TRAMADOL | Is it SAFE to treat your PAIN?
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- Tramadol is one of the most common prescriptions that is given to treat moderate pain. One of the reasons that it is so commonly prescribed is that it is believed that it is more safe and less prone to addiction. There is some truth to that but it can lead to a false sense of security. We are going to go over some of the most common side effects and issues that you need to watch for if you are to safely take this medication.
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People's pain needs to be taken seriously by doctors.
Everybody recommends "talk to your doctor." Good luck with that.
They are scams that worry about their azz
@@traceyhateley3925 ooh I know . I hate Docters
@@traceyhateley3925 what is kung flu?
@@billylain7456 corona virus. lol.
Sounds like all y’all doctors are seeing witch doctors. Or maybe you are seeing the wrong doctor maybe a psychiatrist is in order because y’all are hypochondriacs???
I have very good doctors that listen to me from my GP to my pain management and all my surgeons
You have to communicate clearly and precise without being a whiny ass
Works GREAT for my severe arthritis pain. I’ve been taking it several years with no side effects and no addiction. I am 72 years old. Doctor sees me every six months.
You addicted just dont know it. Stop taking it for a couple days. Youll see. At least that was my experience
I would prefer to take tramadol instead of oxycodone. Doesn’t have severe side effects. But it doesn’t always work well.
@@robertwilliams9753 facts i was using for 2 years if I didn't take it i would seriously get sick 🤧 like a nasty cold diarrhea
@@discoonelove im glad it worked for you. I guess everybody is different
I have been taking tramadol for years works great on my hip pain no problems
I recently had an emergency appendectomy. When They handed me my release papers there was no prescription for pain and I was still reeling from the surgery. I was in so much pain I couldn’t get out of my bed yet I was being discharged with NO pain medication. American medical treats honest people like they are a deadly drug addicts. And get this: Honest people are forced to live in pain while real deadly drugs are welcomed across our borders. I am pissed.
I get it. I hear ya loud and clear. My neighbor was a good person until he come across fentanyl. Just worthless. Leaves his wife alone for days. No food No electric no money. I have helped her so much. It's affecting me. I get it
I'm afraid it's the same in the UK. Ask a Doctor for some pain relief and they look at you like you've grown three heads.
yes people suffering legitimate pain are victims if tge opioid crisis too because people abused it we can't get it.
These druggies is gonna get their drugs. Anyway, you look at it on the streets and you know what I think that's what they want. So that's that's how they make their money. It's when people buy drugs on the streets. That's why they Shut them downit and make Oldpeople And bag for pain pills when they can get around. Can't get around. You can't take yourself and end up in the nursing home living off the government. Think you're pretty stupid making old people beg for medicine when they're in. So much pain.
I’m right with you, a disabled veteran and I must fight for tramadol, which is not even good
Tram helps me a lot. And I find it predictable. I know in 4 hours the effects wear off. I am grateful for it. And it seems to control my tremors, not induce them. Thanks for the video doc.
I also like it. In fact, I asked for it instead of the Hydro script the Dr prescibed.
I'm glad it has helped you.
I'm a 100% service connected vet who only took Naprosyn for my traumatic arthritis and back injuries for 20 years. I had to start tramadol 3x a day when both hips deteriorated two years ago. It helped immensly. I don't need it all the time. I had hip replacement 6 months ago. Now I'm titrating down on the amount to one in morning and night. I don't do opiods. Period. I'm hoping to be off of it in a few more months.
Real pain ignored for non. Drug offenders
That’s the problem for me. It wears off too quickly. So half of my day I have no pain relief. I have ankylosis spondylitis and neuropathy from my cancer treatments. Along with a number of other side effects.I can’t take Ibuprofen because of the ulcers I have had from my illness. Tylenol by itself does absolutely nothing for the pain. It sucks that it doesn’t last longer because my neuropathy keeps me from sleeping well,which effects my waking hours.But I have to use my prescription during the daytime because I have to work. And part of that is getting ready for work.I can hardly walk when I get up.. And I have to drive for almost an hour after that to get to work.The only time I get a good nights sleep is the weekends. Then I take it at night and suffer when I’m awake.
I have Arthritis and 4 Budging Disc, the pain was unbearable. I am 75 years old and I told my daughter I would rather not live if I
have to live like this. I could hardly walk and it about killed me to even sit on the toilet.
My doctor put me on Tramadol-Acetaminophn, and Gabapentin.
It's working for me, some days are worse than others, but at least I can function now. So I only have good things to say about it.
Its the gabapentin
Its the tramadol. Gabapentin can be dangerous. Never take tramadol with Paxil and other antidepressants as you can get serotonin syndrome. It works wonders on kidney stones !!
The gabapentin was probably to keep seizures away as it was originally an antiseizure medication.
@@RepentfollowJesus wait what’s good for kidney stones
I also took the three together. Snd sometimes added naproxen. No bad affects. Did help my mood. And no addiction. Saved my life
Tramadol does not even touch my pain!
Half the relief, twice the addiction!
Mine either!
@@cmbsharks ~e neither i/s !a joke
#[snt work
take it with Tylenol 500mg or 1000 mg it will.help your pain
Mine either.
I use it everyday. Couldn’t walk without it.
I have been given Tramadol before and it was useless. It did nothing for my pain.
Congrats? That it doesn't work for you, and does for others, means it's a worthless drug?
