Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 56607

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How much Ultram do you take?

Posted by SalArmy4me on March 15, 2001, at 19:32:59

I just started Ultram at 50 mg BID for Depression and OCD that doesn't respond to any medication known to mankind. What dosage do you take? How long did it take to work (is it like antidepressants and their lag-time)?

Background Notes: I got the Ultram really cheap at a warehouse-type store (50 of the 50mg tablets for US $44).

If it really had a chance of addiction, why wouldn't it be listed as at least a CIV substance?

Re: How much Ultram do you take?

Posted by steve on March 16, 2001, at 2:16:27

In reply to How much Ultram do you take?, posted by SalArmy4me on March 15, 2001, at 19:32:59

> I just started Ultram at 50 mg BID for Depression and OCD that doesn't respond to any medication known to mankind. What dosage do you take? How long did it take to work (is it like antidepressants and their lag-time)?
>
> Background Notes: I got the Ultram really cheap at a warehouse-type store (50 of the 50mg tablets for US $44).
>
> If it really had a chance of addiction, why wouldn't it be listed as at least a CIV substance?

J&J or McNeil essentially told the FDA that ultram was not as much an opioid as an amphetamine.

Therefor it was not classified as an "addictive" narcotic. However as Dr. Bob has posted on this board, patients have gone through opioid style withdrawals on ultram, and they couldn't take a timeout just because the FDA said it doesn't happen. And btw there is no such thing as a CNS-agent not associated with a withdrawal effect after long or medium term usage. The difference seems to lie in how much they are hyped, as the NIDA and FDA and DEA have different priorities.

S.

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