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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Pain	1118	327
Fibromyalgia	555	168
Muscle pain	122	29
Other	49	10
Breakthrough pain	48	12
Joint pain	27	5

See all 159 reasons taken ▼

See all 1931 patients currently taking Tramadol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	58
Moderate	91
Mild	167
None	234

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Tramadol

See all 139 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	47	47
Drowsiness	37	37
Constipation	32	32
Nausea	22	22
Dizziness	21	21
Difficulty thinking	20	20
Dry throat	20	20
Fatigue	19	19
Insomnia	19	19
Sleepiness	16	16
Headaches	16	16
Blurry vision	16	16
Itching (pruritus)	8	8
Addictive opiate	8	8
Nausea and vomiting	5	5
Brain fog	5	5
Loss of appetite	5	5
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)	4	4
Sweating excessive	4	4
Abdominal pain	4	4
Tiredness	4	4
Sweating	4	4
Daytime sleepiness	3	3
Sleeplessness	3	3
Decreased appetite	3	3
Migraine headaches	3	3
Increased energy	2	2
Numbness and Tingling with Pins and Needles	2	2
Generalized itching	2	2
Euphoria	2	2
Jittery feeling	2	2
Diarrhea	2	2
Withdrawal effects	2	2
Difficulty urinating (dysuria)	2	2
Stomach upset	2	2
Rebound headaches	2	2
Seizures	2	2
Elevated blood pressure	2	2
Restlessness	2	2
Drug dependence	2	2
Fainting	2	2
Difficulty with orgasm	2	2
Increased fatigue	1	1
Muscle and joint pain	1	1
Swelling in legs, feet and ankles	1	1
Spaced out	1	1
Decreased effectiveness over time	1	1
Can't recall words or enterrupted throught process	1	1
Unrefreshing or poor sleep	1	1
Shortness of breath with little activity (ie standing, minimal work)	1	1
Hyperactivity	1	1
Body tremor	1	1
feels like mini seizures or strokes	1	1
mild effects	1	1
Weird or strange dreams	1	1
Bowel Irregularity	1	1
Morning sleepiness	1	1
Dizziness with nausea	1	1
Loopy feeling	1	1
Suicidal thoughts (emotionally backed)	1	1
caffeine interaction	1	1
Depression with suicidal thoughts	1	1
Chest pain with flushing/nausea	1	1
Excessive sleeping (hypersomnia)	1	1
Wearing off effect	1	1
Serotonin syndrome	1	1
Stomach problems	1	1
Vertigo	1	1
Frequent vertigo with nausea	1	1
Myoclonic jerking	1	1
Wakefulness	1	1
fluxuating energy, high & low	1	1
Panic, manic, over-stimulated	1	1
Hallucinations	1	1
Excitability	1	1
upper respiratory difficulties	1	1
Vision changes	1	1
Pain in back of neck and shoulders	1	1
Uncontrollable shaking	1	1
Joint Pain (hips, shoulders, knees)	1	1
lack of pain control, depression	1	1
Occasional constipation	1	1
Insomnia (less then 2 hours sleep)	1	1
sleepy-loopy	1	1
Hyperness	1	1
Stomach ache	1	1
Excessive dry mouth	1	1
Full body restless syndrome	1	1
Occasional breakthrough pain	1	1
stomping my feet cause I couldn't feel my feet touch the floor	1	1
yelling	1	1
Tired eyes	1	1
Nausea during and after eating	1	1
Drug tolerance	1	1
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	1	1
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome	1	1
Anaphylaxis	1	1
Hospitalization	1	1
Pain	1	1
Anxious mood	1	1
Generalized weakness (asthenia)	1	1
Tremor	1	1
Racing heart feeling	1	1
Shortness of breath (dyspnea)	1	1
Acid reflux	1	1
Balance problems	1	1
Tremor in hands	1	1
Light sensitivity (photophobia)	1	1
Cognitive Confusion	1	1
Temperature sensitivity to cold	1	1
Numbness in hands	1	1
Pain in back of head	1	1
Sore throat (Pharyngitis)	1	1
Vivid dreams	1	1
Problems concentrating	1	1
Seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic)	1	1
Internal Restlessness (Akathisia)	1	1
Chest pain	1	1
Loss of short term memory	1	1
Heart palpitations	1	1
Sex drive (libido) decreased	1	1
Difficulty falling asleep	1	1
None	1	1
Confusion	1	1
Muscle cramps	1	1
Lightheadedness	1	1
Suicidal thoughts or urges	1	1
Motion sickness	1	1
Irritability	1	1
Shakiness	1	1
Sedation	1	1
Hangover effect	1	1
Nervousness	1	1
Tingling	1	1
Mood elevated or improved	1	1
Bad taste in mouth	1	1
Head pressure	1	1
Stress	1	1
Allergic reaction	1	1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Tramadol. See all 143 dosages ►

50mg as needed	2 50mg as needed	100mg as needed	1 mg daily	50 mg daily	100 mg daily	150 mg daily	200 mg daily	300 mg daily	400 mg daily
414	51	89	19	274	174	96	175	139	117

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tramadol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	185
Side effects too severe	107
Doctor's advice	96
Other	76
Course of treatment ended	43
Personal research	19
Expense	12
Change in health plan coverage	10
Not indicated	5

See all 421 patients who’ve stopped taking Tramadol

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼ Reported Duration Hide details ▲

Currently Taking Tramadol

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	22	35	96	181	438

Stopped Taking Tramadol

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0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
93	74	60	63	54	76

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Tramadol

Always	365	66%
Usually	124	23%
Sometimes	50	9%
Never	11	2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Tramadol

Very	27	5%
Somewhat	32	6%
A little	71	13%
Not at all	420	76%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Tramadol

$200+	4	1%
$100-199	7	2%
$50-99	14	4%
$25-49	37	10%
< $25	309	83%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 550 patient evaluations

uxgrrl

Sex: F

Pain: Some

Fatigue: None

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: Most

function: Most

external_stress: Little

Stickman: some
Description:F34y
FM:2y Dx
uxgrrl

25mg as needed

since Feb 06, 2011
Efficacy Major for Restless feeling in legs
Side Effects Moderate
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dbrister

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
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

beautytransforming

Sex: F

Sensation: Mild

Overall: None

Cognition: none

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: mild
beautytransforming

2 50mg as needed

since Sep 22, 2008
Efficacy Moderate for Pain
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips I take 1/2 tab as needed for pain or burning sensation. This is my first line. I prefer to take this before taking the icoden because of the pontential for a... See full evaluation

See all 550 patient evaluations

Report created on February 12, 2012.

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