@@Pliio8I never said it was worthless, I said it was useless against my pain. Read before you respond.
@Zafar Khanread the thumbnail, "Is it safe for pain".
I'm sure you were not taking the 225mg tablets. That's why it was useless for you.
@@helenannviccora7743 agree with you, no help with pain for me.
My cardiac surgeon put me on 50mg tramadol after my open heart surgery. It didn’t do a damn thing for the pain!
You know. Weakest shit on Earth.
Didn’t work for me either
That is neglect.
Sue him
That is F’ing abuse . Like you are a dog
I heard this is way better for depression and anxiety than pain. But unfortunately due to it being abused it will never be used for such issues which is a great shame.
Honestly it helps with depression. The major problem is the dependency to it..
Yes! I took this for 2 years and quit drinking and smoking mj. Lost weight, worked two jobs, and really got my life together. My husband lost his job and I wasn't able to go to the doctor as often and then it was graduated to class C and I couldn't get it any more. My life is a constant struggle now - ten years later.
@@nofortunatesonII I'd like to know who would abuse this medicine. It didn't do anything for my pain and I didn't feel high. Wow, who would abuse this and why?
U can quit the use if u want...I have few examples
@@Raw_Roots if u want to quit ....make Will power I have few examples
I couldn’t live without tram at the moment. I’ve been taking it for 10 months.
I am 76 years old, I have been on Tramadol for about 6 years. I had a terrible experience with opioids and was taken off them and told never to take them again. I have a really bad back with so many problems with it. I wish scientists could come up with something better with pain. I know I will live with my back pain for the rest of my life. Thank you for your explanation.
Tramadol helps my arthritis pain. I don't know what I would do without it. It's mixed with Tylenol so there's not a lot of opiate which is perfect for me. If I need a booster I'll just take another Tylenol arthritis pill.
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Tramadol does NOTHING for my pain!
Thats because its worthless.
More like and empty placebo
I like it. For me Tylenol is useless and is just as risky because it's harder on your liver. Tramadol obviously doesn't work for everyone; especially intense pain. If you suffer from mild pain, have you tried Kratom? It may work as well or better for you.
@@bflo1000 Yes kratom does work . But it does taste terrible .
But what choice do chronic pain sufferers have ?
@@marvymarier8988 Only the stronger opiates then, I'm afraid.
It all depends on one’s own personal medical reason for their pain, the type of pain, rather it’s acute pain or chronic pain. The medical field of long term pain patients, need to be separated from short term pain. And, not all patients can tolerate the same medications. When this war on opioids came about, I was then prescribed “psychotic medications” and epilepsy medications, which really messed with me so badly, that it was worse than pain medications itself!
Exactly, CRPS is 24-7-365 and there is no cure as of today
@@tammiel3812 has worked very well for my crps for many years and not even a high dose
I one hundred percent understand because I went through a psychotic episode after only taking it and stoping four days after i can't believe you can get symptoms this quickly it's insane i don't know wtf pain meds are being mixed with psych meds i guess to strengthen the addiction sick bastards.
And yes they should separate it by level of pain your right.
Lots of people saying tramadol is useless, I concur
That it's useless for you, doesn't mean it is useless for everyone.
I don’t care if it causes dependency, I need it badly. It doesn’t take all of my lumbar back pain away, but it helps take off some of the edge of my pain. It’s horrible living with the severe pain I suffer, I had fusion and bone grafting, which has caused me misery in my Sacroiliac joints, L4, L5, S1 and my tail bone. I’m going for shots at my spine & pain Doctor’s, but it doesn’t seem to help me like it used to. Because of the drug addiction everywhere, we elders have to suffer, yet the druggies are still overdosing on Fentanyl & Heroine everyday, not from grandma’s medicine cabinet!
I have the same problem with my back that you have my doctors treat me like a druggie. I am 68 years old and if I was a person hooked on drugs they could see with all the blood test I have to do yet my daughter at 18 yrs of age they gave her a jar of strong drugs and i never got them pain medicine. I hope you find help with it.
Kathy, have you had the epidural block? Not the childbirth version, this treats pain. For some it works.
@@SledDog5678 yes, I have a lot of area to cover do to the fusion. I go to my Spine & pain Doctor regularly. I now have worse problem’s with my nervous system, about killed me taking Lyrica. Thank you for asking, Charlie.👍🥰
On Tramadol??
On Tramadol?
the reviews prove EVERYONE is different!!.
I'm NOT addicted or have addictive personality. yet I'm treated with that broad brush that EVERYONE GETS ADDICTED....
This med. did nothing at all for me. I swore it was a placebo. pain sucks but addicts who abuse meds and caused all this mess deserve to suffer for making legitimate patients like me suffer even more!🌞
I agree. I hate Tramadol. Gave me terrible panic attacks on just 50 mg. A trash medication. Drug addicts has ruined it for us who need good effective medications!##
This is the fate of many of us. Because of the abuse of a few, we all have to suffer. I had a knee replacement and asked my doctor what was the best immediate pain med after the surgery. He said Oxycontin would be best because it lasts over 8 hours so no waking up every 4 hours to take more pain meds. Now, no doctor will prescribe Oxycontin because of the abuse of a few. In fact, many doctors are now using Tramadol instead of other powerful pain meds. Only the patient suffers.
