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 |
| 4 | Anklyosing Spondilosis | The tramadol has really helped with the arthritic pain. I have taken up to 200 mg when my pain was really severe, but 50 mg as needed works fine for me now. I have to take it in the evenings, which is typically when I have pain, because it makes me sleepy. However, I have just recently realized that it causes me to have mild anxiety attacks. I had thought the anxiety was for other reasons, but I now have discovered that it is the tramadol. | F | 42 | 2 years 50 1X AN | 12/8/2010 | 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 | 1 | Keinbocks disease | dry mouth cant stop sweating. Hot flashes. Heart burn | I am going to stop taking the meds because I sweat so much its ridiculous. I woke up in the middle of the night and my pillow was soaked. | F | 25 | 7 days 50 mg 4X day | 10/24/2010 | 1 | chest pain due to dysautonomia | Shaking, muscle tremors and twitches, migraines, head pressure, neck pain, weakness, weird visual things, extreme sensory sensitivity (I couldn't tolerate ANY light, movement or sound), restlessness, anxiety, extreme insomnia(didn't sleep for two weeks), nausea, dizziness, palpitations, vertigo, “seeing stars”, trouble breathing, abdominal pain, sore muscles, “seeing” heat (hallucinating?), disorientation, tachycardia, wooshing/static sound in ears when I would stand | Worst thing ever. I felt the happy feeling the first time and then I felt like crap the rest of the time. I was in so much pain and was just so sick that I wished I would die. I only took 50 mg once a day. I prayed for a seizure so I could go to the hospital and they would give me something to sedate me it hurt so much. It sucks. However my brain chemistry is sensitive to serotonin, the dr said it would be fine, but it wasn't. | M | 20 | 2 weeks 50 mg 1X AN | 10/19/2010 | 4 | chronic shoulder pain | Euphoria, dizziness, difficulty urinating, (all very mild) | Was taking Vicodin but I didn't like the side effects (constipation ) so my doctor prescribed tramadol and the pain relief is almost as good but way less side effects. I am very satisfied. | M | 30 | 10 days 50 mg 4X day | 10/16/2010 | 1 | Neck pain and migraines | Vomitting, inability to urinate, itchiness, unable to eat, blurred vision | I recevied ZERO pain killing effects from Ultram/Tramadol. But it did give me some of the worst side effects I have ever encountered. I was vomitting, unable to eat or urinate, itching, and had blurred vision. I took it for about a week and it dulled my appetite, I ate a few crackers during that week, I didn't even want to look at food, but my blood sugar was so low from not eating that I was shaking. When I stopped taking it I wanted to jump out of my skin, I felt nervous and agitated. It took a week for it to get out my system, withdrawals are no joke on this shit. Considering the huge amount of horrendous side effects this drug caused, than it should perform like vicodin or oxycontin. | F | 46 | 1 weeks 50 mg 3X day | 10/4/2010 | 5 | Treatment Resistant OCD | Constipation, Drowsiness | I had tried every known medication used for severe OCD. My doc finally told me he read research where Ultram helps patients who are treatment-resistant. It has really helped with my severe OCD. However, this drug is very addictive, and is now a Schedule IV medication in 3 states, and legislation is underway in many other states. | M | 30 | 4 years 50 4X day | 9/26/2010 | 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 | 2 | Foot pain | For me ultram provided good foot pain relief, however it made me very dizzy for about 6-7 hours after taking. I will not take any more. Overall I get much much better results with vicoprofin, which is 7.5mg of hydrocodone and 200mg of ibroprofin. Vicoprofin gives at least as good pain relief without the dizzieness. It is true that different meds work better for some people; and maybe ultram might work very well for some people without the side effects. But for me, it is NOT compatable with my system and I will not take any more. | M | 51 | 1 days 50mg1 1X day | 8/30/2010 | 1 | Back pain | Terrible, terrible headache. Slightly euphoric. | This med gave me the worst headache that would not go away! Tossed this Rx in the trash. Will NEVER take it again. | F | 46 | 2 days 2X day | 8/27/2010 | 4 | Lower back pain/arthiritis | dry mouth, feeling of ephoria at times. | After taking vicodin then darvocet