Hi all. I've been on Tramadol for a couple of years now, and would like to find out how others who use it, find it.
I realise that there are those who cannot take it at all because of bad reactions to it, so this is addressed to those who are able to take it.
I take 50mg, and find it gives very good pain relief after an hour or so, for most pain, but not the really bad lower skull bump pain. For this I have to take a muscle relaxant as well as it is more like a tension headache.
When I first went on it I reported back to the doctor that on several occasions it seemed to keep me awake. He said that it usually makes people sleepy. I didn't always take it at night so it was hard to see a pattern. But eventually I noticed it was affecting my sleep, so asked the doctor again, and still he denied any knowledge of this effect. I asked what he thought was causing my fuzzy thinking, and he said lack of sleep, which i think was right. He suggested taking Tramadol throughout the night. Did this on a bad period as well as a good dose of Restavit, and was awake but feeling good all night.
Asked the chemist if the two could have been working against each other, but didn't know.
Did some web searching and found many instances where Tramadol has caused sleeplessness. So I now take it only during the day, and take other things for the evening and night.
Has anybody had a similar reaction, or has anything else to report?
I think for those that can tolerate it, it is a good drug. I'm not concerned about any withdrawal problems that there may be as I'll be staying on it until something better comes along.