"i had two very old bottles of tramadol stashed away because they never really worked for pain.  one day i had significant enough pain that i decided to give them a try again.  again, it didn&#039;t do anything for the pain.  i did notice, though, that my entire outlook on life had drastically improved.  it didn&#039;t make me &quot;high&quot;, but it alleviated my extreme social anxiety and made me feel positive and upbeat when i am often a person who is disappointed about waking up each day.  my son could tell when i did or didn&#039;t take it because he notices a dramatic difference in me.  i used the ones i had wisely until i ran out.  i researched online to find that i was far from being the only person who has had this experience, so... (to be continued)"