Tramadol

LilacTree · ‎03-25-2012

Anyone have experience with this pain med?

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lolakimono · ‎03-29-2012

@LilacTree

They gave this to me when I had my kidney stone, before I saw the doctor and could get the "good" stuff. It was like taking a baby aspirin for a migraine, IMO, not very effective.

corita · ‎08-20-2012

I was given Tramadol after knee surgery and it did nothing to lessen pain. Also after a colon biopsy...did nothing!! What a waste!!!

sydsgma1 · ‎03-09-2010

Not effective for me at all...I think it is being used more and more because of the opioid crisis. I had better relief from Aleve.

itsmagic · ‎08-08-2011

I was given this for pain after my gall bladder was removed this past summer. I agree with @lolakimono. After taking one it was not very effective so I never used any more.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@LilacTree I've had a very recent experience with this drug. I usually have no reaction to drugs but upon taking my second dose, I became very nauseated, was lightheaded and dizzy, then had extreme chest pains. I quit taking it and contacted my doctor. She then had me try Lyrica which caused me to be lightheaded and off-balance to the point I fell down. All of this because I need to quit the NSAID I've taken for years.....I keep going back to it at half dose.

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Skyegirl21 · ‎03-20-2010

When I ruptured a disc in my back and the sciatic nerve pain was horrible, tramadol did nothing for me, but then, nothing helped that they were willing to prescribe. It was a tough 3 weeks of pain and no sleep but I’m glad they didn’t prescribe the super addictive drugs.

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

I took Tramadol many years ago for pain. It didn't help me at all. It literally was like taking nothing.

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santorini · ‎03-09-2010

It did absolutely nothing for me. Aspirin would have worked better.

TeezNu · ‎03-10-2010

I took it very rarely for arthritic hip pain, when I was going out and was going to be on my feet. It took the edge off, but there was still a dull pain.

I had hip replacement surgery 8 months ago, and took it continuously for a week afterwards. I stopped it suddenly when I didn't need it anymore, and suffered a few days of unexplained crying.

Thanks to the hip surgery, I no longer have pain.

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