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Posted 10/10/2010 2:45 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone tried Tramadol and if so did it do any good, did you like it, hate it or what?

Thanks,
Elizabeth
Posted 10/10/2010 3:50 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I tried it last Spring. It did give me energy, maybe even helped some with the pain, but it made me feel weirdly speedy, and like I had pressure in my chest (hard to explain), so it wasn't worth it for me.

I'm actually giving it to my dog right now for pain from surgery. But unfortunately he won't tell me how it makes him feel!

Debbie
Posted 10/10/2010 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
I tried it and it knocked me out.  When I woke up I was still in pain so I stopped taking it.  I have given it to my dog when she dislocated her shoulder (the vet gave it to me) and it did the same thing for her.  It made her sleep.

 

Sherrine

Posted 10/10/2010 5:12 PM (GMT 0)
I love it. It helps a bit with my fibro pain and it helps a lot more with my abdominal pain (endometriosis & adhesions). For me, it lasts longer than narcotics like percocet and vicoden. For some, it's just like a narcotic so don't start it when you need to drive or function. It made me a bit sleepy when I first started but it rarely makes me sleep any more.

It doesn't make me pain free but it's enough to keep me active and moving around, plus, I sleep better. I stopped taking it a few months ago but will be starting it again soon. I've gained 10 lbs since I stopped because I am not moving around nearly as much and I'm eating more.

Be careful what other meds and supplements you take with it, tell your doc AND pharmacist.
Posted 10/10/2010 5:37 PM (GMT 0)
I like it. It takes the edge off of my pain and helps me function. It doesn't make me sleepy at all but I've talked to others and they said that it made them tired. I can take one and then an hour later, take another one when I'm in a bad flare,(ask your doctor before doing this), and I don't get sleepy at all. I'd much rather take Tramadol than a narcotic. I've tried the stronger meds and all they do is upset my stomach. That's just me though. I am very sensitive to medication. You may do better on stronger meds. Good luck with whatever you choose and I hope it brings some pain relief.
Posted 10/11/2010 3:55 PM (GMT 0)
Tramadol works great for some of my pain, especially my hands and arms.  The hips, not so much.  I don't have any side effects at all from it.  In am able to take it at work without any problems.  Like anything else, everybody responds to different drugs in their own way.  Might as well give it a try and see what happens.
Posted 10/11/2010 5:02 PM (GMT 0)
I use if for breakthrough pain and it works well enough to take the edge off and let me sleep, or get stuff done around the house like today - a dinner party of 10 for Thanksgiving dinner.

I can take 1 or 2 every 4 to 6 hours as needed. Cymbalta, Oxycontin and Cesamet take care of the rest.
Posted 10/12/2010 5:47 PM (GMT 0)
I have taken tramadol before, and my husband is currently on it. Tramadol is a synthetic narcotic, and can react in some people like a narcotic would. It can become addictive to some people and it is on the list of controlled substances.
When I took tramadol, I would get hyper and restless, I didn't sleep or if I did I didn't sleep well. My husband doesn't have that problem with it. But it did relieve my pain and helps with his pain (he had 68 tons of pipe dropped on him 5 yrs ago)
Posted 10/13/2010 2:37 AM (GMT 0)
i tried it and didnt like it for me it didnt kill the pain just made me feel sleepy and out of it
Posted 10/13/2010 3:30 AM (GMT 0)
Hi

this is great because I was planning on asking doc about tramadol next time I go in,

Has anyone ever taken neuronotin?   This is what I am currently on, What differences did you see if any between tramadol and neurontin, I'd love to know bearing in mind everybody reacts differently.  thanks lisa

Posted 10/13/2010 6:11 AM (GMT 0)
it didnt really help me to much alone, I had 2, 50 mg of tramadol and 7.5 percoset and alone they didnt so much but together they worked wonders.
Posted 10/14/2010 1:00 AM (GMT 0)
I have tried Tramadol in the past, when my doctor and I first began to discuss the possibility of fibro. I was on it for one month. Honestly, it didn't much of anything for me. It does for other people, so I would at least try it if I were you. That is the first actual pain killer that doctors like to go with when it comes to fibro patients. It just wasn't something that worked for me. But I really hope it works for you. Let us know.
Posted 10/14/2010 2:22 AM (GMT 0)
I take tramadol once in a while. I take 50 mg and that does it for me. The first time I took it, I had trouble sleeping. The last time I took it, I didn't have that problem. I always make sure I eat something with it so that it doesn't upset my stomach, although that is not supposed to be one of its side effects.  I don't think I would want to drive after taking it, though. I guess, like everything else, it depends on a person's own chemistry.  Al in all, I 'd say it is a good pain reliever.

