ULTRAM Reviews (TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.1 (554 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ULTRAM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ULTRAM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | back pain ,arthritis | had to take the last dose 6 hrs before bed or had trouble getting to sleep | excellent pain med for moderate acute and chronic pain. I had no trouble quitting it when I was pain free. It does raise the norepinephrine level a bit giving an energy boost. I had also read it stimulates the immune system to an extent unlike opioids which suppress it | M | 30 years 50mg 2X day | 10/30/2014 | 1 | Fibromyalgia and neck pain | Increased pain and abnormal sleep pattern after several years on it. | Tramadol was the cure-all when I was first put on it. It was said that it was not addictive. It seemed to help for several years, but I found out quickly that if I missed a dose I had bad withdrawals. Over the years it actually began to cause some of my pain, and I slept very odd hours. After a torturing six months of tapering off, I am finally free of it. I am still having tremors and RLS after six months off the drug, but it's better than it was when the withdrawals were at their worst. I wish I would have known when I began this long journey that it had the potential to be extremely addictive, and eventually even cause pain. I never had the response of seeking more, or increasing my dosage. In fact, when I would forget a dose, it would take me a while to figure it out because the withdrawals were very similar to my fibro pain. | F | 50 | 15 years 50mg 4X day | 1/12/2017 | 5 | sciatica,arthritis | It makes me feel very alert but relaxed,kind of don't care feeling. It feels like I could go to sleep but I can't. I call it twilight sleep b/c when I try to sleep, I am in and out every few minutes untill it wears off, which it takes up to 18hours. Next day I have bad headache. | I only take it as needed, 30 pills last me easy one year. It does work like a magic and I like the feeling when on it. I have OCD and SPD so being on it makes me feel relaxed but very alert and "aware" and "friendly". One pill lasts up to 18 hours. I use to suffer from Migraines and it did help with the pain some, however now without Migraines, it gives mi headache the next day. My boyfriend on the other hand gets very sick and throws up. He has very bad Dermatitis but can't take it. I only take it when absolutely needed b/c I worry it might have bad effect on my heart long term plus I don't want to go on other pain pill like codeine b/c it makes me very sick. I know someone who takes it every day and it affects him the same way, very relaxed feeling almost like antidepressant. This is the only pain pill that works for me very well. Few years ago I had abcessed tooth and took 2-100 pills every 3 hours and it killed the pain but I was VERY dizzy and could not drive. | M | 52 | 12 years 50-100 1X AN | 1/13/2014 | 5 | pain in lower legs and RLS | No side affects that I noticed | NEVER< NEVER run out!! If you are going to DC Ultram wean very slowly | M | 39 | 12 years | 11/14/2006 | 4 | chronic back pain, fibromyalga | When taken in doses exceeding recommended dose I experience some hesitancy in speech. | I have used this drug for over ten years. I took it to get off of taking daily narcotics. To that degree it worked OK. I experience no "high" from the drug and never did. It does cause some constipation. My problem is that it no longer keeps me mobile unless I take huge quantities (500 mg). If I take 10 pills before I leave my home I can sometimes keep up with my husband in the shopping mall or grocery store. Just spent two months in Europe doing all the tourist things, only about five times more slowly. On days when I do not expect to be physically active I do not take Ultram at all. I experience no withdrawal. I generally try to manage on 800 mg of Motrin and save Ultram for times I need to be active with my family. Have no idea what this abusive behavior of this drug may be doing to me, but it keeps my marriage and family working. | F | 65 | 12 years | 1/3/2010 | 5 | inflamatory spondylitis and fibro | itching-sometimes, euphoria-sometimes, constipation, But has really helped my pain control. Now I am on Enbrel and have weaned Ultram from 300mg-400mg/day to 200 mg at the most. I have tried the Ultram ER and do not like as it makes me feel funny.Also generic tramadol does not work as well. Ultram Allows me to function and I am still able to work part time. My longterm memory is sometimes scetchy but that could be from the fibromyalgia. | M | 46 | 11 years | 2/28/2008 | 5 | M.E. Fybromyalgia | none | excellent drug am able to work whereas I was immobile for a long time due to the chronic muscle pain i have although it doesn't get rid of the pain completely it makes it bearable | F | 54 | 10 years | 11/25/2007 | 5 | arthritis/fibromyalgia | None | F | 54 | 10 years 200mg/day | 6/2/2013 | 5 | arthritis | absolutely no side-effects. | My Dad hallucinated on it (shoulder bone-on-bone pain.) | F | 57 | 10 years | 12/21/2009 | 5 | herniated discs arthritis | its hell trying to wean of off this if you havnt started it don't it helps in the beginning but not work all time | F | 53 | 10 years 50mg | 4/27/2014 | 4 | shoulder pain/headaches | I never want to have sex and when I do it takes forever, if at all, to orgasm. I have taken this med for over 10yrs. Now I cant stop