Tramadol Medication

[Bingo88]

Just a warning to people on here. I was reading today of a friend on a Facebook group who was on the above medication and started to have problems with her vision. And it's a side effect. So instead of withdrawal gradually they have come straight off them. Because they have been told that there's no guarantee that there eyesight will return to normal..just making people aware. Brian

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

I have had three longer periods (up to three months) on Tramadol and have used it on a PRN (pro re nata) basis without problem. The only mention in the PIL. (Patient Information Leaflet) relating to eyesight is blurred vision which is a rare side effect. Side effects can be much worse if alcohol is taken with it. Combining alcohol with Tramadol can even result in death.

[Smileypants]

My husbands on tramadol for a back condition. Not wanting to be addicted he just ‘stopped’ taking them without gradually weening off them and it nearly gave him a heart attack.His doctor went absolutely light on him when she found out as this is so dangerous.

Given the choice of a side affect for one person on the ‘Facebook fact-book’ I’d be inclined to check the leaflet inside the tramadol box and consult your own doctor if concerned.

Also Brian, I realise you mean well with this post but you’re better off not sharing such stuff unless it’s an article from bhf as it just perpetuates wrong and sometime dangerous information.

[BreakThrough56 in reply to Smileypants]

Hi

I was taking Tramadol for pain relief and it gave me Halucinations I was that scared I could not go back to sleep. I was taken off them straight away.. I don't think I would ever be a "drugy" as I seem to get side effects with lots of meds.

[Smarticus in reply to BreakThrough56]

In my opinion tramadol should be removed from the earth as soon as possible! It destroyed my life, never ever again!

[Bingo88 in reply to Smileypants]

I do take your point on board about going through the BHF. but I just thought making people aware was important

[Ruadh in reply to Bingo88]

'Making people aware' is *very important. To hide the facts of the matter is akin to malfeasance. What is a patient group for, if not to discuss the pros and cons of medications. pointless to brush under the carpet - too much of that happening right now. Appalled that such should ever be suggested. Added to which, the patient leaflets and any 'Health Foundation' will not know all the facts of the matter, it can take months and even years for 'facts' to surface. Two cases in point, Gd- Gadolinium contrast dyes, and the Fluoroquinolones and let us not forget the opioid scandal - J&J involvement, plus their cancer causing adjuvant in baby-powder. Plus the horrors of Thalidomide. But for *patient involvement*, much would not come to light.

[Hearthrob]

Tramadol are awful...especially long term. I still get brain zaps several years after.

[Smileypants]

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[Opsimath]

I’m sorry to say that I have been taking Tramadol for ten years now. I found it helps with depression. My dose varies but it’s not unusual for me to take 400mg (yes - 400!) at a time, perhaps five times a day. That 2,000mg a day! Horrible isn’t it? I’ve managed to come off it on three of four occasions (once for almost a year) but have never been able to function properly. In answer to your question, yes, I’ve found it does affect eyesight. I need glasses when I’m taking Tramadol but less so when I’m not taking it (although, these days, I probably do need glasses all the time to read). My point is, Tramadol blurs your vision. The more you take, the worse it is. I’d say the worse side effect is the fact that I struggle like mad to get up in the mornings and it takes me a while to get going. Being a morning person by nature, this is quite distressing as I hate missing those lovely early tranquil mornings. Oh well, I have a family to provide for so stopping isn’t an option. No Tramadol = zero productivity. Let’s just hope the long-term effects aren’t too bad. Libido non existent btw!

[Bingo88 in reply to Opsimath]

Take care.