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 |
| 3 | i had alot of energy couldnt sleep if i took it before bed. i think this is from the release of seritonin and dopamine. makes everything feel better very confident if taken in 150mg good drug work well with my pain and i feel like it is really hard to get a tolerance with this drung unlike vicodin | ultram releases two major inhibitory' in the brain . seritonin and dopamine . some people feel depressed if they dont take the drug because tramadol is a serotonin re uptake inhibitor your happy chemicals in your brain actualy improves mood and over all sense of well being | M | 19 | 2 years | 11/25/2009 | 2 | Herniated Disc | Nausea, euphoria/disphoria, disassociation, dizziness, weakness, indigestion, destroyed appetite, generally feel awful. | Killed pain in shoulder, but not worth it ~ yuck.... | M | 46 | 1 days | 11/25/2009 | 3 | chronic neck, shoulder pain, & TMJ | that buzzed "drugged" feeling, some itching first few days, insomnia (had to take ambien or ativan with it to sleep), and sometimes increased muscle tightness/spasm (very weird). | helps ease some of the pain without any major side effects but have taken much better pain meds with less side effects. | M | 37 | 3 weeks | 11/23/2009 | 1 | Chronic Pain from Low Back Injury | Muscle weakness, mostly in arms and shoulders. At times I could barely lift my arms. SEVERE depression, thoughts of suicide, uncontrollable crying, sadness, anxiety. Pain in joints, knees, elbows. Drowsy feeling, feeling doped up and not with it. | I have taken all the narcotic pain meds, having a severe back injury and being too young to be fused at 3 levels.. I have seen it all, this drug was by far the WORST I have ever experienced. It started to ease the pain for the first few days, then I started getting muscle weakness and pain all over that I couldnt explain. It took me 3 weeks to realize it was the medicine... After all who would think a pain medicine would make you have more severe pain and feel like killing yourself? This is a horrible drug, right up there with cymbalta... Not good,,, BEWARE! | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 11/22/2009 | 3 | fibromyalgia | Weight gain, increased global pain since changing from methadone to ultram (from 4 to 5), however, not as drowsy and out of it. Weakness in legs & back. | I prefer this drug over methadone even though pain level has increased because methadone is very high maintenance. (Cannot call in refills, must always pick up paper scripts and hand deliver to pharmacy. Can only obtain 30 day Rx at a time. | F | 53 | 18 months | 11/18/2009 | 5 | pain | Started on Ultram after I broke my arm. It improved my fibromyalgia symptoms and quality of life, but it didn't do much for my bone pain. | F | 57 | 2 years | 11/15/2009 | 1 | arthritis | I woke up looking like a slave. Apparently I was so itchy that I scratched myself to hell during my sleep. Also I felt nauseated and overall not confident operating a car | Not a good choice | M | 25 | 3 weeks | 11/11/2009 | 4 | severe back/neck pain-fusion | Insomnia, anxiety, hyperness reg dose 50mg Low dose: happy, calm and outgoing! less pain!!!12.50mg -25mg | The first dose of 50mg I felt like I was on speed! and could not sleep! Second dose next day, took in the morning still hyper and trouble sleeping. Stopped for a few days, tried again, but took half a tablet, much better!!!still a bit hyper. So gave up for several days and felt horrid pain and depressed. Liked the "good" feeling I had those hyper days, so cut back even more to 1/4 of the 50 mg and "voila"!! still got the good feelings and less pain! Guess I'm just super sensitive to this drug? but glad I didn't totally give up on it. Have hydrocodone for back up, but would really like to just keep with this drug, especially with the anti d properties of it! I'm stuck with no options for my failed back surgeries and been thru every pain med with too many side effects, praying this one keeps working? | F | 53 | 2 weeks | 11/3/2009 | 3 | RA | None that I've noticed. | It takes a few hours to work but then works all day to help relieve pain and stiffness (along with Prednisone). | F | 49 | 60 days | 11/1/2009 | 4 | POST OP FEMALE SURGERY PAIN | DROWSY BEYOND BELIEF. EXTREME UNQUENCHABLE THIRST. BLOATING AND GAS. BLURRED VISION. DIFFICULTY URINATING. CONSTIPATION. | M | 38 | 2 days | 10/27/2009 | 5 | chronic neck pain | constipation; euphoria first few days | I take 100mg extended release, and half of a 50mg tab for break-through