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jean95756
jean95756

I've just been prescribed Tramadol ....and I'm not sure how to take it

i. Read that you let it dissolve in your mouth 

has anyone else had this medication?

 

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  • christineuk62
    christineuk62 jean95756

    Posted

    Please don't let it dissolve in your mouth. Take up to 2 with water, after food. Also no more than 8 in 24 hrs. Hope this helps 
    • jean95756
      jean95756 christineuk62

      Posted

      Thank you 

      this site is wonderful ,.....so much information ...you never feel alone 

  • britta217
    britta217 jean95756

    Posted

    jean -- i am very surprised your doc prescribed tramadol.  it is not a classic choice for sleep problems.  it is part of the opiate family, has LOAD of side effects (dizziness and nausea being the two which stick in my mind) and is, of course, highly addictive. as far as i know and can read in the internet, tramadal is for pain.  severe pain.  this is why i got it on day 2 after the operation but had a severe reaction to it.  i wouldn't take it.  and definitely NOT for sleep problems. 
    • jean95756
      jean95756 britta217

      Posted

      It's the pain from the knee and sciatica that's keeping me awake at night ....perhaps I didn't explain it right on here ....I think she means to deal with the pain will help me get some sleep 
    • britta217
      britta217 jean95756

      Posted

      gosh, yes, you did start a kind of sh*t storm rolleyes  righto, i now understand.  good luck with it, jean, if it works for you and you get some rest, that itself will help with the pain.
    • jean95756
      jean95756 britta217

      Posted

      I still had a restless night ...pain in my thigh ...but  this morning I noticed the numbness had gone and the feeling was back ....
  • jude48
    jude48 jean95756

    Posted

    Yes Jean intake Marol 100mg

    tramadol hydrochloride

    2 per day 

    if you have been prescribed this powerful painkiller

    the instructions should have been printed by the dispencing

    chemist - mine reads " swallow this medicine whole- do not chew

    or break - do not drink alcohol while taking this drug

    - warning this medicine may make you sleepy

    if this happens do not drive or use use tools or

    machines"

    hope this info helps

    this pain killer is best prescription drug available in UK 

    TODAY

    best wishes

    simon Jude

     

    • jean95756
      jean95756 jude48

      Posted

      Thank you ....I will only take them at night so I get some sleep 

      these are 50mg  it says on the front of the box 1or 2 tablets 4 times per day  

      but as I say I will just use them to get some sleep.

      there were no instruction leaflet inside the packet .

       

  • anita78925
    anita78925 jean95756

    Posted

    POST TKR ,IN HOSPITAL,THEY GAVE ME TRAMADOL....I DID WELL WITH THIS DRUG ....MUCH LESS NAUSEA THAN OTHER NARCOTICS...THEY GAVE IT WITH A GLASS OF WATER
    • jean95756
      jean95756 anita78925

      Posted

      I hear a lot of people say how good Tramadol is but I was never offered it before

      and now at 9 weeks plus and still in pain i've just started with sciatica on same side as knee op

      so fingers crossed they will do the trick 

  • sandra37762
    sandra37762 jean95756

    Posted

    Just as a matter of interest, opioids are not addictive if given to treat severe acute pain which is what Jean has. it seems to me that she needs to treat her pain so that she can get the rest she needs, and maintain adequate mobility. Tramadol will help her sleep because it will relieve the pain that is keeping her awake. A sleeping tablet will not help her sleep if she was in pain. I think it is wise for her to take it in the short term.
    • jean95756
      jean95756 sandra37762

      Posted

      Thank you Sandra .....I will definitely only take it short term...and only at night..... 

       

    • jude48
      jude48 sandra37762

      Posted

      Sorry but your information is flawed

      TREMADOL is an addictive drug

      thats why my pharmacist gives me a dangerous drug

      leaflet every time I collect these.

      For you information this us now classified as a controlled drug

      so please do not pass ill informed comments

      about a drug you obviously have no knowledge of

      best wishes to jean

      simon Jude 

    • jean95756
      jean95756 jude48

      Posted

      Oh dear.... I'm sorry folks.

      I seem to have caused  controversy about the Tramadol issue 

      please  lets just leave it now 

      and thank you all for the good advice 

       

    • christineuk62
      christineuk62 jude48

      Posted

      I have been taking this drug since January and have given Jean the advice I have been told. Everyone tries to help on this site and I appreciate everyone's advice
    • sandra37762
      sandra37762 jude48

      Posted

      I did not say tramadol is not addictive. I said opiods are not usually addictive when used to treat acute pain. To clarify, people do not usually become addicted to opiods when used in the short term to treat acute pain. Or, to put it another way, fear of addiction is not sufficient reason to not use opiods in the short term to treat acute pain. I am also well aware that tramadol is a controlled drug. It is a synthetic opiod. I am also well aware that opiod addiction is a significant problem when they are used inappropriately. I hardly think Jean fits in that category. 
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