Tramadol Helps with Exhaustion

I had almost the same reaction that you describe .

I think: pain is exhausting, worry is exhausting, dealing with these health issues is exhausting. The not knowing what is medically wrong is the worst and google does not help. I truly hope that they find the source of your pain.
If one feels that there is relief of some kind, that helps. This relief gives a person the ability to think of other things, hopefully happier, and that is the start, no matter how small, on improving.
Have you been in contact with any pain clinics?
And yes, I too live with pain, some days I deal with it better than others.

@jfm I have a question about pain clinics, please accept my apologies for it being dumb… generally, what is their approach, methodology? I assume it’s definitely not about pushing pain meds. I am hoping it’s not all psychological treatment. though. Do they help analyze you medically, to steer you toward treatment types (like acupuncture, MFR, podiatry services etc). Do they give vitamin or nutrition guidance that may help body manage and tolerate pain?
I’m sorry if the question sounds dumb , I read a lot of people mentioning it, and I’ve seen a lot of office signs that say “Pain Management” but never investigated. As you know, we all get analysis paralysis by all the research and reading we do on everything under the sun about our conditions, and sadly our bodies can only take so much experimentation and office visits for what we’re all trying to accomplish, so if you or others can help me understand what tangible benefit Pain Management can provide, it will be a huge help in determining whether I should take a deeper dive into it.
Thanks for any help! Debbie

Debbie
It is so hard to deal with pain that disrupts one's everyday life. Each pain management clinic is different as mentioned, so reading the reviews and or calling to see what the philosophy of the clinic works. If you have clear goals on what you want either with movement or pain levels, that helps immensely. Last year at this time I did not want to get out of bed because of the pain of putting my feet down, so that was my goal: getting out of bed with a tolerable amount of pain, and I went on from there. Now, after attacking my neuropathy it hums in the background most days.

Jill

Thanks, that is so helpful! You have taken a question I had that seemed so overwhelming to me snd helped grounding me to the basic approach of first being clear with my specific (bite size at first) goal, then make a call to a reputable place to see if their philosophy is in line with helping me accomplish that goal. That will help reduce the frustration and time & energy (that we don’t have) in considering pursuing that route.
That’s much more sensible to asking them to show me the world of offerings they may have, and me sorting through them to determine if they apply to me, and if they’re “real”.
My Neurologist is zero help to me outside of checking a box, seeing if I need more Gabapentin, and scheduling me again in 6 months. I will check my PCP next month when I see her for her thoughts as well. Thanks again for your helpful advice!

Debbie,
I am glad to help. Pain management needs to be catered to you and what you can tolerate to get there. Half of the battle is finding a provider that hears what you need to exist.
I will try to message you later.

Jill

Tramadol helps me deal with th h my pain . I am not as tired as I have been in the past . Dealing with pain tires your body out .

Hi, just saw your post ...years later. Yes tramadol helped me a lot with energy when I hurt my back. I later realised it was helping with another condition I didnt know I had at the time - PoTS postural tachycardia syndrome. Tramadol was lowering my heart rate and giving me energy, also improved mood.

Hello.I have the same experience with Tramadol.I can clean my floor and do things i would normally be to exhausted to do without the medication.Very strange but i gives energy, but Beware if you do to much the fatique will be dobble the next day.

I, too, have fatigue, low energy with my SFN. I feel like I’m carrying around 5 extra lbs. on each of my feet.