pain, if necessary. It works well. I take it with 5mg Flexeril (for spasms). I've been on it for about 6 weeks, and so far so good. I have found it to be really helpful, and, like many, I've tried a lot of meds to live reasonably comfortably. | M | 40 | 6 weeks | 10/15/2009 | 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 | 4 | crohn's disease | light headedness, insomnia; vomitted the first time I took the medicine, then my body got accustomed | Works fairly well for my Crohn's and Endometreosis pain. I would love to be able to take this everyday for my chronice pelvic pain but I don't want to get too used to this medicine - also afraid of addiction. | F | 48 | 5 months | 10/7/2009 | 4 | OCD/Depression/Anxiety/Insomnia | initial anxiety/nausea after taking 1st pill, sometimes random short-lived panic attacks......went up to 6 pills a day, and got huge panic attack. don't take too much tramadol...... | helped alot with depression/OCD/anxiety at first. slowly got tolerant over about 2 weeks. a very good SHORT TERM solution for depression/OCD, i started off with 1 pill, got up to 6 a day. eventually stopped working, quit tramadol and nicotine addiction cold turkey...not a good idea. bad withdrawal, obviously..Tramadol will eventually screw you over if you let it. | M | 18 | 3 months | 10/5/2009 | 2 | Advanced Osteoarthritis Both Hips | Constipation (doc says additative effect with Cartia240 taken to control arhythmia), insomnia, loss of appetite (helped with weight loss though), some anxiety. | With doc's advise, am going off UltramER 200mg/once per day and going on ibuprofin (Advil) with Prylosec (to protect gastric system). Concerned about weaning process. | M | 62 | 30 days | 9/22/2009 | 5 | neck pain | I can't believe I have not seen anyone else mention the most obvious major side effect that Ultram is causing me - difficulty reaching orgasm. I noticed it after only taking the medication for a couple of days. After a couple months, I went off of it for a short time and the sexual side effect was gone. I had NO problems reaching orgasms. However, my pain and overall mood were considerably worse. It's really tough for me to decide which way to go with this. This is the only drug - besides Vicodin, which I no longer wanted to take - that significantly helps my pain. But the sexual side effect is something I could definitely live without! | I recently switched from Ultram to Ryzolt ER, 300 mg - which i am told is very similar. I have had the same sexual side effect as with the Ultram. I recently read "Scar Tissues" the Anthony Kiedis biography. I was surprised but felt verified to see his metion of Ultram and of him having the same side effect as I had. (Chapter 14, pg 433) At least now I know it isn't psychological. | F | 41 | 180 days | 9/21/2009 | 5 | Fibromyalgia/Chronic Pain & Fatigue | Significant reduction in pain (8 - 9 down to 2 - 3). No drowsiness or dry mouth from drug. Ocassion euphoria if pain level is low and dose is high. Stopped my night time RLS immediately. | I use between min and max dose on any given day based on overall feeling. Fibro flare ups can be extremely debilitating. Used with Tylenol makes it Ultracet - slight added benefit. Using this for over 6 years. This is a non narcotic drug. If I'm hooked, I don't care. Tons of support from pain clinic and personal doctor. Take in conjunction with Cymbalta = amazing results. | M | 54 | 6 years | 9/15/2009 | 2 | trigeminal neuralgia | Insomnia, itching, and dry mouth | I haven't slept in 24 hours following two 100mg doses. Also did not provide pain relief. | F | 36 | 1 days | 9/10/2009 | 4 | Ankylosing Spondilitus | Minor sweats; slight upper sinus pressure, reasonably effective. Allows for sleep | I notice many people posting comments, seem to have chronic pain as I do (2 years or more of pain mgmt.). Why then are so many of these people concerned with addiction? If you have chronic pain and you need some relief, what is the problem? If you don’t want someone to treat your pain, just say so! | M | 48 | 1 months | 8/31/2009 | 4 | knee pain | The worst of the side effects for me is insomnia and some itching. | I take only one 50mg. pill per day. It has helped my knee pain tremendously. I'm learning to take it as early as possible in the day because if not I will toss and turn all night, not ever going sound alseep. I will take it every other day just to let it wear out of my system. I do love the fact that it gives me the energy to do all the activities that I enjoy. | F | 40 | 3 weeks | 8/26/2009 |