Am I an Ex Addict?

Question by Opk: Am I an ex addict?
About a year ago I began taking Tramadol (Ultram, a mild opiate painkiller) regularly for back pain. It was ‘self prescribed’ and I bought it over the internet. I started with 50 mg a day, and gradually increased the dosage over the months until I was taking 150 or 200. I never considered myself to be a recreational user because I was doing it for a legitimate medical reason, but I can’t deny that I really liked the way it made me feel. In November I had to quit taking tramadol very suddenly because it would prevent another unrelated medication I needed from working. I didn’t notice any real withdrawal symptoms so I once again assumed it was never an addiction. The back pain in the week after was unbearable as I was going through hyperalgesia but I found a chiropractor who was able to help me.
Now I have been tramadol free for 4 months but I keep having recurring thoughts of dosing and i keep remembering how wonderful it made me feel. Does this mean that I really was an addict?
I am 19, male, and in good health and I do not do any recreational drugs.

If any of you are real former drug addicts, did you still feel cravings after you got clean and for how long?

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