140 patient evaluations for Tramadol

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Nov 30, 2009 (Started Jun 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for breakthrough pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Did not help, and when taken with antidepressants there is a risk of seratonin syndrome
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 27, 2008 (Started Nov 27, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: great pain killer, although i get very sleepy so can only take it at night
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 17, 2009 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (headaches)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg/24 hours Daily
Side effects: headaches
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 2, 2009 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: I realized very little effect on my pain. I believe over the counter Ibuprophen offered me more relief than Ultram or Tramadol.
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 30, 2009 (Started Aug 28, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (constipation)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg/24 hours Daily
Side effects: constipation
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 15, 2010 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sleep problems)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (blurry vision, dry mouth, dry throat, rebound headaches, drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: blurry vision, dry throat, rebound headaches, dry mouth, drowsiness

Oct 16, 2009 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sleep problems)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (blurry vision, dry mouth, dry throat, drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: blurry vision, dry throat, rebound headaches, dry mouth, drowsiness
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 30, 2009 (Started Oct 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Back and hip pain, both sides)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Advice & Tips: I tried to take tramadol as a replacement drug for pain relief instead of Vicodin but it did not help at all and I really wanted it to work so I kept trying to stick with it as so many people I knew had had good luck with it.. It was also very expensive so I finally gave up and went back to the vicodin.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 2, 2010 (Started Jan 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It's very good for alleviating my depression, but only works for 4 or 5 days, then I begin to feel worse.
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: tiredness

Jan 24, 2010 (Started Jan 22, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I've decided to try this pain medication for my depression. Opioid pain medicine has always alleviated my symptoms. Dependence issues are not important to me now because of the severity of my symptoms. I will be watching for tolerance problems while taking this medicine. Besides being an opiate, Tramodol is said to have SSRI properties as well...
Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: tiredness
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 15, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 1995)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I take this medication for help with my reflex sympathetic dystrophy. It is a good maintenance pain medication for me. I also have a crawling pain in my legs, that kind of pain the keeps you from being able to keep your legs still at night. These totally eliminate that problem, a big time unexpected benefit. I can take this as a generic with no bad repercussions.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 19, 2010 (Started Jan 10, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (daytime sleepiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Tramadol is incredibly effective and it builds up over time so you can take less and less. I would not be able to take care of my family without it.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: daytime sleepiness
  • 0 helpful marks
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