 

Posted 10/15/2010 2:38 AM (GMT 0)
Tramadol works great for me when I have breakthrough pain. I take 1 - 50mg tablet with 2 advil. That's it. Usually lasts most of the day, it doesn't make me sleepy, gives me a weird energetic feeling. I function very well with it. I try not to take it everyday cuz I'm so afraid it will quit working. I recommend trying it, especially with the advil. My dad is the same way, it doesn't work unless he pairs it with advil.
Posted 10/15/2010 8:47 PM (GMT 0)
been on tramadol (generic for Ultram) for years and for me it has been a wonder drug..no, it does not take all of the pain away but allows me to function (walk, clean, all the normal things)...take 6 50mg a day
I have been and am coming out of the worse flare i have ever experienced over 3 week flare and very intense pain accompanied with a burning that made me understand how people can self-conbust and turn into flaring infernos...during the first 3 weeks of the flare, I started to take 2 extra tramadol a day to help and it did, but as you know you are in the fibro fog as well when this is going on...did not call dr never even entered my mind and I have pd for that big time.
ran out of tramadal and had to go see her, she is a dr that does not like to be told no so to get along w/her i try to do what she says.
she put me on 5mg Prednisone (increased/intense buring & crying/crying & other assorted pain after the first pill) and increased ibuprofen to 800mg and prior to that visit she put me on 300mg of gabapentin. anyway, the burning i experienced from this was intensne (that's in capital letters) that was tue of this week and today is the first "normal" (is there such a thing as normal in fibro) day of pain I've had since then and i do not take anything...so life is not pleasant (except full of relief as the burning sensation is minimal).
has anyone out there had this burning thing when in a flare and has anyone else had such a long flare up?????
Help!
Posted 10/15/2010 9:13 PM (GMT 0)
I feel burning in my muscles all the time when I flare. Like that muscle failure u feel when u weight lift (many years since I could do that). Tramadol helps for that too along with muscle rub.
Posted 10/15/2010 9:40 PM (GMT 0)
Mrs_Mike, The tramadol REALLY does help better for me taken along with 2 advil!!  Thanks!
Posted 10/15/2010 10:25 PM (GMT 0)
I too take it. I love the energy:)
Posted 10/16/2010 2:20 AM (GMT 0)
No problem, GSDgirl! Glad I could help. Don't understand the chemistry of pairing advil with tramadol but it amazing. Don't even remember where I was told to do such a thing but someone did! And I love them for it..lol!
Posted 10/16/2010 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
I love this post, I am working on handling pain I think? the neuontonin may help nerve pain but its hard to tell for sure. It does nothing for muscle pain.

rmn I can relate, working with my physician assistant takes all the psych I know,she is challenging ---------------- she gave me neuronotin 400 mg 2 times a day darvicot for break through. Has anybody tried both darvicot AND tramadol? If so I'd love to know your which one you think works best., I don't want to ask my PA for something that will work less I than what i take now. thank uuuuuuuuuu lisa
Posted 10/16/2010 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
I love this post, I am working on handling pain I think? the neuontonin may help nerve pain but its hard to tell for sure. It does nothing for muscle pain.

rmn I can relate, working with my physician assistant takes all the psych I know,she is challenging ---------------- she gave me neuronotin 400 mg 2 times a day darvicot for break through. Has anybody tried both darvicot AND tramadol? If so I'd love to know your which one you think works best., I don't want to ask my PA for something that will work less I than what i take now. thank uuuuuuuuuu lisa
Posted 10/16/2010 2:44 AM (GMT 0)
Lisa, I will take the Tramadol (+advil) anyday over darvocet
Posted 10/16/2010 2:47 AM (GMT 0)
I have taken both. I prefer tramadol. For me, it lasts longer.
Posted 10/16/2010 5:39 PM (GMT 0)
Mrs. Mike
Thank u for ur kind words, but I am not talking about burning muscle pain. This is something that I have never felt b4 & never want to again. still lingering but so mild that it's okay. It is not related to hot flashes either, i know what those feel like as well.
I don't know what it is but i will find out and do what i can to avoid ... and i mean it when i say i know how a human can self-conbust.
i need to talk to my dr about a breakthrough plan...i learned this terminology from here and i can't tell you how grateful i am for that.
my drs in chicago never questioned my judegment when i went through a flare and i even had meds to take ....i forgot that....also probs w/sensitivity to meds and have to start on a low dose and drs in chicago understood that.
i too have a 4 letter word for fibro and its not jerk :) and to me the most terrible 4 ltr is P - - n...don't like to use it, refer to 'it' as 'it' discomfort/hurt/etc. my form of denial. ..am going to try the advil ..do u take it w/the tramdol or like 1/2 hr after????
thank u all so much, it's nice to know i'm not alone.
Posted 10/16/2010 6:31 PM (GMT 0)
My goodness!! If your burning isn't "muscle burning" I feel for you!! And YES, I take my 50mg tramadol along with 2-200mg advil (or the generic rather). I get my 3 pills and swallow them all together. It really makes it last nearly ALL day. I'll usually try and wait as long as I can (I make it till about 10am) then it doesn't seem to wear off till bed time. But by then I am laying in my bed, wrapped in my heating pad, all greased up with muscle rub so I don't feel any need to take more...lol. I have to mention that the tramadol/advil combo also works for the muscle burning AND anxiety too. I still try not to take it everyday cuz I am terrified that it will stop working but I did take the combo dose about everyday on vacation and that's probably why I enjoyed myself so much. Tramadol is a God send :-)!

As for your burning, I guess I could say I've experienced random burning pain all over my body. Not muscle burning but like I touched the burner on the stove or something (yet I'm no where near the stove). I call them phantom pains. They last literally for a split second. I also get pain in my feet (or really all over) like I am getting stuck with a straight pin. Again, they are VERY quick so I haven't needed treatment for them. But they are weird. Is that sorta like you are experiencing (but not quick)?
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