User Reviews for Tramadol

I have fibromyalgia and tramadol is wonderful. On days when I can hardly walk, it eliminates my pain and I'm able to do my normal activities. I do have problems with constipation, so must adjust my diet accordingly.

Simply does not relieve the pain. I do not like to take any drugs, especially those of the narcotic classification, and I realize that Tramadol is not in that catagory, but I say all of that to say this, and that is that if you take narcotics and manage them properly they can be very effective, where the Tramadol certainly is not. In my case, and keep in mind that this is just me, but it didn't even take the edge off.

The doctor gave this to me for shoulder pain. It made me drowsy but when I went to bed my brain fired up and I did not fall asleep for hours and did not sleep well after I did fall asleep. It did nothing for pain relief. I did not take it long enough for any side effects, Excedrine help more with the pain.

Been on this with other medications and works well when taken properly.

After an auto accident and cervical spine surgery I was told I could take 50mg 4x a day for mild to moderate pain and up to 100mg 4x day for severe pain. It works well for mild to moderate pain, but isn't working so well for my severe neck pain. I have lost a lot of weight since starting Tramadol, as my stomach always feels sick -- I can still eat, I just don't want to. When I double the dose to 100mg I cannot eat or I will throw up. I was given a variety of opioid pain-killers before being given Tramadol and they all made me violently ill ... Tramadol is the only one I can keep down and it does help with the mild to moderate pain.Read More Read Less

Do not take this medicine it has too many side effects. My wife had every side effect listed.

Doctors are so afraid of prescribing narcotic pain meds (the kind that actually kill pain) because of the anti-opioid bandwagon so they prescribe this kind of crap instead. If you have serotonin sensitivity, beware. This is more like an anti-depressant than a pain killer, and it will wire you up, make you agitated and depressed, and NOT kill the pain. Hor-ri-ble.

Took this for 6 days, then started severe nausea and bad headache. Haven't had headaches is a very long time. Told doctor was advised to stop taking it. I did...

Horrible. Didn't even begin to touch the pain, but made me puke for hours. Awful, awful stuff.

I have been using this medication for just over a year. It has been great. I only use it as needed for my chronic back pain caused by fractures and arthritis that I have had for over two years, but it works well for me. It doesn't cause many side effects (it might make me a little drowsy but not enough to impact my judgement or thinking). I take up to 100 mg every 6 hours and it works wonders. I am so grateful to have a Dr who will help me through my problems and believes I truly have pain - even if I am only 21. Read More Read Less

I been on lortabs and percent,and both o them help me and then doctor took me off and put me on ultram and I took them for a year and still in pain if person out there if the doctor prescribed you this medication it don't work.

Car accident. Knees got pretty banged up, were in excruciating pain at first. Was prescribed tramadol... very nice. Didn't relieve pain 100%, but it's pretty great.

Just doesn't seem to affect the pain??

I've noticed it's best for me NOT to wait for the pain to increase(I suffer 24/7) So, I started taking it after each of my 3 meals. What a difference for me! Controls the pain much better

I used tramadol after rotator cuff surgery. I found it to be a very effective pain medication. It did not have the side effects I've experienced with Vicodin and Percoset. No sleepiness or feeling of being high. No dependence. For me it was the perfect medication.

I took tramadol for 30 days, I have to have total knee replacement, after I ran out I had to wait 2 weeks for my next app. I had no withdrawal of any kind,, I now have another 30 day prescription, I'm also on Lexapro and Xanax, I research all my meds to see if they interact, tramadol can be addictive, and it also has the same properties of my anti depressant, I called the pharmacist about this and he said that my dose of tramadol isn't enough to cause a problem with the Lexapro, the tramadol has actually enhanced the Lexapro since they both have ssri's. when the pain is really bad, I work and I'm on my feet 6 hours a day with a 15 min break,i take 2 a day, the only drawback is with Xanax I get tired. Read More Read Less

Bone on bone in knee half at first now whole DOES NOT WORK causes extreme muscle spasm in lower back hoping for surgery soon. Says not habit forming my mom went thru severe withdrawals. Ease of use come on its a pill!,,

Started using in 2013, when I was first diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis well it worked for awhile, then it became just another pill I took on a daily basis. Now I am faced with coming off of them cold turkey, because I'm jobless and without medical insurance!ð??? They are just enough to help dull the pain,butyou will regret ever taking them because you will have terrible