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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	184	49
Fibromyalgia	103	19
Pain, all over (generalized)	63	17
Breakthrough pain	16	1
Muscle Pain	15	5
Other	11	2
joint pain	10	2
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	4	1
Support another treatment	4	2
chronic daily headache	4	1
Knee pain (both)	2	0
headache	1	1
Arthritis	1	0
feet/ankle swelling/pain	1	0
Facet Arthritis Pain/Foot Numbness	1	1
TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) Pain	1	0
Numbness in hands	1	0
stress headache	1	0
Neuropathy pain both feet & legs	1	0
see same for Prozac...	1	0
restless leg syndrome	1	0
help with sleep	1	0
Don't know	1	0
Joint Pain from Osteoarthritism Osteoarthritis	1	0
TMJD	1	0
Insomnia	1	0

See all 26 reasons taken ▼

See all 420 patients currently taking Tramadol

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	7	8%
Moderate	23	27%
Mild	31	36%
None	25	29%

Most commonly reported side effects

Drowsiness	18	21%
dry mouth	16	19%
dry mouth/throat	13	15%
Difficulty thinking	13	15%
Constipation	12	14%
Fatigue	10	12%
Insomnia	9	10%
makes me sleepy	7	8%
Nausea	7	8%
Blurred Vision	6	7%
Headaches	5	6%
Dizziness	4	5%
Sweats	3	3%
terrible abdominal pain	3	3%
headache	2	2%
addictive opiate	2	2%
Sleepiness	2	2%
Difficulty Urinating	1	1%
Migraine	1	1%
Severe Migraine	1	1%
headache	1	1%
stomach upset	1	1%
Make me hyper	1	1%
Nausea/Vomiting	1	1%
Bad taste in mouth	1	1%
Loss of appetite	1	1%
sweating/hot flashes	1	1%
Vertigo	1	1%
Nervousness	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 29 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Tramadol. See all 59 dosages ►

100mg/24hours as needed	100 mg all the time (24/7)	100 mg as needed	100mg as needed	10mg as needed	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	325 mg as needed	3 50mg 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	9 50mg as needed	1 mg daily	100 mg monthly	2 mg daily	2 other daily	3 mg daily	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	8 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	37.5 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	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	2 x 300 mg/24 hours daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily
1	2	1	9	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	22	2	1	1	2	1	2	10	3	86	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	45	1	2	1	2	49	1	25	5	48	1	1	1	1	4	4	33	24	2	1	5	1

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tramadol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	23	37%
Side effects too severe	12	19%
Doctor's advice	11	18%
Other	9	15%
Course of treatment ended	5	8%
Expense	2	3%
Personal research	1	2%

See all 52 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
4	28	52	71	56	92

Stopped Taking Tramadol

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
14	8	10	8	4	8

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	56	65%
Usually	16	19%
Sometimes	12	14%
Never	2	2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	7	8%
Somewhat	12	14%
A little	21	24%
Not at all	46	53%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	0	0%
$100-199	1	1%
$50-99	5	6%
$25-49	3	3%
< $25	51	59%

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Patient Evaluations

See all 86 patient evaluations

PennyJames

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Little

external_stress: All

Stickman: all

Description:

FM:?y

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PennyJames

200mg as needed

since Dec 05, 2008
Efficacy Slight for Other
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips it doesn't last 24hours like my dr. said it would, or hoped it would See full evaluation

0uch

Sex: F

Pain: Little

Fatigue: Some

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Most

function: Some

external_stress: Little

Stickman: some

Description:F47y

FM:2y Dx

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0uch

300 mg daily

since Jan 08, 2009
Efficacy Slight for Muscle Pain
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips It did rid my fm pain untill the cold winter hit. Now I am in pain all the time. My next Dr. apt is on the 18th of this month (Jan, 08) See full evaluation

ashhenry

Sex: F

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Little

Stickman: all

Description:F29y

FM:1y Dx

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ashhenry

since Feb 03, 2009
Efficacy None for Pain
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips Did not provide even a minimal amount of pain relief not even on my better days, it deffinetley did not help in relief on my more common bad days See full evaluation

See all 86 patient evaluations

Forum

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Report created on November 22, 2009.

100mg/24hours as needed	100 mg all the time (24/7)	100 mg as needed	100mg as needed	10mg as needed	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	325 mg as needed	3 50mg 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	9 50mg as needed	1 mg daily	100 mg monthly	2 mg daily	2 other daily	3 mg daily	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	8 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	37.5 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	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	2 x 300 mg/24 hours daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily
1	2	1	9	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	22	2	1	1	2	1	2	10	3	86	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	45	1	2	1	2	49	1	25	5	48	1	1	1	1	4	4	33	24	2	1	5	1

100mg/24hours as needed	100 mg all the time (24/7)	100 mg as needed	100mg as needed	10mg as needed	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	325 mg as needed	3 50mg 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	9 50mg as needed	1 mg daily	100 mg monthly	2 mg daily	2 other daily	3 mg daily	4 mg daily	5 mg daily	8 mg daily	15 mg daily	20 mg daily	37.5 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	400 mg daily	500 mg daily	2 x 300 mg/24 hours daily	600 mg daily	650 mg daily
1	2	1	9	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	22	2	1	1	2	1	2	10	3	86	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	45	1	2	1	2	49	1	25	5	48	1	1	1	1	4	4	33	24	2	1	5	1

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