and having no pain relieve Tramadol has helped me alot I take 4 pills when i wake up in the morning because that's when my pain is extreme.I take it in combination with 1 and a half somas.Once in a great while I'll have to take a second dose because the first dose wont help the pain but that's on rare occasion. I highly recommend Tramadol if your suffering from chronic pain. | F | 37 | 10 months 200mg 1X day | 8/26/2010 | 4 | back pain | Doesn't work as well after regular use so I had to take more.Increase in energy. | Ultram is very addicting I never thought I would have such a terrible habit as such,but I am addicted.I started out with about 3 a day now at least 8 or so,not good at all.I ran out a couple of times and withdrawl symptoms SUCCCCCCCK.I have not had 1 at all today woke up with body aching sooooooo bad got worse allday,flu like symptoms at the worse.Got home from work and oh sooooo worse kept throwing up.I got to the point to where I quit using insurance so I could get it filled early.My refill is ready but I'm going to try sooooo hard to lay off of it and just deal with the withdrawl symptoms.Please anyone who takes this med quit as soon as you can but slowly.I nevvvvvvver thought I would do the shit I do to get this med.I was the one always talking about how stupid people were who got addicted to any drug.God I really hope I can just continue not to take it.I hope this terrible crap I'm going through doesn't last long.I really need the willpower and Gods help.Good Luck to everyone who has a problem. | F | 36 | 3 years 50 mg 3X day | 8/24/2010 | 1 | arthritus | Horrible! First dose did not effect me, second dose taken at bed time. Woke up sweating, extreme nausua, very high, could not breath, tremors. Felt so bad almost went to ER. Up all night with symptoms, next day still sick. Could not eat, nausua, tremors, light headed, stumbling around. Felt as if I had been on a 4 day drunk, then run over by a truck. Still feel as if I have the flu and it has been almost 48 hours since my last dose. Will never take this medication again! | F | 48 | 1 days 50 4X day | 8/20/2010 | 3 | Arthritis | NOne | I have read about 20 different comments. One say's do not take this drug it is additive...and another will till you that it is great and help's with pain...so not all med's are good for everone...as for me...I don't find it to be very effective. Also some state that it interfers with their sex life..while someone else will tell you it make's them feel like 21 again...and takes them a long time to lose an erection and take's a long time to ejackulate. | M | 66 | 1 years 50mg 3X day | 8/14/2010 | 1 | Severe muscle pains throughout body | When I went to bed that night, I tossed and turned in severe pain. I felt EXCESSIVELY agitated and I was begining to hallucinate that my bed was shaking and I was hearing things that weren't there. | I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS HORRIBLE MEDICINE AGAIN!!!! This stuff was AWFUL! First of all, it did NOTHING to ease my pain, even though I was told it was like any other pain medication just not a narcotic... | F | 37 | 1 days 100mg 2X day | 8/8/2010 | 1 | Fibromyalgia | Side effects while on medicine: Not many. When running low or have run OUT of Ultram: HOLY S#IT! Cold sweats, tremors, uncontrolable muscle spasms, nausea, difficulty breathing, migraines, seizures, restless leg syndrome FROM HELL. | I have taken this drug since I was diagnosed 5 years ago. In the begining I only needed one, and only if the pain was really bad. Most of the time I would half it. I understand that with time comes tolerance, as with ANY drug. But in the past two years, whenever I run out, and have to be without (cold turkey) for longer than 6 hours, my body and mind go BERZERK! The first time it happened, my father was concerned I was withdrawing from street drugs. Honestly, I was too. The last time I was without, it took 5 days of feeling like I was seriously going to die before I could make it to the DR. I want so dearly to be off this damned pill, but it has completely sunk its claws into me. My parents have been on Lortab, Soma and Fentanyl patches for 20 years and have NEVER ONCE experienced withdrawal like that. And my doctor refuses to admit it's addictive. | F | 22 | 5 years 50 mg 4X day | 7/27/2010 | 3 | sprained my ankle | I've had some side effects while on it. one day I took 3 1/2 pills and I felt like I couldnt walk, very