@@rudyyarbrough5122 Unfortunately, w/the new healthcare system the bureaucrats decide what is best for your pain & not your doctor. I agree though many suffer, because of the abusers, but then again, why do you think the decision-making has been taken from doctors & given to bureaucrats, while, the White House is allowing drug lords to cross the US border knowingly & freely to do their business of getting our children addicted and aiding in the deaths of 100,000 people, annually?
Tramadol gave me stomach pain chest pain head ace dira
500 mg of tramadol is to much
Thanks for the information Dr. Richardson! I am trying to learn about all the medications that my doctors prescribe.
This med sort of helped with my pain but it did add to increased breathing and made me take my inhalers for asthma more often. Thanks for addressing this medications useage.
It was the only thing that helped with my severe head aches after my head injury, but it was due to my neck being so ruined. The first doctor put me on vikaden and it was tolerable, but I couldn't pass a drug test to get back to work. After a couple of years they wouldn't let me work anyway because it ruined my train of thought. Now I wish I was still on the vikaden
I take 50 mg twice a day for pain in my back I'm 87 years old and that's perfect for me and no bad bad effects
Pain or addiction ? I'll take addiction every time .
I have.fibro and nasty osteoarthritis. I have.been on Norco for years. When it stops helping, I stop taking it. I jave NEVER.had withdrawal EVER.when I stop taking them. When my receptors clear.out, I go back on. My doctor freaked out because I told him I quit them. The only problem.was...my butt was.confused because I could go to the bathroom twice a day without using a stool softener. I am.addicted to being able to get up and do my daily stuff that has to be done!
You're only addicted if you're ambivalent about using the substance because you feel bad about the way you're taking it. Maybe you mean physical dependence?
I have absolutely no problem with being addicted to NO PAIN.
As a recovering addict, I can reliably tell you, addiction is the worst pain possible. Being addicted for years before my years of recovery has left me in excruciating pain, and I can't even consider narcotics. It's not a particularly funny joke, that.
@@kathycuster8219 why do people feel the need to share everything thing with their doctor.he will think you no longer need the medication.I wouldn't do it.take care
This is the only medication that works on my sciatica. I have severe sciatica 24 hrs a day every day. My left leg is half an inch shorter than my right. And walking around barefoot my whole life didn't help. One day my 10 yr old cousin jumped off a picnic table onto my back and now I have back and hip pain, which is nothing compared to the nerve pain. Tramadol literally saved my life.
Thank you. I have exactly the same issue as you. And on the same leg. I'm on codeine which has minimal pain relieving effects. My gf is going to pick up my tramadol from the doctor as i write this. I'm not sure which strength I'm getting
I've been taking tramadol for years for chronic joint pain and destruction. It doesn't work REAL great, I'm still in pain. but I'm definitely in MORE pain if away from the house and miss taking it.
yeah I have been taking tramadol for back pain for 9 years and yes it does help, but it doesn't totally alleviate all my pain. But I have never had any side affects from it or felt the need to increase my dosage.
@@bobobolinsky5001 I'm not even sure what the side effects are. Back when I started taking it I told my physician I had been taking 10 ibu 4 times a day and BOOM she put me on tramadol and told me to never touch ibu again.. When my little dog had an eye injury she was given tramadol and gabapentin. The same stuff I take lol. I
YOU ARE DESTROYING YOUR LIVER !!!!!!! 777
@@DallasBryant-rw1oh Luckily my liver enzymes came back normal. And I do have to get blood work periodically now. Which reminds me, I'm about due.
Tramadol put me in an upbeat mood more than it helped with the pain. I built a tolerance to it very quickly and then it didn't help much with the pain. When I stopped it my mood was very down for a while
I noticed that too. It was like taking an upper. I could work my ass off in the yard.
I so agree with you. Did nothing for my surgery pain but messed with my chemicals in my body. Gave me a boost but getting off ot was a NIGHTMARE. Would not recommend it. HORRIBLE side effects.
That's the point of it. It doesn't actually do anything for pain like morphine would. It makes you feel euphoric so you forget or ignore the pain. Not good for acute pain but good for a headache or something not so severe. It makes you really relaxed if you go to bed but energetic if you do something like clean your house. It amplifies the mood you are in depending on what task you are doing. For me at least, everyone's different t ofcourse. I would describe it more of an anti anxiety drug than a painkiller.
@@monalarsen3967 After taking it for over 8 yrs I stopped with no side effects at all except more pain.
I think it’s highly addictive and can be really hard to come off because of that euphoric effect.
I was prescribed it for broken ribs in 2015 and it worked. I took it for two weeks but afterward had weird withdrawal symptoms, including an uncomfortable anxiety attack.
I started it 3 weeks ago and it has worked great, I’m sleeping much better and have virtually no pain arthritis pain at all. I do also take Venlafaxine which can cause serotonin syndrome but I have had no complications.
Been taking Tramadol for 10 years now for chronic back pain. I take it 4 to 5 days per week mixed with Naproxin, but the Tram is the major player. Hits home on the pain every time, lifts my mood, feel really alert with plenty of energy. Feel relaxed and refreshed in the morning. The only downside is the potency decreases if you take it more than 2 days in a row, so you have to try and space it out. No negative side effects apart from occasionally very mild sick feeling. Amazing drug for me, but would happily give it up in exchange for the loss of my lower back pain
What dosage do you take??
@@BG-oj6ztA 150mg capsule of prolonged-release Tramadol with a 500mg capsule of Naproxin........
