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Tramadol Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Ultram, Ultram ER, Tramadol ER (Show all)

Generic Name: Tramadol

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134 patient evaluations for Tramadol

FibroMom63

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: all
Description:F49y
CFS:21y Dx
FM:10y Dx
by FibroMom63
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Dec 15, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 25, 2013	300 mg Daily	Major	None	Sometimes	Somewhat

Date: Feb 25, 2013
Advice & Tips: I have trouble fitting in 3 doses a day - I'm just not out of bed long enough to do it safely.

0 helpful marks

missgriffith85

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: Some

Fatigue: None

Sleep: None

Stiffness: Some

function: All

external_stress: All

Stickman: little
Description:F28y
FM:3y Dx
by missgriffith85
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**Purpose:** Pain *(Started Jan 31, 2013)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 12, 2013	50 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Severe	Usually	A little

0 helpful marks

jamesjunior

Data Quality: 2 stars
- Sex: Male
- Age: 31y
Condition: Ankylosing Spondylitis
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Moderate
- Physical: Mild
I am: Neutral
by jamesjunior
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**Purposes:** Ankylosing Spondylitis and Pain *(Started Aug 11, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Ankylosing Spondylitis Perceived effectiveness	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 18, 2013	As needed	Moderate	Moderate	Severe	Always	Not at all
Jan 06, 2013	As needed	Slight	Slight	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Date: Jan 18, 2013
Advice & Tips: Excellent painkiller, well worth taking for severe pain. But be aware that if you take this over a long time period at a high dose, you cannot simply stop Tramadol - the withdrawal effects are nasty. But don't worry, you just have to taper-off your dose gradually over a numbers of weeks, and you will be okay.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

Date: Jan 06, 2013
Advice & Tips: Good pain relief but coming off tramadol after extended period was more difficult than I imagined - withdrawal effects from going cold turkey included insomnia, restlessness. If you gradually decrease the dose though its not a major problem.

0 helpful marks

maremare

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: All

Stickman: all
Description:F46y
FM:7y Dx
by maremare
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**Purpose:** Muscle and joint pain *(Started May 06, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 28, 2012	100 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Dec 12, 2012	100 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: Dec 12, 2012
Advice & Tips: Helps my pain alot

0 helpful marks

MargotGlass

Data Quality: 2 stars
- Sex: Female
- Age: 29y
Condition: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 4 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: Moderate
- Physical: Mild
I am: Very bad
by MargotGlass
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**Purpose:** Pain *(Started Dec 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 28, 2012	As needed	Major	Moderate	Usually	Not at all
Apr 19, 2012	As needed	Moderate	Mild	Usually	Not at all

Date: Oct 28, 2012
Advice & Tips: Positive benefit included being able to function seemingly well on Tramadol. I could drive to school, sit attentively through classes, and felt a burst of energy after the pain subsided. I am now relying only on Vicodin for pain, but I am not sure how long that will last.

Date: Apr 19, 2012
Advice & Tips: I have found that this painkiller is much better than Vicodin. I am able to study, go to class, drive, and continue my daily activities while taking Tramadol without feeling "loopy" or necessarily "high." If it were not for Tramadol, I would never have been able to get through a dual Master's degree. With that said, the downfalls of this drug is severe constipation and inability to urinate (I would have the urge, but then when I try to relieve myself, nothing comes). These symptoms are not too tough to deal with though - and they probably kept me from overusing or ever abusing Tramadol.

1 helpful mark

isilzha

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Some

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: all
Description:F39y
FM:9y Dx
by isilzha
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**Purposes:** Fibromyalgia and Pain *(Started Jun 22, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 08, 2012	100 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all
Jun 22, 2012	100 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Mild	Usually	Not at all

Date: Oct 08, 2012
Advice & Tips: cost issues
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jun 22, 2012
Advice & Tips: I must noticeably up my water intake while on this because of the constipation issue it causes me. I also have to avoid mozzarella cheese while taking it (no pizza! =-( )
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

peaches la rue

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Most

Stickman: all
Description:F74y
FM:16y Dx
CFS:16y Dx
by peaches la rue
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**Purposes:** Pain and Neuropathy in feet *(Started May 15, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Neuropathy in feet Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 04, 2012		Moderate	Moderate	Severe	Always	Not at all

Date: Oct 04, 2012
Advice & Tips: if you must take tramadol, please watch out for any GI distress. Tramadol Works for the neuropathic pain in feet; however, GI pain is a frequent side effect. I was hospitalized for 6 days with pancreatitis.

0 helpful marks

ChipMunk31

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Most

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F31y
FM:1y Dx
by ChipMunk31
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**Purposes:** Pain and Muscle pain *(Started Jun 15, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Muscle pain Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 29, 2012	3 mg Daily	Slight	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

Nadz37

Data Quality: 3 stars
- Sex: Female
- Age: 38y
Condition: Antiphospholipid syndrome 15 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Moderate
- Mental: None
- Physical: Moderate
I am: Bad
by Nadz37
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**Purposes:** Burning sensation left lower leg and Muscle pain *(Started Nov 15, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Burning sensation left lower leg Perceived effectiveness	Muscle pain Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 11, 2012	As needed	Slight	Slight	Severe	Sometimes	Not at all

Date: Aug 11, 2012
Advice & Tips: Except for the side effects sometimes the meds works.

0 helpful marks

STB

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 4 yrs

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
by STB
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**Purpose:** Migraine headaches *(Started Oct 02, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 04, 2012	As needed	None	Severe	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

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