tramadol tablets

My daughter had a seizure with tramadol as she was on antidepressants and it was not spotted. She was not allowed to drive for a year which meant I had to take her to work and sometimes collect as she was on shifts and no buses. It was for knee pain for which she has now had surgery. She was given dihydrocodeine after the seizure. CT and MRI were normal as was EEG. We discovered the connection with seizures and discussed with her GP then neurologist. It is a drug to take with caution.

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I was prescribed Tramadol years ago when I had a slipped disc. They completely knocked me off my feet (more off my feet than I already was!!) and I couldn't function. I remember my sister coming round to see me and I couldn't even hold a sensible conversation, so I stopped taking them.

DF had them prescribed when suffering from an acute back problem. Within 3 days he was in hospital and I was left with a weeks supply of Tramadol. I considered keeping them, I do, occasionally have severe attacks of migraine, but decided that as Tramadol was prescription only, the safest thing to do was to dispose of them

After reading this thread I know, even more, that I made the right decision

I take them for arthritis pain and I used to get nightmares and 'see' people and have conversations with them! However all that stoppped after a while and only bad thing now is increased hot flushes. There not as good for nerve pain as gabapentin and pregabalin though - the latter in newer than gabapentin and you don't need as much of it so you could try that. I was one pregabalin as well as tramadol when my sciatica was at its height- I couldn't stand upright or walk without help. All of these drugs seem to have some side effects but sometimes you have no choice - drugs or no life!

I have been taking tramadol for several years. I have osteo and rheumatoid arthritis,plus fibromyalgia and can't take NSAIDs as they give me awful stomach ache and make me sick. I got on fine with tramadol from the start. I usually take 2 in the morning,2 in the evening, and sometimes 2 in the afternoon,depending on my pain levels. They have certainly helped me manage better. But,I will say that they ARE addictive. If I have forgotten to take my morning dose,which has happened a few times if I have got up and had to go out in a bit of a rush,I feel ABSOLUTELY AWFUL within a couple of hours. Not just physically,but mentally. So they do affect your mind,as well as your body. My GP was not overly concerned when I asked about being addicted to them. He said as long as they were making me feel better and in less pain,not to worry,as I'm not even taking the maximum daily dose,let alone exceeding it.

DH normally takes one in the morning and one at night.Sometimes more if he needs them. When he told his consultant he was worried about becoming addicted the consultant said "Do they make you feel better?" "Yes" "Then what's the problem? You want quality of life"

My youngest daughter was prescribed tramadol for knee pain. She was on an antidepressant and this was not picked up by the GP or pharmacist and she had a seizure. After CT scan, MRI scan and EEG it was put down to the combination of tramadol and antidepressant by her neurologist. She was not allowed to drive for a year - I had to take her to work as her nursing shifts at weekends started before bus services. Occupational Health are still faffing about despite not having any more and being off medication altogether. Tramadol is quite a dangerous drug to take.

I was prescribed Tramadol for serious wrist pain and took the maximum amount of tablets each day for about two weeks. In this time, I had really bad nightmares so came off them (all of them) at once. I had terrible withdrawal symptoms, lost half a stone in a week. Really wished I had cut them down slowly.

My D has been prescribed them at various times for knee pain (Osgood Shlaters) she gets really itchy skin and what she calls 'brain fog' but they are the only thing that helps when she needs them and she's never taken them for more than a couple of weeks at a time.