Any disadvantage of taking it ....
@@VivekKhurana-gc2ed Varies from person to person. Can make some people edgy, faint, sick. But as I said, only positives effects for me........
@@mdrsjd How it is positive to
Well this is really good that you really had the motivation to talk about tramadol. A lot of people don't realize and with the lack of a better word it's like a junior version of an opiate when I took it I developed so many shaky days that were really more extreme and different kind of a shakiness really than the regular opiates caused it's really great that you took the time to do this and thank God it finally became a scheduled medicine cuz it really is like an opiate Junior so thank you and it's so nice you took the time to do this
I might as well drink water as to take tramadol.
May god bless you and thanks for sharing you are such honest caring Dr 🙏🏽
I was on tramadol for more than 10 years for a back injury. As time went on it seemed to lose its power. So I weaned myself off the drug. I don’t take pain meds but Tylenol now. I still have injuries but my tolerance is higher now.
Tramadol is a controlled substance for money reasons only. I was taking it for Chronic pain for years with no problems. And as far as addiction; addiction is only as the pain is constant.
I was given an injection of Tramadol for an in office procedure last week. It did nothing for the pain and the next day I woke up shaky, vomiting, and on the verge of passing out when I tried to get out of bed. It was an awful experience. My doctor doesn’t think the Tramadol had anything to do with my symptoms but I think she is wrong and will think twice before taking it again.
I had it in tablet form, like you woke up shaking, cold sweats, vomiting and near passing out! My son took one tablet for a migraine and was fine. Days later took another one and I found him on the floor, very pale looking, shaking, sweating, etc! Neither of us were taking any other medications. I guarantee that the doctors never give this information to the manufacturers. Makes me wonder just how many people have been affected in the same way. We are just Guinea pigs for the drug companies!
It can cause seizures
Sue him
He won’t admit to nothing as long as his azz is saved
@@lindatroy2123 Why is your son taking your prescription drugs?
THANK you for explaining this
Ah Tramadol, the VA's favorite new drug to hand out by the wheelbarrow load. That crap doesn't work for me and actually triggers my migraines. A high CBD and low THC weed works the best for me with no side effects. Vape two or three times a week at night and I'm good to go.
I use Kratom for pain tramadol sucks
I have taken it for about 8-10 yrs and it helps with arthritis, but like you it started to give me migraines every time I take it.
@@missym5196 Kratom is a joke.
Yeah, this stuff is pretty much worthless. Some people say it works for them, good for them. Didn't do anything for me.
This stuff triggers my migraines also. Never used to...
I have Fibromyalgia. That was the first drug they gave me. It didn’t even have any restrictions. I take it for pain. But only 50mg 3 times a day. I found it got when it started to get out of my system I would get real depressed and shaky. So I cut down to 1 3x daily, I was taking 2 at once. 3xdaily. Tylenol 3 always worked better for me...but nothing stops the pain....I think they need to make medical marijuana legal in all 50 states. The pain is unbearable.
Have you tried Lyrica or gabapentin? I'm on tramadol, Lyrica, and Cymbalta (plus muscle relaxers) for fibromyalgia and arthritis. It all helps but doesn't stop the pain 100%. I hope you can find something that you can take and that will help you! 💜
@@amyjo18 yrs lyrica, gabap, and cymbalta. Nothing works as good for me (crps) than tramadol
Melody I absolutely agree with you marijuana helps with everything they need to make it legal in this whole country
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PAIN: Tart Cherry Juice
I know there’s many sources for pain & it won’t help everyone but it helped me. Life of trauma, falls, wrecks, horse wrecks-I should hurt. Get up & walk away when you’re younger, but it catches you later.
Off of Tramadol & now drinking 8 oz tart cherry juice daily.
My new internist told me about it! She wants to really help!
The label on the box when it first came out read, “may cause a false sense of well being”. I took it when it first came out for stress headaches and it made me happy and productive but, it also caused me to have a seizure that almost killed me. It’s dangerous and not worth a damn for pain anymore than a headache or a sore toe.
I had shoulder surgery on my right shoulder about a year ago. They did a nerve block and put me to sleep for the surgery. After the surgery they told me it would be about 24 hours before the nerve block wore off but to start taking the pain medication as soon as it started to wear off. Less than 12 hours after my surgery the nerve block was wearing off and I didn’t start taking the Tramadol quick enough to keep up with the pain. I was in misery before it finally caught up. Also it made me constipated something fierce, which was a misery unto itself. Even the stool softener they prescribed did not help. After 2 days I quit taking the Tramadol and put up with the pain rather than not be able to poop. It was horrible. Sitting on the toilet having to push as hard as I could trying, and failing, to go. Never again.
I took Ultram for 18yrs. When it was first prescribed the Dr said is was non narcotic and non addictive.. .. I had a terrible time coming off of it. Now I suffer 24/7 crps and it's untreated because I'm too afraid to have anything control my life like that again. 😪 Thanks for sharing
Why not stick to it forever moreover you stay with it 18yrs already why not just remain with it forever.
@@adamsonadeking5785 hello. I didn't stick with it because Dr's don't like to prescribe it as it's considered a controlled substance. My Dr quit prescribing those all together. The only doctors that really prescribe it now or pain doctors. We moved to a different state and I've been unable to find a good pain doctor since. I only commented in hopes to save someone that might read it the grief of becoming addicted to that particular drug. Like I said when they first prescribed it it was considered non-addictive non-narcotic. Anyhow, hope you have a blessed day.
