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What are your experiences with tramadol ?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Aug 4 3:43am | Replies (150)Comment receiving replies
One medication that has worked for me is pregabalin, also know as Lyrica. After three years of chronic pain, this seems to be working. I'm holding my breath. I still take 2 tablets of tramadol (50 mg each) in the evening when I get a headache type of pain that can evolve into a migraine if I don't take the tramadol. I often wonder if this signifies an addiction to tramadol.
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Always hopeful,I’ve been taking Lyrica for fibromyalgia for years. Recently, I decided to get off of it as an experiment.
After a few days, I went back on it. It was helping.
As for Tramadol, I have resorted to taking my dog’s Tramadol on many occasions. Especially before my hip replacement. The hip replacement took care of 90% of my pain.
I was seeing a pain doctor - still am - and she was very upset about the Tramadol.
I told her that if she would just give me my own Tramadol then I wouldn’t take my dogs. She would not. Everytime I see this doctor, she makes me pee in a cup. Sheesh.
My pharmacist suggested using Brand names.
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I also take this combination for pain of peripheral neuropathy. Been taking these for about 4 years, although I've had the PN for over 20. Sometimes I also need to take aspirin especially for weather-caused arthritis. And at night (also sometimes in the afternoons) I have to take Ropinerol for Restless Leg Syndrome. It is a lot of medication but the option is lots of pain with more mobility challenges than I already have. I'm a 77 y.o. female, with otherwise manageable health issues as long as I stay current with my wonderful doctors and their wise orders. Like you, I am not wanting to develop an addiction but I believe my medical team is "on top" of signals. I wish you the very best in finding what works for relief of your pain.