Hello all. I usually take vicodin when I have bad back pain, but wanted to try something that wouln't knock me out. I asked my Dr about tramadol and he said he'd only prescribe one or the other.
Long story short I ordered online and got green and orange capsules in a blister pack from zenlabs. The pack says the drug is zendol-50, containing 50mg of tramadol. It was produced for zenlabs Canada in India. Now, these are very different than the little white pills I'm used to seeing. I took 3 last night (never taken that much before) and didn't feel much of anything. Can anyone help tell me if i'm taking some unknown drug or the real thing? Like most Indian meds, there is no imprint on the pill itself.
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Verwon Says:
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Wednesday, 10/21/2009 6:31:07 PM
Sorry, without an imprint it is impossible to postiviely identify what it is, there are many posts like this regarding drugs from India.
You should be informed, however, that Tramadol is NOT as potent as the other narcotics on the market, such as the Hydrocodone in Vicodin, so it is NOT going to have the same effect, they tend to affect most people more like an anti-inflammatory and be pretty mild.
If you wanted to try something different and your doctor would not prescribe both, why didn't you just get a prescription from him for the Tramadol?
Another question, if you've never taken them before, why did you take 3 at once? That can be very dangerous.
I know that Tramadol isn't nearly as strong, and doesn't give you the euphoria that narcotics do. However, I HAVE taken it before after a car accident a few years back, and know what it should feel like. It worked pretty well actually. This is also why 150mg didn't seem like an unsafe doseage if it was real, because my prescribed dose was one to two 100mg tabs every 8 hours as needed after that accident.
My doc has only seen me a few times (new to the area) and I assume he's still cautious about drug-seeking. I really just NEED the vicodin for some nights when the pain is too bad, so I couldn't give that up in exchange for something that'd be good enough the other 90% of the time. So, instead of trying another doctor, I figured ordering a medicine I already have taken before online, without the intent to abuse it or use it in conjunction with the vicodin, would be fine.
As it stands, I'm going to write back the website I ordered from and attempt to get my money back. I won't order online again. It was silly to think that bypassing a doctor was a good idea.
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