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 |
| 2 | Back Pain | None | Is this drug a placebo? Because It does absolutely nothing at all for my pain, and i feel no different what - so- ever. I might as well just swallow a piece of corn and pretend its pain reliever. | F | 24 | 1 months | 1/28/2007 | 4 | Shoulder and arm pain | inability to achieve orgasm | NOTE: I am actually taking Ultracet (which is tramadol plus acetominophen), but I'm putting this here because Ultracet isn't listed yet, evidently. This has helped with my pain (when nothing else would, except narcotics, and no one would give me those), but it came with a strange price for me: inability/difficulty in achieving orgasm. For this reason, I'm now only taking it when I absolutely MUST take it. | F | 34 | 14 days | 1/25/2007 | 4 | CFS and severe Fibromyalgia | None | This medicine provided very good pain relief for me for about 7 years. It did not take all the pain away but it made it much easier to deal with. I could focus on other things besides the pain when I took it. I took four 50 mg pills a day. However when I had a very bad flare up this year the medicine stopped working for me. I'm currently tapering off so that hopefully with it out of my system for a while, it will start working for me again. It does provide a little bit of euphoria which helped me with depression. | F | 53 | 7 years | 1/21/2007 | 5 | Vulvar Vestibulitis | None! | I have suffered from chronic nerve pain which affects the opening to my vagina. I am always feeling pain and burning in that area, and intense pain 4-5 days after sex. Ultram literally saved my life. It keeps me from feeling constant pain. I can go about my daily activities. With ZERO side effects. Since I have started it, my doc has put me on a ton of other meds (3 different tricyclics, neurontin,lyrica, effexor, etc) and I have had surgery, acupuncture and physical therapy. So far, Ultram is the only thing that helps my pain. It also seems to be th eonly one that doesn't give me side effects. | F | 37 | 7 years | 12/16/2006 | 4 | Peripheral Neuropathy | Started it over 7+ years ago. I remember some dizziness the first week, but not anything I couldn't deal with. I'm fine taking it with Lyrica for pain - it helps reduce my neuropathic pain greatly in combination with my other meds, but the withdrawal symptoms if I miss a dose, are comparable to a very bad case of the Flu. I feel terrible. I would suggest some form of replacemnt medication, or weaning off it very slowly. | Warning: DO NOT MISS DOSES! If stopping, wean off slowly- do not stop abruptly! I would suggest some other medication to help titrate down if stopping the med. Withdrawal symptoms would be significant and difficult. | M | 62 | 7 years | 12/16/2006 | 3 | MS Pain | Severe nausea (made morning sickness seem fun!), excessive mouth watering, ringing in ears, and upset stomach. | Worked great for the pain and gave me energy, however my stomach could not tolerate well. I don't think I will be taking it anytime soon! I will just stick with Motrin 600! | F | 34 | 2 times | 11/24/2006 | 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 | 5 | abdominal adhesions, tmj | Itchy face and scalp, relaxed arms and legs, slight euphoria, less anxiety, calm/friendly mood | I like this med! I've taken others, but this one is good for pain with the added benefit of uplifting my mood. Works better than prozac! The itchiness is a little annoying, but well worth it. | F | 35 | 6 weeks | 11/14/2006 | 5 | Neck/Back Pain From Trauma | Some itching at first. Energy, motivation | Started taking for a fractured jaw and neck injury. Works great on pain especially when taken with Ultram. Makes me a working machine. I feel no pain and can swing a hammer all day long with minimal neck pain. It is addicting, but who cares when you can't get up out of bed without it? I'd rather be addicted and immobilized. | 2.5 years | 11/12/2006 | 3 | F | 74 | | 10/31/2006 | 2 | Restless Legs Syndrome | Made me a little tired. | My RLS is very painful in legs and has spread to forearms and shoulders 24/7/ The Tramadol only helps take the edge off, cuts the pain by 50% at best. I have experience no highs from this med and no addiction or dependency issueees. Please keep in mind when reading these posts that most confuse the difference between dependency and addiction. They are not one in the same so educate yourself so you know the difference and minimize misstatements, thanks. Also note, everyone is different and what may work, or not work for me may be the opposite for you. | M | 30 | 4 months | 10/30/2006 | 5 | Endometriosis | Drowsiness, euphoria, slight nausea, quick to experience stress and anxiety in non-tranquil situations. Mild serotonin crash (headache, feel a little low) after the painful part of my period is over and I stop taking it. Other symptoms of withdrawl along with the serotonin crash like sweating, a