taking it without having horriable withdrawls! it works good for pain, but I wish I would have never started due to not being able to stop. Even if I am not in pain I HAVE to have it. | F | 30 | 10 years | 1/19/2009 | 3 | Moderate back pain | Increased energy, lower libido | I would only recommend this medicine for short term use. I am addicted to this Ultram. I have taken it on and off for at least ten years. I quit taking this medicine about 3 years ago but started again last year for pain but mostly for the good feeling that I get when taking this. I am stopping today and know the withdrawal period will be awful. My whole body will feel heavy, and I will be extremely tired for at least a week. This drug changes your perception of things and should be more closely monitored. | F | 43 | 10 years 50 mg 2X day | 5/6/2012 | 1 | Depression | Mild euphoria but not worth it. This is a terribly addictive drug. Even when I got the amount down to 100 mg. daily (2 pills), I couldn't seem to live without it. It dominated my life. | Don't buy the generic form (tramadol), which is a small, unbreakable tablet. At least Ultram, with its oblong shape, allows you to easily break it in half and then in thirds, which helped me taper off it. | M | 65 | 10 years | 1/4/2006 | 1 | Foot & Leg Pain Neuropathy. | Back in 2000 I was given this drug By my Dr. He said It was non-Addictive, As I did not want to take any opiates. The med worked great in the beginning I started taking 25mg 2X daily and as time went by I was having to take more and more until I was taking over 400 mg per day, 2x the daily allowable. | I had become extremely Addicted to this medication over a 10 year period. If I missed one dose I would begin to become very sick. I was taking the medication to only manage and was receiving no benefit of the medication, I had to go into the Hospital for detox by direction if my Doctor due to the fact Ultram is addictive and their is a risk of seizure and other health problems while detoxing from Ultram. After on 1 week in detox everything was fine, But week two seamed to be bad as I began to retain Fluid's horribly badly. The Adema began in my legs and in my Abdomen. I had gained over 30 lbs in 2 weeks. after some blood work and a CAT scan it was determined that the Ultram over this long period had caused a Fatty Liver, boarder line liver sclerosis.I would never recommend this medication for the use of anyone for anything. | M | 45 | 10 years 100Mg 4X day | 9/16/2010 | 4 | neck injury; PCOS;myofacial pain | There is a definite "high"... mild constipation. Not one to jump off of. | I've been on this medicine for almost ten years. In reading the posts it's clear this drug has vast potential for good and evil, depending on each person's chemical make-up. Advice: start out slowly and see what happens, if this is suggested. Has always helped me with the pain, no doubt. | F | 33 | 9.5 years | 1/2/2009 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | No side effects | Only thing that relieves my fibro pain. Started taking one twice daily. After a few years went to two pills twice a day. | F | 68 | 8 years 50mg | 4/23/2015 | 5 | chronic pain and headaches | Few. Constipation and some fatigue. | this is the best pain med I've found, after trying basically everything out there. It doesn't completely control my pain, but it does the best short of going back to narcotics, which do a great job with the pain, but basically incapacitate me with the side effects. The constipation is the biggest issue with the Ultram, but a stool softener does the job. Ultram does a good job of bringing the pain down (not to an ideal level at all, but it helps) with minimal side effects for me. Sometimes if the pain spikes, taking ibuprofen or Tylenol as a booster seems to help some. | F | 24 | 8 years | 10/12/2009 | 5 | Endometriosis pan | This is the only non-narcotic that helps my endometriosis pain. Besides Vicodin and Percocet that is but I do not want to get addicted to those medications-they are only used for emergencies. Ultram allows me to work and function normally. I would be lost without it | F | 32 | 8 years 100mg 2X day | 12/4/2010 | 5 | severe arthritis | Drowsiness, must take with food or milk. | F | 49 | 8 years 50mg 6X day | 2/16/2012 | 5 | Bulging disk, Interstitial Cystitis | Too large a dose makes it difficult to sleep. Take with food. | I have been taking Ultram (tramadol) for about 8 years now. My doctor recommended I try it to avoid back surgery. It also has helped a lot with the IC. It doesn't completely remove the pain, but it makes it bearable. I have taken as many as 8 of the 50 mg tablets per day. At that higher level, I experienced mild confusion and difficulty concentrating. Currently, I'm taking 4 per day unless the pain is especially bad at night. Then I take 1.5 (75mg total) so that I can sleep. If I take 100 mg, I can't get to sleep at all. I decided once to switch off of tramadol to hydrocodone. I experienced withdrawal symptoms so I tapered off slowly over the period of a week or so and I was fine. This drug has enabled me to function and keep working. | M | 60 | 8 years | 2/21/2007 |
ULTRAM (TRAMADOL HYDROCHLORIDE): See also Warning section. This medication is used to help relieve moderate to moderately severe pain. Tramadol is similar to opioid (narcotic) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. FDA Approval Date: 1995-03-03 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)