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Posted 12/10/2013 12:03 PM (GMT 0)
Could somebody share her/his experience with Tramadol. Some time ago my doctor prescribed me but i didn`t take it. Ibuprofen doesn`t work good enough for me, so i decided to try Tramadol. I have some (maybe irrational) worries to take it.
I am thankful to everyone who would post information about this medication.

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Posted 12/10/2013 1:02 PM (GMT 0)
I take tramadol, 100mg 3 times a day. It really works well for me most of the time. Just be careful if you are also taking anti-depressants because the anti-depressants and tramadol can cause Seritonin Syndrome. It did for me so I had to go off my anti-depressant.
Posted 12/11/2013 12:59 AM (GMT 0)
I took it for a few years and it helped a lot. Withdrawal was so awful I won't take it again.
Posted 12/11/2013 1:54 AM (GMT 0)
I take it up to three a day as needed. I've never needed it more than twice a day.
Posted 12/11/2013 3:55 AM (GMT 0)
Works well for me. I only take it when I need it. 100mg (ER.) Thus far no side effects.
Posted 12/11/2013 4:36 AM (GMT 0)
I have been using Tramadol for 10 yrs for fibro. I take 2 1/2 50mg tabs twice a day. Which is 250 mg a day. Some days I take less. I thought I was taking a lot and was concerned. My doctor said that I wasn't and he was impressed that I managed with that. He said I could take up to 8 tablets in a 24hr period. No thank you. Less is just fine for me!

It's not going to make you pain free. I have pain everyday but it helps take the edge off so I can function and work and enjoy my life despite this ridiculous syndrome.

Give it a try. Use it as your Dr. Prescribes. My Arsenal of weapons in slaying this Dragon is Tramadol, a sleep med, Healthy diet, EXERCISE and a positive belief in knowing you can have a great life.
Posted 12/11/2013 5:00 AM (GMT 0)
50 mg never worked but as soon as I went to 100mg it worked really well to take the edge off. I get headaches if I take it too much then don't take any for a day or so.

I did get really dizzy the first time I went to 100mg but the next time I was fine.
Posted 12/11/2013 6:42 AM (GMT 0)
Sofina,

I took it for awhile, and it worked well for me. I'm on a stronger pain med now, but I'd like to switch back to it eventually. No side effects, and even gave me a bit of energy.

Good luck.

Debbie
Posted 12/11/2013 8:35 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you Acheybody, Stinky, Michael, Kerib,Couchtater, Dagger, Dizny, all of you,

so great group you are! I`ll get a try. My doctor prescribed me 100 mg. a day!

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Posted 12/11/2013 8:57 AM (GMT 0)
Don't ever take too much like I did. It caused me to have a grandmal seizure. My Dr. Says seizure is a side effect and he has seen many with tramadol. You have to be careful with antidepressent and tramadol . Both of them can cause seizures too.
Posted 12/11/2013 9:28 AM (GMT 0)
Tramadol works great for me. I don't take it daily though, maybe because I have a small body (110lbs only!), but maybe because I'm young and I got diagnosed just a few years after developing the symptoms, so I managed to start controlling the pain early with Lyrica (75mg every night). As some have mentioned, it can cause serotonin syndrome, which can be unpleasant at best and deadly at worst. I got prescription for paroxetine too (for anxiety and compulsions), and I switch between 20, 30 and 40mg depending on how I feel, though I usually stay at 20. Even when I go to 40mg taking 100mg of tramadol doesn't give me any unpleasant side effects (quite the opposite, they're rather pleasant), but it makes me very sleepy.

If you're taking any antidepressant be careful, because tramadol has a weak SNRI effect (meaning it makes serotonin and norephinephrine more widely available in your brain, which can cause the aforementioned serotonin syndrome). But if your doctor gave you prescription then you should be safe, they must know what they're doing!

Regards, Raisse. Hope tramadol works with you as it does with me.
Posted 12/11/2013 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
It makes me angry/psycho. I have NO IDEA why. It just does. As for pain control, I had to take them 2 at a time and this was at the low point of my opiate usage last year. Tram and I do not agree. My husband, however, says it works really well for him. All of our bodies are different. Doesn't hurt to try! (unless they make you psycho like me, lol)
Posted 12/11/2013 6:35 PM (GMT 0)
Now that I am reading other's experiences....perhaps my psychoness was because I was on lexapro at the time?? And also....now that I am remembering correctly, that was the time that i began to have fascilations. Perhaps serotonin syndrome makes me psycho, not Tramodol/Ultram.
Posted 12/11/2013 8:35 PM (GMT 0)
Raisse and Anna,

What you share is the reason of being reluctant to Tramadol but however now thinking and reading i see that it was too much fuss from my part. Anyway i could stop it if side effects made me the wrong thing.
Tomorrow i am going to take it.

Best wishes to everybody!
Posted 12/13/2013 4:50 AM (GMT 0)
And to you! Let us know how you do with it. Hopefully it will help a lot.

Debbie
Posted 12/13/2013 9:58 AM (GMT 0)
Let's hope it works good for you! As always, remember to start with a low dose. You may experience dizziness or drowsiness (a lot) the first times you take it, so don't take it before doing something like cooking or driving, just to be safe.
Posted 12/13/2013 1:18 PM (GMT 0)
I have taken it for almost a decade. I cannot take it at night, as if raises the energy level and makes the brain more active, which I finally (after much trial and error), discovered how this was messing with my sleep. But it works quite well for my daily pain levels.
Posted 12/13/2013 8:01 PM (GMT 0)
Nah, rock it. All you/we can do is trial and error. In fact, I talked to my husband again about it and he said, again, how great the pain coverage was. Maybe you're like him!

So...how did it go?
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