I know I am adicted to it, but I have a life without pain. Life is not life with pain. It would be silly to want not to have any side effects and feel as though you were perfectly wealthy and were 20 years old...I have been on tramadol for ten years and it saved me from a facial pain that had persisted for one year, 24 hours a day. Only lately I have some palpitations when I woke up, or not sleep very well, but I sort it out not taking much of it before going to bed. It is an extremely good pain killer. It is addictive, but if I have to choose, I prefer it to live in constant pain.
@@luispocito165 how much mg take a day?
@@jennaleigh33 I deal with daily chronic pain from a fall off a water tower. I actually had to move out of my state to get properly treated for pain. They would only give opiate drugs to stage four cancer patients. It's written right in there new drug laws so the doctors hands are tied. I moved to state where they focus on getting you OUT of pain instead of KEEPING you in pain. Keeping you in pain is extremely bad for your health, especially if you have heart issues too.
Tramadol does nothing for my pain but makes me feel alternately stoned and hungover. I won't take it ever again.
I am severely allergic to Tramadol.
Last time I took it, I had breathing problems. I had to go to the hospital ER!
I was on it for severe cellulitis it never touched me, but neither did the morphine they gave me, glad I am off all that stuff
I broke my sinus and they did nothing for me
What is Cellulitis?
I personally don't like what I heard,but I rather be informed. My health is most important to me. I am the one who needs to this information. It is valuable to me even though I don't like the side affects and other negative aspects.
I am on Gabardina too. My pain has multiple keeping me mostly bedridden at a level 4 or 5 most of the day, I am extremely exhausted then the pain gets to a level of a very high 6. I can only cry, that hurt my breathing and I am very cold.
I tried this stuff when I injured my back, it didn't do anything for pain.
But it was real good at making me nervous as hell it gave me the shakes and messed with my stomach. Needless to say that crap went in the garage after a couple of weeks.
That stuff is no good only opioids work that doesn't make u a drug addict
@@maryackley3825 yea in my opinion, your only an addict when you think you can't live without something.
I broke my ankle and was prescribed Tramadol. It worked the first time I took it. Only the first time. After that, it never did a thing to alleviate my pain.
Tramadol works on the nervous system. I think for you ankle its best to take a different kind of pain killer. I'm not a doctor, just someone who tried all kinds of painkillers 😅
@@brazilfem Thanks!
I've been having a explosion of nerve pain after ankle surgery last week I was given cocodomol the pain nerve pain I'm experiencing is chronic so today I've changed to tramadol 50mg so hoping it helps a little bit
I started taking it yesterday. was prescribed a 50mg pill twice a day. took one yesterday afternoon and I too one this morning. it seems like it worked a lot stronger today. It takes away about 90 percent of my pain from my fractured and dislocated finger. It doesn't seem to make me too dizzy or sleepy or anything so that's good because I can still function on it. So far so good.
I hope you were able to get off of them when you healed up. It can be a dangerous medication.
Be careful man.
Thankfully I was able to stop taking it without a problem. I've heard pain pill are a heavy addiction for some people.
@grantjourney2337: Good to know. Thanks for the follow up. Do you mind saying how long you took them ? I just filled a prescription for a leg injury but kind of afraid to take them.
I want to ask something about it
Tramadol has been a lifesaver for me in controlling my costocondritis pain. I would not be up and about without it. No other painkillers work successfully for my costo pain. My body is dependent on it now but thats definitely the lesser of 2 evils. I'm still continuing to find a more natural and sustainable cure but I haven't managed to do that yet
I take osteo bioflex twice a day for arthritis. If I need something with that, I occasionally take 2 ibuprofen or 1 extra strength Tylenol. If I have surgery or dental pain, my Dr gives me hydrocodone. I don't abuse it and stop taking it as soon as I can.
I have been on this for several years it works for me along with other pain killers like you say my body is probably dependent on them but I’m not addicted to them as I can go days without
Natural cure? Have u heard of Kratom?
What is dose
You won't find a more sustainable cure while you're on it. De facto
It’s tough to be addicted to a pain killer that does not kill pain. And I cannot do pit so I suffer get fatter more depressed and feel worthless and hopeless.
You were hard to hear on max volume
They problem is probably connected to the settings…, such as the mix: THE MUSIC IS WAY TOO LOUD.
Thank you for the great video
It actually worked for my low pain but not for my bad pain. The thing that I didn't like is the withdraw symptoms. I had been on this for a year at least and the withdraws were horrible. Mostly severe cases of restless leg syndrome and nightmares! I weened myself off this stuff in very small increments. I don't recommend taking it for a long period
Doesn't work for me
I agree the problem starts when you stop using it . Great when your on it. But when it's leaving your body it feels like a hangover ...
I got a big headache and dizziness and problems with my speech after 6 hours I took a 100mg
Amen! The withdrawls are horrible! I used this for years, and it was horrible, the withdrawls were bad. I couldn’t work for a week, even though I weaned off.
True, the restless leg syndrome is the worst, weaning will help, say down to 25, even 12.5 mg; maybe Kratom for some too (short term). What helped me was regular exercise, and good nutrition. Cough medicine took away some of the restless leg syndrome (diphenhydramine).
