After 6 weeks of once a week feeling like I am having food poisoning I have finally found the culprit!

See I thought it was the yucky fast food I had the first time. Then I ran out of tramadol, lodine, and neurontine all at once and doc #1 says call doc #2 who changed the meds and didn't put refills on it and of course this was a friday and doc #2 didn't bother to return my calls so doc #1 finally called it in on monday morning and I spent 2 days feeling sick as a dog.

Then there was a day I left to go to moms and forgot to grab my pills and didn't get home until late that night...next day yucky blah food poisoning feeling again.

Then we switched from tramadol to tramadol extended release and back to tramadol (sick every time). and tramadol not really working for me at all. So when I ran out this time (did i mention my insurance only covers a five day supply at a time for this carp? which means more than one trip to the pharmacy a week even though I have been on it 3 times a day for over a year?), I decided to not call the doc for another refill since it's not working anyways...yup, you guessed it!

So now I have figured out what is causing the tummy issues, so do I deal with it a few more days until it clears out of my system for good or call the doc for more?

Not that I really KNOW anything , but if it's not working for you, seems like you should talk to the doctor about the best way to get off of them without getting so sick. Some of these meds can really make you pay for a long time if you just stop completely.

I have not had any experience with tramadol. However after tapering off of neurontin I experienced nausea as well as other problems for over a month.

tramadol should have been pretty easy to come off of, but as with any med, any one can have any reaction to it. Nuerontin was my horrible med. I felt awful the whole time I was on it. I felt like I was walking under water, and wobbly. I gave that stuff up quick.

Call your MD and ask for advice. Some meds need to be gotten off of slowly.

yeah it's weird tramadol isn't all that great of a drug. I mean I can see having withdrawals from the narcotic pain meds they put me on, which of course I don't take as prescribed for that very reason, I don't want to be addicted to the darn things. But I do take them when the pain becomes intolerable. Stomach was a little better this morning. Thinking I am just going to stay off and let my body get back to normal; well, as normal as my body gets now a days.

I have heard that withdrawal from tramadol is very difficult. I once
ran out of my neurontin over the holidays when the neuro office was
closed. Within two days it was like I had the worst flu ever!! Called
the doc on call and within 20 minutes of taking the med, all was back
to normal!

I dread the day I have to go off of my tramadol and neurontin. Hugs
to you.

leggs, I was on Tramadol, before, during and after back surgery. I would even double the dosage, and take it more often (Sssshh don't tell anyone) because the pain was so bad before they opened my L-spine up. I had no problem stopping it at all.

Afterward a car accident injured my back almost in the same place. I also was on it for pain from that problem. I really took the bad edge off the pain. It doesn't have a long pain relieving effect, so that is why I took it more often than recommended.

Are you sure you didn't have a tummy bug? I had/have one now, for the last few days. I think it's making the rounds, my son had it and granddaughter also.

Maybe try another pain med.? I don't care for any SR medication, since absorption is so different with all of us. Also, not everyone can tolerate all meds the same. I hope you find one that works for you. Neurontin stopped working for me years ago.