Tramodol how good/bad?

[Zappa]

Tramadol Hello all persons concernd with RLS , any person using Tramadol ? At this moment what problems do you have any! hope some persons have first hand news tips to pass on

Regards Zappa

[Hidden]

Well like any med we take, it can work wonders for most people, but there are always some that find it not so good. You can only find out how it works for you by trying it.

[Zappa in reply to Hidden]

Many thanks for interest I will try and see what happens With the Tagamet , and will post the results , if it's a winner!

[Hidden in reply to Zappa]

EVERY drug is trial and error - what works for one may not work for another or what dose works for one would need to be increased dramatically for another or at much less a dose.

The only problems I've really encountered with Tramadol are itching and people misusing them.

[lorrainewilson64 in reply to Hidden]

I itch also with tramadol

[beady3]

Well Zappa I have been on Tramodol for about 6 months now and I am still doing fine ,I do also have the patch 2 mg ,in the begining they made every tiered but that's gone now good luck

[Moses1947 in reply to beady3]

Hi beady3. What patch ? What is the tramadol for, I thought it was a pain killer.

[martino]

Hi Zappa

I take Tramulief which is an extended release Tramadol. It keeps the restlessness of my legs at bay. I know because I tried to come off it!

[connie50 in reply to martino]

hi martino just read your post about slow release Tramadol wish I could take it. ordinary Tramadol but makes me itch terribly, do you think if I went on to this I would have the same trouble?

[martino in reply to connie50]

Hi Connie

I think that it would. The active ingredient is tramadol so if that makes you itch then logically so would tramulief. Sorry!

Martin

[connie50 in reply to martino]

thanks anyway

[stillwater]

As has been said already drugs have different effects on different people but my experience with Tramadol was not good. Initially it helped me sleep but I became quickly tolerant to it, having to up the dose for the same effect. When I decided to stop taking it, coming off was not so straightforward and I had worse nights than before I had taken it. For what it is worth, my view would be; if you are in acute pain and need something to get through the day, for a short period, Tramadol can be helpful but I would not use for anything else. As I understand Tramadol, essentially it is a type of/or very similar in effect to morphine and therefore there is a high risk of developing dependency.

[Hidden]

I was actually prescribed Tramadol for another condition I have but have found that it has significantly reduced the RLS, in fact it barely bothers me now.

The main downside seems to be, that 'itching' can be an unpleasant side effect of the drug. It can vary in intensity from mild to intense and some people seem to suffer from it more than others.

There are some aids to help if itching is a problem, it was mentioned in some recent posts. ( for me the benefit of no or virtually no RLS outweighs the mildish itching I get.

It's worth a try though to see if it gives you relief from your RLS

Best wishes and good luck

[keiralee]

Hi, I am gradually weaning off Mirapexin. I am taking one Tramadol before bed. At the moment it is certainly helping with the RLS but it seems to keep me awake . It definitely relaxes me but does appear to stop me sleeping. I have a little way to go yet before I am off the Mirapexin and I can take two Tramadol in the future. Overall I do recommend them. Certainly helping me with the withdrawal symptoms.

[johannasuar]

I have been on TRAMADOL for SIX years, never have any problems and RLS FREE! Once in a while I might get a little bit restless even with the TRAMADOL, but someone suggested using Magnesium oil and so I tried it ( rubbing it on my legs or warms depending on where I'm uncomfortable) and it worked for me. I have ZERO side effects from the TRAMADOL , but I advise to be loyal to the time you take it, about 2 hrs before you usually start feeling the RLS so that you're already medicated and feel like there is nothing wrong. I take a 50mg pill st 5:30 pm, another at 11:30 pm. I do have a bit of insomnia but I consider it a cheap price to pay for not having RLS. I started TRAMADOL six years ago like I mentioned, and only had to increase the dose to TWO pills after five years. That's a very good record. It's unfortunate that like all meds, it doesn't work for everyone, I feel lucky. Some people have complaints about this drug, I feel nothing BUT RELIEF.