Dr. Richardson A lot of Pharmacist believe tramadol is "trash", Can you explain why the dislike of this medication in the medical community particular with some pharmacist ?
They believe it’s trash because the patrons let them know of it. Tramadol is basically a placebo pill. Has an intimidating name that makes you feel like it’s significant (trama - trauma) but in reality you’ve never heard of it outside of the hospital because it doesn’t actually work.
For a lot of people, the thought of being healed does more foe them than the medicine can. They’re also a way for a doctor to assign a pain med while avoiding any risk in a patient they think is young or could potentially abuse medicine. My doc prescribed me this when I broke a vertebrae but was under the assumption it was just a muscle injury at the time of prescription as we were waiting for X-rays to process. Luckily I’m a degenerate and was able to obtain actual pain meds which allowed me to leave my house 3 weeks earlier than I would have on just tramadol but it for sure changed my opinion on how truthful I feel medical professionals are to me.
@@awulix Bs
I've been prescribed this for probably close to 10yrs, to me its not addictive and believe addiction to any drug is heavily reliant on the genetics of a person for lack of a better term. Does it help with certain pain? Sure. Is it as effective as an actual narcotic? No, but certain people cannot take narcotics because they become addicted to them based on their genetics.
Most doctors are loath to prescribe a narcotic pain reliever because of the heavy government foot placed upon their necks which anyone with a thinking brain knew would be the outcome of government over regulating them. Dr's are afraid for lack of a better term to prescribe them because of the government and this is what my own doctors have told me in private this is why most will not prescribe anything stronger than tramadol and some doctors don't even want to prescribe that either, they just don't want to deal with the government. Who suffers because of this? The patient of course because government is "always the solution"
You are absolutely correct. This government intrusion pisses me to no end. And though this is not nice thinking, I sometimes hope that the idiots that prevent people in pain from getting the relief they need will themselves be in terrible pain some day and see what its like. I'll end there before I start dropping F bombs. TY for explaining the situation so clearly, Oscar!
absolutely agree 100perc.
Oh yes!!never used to have a class,to it,issued like a glorified aspirin..now because of idiots,the doctors are not wanting to prescribe,without 3rd degree..I had Shingles,and still have terrible nerve pain,I search everyday,for a natural relief??This has been 12 years,I am now 70!!Do they even have a doctor meds.that help??I tryed it all, tramadol still helps...
tramadol is the perfect drug that allows me to function on bad arthritic days.
Works great for my arthritis. It also seems to calm me down.
I was prescribed tramadol for 6 years, I knew I was addicted to it before my first prescription was gone but the relief I got from my diabetic neuropathy was incredible. Withdrawal was staggering. This drug numbed my mental pain as well, the euphoria for me was like taking Percocet or Vicodin, I also got focus and energy. For the last two years of taking it, I'd swallow ten at a time, but when I ran out early I paid dearly.
I hear you, but that crap gave me seizures and the third one put me in a coma for 5 days on life support. It does give you energy but the withdrawal of just one day can be excruciating. I can say, even though I have Had a spinal cord injury that paralyzed me from the waist down I 87, I have RA. But since Feb 14 , 2016 I haven't even seen one Dr. Since I came out of the coma
Same here. So sorry you had to deal with all this. I also knew I was addicted within the first week. And I was 13, had no idea what addiction felt like. With it, I had energy, i was able to think more clearly, and focus more on my work. If it wasn’t for tramadol I probably wouldn’t have graduated. And most likely died without it because the withdrawals were so unbearable. I’m hoping to make a TH-cam video sometime this month or next month about my journey through addiction. I don’t need subscribers lol but I would suggest subscribing to my channel for when I do make the video and upload it. I’m ready to speak my truth and blast everything and everyone
@@LifeOfMeMarie I'll definitely help your channel anyway I can, I mean, I'll tell my story to you, it's been rough, but where warriors girl, Survivors , of the addiction war, love you, Sam
I'm not sure if I mentioned that , Tramadol also saved my life in a screwed up sence. I haven't been to a Dr since I came out of the coma. , too scared to really. I know He'll hand me that beautiful piece of paper that will destroy me all over, so I sit here with Rhumatoid Arthritis and the effects of being crippled for 33 yrs. Its rough girl
Absolutely, love you, this is amazing to be able to talk to others about this
Love your videos, but could you please increase the volume when you are making the videos? I have you up as high as my desktop computer will go, but it is still hard to hear you.Thank so much.
Thank you for sharing your ideas about tramadol.
Worked good for pain maintainence until it was suddenly discontinued on me. Before I knew it, I was in withdrawn and was in a very DARK PLACE for a few days.
Tramadol works great for me without the drowsiness. Some days none and some one or 2 a day. I don't take everyday but it's there when I need it.
AMEN,I do the same thing!!
Amy Jayne works even better when you add paracetamol with tramadol..
Sue, there isn't too much danger of my going to Maryland to sample the facilities. With your timely warning I will stay well clear.
Thank you so mach for the information
There are things much, much worse than being addicted to pain meds. I felt like a junkie when I took them so I quit. I didn’t abuse it but felt I was doing the “right thing”.
You and me have the same story.. I haven't seen anyone else speak truth. Thanks for posting this.
I was heavily addicted to tramadol for 15 years. I’ve been tramadol free for just under two years. It was so terrible to get off of it. I will never ever touch another tramadol in my life. Be very careful if you have a history of addiction.
