I am proud of myself. I have had back surgery and suffer from awful back pain almost daily. I also have 2 herniations in my neck from a car wreck I was in 2 years ago. I was hit from behind by a car going 55 miles per hour. I am unable to stay out of my garden so I hurt more than usual. I just bought a house that has 3 acres and I am trying to make it beautiful so I work, like a dog but I refuse to stop doing what I love!!

I went to a new Dr a few days ago looking for some new medication, I am taking so much motrin its starting to not work for me. I asked him for a NON narcotic medication. guess what he gave me? ULTRACET. he gave me a lot and they help my pain, they do not give me that wonderful euphoric feeling that hydo's gave me so that's a good thing... I don't understand how one would get a buzz off these, I take 2 and they don't make me feel any different than an asprin.... if I only take them as needed will I get addicted????? I was bad with percs I would take 3 at a time, and was taking up to 10-15 a day, I decided to stop on my own since I was getting really bad... he also gave me Mobic, which I will be trying today... he assured me ultracet is not addictive and NOT a narcotic, can you believe it??? what is up with this? How come these Dr's are so un informed???? should I toss the ultracet???? but I have such bad pain and they help????

What are your opinions???

[diva78]

If you aren't getting high off of it...then by all means you should continue using it since it helps so much with your pain. Ultracet is Tramadol with Tylenol...its not as heavy of a dose of Tramadol either so you don't get the so called "high" feeling from it as you would from just regular Tramadol. As for the doctors being uninformed...medically the ultracet and tramadol are listed in a category other than narcotics but the FDA is going to be rethinking that and relisting it as such pretty soon I'm sure with all of the people that are abusing it. It doesn't contains opiates...but it works through the receptors as an opiate would...so it pretty much does the same thing. You are doing so well though...and I must say how proud of you I am to turn away the hearvier drugs. I too am in constant back pain and may be facing surgery soon...I'm on Oxycontin 80mg and couldn't function without them. I was on 20 per day hydros so I know what you mean where those are concerned. It was ridiculous...but now I take the oxys just twice a day and have no pain. it's really a miracle pill! Anyway...best of luck to you and please keep us posted on your progress. God Bless~

[lori j]

I never got a high off them either, but got addicted at 2 a day for 9 weeks. I had horrible w/d from it. It is a synthetic opiate & if you research it, it says it shouldn't be given more than 5 days for pain...

It gets into your brain & your body, that is what is addictive, not the feeling of a high that some get. It made me super anxious & nervous, but I was in so much pain, all I cared was that it relieved my pain, til I tried to get off of it!!