Ultracet and addiction

hi im a 19 year old girl and i've been on tramadol for at least a year. i was given it because of a pinched nerve in my lower back. and what is worse than the back pain is the addiction. my doctor told me since it is no-narcotic there will be no addiction so i took as perscribed. 2 every 6 hours.. well that didn't help so i bumped it up to three.. well here i am a year later and im trying like hell to get off.. i have horrible withdrawels.. i tried to get off them about a month ago but the withdrawels were so terrible i couldn't so tomorrow i am trying to again.. luckily i have a little smirinoff to help me when im at my worst.. you know just to take the edge off.. not to get drunk or anything.. but i love my tramadol.. but hate these withdrawels.. why is it that im having them? could it all be in my mind.. could i just be building up the idea of not having them so much that i put my self in a state of anxiety.. please help.. tell me if anyone has had withdrawels from these wolf in sheeps clothing pills

I'm only 21 years old, Female from NY. I was born with scoliosis and i've been in two major car accidents. I take about 2-4 Vicodin's a day, and decided to try Ultracet in order to decrease the amount of acetomenaphen to my liver daily. I find that I need to take TWICE as many Ultracet in order to feel comfortable daily, well about 4-6 pills daily.

I remember having side effects years ago, I think i'm totally immune now when it comes to Vicodin and Ultracet.

Am I the only one who's taking more than 3 a day?
I now notice that I am probably better off just sticking with the Vicodin, as I have chronic back pain and nerve damage in my spinal cord. As for the addiction part... I cannot go more than a day without my meds, so I am addicted. My advice to those who have to take these medications daily to keep a quality of life? Do as I do, DONT EVER RUN OUT!

Good luck all.

I recently tore my ACL and my MCL in my knee, as well as having suffered some nerve and cartlisge damage. they prescribed me ULTRACET. I have found its side effects to be quite a problem, and it seems to already be habit forming. But it does make the pain go away. WHile on it i am experianceing VErtigo, Confusion, and Euphoria.... I was once addicted to sleeping meidcation and i beleive that this is triggering another addiction... in short, do not take if you have an addictive personality, but it is good for severe pain

I love Ultracet!!! I have degenerative disc disease and a lumbar herniated disc, but have been resistant to taking pain meds due to the risk of addiction and also due to the adverse cognitive side effects. I do not feel sluggish or "fuzzy" and can perform my job without impairment-not to mention the pain relief! However, I do feel a bit hyper and euthymic, but for me that is a bonus!

Ultracet was given to me for chronic back pain. I have tried Hydrocodone, Dilaudid, Demerol, Fioricit, you name it, I tried it. I have to admit that this has been a painstaking problem. How do you treat pain using Narcotics and then not get classified as an addict? I am angry how this drug, hydrocodone was pumped into my body for 6 months and then taken away, cold turkey. No discussion on any withdrawals or scale down procedures. Doctors mainly don't care once they have dismissed you as a patient. They don't care to follow through the proper procedures to avoid addiction. Ultracet has now been dumped on me to help with back pain. It works fine but not as well as hydrocodone. Ultracet does give more energy and yet a relaxed state of mind.