A Cross-town Ride on the Tram

What follows is a description of 2 separate trips on Tramadol.

Tramadol

This tramadol came from a morally questionable source; I honestly had never heard of it until D said we should try some and I remembered that when I saw it. Anyway, let’s write this lab up.

Trip One

Date: 06/16/10

Dosage: 100mg (starting dose; pills were pre-broken up, so I had 4 halves of 50mg pills).

Time of Ingestion: 1636

Summary:

Trip started off very slowly; by 1800 I was thinking it had no effect on me, or the dosage was too small. I was only feeling side effects: slight headache, lots of itching, sweating.

But then I took off. I felt the euphoria and energy, but not much else. Mind wasn’t racing as much as with other opiates. I decided to pop 50mg more so I could keep the feeling going.

I put on my headphones and tripped balls to my favorite tunes. It’s my favorite activity to do high, and I always can tell when the drugs hit because my reaction to music changes. It’s my drug litmus test.

I tripped hard for the rest of the night; I didn’t eat much and tried not to walk around much. When I did, I found it was hard to keep from wobbling and being unsteady.

The most noticeable effect aside from the euphoria was my need to highversate. Now for those of you unfamiliar with our lingo, to “highversate” is to talk to oneself or another person about any and all things that come to your mind. It can be a friend, chat room, parents (always fun), or teacher. Doesn’t matter; I’ve done them all, but that’s another story.

During this trip I highversated myself, D, and my mom.

Also, on this trip is where I came up with the idea for this blog; you’re welcome.

Finally, I went to bed, probably around 3 or 4am. Tramadol has that effect on me, a lot like other high powered opiates; if I take a certain amount, I’m drowsy, but hyper and won’t fall asleep; instead I’ll lay in bed, possibly listening to music, and talking to imaginary friends and living out imaginary situations. I don’t know if that’s weird, or not normal, but I love it. It’s one of the big reasons I like opiates so much.

Overall, this first trip was a lot like my first trip on opiates. That time I was in the hospital and recovering from surgery while being given Percocet pills every few hours. Just like that night, I listened to music and imagined a lot of shit, but I also sweated profusely; that always happens to me the first time on any new opiate, but never on subsequent trips.

Trip Two:

Date: 6/17/10

Dosage: 150 mg, this time pills was in quarters (different bottle) and hence I had to take 12 little pieces. so 150mg is a rough estimate.

Time: Midnight.

Summary

I honestly don’t remember much specifically until the end. I spent some time on tumblr, stuck in the euphoria. Like with other opiates I always get the urge to listen to music and write (like right now). I was on tumblr for a bit, writing an essay or two for my personal blog and highversating with myself most of the night.

I finally went to bed at around 4am, but didn’t fall asleep til about 7. I spent the next 3 hrs locked in an ongoing conversation with a beautiful (imaginary) girl that I have a crush on from tumblr.

I remember pointing to the glow-in-the-dark stars on my ceiling and talking about them.

And then I pulled a Moody and wrote (in my head, not to paper) a ridiculously long and romantic love letter to this girl and imagined in my head her finding it before it was finished.

Good trip, but I shouldn’t have done it that night. I had to travel the next day, and didn’t get back in my bed for about 30 more hours.

I will say, I liked two things about Tramadol more than other opiates that I’ve tried; first, my mind wasn’t as cloudy as with the others, but I maintained a good level of euphoria and highness and could still write and enjoy music. Second is the duration. I don’t know if it’s the dose I took, the fact that I’ve never had to before so i don’t have a tolerance, or the drug is just that good. Although the first trip took its time happening, it lasted a long time, as did subsequent trips; easily in the 8hr+ range, probably longer.

Honestly, I don’t see how this is a pain medication. I don’t feel numb at all when I take it and can’t imagine being on this after surgery or something. Meh.

***I hope you liked it, If you have any questions ask. We’re still working on our write-up style.***