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Hi Renee, my understanding about Tramadol was that it is an opiate product with an epinephrine product added to it thinking that would prevent the opiate euphoria. I remember always clenching my teeth and having insomnia when I took it and it really wasn't strong enough for my type of pain. I don't know if my understanding is correct but I never liked the drug anyway. Take care and again thanks for your good information! Many blessings, and warmest wishes, Sunny flower

How do I read all the notices I get? They seem to be the same. Thank you.

@faithwalker007 You are right For those that don't have an addictive personality that can change anytime with increased pain .That's what I'm having today and my Tramadol isn't even taking the edge of .

I was given Tramadol once years ago when I tripped over the dog, went airborne, and cracked a rib. So I took the Tramadol and was underwhelmed. Later I read that it could cause seizures so I tossed it out (opened the bottle and scattered the pills among the garbage).

I’m so sorry. Usually if you are taking meds for a purpose, dependence is the last thing your body and mind develop. Your body—pain receptors—are fulfilling the purpose for which they were designed—survival.
If you take opioids and you are not in pain or at doses which are not required to control the pain, your pain receptors are not being used to fight the pain at hand. They are being flooded with unused drug.
What happens when this occurs? Euphoria. Relaxation. Peace.
These side effects don’t appear “bad” to those seeking pain relief. But when coupled with tremors, fatigue, constipation, gum inflammation, and dependence.
However, when treating severe pain with opioids, euphoria should not occur. That is your dosage gauge. If it occurs, lower the dose. Increase the dosage if the pain is greater than an 7 or 8/10 all day, watch for euphoria though and do not increase too much.
Euphoria will send you down the road toward dependence faster than any other side effect of the class.

They should be used only as a last resort and then only with caution, at the lowest possible dosage, and absolutely as directed under strict guidance and control of a pain specialist.

I’m so sorry. Usually if you are taking meds for a purpose, dependence is the last thing your body and mind develop. Your body—pain receptors—are fulfilling the purpose for which they were designed—survival.
If you take opioids and you are not in pain or at doses which are not required to control the pain, your pain receptors are not being used to fight the pain at hand. They are being flooded with unused drug.
What happens when this occurs? Euphoria. Relaxation. Peace.
These side effects don’t appear “bad” to those seeking pain relief. But when coupled with tremors, fatigue, constipation, gum inflammation, and dependence.
However, when treating severe pain with opioids, euphoria should not occur. That is your dosage gauge. If it occurs, lower the dose. Increase the dosage if the pain is greater than an 7 or 8/10 all day, watch for euphoria though and do not increase too much.
Euphoria will send you down the road toward dependence faster than any other side effect of the class.

They should be used only as a last resort and then only with caution, at the lowest possible dosage, and absolutely as directed under strict guidance and control of a pain specialist.

@faithwalker007 Yes your right I certainly don't fit in the addict catagory but they are the ones that destroy it for the people like us who are in real pain

@jimhd
Jim, after reading your post and your doctor's statement that "CIDP is an umbrella label for neuropathies" I wondered whether that was true. So I did some web research about it.

From what I read I think your doctor has it backwards, i.e. neuropathy is an umbrella term that includes CIDP as one type, not the other way around.

From what I am reading, CIDP is auto immune, attacks the myelin sheath, similar to multiple sclerosis, with CIDP attacking peripheral nerves instead of the brain & spinal cord as in MS. Other types of neuropathy beside CIDP are the result of nerve damage from other causes (unrelated to immune attacks on the myelin sheath). So CIDP is just a particular type of neuropathy, and not the other way around.

I'm glad I read about it, as I now understand it little better myself. Best, Hank

And pill pushing doctors either too lazy or too arrogant to do their job. One pill doesn’t fit all.

I’m so sorry. Usually if you are taking meds for a purpose, dependence is the last thing your body and mind develop. Your body—pain receptors—are fulfilling the purpose for which they were designed—survival.
If you take opioids and you are not in pain or at doses which are not required to control the pain, your pain receptors are not being used to fight the pain at hand. They are being flooded with unused drug.
What happens when this occurs? Euphoria. Relaxation. Peace.
These side effects don’t appear “bad” to those seeking pain relief. But when coupled with tremors, fatigue, constipation, gum inflammation, and dependence.
However, when treating severe pain with opioids, euphoria should not occur. That is your dosage gauge. If it occurs, lower the dose. Increase the dosage if the pain is greater than an 7 or 8/10 all day, watch for euphoria though and do not increase too much.
Euphoria will send you down the road toward dependence faster than any other side effect of the class.

They should be used only as a last resort and then only with caution, at the lowest possible dosage, and absolutely as directed under strict guidance and control of a pain specialist.