little agitation, some more nausea, crankiness. Good hydration can alleviate some of the withdrawl effects. | I use about 2-5 50mg tablets in the most painful 48 hours of my period along with lots of ibuprofen and an herbal/mineral preparation containing cramp bark, valerian, black cohosh, ginger, magnesium, B vitamins, etc. Ginger is excellent for reducing the nausea symptoms. Ultram along with the other things gave me my life back. HOWEVER - be mindful of symptoms of depenence and/or addiction. It can happen. I only take it at the stage of my period that gives me the pain that can result in vomiting and blackouts. Milder pain doesn't warrant it, nor do symptoms of withdrawl. I never use Ultram for anything other than the menstrual pain. That can lead you along the path to addiction. I don't wish to go there. | F | 33 | 5 years | 10/28/2006 | 4 | Discogenic pain, spondylosis, DDD | Calming in arms and legs, dizziness with 2 tabs, dry mouth. | Takes the edge of pain so able to cope. | F | 39 | 4 days | 10/26/2006 | 3 | Broken L2 Vertebrae | While takign them resolved most pain issues constiptation at times. | BUT- I RAN OUT OF THEM ON A SAURDAY and by Sunday PM I started to go Cold Turkey- really bad- thougth I had actually died, flu like symptoms, diaorhea, off food etc. I was on 100 MG 3 tiems a day but was not warned off withdrawals. I am now scrared as hell of how I am goign to get off them....(been on them 2 months). Why oh why does n-one tell me about its side efefcts. | M | 41 | 2 months | 10/24/2006 | 1 | dysmenorrhea | Slight dizziness. Chlorine taste. Very few side effects. Well how can it have side effects if it doesn't have any main ones? | Totally useless. Went back to the doctor for a 3rd time, trying to get relief from crippling menstrual pain. Asked for something stronger than an NSAID, and got *this* joke of a medication. It did nothing for my pain. Can't believe doctors even prescribe this still. It is not even as strong as the weakest OTC. I tried cocktailing it with acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, and others, to no effect. Eventually I threw it in the trash. | F | 27 | 2 months | 10/24/2006 | 5 | Endometriosis | I have lots of energy about an hour after taking it that lasts most of a day (6-7 hours) Very dry mouth. | This is the only medication that has been able to stop the pain from my stage 3 endo. I would be lost without it. | F | 34 | 2 years | 10/22/2006 | 1 | Bone Disc Degenitive Disease | Have Bone Disc Degenerative Disease, it was for chronic back and neck pain, red welts and server itching of the face. | Took son to military hospital for asthma attack, while I was there talking to ER doctor he noticed me rubbing my face really bad, it was beet red and had welts, he then put me directly in the bed next to my son with orders for a shot of benedril to stop the allergic reaction. | F | 42 | 1 days | 10/18/2006 | 1 | Lower Back Pain | Horrible medicine , not only it doesn't treat pain but it has many side effects. After taking 100 mg pill I felt dizzy and nauseated whole day , I head felt like it was going to explode! This medicine needs to be banned , I am just surprised that any doctor would prescribe this to their patients and why FDA even approved this drug !!! | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE | M | 35 | 3 days | 9/12/2006 | 5 | fractured wrist. | I had an accident on my road bike (bicycle) where I hit the ground hands first spread out and my left thumb "pad" took all the fall, at 20 MPH. I was given Naprosyn (sp?) for its anti-inflamatory qualities as well. As for side effects: nothing unpleasant during the week I took it...300mg/day. It produced a mild euphoria, but not like a traditional narcotic such as Darvocet, etc. I take Xanax 3 times per day for AD and have for 9 years. Ultram tends to make me a little hyper but not in the way that I experienced while seeking treatment for real AD - it makes me alert and active. I tended to want to clean up or tackle some project I'd put off for weeks. A bit of nausea if taken on an empty stomach, but not bad. I also had a tendency to clench my teeth a BIT. Nothing serious though. I didn't have the withdrawal symptoms like everyone else because I had it for only 7 days (I'm guessing that's why). For me the experience was good because I could function at work w | M | 44 | 7 days | 8/24/2006 | 2 | back pain-could not get percocets | I felt very little pain relief. I took 4x 37.5 pills. I was looking for a high of sorts-got nothing=so disppointed read many glowing stories about highs on this. not me | I have been on either percocet for three and half years and oxycontin and percocet for the past six months. For reason I can't understand, and am very unhappy about I was offered ultram as a substitute - what a joke! sorry it did neither to ease the pain nor elevate my mood. total waste of time energy and money! | F | 51 | 7 days | 7/21/2006 |