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What is Tramadol?

Tramadol is an opioid analgesic used for the relief of moderate to moderately-severe pain. Extended release formulations are indicated for patients requiring around-the-clock management of moderate to moderately-severe pain for an extended period of time.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Pain	408	79
Fibromyalgia	113	21
Pain, all over (generalized)	63	18
Other	51	10
Muscle Pain	20	4
Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain	17	7
Back pain	17	3
Breakthrough pain	16	1
Stiffness/Spasticity	14	4
Migraine Headaches	10	3
joint pain	10	2
Headaches	6	1
General health	6	0
Sensation	5	0
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)	5	3
Support another treatment	5	2
chronic daily headache	4	1
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	4	1
Pain, leg	3	0
Don't know	3	0
Pain relief	2	1
Back and hip pain, both sides	2	1
Anxiety	2	0
Knee pain (both)	2	0
TMJD	1	0
feet/ankle swelling/pain	1	0
Pain, lower back	1	1
Arthritis	1	0
Shingles (herpes zoster)	1	0
Pain and stiffness, feet	1	0
TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) Pain	1	0
Nerve pain (neuropathic pain)	1	1
headache	1	1
broken ankle	1	0
Numbness, hands	1	0
pressure in head	1	1
Irritable Bowel Syndrome pain	1	0
neuropathic pain left foot	1	1
arthritis pain	1	1
Peripheral neuritis (neuropathy)	1	0
Migraine	1	0
Depression	1	1
Leg and hip pain	1	0
Neuropathy pain both feet & legs	1	0
pain and stiffness	1	0
Facet Arthritis Pain/Foot Numbness	1	1
stress headache	1	0
disease-related symptoms	1	0
see same for Prozac...	1	0
Slow my MS progress	1	0
Spasms	1	0
neck and back pain	1	0
Lower back pain	1	0
joint pain in legs	1	1
Shoulder pain	1	0
restless leg syndrome	1	0
help with sleep	1	0
Joint Pain from Osteoarthritism Osteoarthritis	1	0
Excess saliva	1	1
Insomnia	1	0

See all 60 reasons taken ▼

See all 748 patients currently taking Tramadol

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	9	6%
Moderate	32	23%
Mild	46	32%
None	55	39%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness	25	18%
dry mouth	21	15%
Difficulty thinking	18	13%
dry mouth/throat	16	11%
Insomnia	14	10%
Constipation	14	10%
Fatigue	14	10%
makes me sleepy	12	8%
Blurred Vision	10	7%
addictive opiate	7	5%
Nausea	7	5%
Headaches	6	4%
Dizziness	4	3%
terrible abdominal pain	4	3%
Sweats	3	2%
Sleepiness	3	2%
Nausea/Vomiting	3	2%
headache	2	1%
Nervousness	2	1%
Loss of appetite	2	1%
Suicidal thoughts	1	1%
Hangover effect, next morning	1	1%
Dependence (drug)	1	1%
stomach upset	1	1%
Migraine	1	1%
Migraine Headaches	1	1%
Severe Migraine	1	1%
anorgasmia	1	1%
headache	1	1%
shaky	1	1%
rebound headaches	1	1%
occasional nausea	1	1%
Vertigo	1	1%
Bad taste in mouth	1	1%
loopy feeling	1	1%
Make me hyper	1	1%
sweating/hot flashes	1	1%
JITTERY	1	1%
Difficulty Urinating	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 39 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Tramadol. See all 79 dosages ►

100mg/24hours as needed	100 mg all the time (24/7)	100 mg as needed	100mg as needed	10mg as needed	150 mg as needed	150mg as needed	1 as needed	1 g all the time (24/7)	1mg as needed	1minutes as needed	1other as needed	200 mg all the time (24/7)	200mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 50mg as needed	25mg as needed	2mg as needed	2other as needed	325 mg as needed	3 50mg as needed	400mg as needed	40mg as needed	4 50mg as needed	50 mg all the time (24/7)	50 mg as needed	50mg as needed	5mg as needed	60 50mg as needed	6 50mg as needed	75mg as needed	8 50mg as needed	9 50mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	1 mg daily	100 mg monthly	2 mg daily	2 other daily	3 mg daily	50 mg every other week	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	50 mg weekly	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	37.5 mg daily	40 mg daily	100 mg daily	50 mg daily	50 mg one time	60 mg daily	75 mg daily	100 mg/24 hours daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg/24 hours daily	200 mg daily	2 x 100 mg/24 hours daily	225 mg daily	240 mg daily	240 other daily	250 mg daily	300 mg/24 hours daily	300 mg daily	2 x 200 mg/24 hours daily	400 mg daily	4 x 100 mg/24 hours daily	500 mg daily	2 x 300 mg/24 hours daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily	1800 mg daily	10000 mg daily
1	3	3	16	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	37	2	1	1	1	4	1	1	3	10	8	160	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	5	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	95	1	2	3	2	84	1	42	7	74	1	1	1	1	6	4	59	1	39	1	2	1	7	1	1	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tramadol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	59	38%
Side effects too severe	35	22%
Doctor's advice	28	18%
Other	24	15%
Course of treatment ended	18	12%
Personal research	7	4%
Expense	6	4%

