User Reviews for Tramadol

Tramadol worked in the beginning; but not any longer - my doctor said I could take 2 50 mgs. and that does nothing at all without advil.

Causes headaches,itching memory loss. Motrin works better.

i have taken this for headaches and it worked great. I have fibromyalgia and now I take 100 mg daily and it dulls the pain.

was given to me for back pain (herniated discs)

I have taken Tramadol for 2years for pain.It makes dialy chores so much easier. I have no side effects,I can work,drive and sleep using it. I take 200 miligrams a day. Excellent pain medication.

The dentist gave me Tramadol for a broken tooth. When I took it I noticed that the pain from my RA diminished also. So I talked to my rheumatologist and he gave me a script. I take it 3 times a day, I can now use my hands better and I'm back to walking a mile a day. No more narcotic pain meds for me. YAHOO

I take it for pain due to Polymialgia Rheumatica. It was great with helping with pain until i went into a flair of my illness. Have been ill with what we thought was a severe concussion from fainting due to being in to much pain and not speaking out about it. After 3 week's of confusion, headache's, and other unusual side affect's my doctor discovered i actually have what they call Serotonin Syndrome because there is an interaction between taking Tramadol and Mirtazapine that i was also taking for my depression. No-one before now has picked up on this. I'd been taking both together for at least 2 years. So I am now weaning off the Tramadol and have to try a different approach to pain relief as i also need to keep taking the Mirtazapine for my depression. If I didn't need to take the antidepressant then i would stay on the Tramadol for shore because it did work great with the pain. Hope this info help's.Read More Read Less

Low rating due to Withdrawal symptoms. Tramadol was prescribed to relieve pain associated with Shingles, the treatment was not effective (but that is likely due to the nature of shingles pain, not ineffective drug). I was taking 4 x 20mg per day, and when the pain began to subside I reduced the dose under direction of my PC.Dr reduced to 3/day for 10 days, etc. When I switched to 2x per day, i began noticing radiating pain and ingling in all 4 extremeties. I was nervous, anxious, could not sleep through the night. Consulted PC.Dr who instructed me to keep reducing the dose, and to take 1.5 tabs (even though drug manufacturer indicated splitting pills was not recommended). I spoke to my CVS pharmacist and explained my symptoms, he said all of my issues were commonly described as side effects when stopping the medicine. Pharmacists advice was to stop taking the pills (cold turkey); I did. The next 4 days were HELL, crawling skin, periodic radiating pain, agitated state, anxious, nervous and I DID NOT SLEEP for 72 hours. Maybe it was just me, but those 3-4 days were not worth it, in my opinion.Read More Read Less

it is for pain but does not seem to work well

Could not determine effectiveness due to severe nasusia. Would vomit within 1 hour after taking a pill on an empty stomach. When taken with food, would vomit within 10 minutes.

still not giving me at least 40% relief.

the dizziness and neasesuaness is some what irratating

I have taken this medication for nearly ten years off & on for chronic pain issues related to injuries from a car accident, fibromyalgia, endometriosis etc. Most recently I was on a max dosage of 400mg daily finding myself always waiting & looking forward to my next dose. I ran out of this med on a friday & requested a refill through my doctor's on call service. They refused - I was devastated - had the worst most horrible withdrawal for 4-5 days. I am glad I am off this medication now. I have been trying to use otc meds sparingly along with 1-3 Lyrica daily & cymbalta (have taken both for years as well). I still have mild to severe pain at times - sometimes all throughout the day - especially at night. The good part - I don't feel the need to take meds every 4-6 hours like I have -daily- for years. I feel pain & sometimes I can even function without meds - it's totally new to me. Don't get me wrong - I have to takes breaks while working. I have to lie down for breaks sometimes. Sometimes pain causes me to walk so slow at work people ask if I am okay - I just try to answer with a positive attitude & gather my strength to keep moving without reaching for meds. I am managing okay. I could not have said this while on tramadol because I always needed the next dose & an hour after ingestion to feel good enough to get moving & mentally feel better. Do I think I was addicted? YES! Mind you - I never abused the med. I never took against the Rx directions. (I even refused to take the vicodin & percocet I have had in the medicine cabinet because I never wanted to become dependent on them.) I was mortified when my doctor decided not to refill this med for me - but - I am so grateful for this. THE WITHDRAWAL WAS HORRIBLE. I really wish they would have let me titrate down though. (Perhaps I never would have realized the negative effects this drug had on my life though.) I am glad to be off tramadol & would warn anyone against taking the higher doses of this med regularly. Read More Read Less

Switch to Tramadol from Hydrocodone. Long hang-over effect made it almost impossible to function. Perhaps I need to give it more time to adjust. Never had that experience with Hydrocodone. Some pain relief for muscular pain, not so much for related nerve pain.

200mg to 400mg daily for pain. After 11 months I became concerned that I was dependent. Stopped taking the medication and became extremely ill, like the worst flu x3, anxiety, insomnia, chills, nausea, joint pain etc. Please, please, please be very careful with this drug.

Does not have the addictive side effects as a narcotic and leaves me with my facilities intact. I only use it when I am having episodes of chronic pain. What I don't like about it. When it kicks in I get a little loopy for about 15 minutes.

I have extreme low back pain and Tramadol has helped take away the pain and helps me to function and walk.

I was given this for arthritis pain in knee. They gave it to me because they are afraid of losing their license to practice medicine if they gave me an actual pain killer. It doesn't really work, maybe about the same level as one tylenol. It also makes me feel like I have the flu. I don't like it but it's all they'll give me. I rarely take it as it's addictive and I'd hate to become hooked on something so absolutely useless.

Re: take 3 times a day as needed. I would have to take more than 3 times a day to get the results that I wanted. This RX does indeed help with the pain.