nauseous, sweating. Very weird feeling. Anytime I didn't think I needed to take my meds, like clockwork, my body would act up. I started to feel achey, restless. I just didn't feel right and once I popped a pill, it was smooth sailing. | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE!! Ive decided to go cold turkey bc I knew that my body was NEEDING the Ultram, even though I didn't need it for my ankle anymore. Like I said, if i tried to not take it, I would feel achey, pain, restless, nauseous. So I decided to try to deal w/out any meds and for the last 2days, I swear I feel the worst pain ALL OVER MY BODY. I ache so severely that I want to scream constantly. I feel like I'm dying. I've been popping Alleve several times a day just so I can go to work during this nightmare. (which is stupid bc Alleve is not suppose to be taken several times a day) And trust me, I'm still in horrific pain. Not only that, I cant sleep. I feel like I'm a thousand degrees and im tossing and turning. I also feel nauseous; constantly gagging (gross, i know) And to top it off, I'm hell on wheels to people. Maybe it's bc I'm in so much pain and I don't know what to do and it's getting to me OR maybe it's another side effect that I'll just have to deal with till my body gets rid of this crap. Honestly, this stuff has some sick withdrawal effects. : ( | F | 36 | 30 days 2X day | 7/21/2010 | 5 | Chronic hip/lower back pain | Constipation the first month but my body now seems to have adapted. Slight euphoria, nothing like Vicodin 5/500 though. Sexual side-effects have been my biggest complaint. I have a noticeable decrease in sex drive and it takes longer for me to reach orgasm. With the immediate release form I can time the inability to reach orgasm to a period that starts one hour after taking the med to ~5 hours after. It's annoying but living with the pain is MUCH MUCH worse. So far no tolerance to the medication (~4 months of daily use). | Prior to Ultram I was taking Vicodin 5/500 as needed. I find that Tramadol works better than Vicodin for me. It has been a life saver and I seem to be tolerating it well with no (or at least no noticeable) tolerance. I was initially started on 200mg Ultram ER per day, but my insurance would not pay for the ER formulation so I am on 50mg four times per day. I occasionally will need to pop a half 50mg pill durring the day for break-through pain, very rare do I need to do so (so fare ~ once per month). Also, taking 500mg of Tylenol every six hours seems to increase the pain killing power sometimes. I initially had constipation but that quickly subsided. The biggest downer for me has been sexual side effects!!! My sex drive has taken a nose dive since taking this med...and when I engage in sex it takes me a while to orgasm (I think this is due to the SSRI component of this drug). That said, I am willing to live with this because my chronic pain has been under control for the first time in my life. Prior to Ultram I was using Vicodin, which has its own bag of troubles. I recently moved to a new state...and convincing my doctor to prescribe Vicodin for my pain management was a HUGE problem (even with letters from my previous doctors). Seems like many doctors just don't want to hassle with Opiates these days. Anyhow, I am 100% satisfied with Ultram...crossing my fingers I don't build up tolerance. I understand it doesn't work for everyone, but I'd recommend chroni | M | 35 | 4 months 50mg 4X day | 7/13/2010 | 5 | Lower back pain. Pain down legs. | Buzzed feeling, drowsy & constipation. | It took me about 6 weeks to build enough tolerance to take the full dose of 50mg but I honestly feel that 25mg is enough so I typically only take half a tab. I was experiencing serious low back pain which was interrupting my sleep. Ultram has eased my nightime back pain substantially. I'm very pleased with the results of this medicine. | F | 37 | 2 months 25-50 MG 1X day | 6/25/2010 | 1 | Lower Back Pain | Intense mind splitting headaches, very dry mouth, not being able to sleep at all, feelings of shakiness and nausea | After being perscribed this to ease lower back pain, I would rather suffer with the back issues than to deal with the horrific headaches Ultram caused me. After 3 days I had to stop taking it. I could not sleep at all and the pain in my head was just too unbearable. it eased my back pain, but I was miserable due to the pain in my head. | F | 37 | 3 days 50 mg 2X AN | 6/18/2010 |