"Terrible to get off of it" can you elaborate on that please? I've been prescribed for almost a year and i feel like if I dont take them for a day Im completely sucked of all energy, like cant even get out of bed. Its also makes me really depressed? I didnt know if it was just me having bad days, but I put 2 & 2 together and after reading these comments I think I may have a problem😕
@@W4LKER22. tramadol helped with my depression until I got off of it. If you are feeling like that when you don’t have them please speak to your doctor like tomorrow. It doesn’t get better. It gets far worse the longer your on it. I was spending 1000’s of dollars a month and I would take a serious handful of tramadol at once. It’s a terrible drug. Even if you take it as prescribed you can still become heavily addicted fast. Good luck.
@@W4LKER22. it took my ex husband 6 years to get completely off. He was always throwing up and having diarrhea when he didn’t have tramadol. The longer you are on them the harder it will be.
@@W4LKER22. hello, I hope you are doing well. I thought I’d see how the tramadol thing was going?
Thanks for sharing
I pray for healing from pain in Jesus name amen 🙏
I had been on OxyContin and Dr changed me to Tramadol and working good and I don’t have drowsy anymore.
I have bilateral kidney cysts with the tendency for stones. My last attack I was given Tramadol. Not only was it discovered I had an allergy to it, it didn’t help with pain at all.
Took it once years ago and it had me up all nite itching never took it again
Thanks for the great video and I been taking on tramdol after I got hit by a car and my back was broken and it helps me alot for me and what is even stranger with it is I am bi polar and I have Anxiety with my Bipolar and when I take the tramdol when I am in pain and having anxiety it seem to take way the pain and thr anxiety strange . Thanks again for your great videos.
Tramadol has nothing to do with your anxiety
@@derek8564 It helps relieve anxiety bc it gives a euphoric feeling. Dangerous addictive meditation.
Fooling around with Tramadol will have everything to do with Anxiety.
It is an Opod!
Not an Aspirin or Paracetamol
@@derek8564 YES IT DOES IT HAS SSRI EFFECTS, FOR SOME EVEN MORE THAN THE PAINKILLING EFFECT.
It's not a traditional SSRI BUT HAS SSRI OR SRI EFFECTS FOR MANY PEOPLE.
After a 1996 workplace injury (20’ fall into press) after hospital release was on low dose Tramadol for years until a 2008 auto accident then the Tramadol was insufficient and started Duragesic for a couple of years; the problem with the patches-placement and duration. Even with an overlay the patches would fall off due to high heat & body temperature which also causes greater/quicker absorption. Thankfully my GP was licensed to Rx Dolophine for pain..the only “problem “ with this is the stigma; people think “ drug problems “ but it’s been a Godsend for the last 12 yrs just wanted to pass that along..Thx for your time & info
Love Tramadol ... Helps me with my Pain and due to the SNRI effects anxiety too. It makes me feel happy and confident and pain free.
Tell me something more about it
But when you stop taking it ,that is the worst thing will happen ,can't sleep ,Runny nose ,sneezing , restless 8:27 leg ...the withdraw is the pain
TRAMADOL
IS WORTHLESS FOR MY PAIN
Congrats! It works for others, though! So ask your doctor for something that does work.
I've been off Tramadol for 14 days, after taking it for 10 1/2 years. I'm working on getting off Gabapentin (down to 100mg) and Baclofen (down to 25mg); been taking these for 10 1/2 years, as well. I've had 8 surgeries due to injuries and believe I was misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia which is how I got put on the medication. At the time, I didn't know I had a bulging disc in my neck pressing on my spinal cord; took 5 years to diagnose, plus surgery. I was still trying to get the right diagnosis for my right hip, after a car accident. It took 2 years to get the right diagnosis and two surgeries to fix my issues. I think what has helped me get off of the medication; taking Dr. Scheussler's mineral cell salts. Been taking Dr. Scheussler's salts for 18 days. My PCM is happy that I am trying to get off the medication. I could never take stronger pain meds as I get so sick on them, even, the pain meds given in surgery.
Hello mam
Withdrawal must be bad after 10 and a half year.... Well done and best of luck..
Best of luck....
Hello there i have done a thumbs up four this video also.
I got addicted to Tramadol and how I know is because I started needing it to deal with life. I had been morbidly obese for three decades at 37 years old.
Tramadol made my 98 year old mother loopy.
Tramadol made my legs and feet swell up and when they reduced I ended up with allodynia in my lower legs.
Dr. Is the pain pump stilled used? My cousin had it. I think but not sure it was implanted.
Tramadol keeps me awake rather than make me drowsy ... my pharmacist said this is not uncommon.
Tramadol didn't touch my pain, severe arthritis in my lower back and degenerative disc disease from L3 through L5. The Pain clinic are so worried about addiction/dependence. Well, what about living with excruciating chronic pain! I've been to two pain clinics and was treated like a drug seeker!
I've been prescribed Tramadol multiple times, and it never did anything for my pain.
I heard a story from the Irish Chief pathologist that he had seen more people come in to his slabs that had died from taking Tramadol than any other prescription!
I tried Tramadol for back pain and it did not help and I was constipated for like a month. Never again. My son takes it and it works for him.
It is really possible to come out from hell of tramadol completely?! It is too serious issue both physically & mentally more because of increasing dosages to get same effects again & again!