See all 143 patients who’ve stopped taking Tramadol

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Tramadol

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
6	33	63	123	99	139

Stopped Taking Tramadol

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
38	22	25	27	13	19

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	95	67%
Usually	28	20%
Sometimes	17	12%
Never	2	1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	9	6%
Somewhat	16	11%
A little	25	18%
Not at all	92	65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	2	1%
$50-99	5	4%
$25-49	8	6%
< $25	82	58%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 142 patient evaluations

fragiletruth

Sex: F

Depression: 0

Emotional: 0

Compulsion: 0

Anxiety: 0

Mania: 2

Physical: 0

External Stress: Low

24 F

Function: High

Distress: Low

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fragiletruth

50 mg daily

since Aug 18, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain, all over (generalized)
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips Withdrawing is the PITS - taper off VERY slowly, at a rate of 25mg per week, if you wish to go off this medication. See full evaluation

sarahezekiel

Sex: F

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: severe

Chest: none

Legs: moderate

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sarahezekiel

100 mg daily

since Aug 19, 2008
Efficacy Major for Excess saliva
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips It works! See full evaluation

dbrister

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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dbrister

2 50mg as needed

since Sep 04, 2008
Efficacy Major for Pain
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips 25mg of ultram works great in combination with 20 mb Baclofen to help deal with shooting nerve pain in my leg See full evaluation

See all 142 patient evaluations

Forum

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Report created on November 20, 2009.

100mg/24hours as needed	100 mg all the time (24/7)	100 mg as needed	100mg as needed	10mg as needed	150 mg as needed	150mg as needed	1 as needed	1 g all the time (24/7)	1mg as needed	1minutes as needed	1other as needed	200 mg all the time (24/7)	200mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 50mg as needed	25mg as needed	2mg as needed	2other as needed	325 mg as needed	3 50mg as needed	400mg as needed	40mg as needed	4 50mg as needed	50 mg all the time (24/7)	50 mg as needed	50mg as needed	5mg as needed	60 50mg as needed	6 50mg as needed	75mg as needed	8 50mg as needed	9 50mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	1 mg daily	100 mg monthly	2 mg daily	2 other daily	3 mg daily	50 mg every other week	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	50 mg weekly	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	37.5 mg daily	40 mg daily	100 mg daily	50 mg daily	50 mg one time	60 mg daily	75 mg daily	100 mg/24 hours daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg/24 hours daily	200 mg daily	2 x 100 mg/24 hours daily	225 mg daily	240 mg daily	240 other daily	250 mg daily	300 mg/24 hours daily	300 mg daily	2 x 200 mg/24 hours daily	400 mg daily	4 x 100 mg/24 hours daily	500 mg daily	2 x 300 mg/24 hours daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily	1800 mg daily	10000 mg daily
1	3	3	16	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	37	2	1	1	1	4	1	1	3	10	8	160	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	5	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	95	1	2	3	2	84	1	42	7	74	1	1	1	1	6	4	59	1	39	1	2	1	7	1	1	1

100mg/24hours as needed	100 mg all the time (24/7)	100 mg as needed	100mg as needed	10mg as needed	150 mg as needed	150mg as needed	1 as needed	1 g all the time (24/7)	1mg as needed	1minutes as needed	1other as needed	200 mg all the time (24/7)	200mg as needed	20mg as needed	2 50mg as needed	25mg as needed	2mg as needed	2other as needed	325 mg as needed	3 50mg as needed	400mg as needed	40mg as needed	4 50mg as needed	50 mg all the time (24/7)	50 mg as needed	50mg as needed	5mg as needed	60 50mg as needed	6 50mg as needed	75mg as needed	8 50mg as needed	9 50mg as needed	as needed	daily	mg as needed	1 mg daily	100 mg monthly	2 mg daily	2 other daily	3 mg daily	50 mg every other week	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	50 mg weekly	8 mg daily	10 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	25 mg daily	37.5 mg daily	40 mg daily	100 mg daily	50 mg daily	50 mg one time	60 mg daily	75 mg daily	100 mg/24 hours daily	100 mg daily	120 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg/24 hours daily	200 mg daily	2 x 100 mg/24 hours daily	225 mg daily	240 mg daily	240 other daily	250 mg daily	300 mg/24 hours daily	300 mg daily	2 x 200 mg/24 hours daily	400 mg daily	4 x 100 mg/24 hours daily	500 mg daily	2 x 300 mg/24 hours daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily	1800 mg daily	10000 mg daily
1	3	3	16	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	37	2	1	1	1	4	1	1	3	10	8	160	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	5	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	95	1	2	3	2	84	1	42	7	74	1	1	1	1	6	4	59	1	39	1	2	1	7	1	1	1

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