[MumofSam]

Hi Zappa

I was prescribed Tramadol for Sciatica and back pain, but the upside of it was that it got rid of my RLS. I've been taking it for about a year and a half and have never experienced any side-effects with it other than tiredness, but as I'm also taking Pregabalin and Naproxen, it could be either of those or a combination of all of them. However, the tiredness isn't particularly problematic.

I'm currently taking 2 x 50mg of Tramadol 4 times a day (maximum dose) as my pain levels have increased, but I found, for me, that 2 x 50mg of Tramadol was sufficient to keep RLS at bay, taking the first dose about 4.00 pm and the second before bed.

As has been said, everyone's different, and coming off Tramadol, once on it, leads to RLS hell. I hope it works for you or, if not, you find something else that does.

[tonyfinch]

I have taken Tramadol on & off for back-pain relief and it works wonders for that, but I was advised not too take it regularly as there is a high risk of dependancy and just 1 tab does give me a "lift" during daytime.

I also find it stops me sleeping so I don't use it for RLS and never take it in evening.

Tony

[m1946]

Personally I have no problems at the mo taking one 50mg capsule at night alongside one 0.5mg Ropinirole.

Occasionally Once every say 3 months I fear augmentation but it passes with perhaps a few hours lost sleep. Once I decided to reset the body's mechanism and went without one evening. Well!!!! I didn't sleep a wink. I found myself visiting a hole in the wall at 3am just to find something to do so long as I was not laying down.

I have read some experience itching which I can emphasise with but apart from a local itch on the lower part of my legs sometimes it hasn't cause me a problem.

I guess I am lucky. The full effect of RLS hit me shortly after a prostate cancer operation in 2012.

[Gerry2020]

Tramadol and gabapentin work for me

[connie50]

hi Zappa Tramadol is the finest thing going for RLS. I used to take it, but know for some unknown reason I cannot take it because it makes me itch terribly, so I asked the DR to put me on another opiate, to cut a long story short, I am allergic to all opiates,& I mean everything, I have tried literary everything that is possible, but I have found that tramadol is the best for RLS,in my case a BIG NO because of the itching.

[John_naylor]

After Gaba and dopamine agonists stopped working I went on to Tramadol and have been on it a couple of years, taking 2x50mg at 8.00pm. Initially I had an itchy lower back but this subsided. I had bad insomnia but this has reduced somewhat. If I sit down in in afternoon I fall asleep for half an hour which is annoying. It was 100% successful with RLS but is less so now, with occasional series of bad nights but I am loathe to increase dosage and don't know what else to try.

[martino]

As Raffs has said what works for one person may not work for another. Whilst the Tramulief is great for the restlessness I still had a lot of pain. The neurologist suggested that, whilst I had stopped the Neupro patches and went on to Gabapentin, go back to Neupro with a 1mg patch. I now use this alongside the Gabapentin and the Tramulief and the pain is much reduced!

[RegBlunt28]

Does it hurt to take Norcos & Tramadol?

[Zappa]

Hello all. thought tramadol looked like helping me with RLS but I appear to be wrong after taking tramadol for rls for around 3 weeks last night I did not sleep all night not a minute? so its back to the drawing board my dosage started at 60gm and was increased to 90 ,

[felicityprice]

I have been on tramadol too long for my back and I was thinking that the rls in my arm is down to tramadol withdrawal. I'm not sure now though after reading all these posts. I have had blood tests which showed my iron was low so doctor give me two months of iron tablets but my stomach is in bits. I was told to be careful taking tramadol and ironing as both terrible for constipation however the opposite effect has happened and I feel I can't take them. Gabipentin (however it's spelt) has been suggested as my next avenue but I would rather try a more natural remedy if it could work. the only time I didn't suffer was through my two pregnancys at which point I didn't take the tramadol so I'm a bit confused