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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
20 13%
Moderate
32 21%
Mild
49 32%
None
51 34%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
22 26%
Drowsiness
20 24%
Constipation
15 18%
dry mouth/throat
14 16%
Difficulty thinking
14 16%
Fatigue
11 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Tramadol. See all 73 dosages

  100mg/24hours as needed 100 mg all the time (24/7) 100 mg as needed 100mg as needed 10mg as needed 125mg as needed 150 mg all the time (24/7) 1minutes as needed 1other as needed 200 mg all the time (24/7) 200mg as needed 20 mg all the time (24/7) 20mg as needed 2 50mg as needed 25 mg all the time (24/7) 25mg as needed 2 mg all the time (24/7) 2mg as needed 325 mg as needed 325mg 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 9 50mg as needed 1 mg daily 1 other daily 100 mg monthly 2 mg daily 2 other daily 3 mg daily 3 other daily 4 mg daily 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 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 180 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 800 mg daily 2003 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 3 Number of Patients: 3 114 Number of Patients: 114 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 74 Number of Patients: 74 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 72 Number of Patients: 72 2 Number of Patients: 2 24 Number of Patients: 24 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 62 Number of Patients: 62 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 51 Number of Patients: 51 35 Number of Patients: 35 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Tramadol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
46 42% Did not seem to work: 42%
Side effects too severe
29 26% Side effects too severe: 26%
Doctor's advice
16 15% Doctor's advice: 15%
Other
11 10% Other: 10%
Course of treatment ended
7 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%
Expense
4 4% Expense: 4%
Personal research
3 3% Personal research: 3%
Change in health plan coverage
1 1% Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 95 patients who’ve stopped taking Tramadol

Currently Taking Tramadol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Tramadol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
95 63%
Usually
38 25%
Sometimes
16 11%
Never
3 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
12 8%
Somewhat
15 10%
A little
25 16%
Not at all
100 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 1%
$50-99
6 4%
$25-49
11 7%
< $25
86 57%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 13, 2010.