Heads up here. Hiccups is a breathing problem reflex. Inadequate breathing. Be alarmed. Just in case you or someone else needs a self rescue for opiate overdose, Narcan is an over the counter antidote. About $15. Mine is in the fridge. Hey Doc, pin this comment!
Very well delivered doctor!!!
This guy is chill
Dr. at the VA told me it wasn't a narcotic, didn't help with pain, made me sweat like crazy and when I weened myself off of it over about 3 months I felt like I couldn't concentrate for another 3 months. The reason I weened myself off was it was giving me ortho static hypotension, I would get a rushing sound in my ears when I would stand up, sounded like cars speeding by on the highway, I would feel light headed for about 30 seconds and then things would go back to normal. Va doctor didn't want to be believe me but after quitting them, that stopped completely. I guess it was just a coincidence.
The best VA doctor I ever had told me in passing "I treat patients, not statistics". The next time I came in he was no longer there.
@lelandsmith2320 Yeah, that figures. I go to the VA in Pittsburgh, and they are a "teaching" hospital associated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical school. The joke around there was that we only got the 'C' students, not the 'A' or 'B' students. I'm 100% service connected, but the orthopedic doctors and the dental service have screwed up on me so many times that I feel I can't even go back there anymore.
Thank you for your excellent education. I weened myself off of Tramadol about 6 months ago. I'm all the more thankful I did so after listening to this video.
Even though my doctor originally prescribed them during the day too, I took them only for night pain. It was my hedge against possible addiction. Not taking it is even better for me.
Why did you take it if you are ok without it?
@@jeffjones3040 At the time I started it, the continual pain did not allow me to sleep at night. The pain is around the clock, but my focus was on dealing with fibromyalgia (FMS), which is induced by insomnia because you don't hit REM sleep. I refused to take a chance on addiction, so I figured out how to deal with the pain in waking hours. I'm still not getting the healing sleep I got when using it, but wanted to get off if it.
@@jenniferrush6388 that makes total sense.....not!
It made me stop breathing naturally and had to focus on breathing.
Gabapibten, is being used as a pain management too, please let us know about side effects or danger with it
Thank you for this, I have 2 fractures in my lower leg /ankle (as of 3 days ago), I was in pain but was avoiding pain pills to avoid dependency (I dont have addiction problems or take anything else, just dont want my nerves to become dependent), they gave me a prescription for something else initially (narcs ? Idk thats what it said on the paper) but due to a mix up or something, they gave me tramadol.
But now im not too scared of taking them as much as before , I was nervous of it being like oxy or something (I've watched friends go down hill n get Addicted with that).
Edit / Update: idk if its placebo or if its actually helping. I do feel a bit dizzy but my leg / ankle dont hurt as much as earlier.
Im new to the channel but if you guys have any extra professional tips or experiences of your own ( I've been reading the comments and it seems people love em or hate em) please lmk♡
It’s a joke ! 😣😩
I’m on Tramodol, duluxtine , and Veniafaxine, as well as lots of other medication. I also use to be on Zomorph also. Oh my goodness that is lethal . I use to have my head down the toilet vomiting eighteen hours at a time when I was on that.
Tramodol just make me sleepy most of the time.
One morning You will not wake up at all !!!!!!! 777
See,just opposite for me,wires me up!!
Hi all.
I started taking tramadol 3 months ago for my very stressed (no pain) legs. I only take one a day. I don't take any until I feel the stress. It give me great relief and I'm ok to go for the day.
There are days when I'm not on my legs so much then I don't take it.
I was prescribed hydrocodone... I didn’t like it - it did nothing for my pain it just made my emotions less (like I couldn’t cry when I felt tears should be falling) I was prescribed Tramadol as a replacement and never picked it up. Post surgery I just toughed it out
tramadol as effective as tylenol with the added pleasure of severe nausea.
It's much better than Tylenol for me. So is Kratom.
@@bflo1000 I'm glad to hear it works for someone. Best wishes.
@@dngrwllrbnsn_ Thanks.
It's wasn't worth the nausea, vomiting, headaches, and foggy brain so I've stopped taking it.
I never had those problems because I took at most 2 a day, and only for a short period.
Tylenol destroy your liver and I can’t take them anymore. The doctor didn’t recommend for anything or anybody
YES SIR ! TELL THEM THE TRUTH BEFORE THEY NEED A LIVER TRANSPLANT !!!!!!! 777
Большое спасибо за понятное объяснение об этом лекарстве.
I was prescribed the med for back pain, it did not help my back pain but, it worked for my radiation colitis.
My doctor gave this to me. I took one at bedtime
Then I got up to get ready for work. All of a sudden I got weak and played down because i felt like I was gonna a pass out. I couldn't even go to work. Every time I got up I felt like I would pass out. I never took it again.
Gabapenten (spelling?) does this to me; it knocks me out for 15 hours or better, then when I wake up, I can't function. But tram works well. I injured my tailbone about 50 years ago and have had issues ever since. I started dialysis two years ago and could not handle staying 4 hours in the chair without squirming in pain and being miserable. The doc started me on tram and I take it (one 50-dose) on treatment days. Now I sleep comfortably through the 4 hours, get up and can walk without being in a wheelchair or in tears. I find it very predictable. Guess my system is just different. I have asthma and high B/P and this med seems not to affect either and I also do not get nausea from it.