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Thanks sunny flower, I didn’t know that. They tried tramadol on me many years ago and I did not like it the way it made me feel. I think there’s an extended release version they tried also - made me feel like Alice in wonderland through the looking glass down the tunnel kind of feeling. I cannot take epinephrine (Sudafed?) - I remember that from years ago, when they gave it for allergies otc . It made me feel like I had something crawling on me. So maybe that has something to do with my dislike of tramadol. I am taking morphine and Lyrica now for my back and what I thought was neuropathy. I just had lumbar fusion surgery and my neuropathy symptoms seem to have disappeared! Thank you Mayo, for the testing done before hand.

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Hi ga29, I'm thrilled to hear your fusion seems to have resolved your neuropathy!! Oh let it be true! Sudafed is "Pseudoephedrine, a sympathomimetic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes. It may be used as a nasal/sinus decongestant, as a stimulant, or as a wakefulness-promoting agent in higher doses." Epinephrine is "A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress, as from fear or injury. It initiates many bodily responses, including the stimulation of heart action and an increase in blood pressure, metabolic rate, and blood glucose concentration." So both stimulants. I have it written in my chart that I have a reaction to epinephrine. My heart beats almost double and then that gives me chest pain. It also causes anxiety. Dentists use this a lot in their injections and it's used a lot in suturing wounds b/c it stops heavy bleeding which can obscure the site the provider needs to see well. I too am on Morphine and then I take Gabapentin along w/ other drugs such as daily Prednisone and Ridaura, a demodifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) which are both immunosuppressant medications. I will be praying for a complete and very quick complete recovery for you! Be safe and many blessings, Sunnyflower