Last night, SWIM endulged in SWIMS's weekly Dexie fun... SWIM is also on Tramadol for pain on top of SWIMS long term Dihydocodiene.
SWIM is pleasently suprised at how well Tramadol seems to stop SWIM from cluickng when not taking Heroin and gives SWIM a little even when not taking Crack, Amphetamine.
SWIM normally goes Friday to Sunday morning, grabs some Zopiclones and Diazapam and gets some sleep for 8 hours so wakes up at the end of his Dexie come-down.
SWIM then takes some H and Crack(IV) to feel 'productive' and relaxed... the come up is normally VERY nice when taken in a post Dexdrine state(SWIM takes about 28 dexies on Friday alone IV then really slows down on Saturday, takes about 8 upto 4am then will sleep until afternoon and on awakening take SWIMS H and crack).
Since starting this Tramadol SWIM has noticed some odd reactions(SWIM realises that some of this is down to SSRI issues with Tramadol). SWIMS doctor recently advised SWIM to double the dose from 50mg to 100mg QDS(4 times daily).
SWIM remembers reading somewhere that Tramadol has 200 times the binding 'power' on the Mu receptor as Morphine and SWIM understands that Mu is mostly responsible for the pleasent effects that opiates give.
SWIM was dosing with Dihydrocodeine, Codeine and Tramadol quite heavily until about 4 hours before IVing H/Crack(speedball)... SWIM felt 'something' but NOTHING near the usual 'Sunday morning' hit SWIM looks forward to. Also SWIM had taken about 30 Dexdrine the previous 24 hours until 4 hours before taking SWIMS speedball. As crazy as it sounds, SWIM takes 3.75 of Zopiclone to help relax back muslces and stop the high from becoming too 'jagged' a couple of times late into the night.
SWIm admits that SWIM was not feeling anywhere near as 'bad' as SWIM usually would have if SWIM has waited another 24 hours... in fact SWIM had enough energy to walk for 3 hours before taking the speedball which considering SWIMS mobility/pain issues is something that rarely happens.
SWIM's suppliers have had all kind of issues last week, the H is different for sure and SWIM is normally suspicious of anything that is this particualar shade of 'coffee' borwn, SWIM is used to lighter gear being the mark of superiority in these parts. SWIM is also aware that the crack is from this particualar dealer is not upto much at this time(which is odd as other dealers around have brilliant merchandise!)... waxy shot stuff that disolves very easily when compared with 'good' crack in water and citric.
SWIM is pretty sure that the H is not THAT nad to feel 'little'... indeed the most noticable thing after the speedball was becoming very hot... then becoming very cold again.
SWIM can only conclude that SWIM got bunk gear or my meds taken 4 hours before are somehow masking the effects... even the 'hit'. SWIM know when SWIM IV dexie's with Heroin, the hit and euphoria is supressed by a HUGE amount, which SWIM finds interesting as when taken with 50mg+ amps, they work VERY well together.
SWIM is more concerned that Tramadol may be somehow 'blocking' the H. If this is so, how long in SWIY opinion might this take before SWIM can get a bloody hit

In SWIMs opinion probably at the usual point when SWIM wakes up and SWIMs body is craving opiate refreshment and still in the after throws of the last of a Dexie come down. At the best(or worst depending how you see these things) of times when sWIM has even small amounts of opiates when in WD, ie the first hit of the day(when SWIM takes H) feels the brilliant... but thats another post. Strange things have been happening since SWIM started on the Tramadol.
Sorry about length of post, bad grammar, bad spelling etc.... SWIM would welcome all and any opinions about this as SWIM will be leaving this long term dealer if this gear turns out bunk... it would be the last of a big box of straws!