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Posted 9/18/2014 7:07 PM (GMT -5)
Hello, fibro friends!
I know some of you take Tramadol for pain. If you do, my questions are these:

1. What is your dosage, and do you take it throughout the day or only at night?
2. Are you on any other medications for the fibro in addition to this?
3. Have you experienced developing a tolerance for it?

Thank you for taking the time to answer me.
HEART
Posted 9/18/2014 7:45 PM (GMT -5)
I'm on 50 mg three times a day.
Since I don't take it regularly I haven't built up a tolerance yet.
It's my breakthrough med for me.
I also take gabapentin at night.
Posted 9/18/2014 8:34 PM (GMT -5)
Hi heart , i take it in very small doses throughout the day. I find if i use it throughout the day in low doses..it keeps my pain down . I would have to take way more if i let the pain build. I tend to be med sensitive, so i take 12.5 or 1/4 pill every two to 3 hours.. On these low doses , if there is a low pressure system causing more pain i can get in an extra small dose.

I also take an anti-inflammatory. Without it, i am way too stiff.and i take supplements . Taking tumeric kept me from having to up the anti-inflammatory.

I also use corvalen m for energy, and topical pain relievers for trouble spots.

It took a lot of trial and error to find what was too much or too little for me personally. But i take it ahead of the pain . So far i have not changed in tolerance. Still, years later, 1/4 takes the edge off the pain as it always did, without much side effects.

Lj
Posted 9/18/2014 11:43 PM (GMT -5)
Hi Heart,

I'm taking 50 mg, morning and afternoon. I've only been on it a few weeks, but back when I used it as my only pain med, I didn't develop a tolerance.

Now, there's a laundry list of other meds: Nortriptyline, Klonopin, Gabapentin, and Hydrocodone (which the Tramadol is gradually replacing.)  Oh, and aspirin.  Whew!

Have a good night.

Debbie
Posted 9/19/2014 12:38 AM (GMT -5)
So i get the same amount as debbie takes, but spread out through the day. Its a good medication, not addictive and really helps.
Posted 9/19/2014 7:43 AM (GMT -5)
I take 100 mg in the morning.

I do not take it after 3 pm. I have found if I do, it makes it difficult for me to sleep at night, even despite the ambien.

I take hydrocodone at night, after dinner.

I have been taking tramadol since 2004.
Posted 9/19/2014 8:02 PM (GMT -5)
We've got some similar drug cocktails going on here :)

I take Tramadol as needed. My prescription is 2x a day, 50mg each pill. If I'm having bad breakthrough pain I may take two at a time. I often take (Tylenol 500mg x2) along with the Tramadol as I think it helps a bit. (Tylenol on its own does nothing.) If I take the Tramadol regularly it is definitely less effective.

I also take Gabapentin, 400mg at night. It's the first medication that has helped to lower my pain on a daily basis.

4-5 times a week I take Mobic, 7.5mg at night, to alleviate my morning stiffness.
Posted 9/19/2014 10:29 PM (GMT -5)
Hi heart,
Been on tramadol for 12 yrs. It is the only thing that takes my pain down to bareable. 100mg twice daily. If I'm in a flare my Dr said it's OK to do a third dose. I've done that like twice in 12 yrs.

Worked 14 hrs today (iPhone 6 came out and my store was off the chain crazy.) So I made sure to strategically plan my two doses for the day. smilewinkgrin

I am like myself09 try not to take it before bed. In some people it can give you energy and I don't need that at bed time. I have not developed a tolerance to it after all these yrs. Meaning I don't have to take more.
I will admit I'm dependent on it. Not addicted but dependent on it for helping take the edge off.

I also very rarely will take klonopin for anxiety. But this Lady named Sherrine has helped me behind the scenes tackle anxiety, that is why I rarely use the klonopin. At night I take 25mgs of nortriptoline for sleep. Any more than that and I am soooooo groggy in the morning and cursing the sunlight lol.

I also use magnesium malate supplements as well. In fact the same brand and dose as Sherrine (I'm the male version of her I believe) lol. And vitamin D.

I get lots of movement helping customers during the day, so that helps also. Hope I've helped some.

Take care my friend
Michael
Posted 9/20/2014 12:32 AM (GMT -5)
I think i read that tramadol and gabupentin are in the same class of meds. Can you take them both?
Posted 9/20/2014 1:40 PM (GMT -5)
All of your input is extremely helpful to me; thank you good people!
HEART
Posted 9/20/2014 1:47 PM (GMT -5)
Yes, ljm. I take them both at the same time sometimes at bedtime. You do need to watch out for signs of serintone(?) syndrome while taking them together.
Posted 9/20/2014 8:45 PM (GMT -5)
I've been on tramadol for three years. My dosage is 100mg plus 1000mg of tylenol up to three times a day as needed, with the possibility of a single dose of 150mg per day if I absolutely need it.
Posted 9/21/2014 1:04 PM (GMT -5)
The thing about tramadol you need to remember is. Becareful mixing a high dose with antidepressent. I had a grandmal seizure on tramadol and antidepressent. My neurologist told me my Dr's should never ordered like that. After my seizure I read more about tramadol and apparently it has been known to cause seizures in people. Just wanted others to be aware.
Posted 9/21/2014 2:34 PM (GMT -5)
So i have been wanting to experiment with my dose..so i took 1/2 instead of 1/4... Less pain but made me feel very spacey today..so i will go back to 1/4 ..so i am gaining no tolerance to higher amounts at once....i was also like this with cold meds , i could only take a childs dose...it seems genetic and my youngest also has this, if we drink 1/8 a beer we are giddy, and wine tasting is like you slugged down half a bottle...lol
Posted 9/21/2014 2:41 PM (GMT -5)
Lj, that is so funny! I guess it is good that so little is helpful for you. I kind of wish I was more like that. I think my Irish heritage makes me able to hold my liquor and my meds!
HEART
Posted 9/21/2014 3:41 PM (GMT -5)
Hi heart,
I take the tramadol 50mg as break through pain during the day. I have to say I never do it so by the time I get out of work I take my dilaudid. I need to try and take the Tramadol during the day because I have built up a high tolerance for the dilaudid.( perhaps my Irish bachground too!) I have been on it for years due to knee problems. Before bed I take 30 mg of nortriptyline, 150 of Lyrica. I also take 150 mg of Lyrica in the morning.
I no longer take the hydrocodone due to the Tylenol in it. I am not allowed to take any Tylenol products anymore. I had a lot of liver problems and the dr thought us was too my Tylenol . I never knew there was actually too much. I think the max is supposed to be 2000 mg but I could be a little off on that.

Best of luck. I do find the Tramadol to be helpful!!
Posted 9/21/2014 7:45 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks, Dawn. I find myself needing 2 tramadol most nights now and wondered if I was building a tolerance, but it seems like 100 mg is a common dose, so I won't worry about it. The savella that helped me quite a bit is just not doing it for me like it was; it is scary to feel like you are developing a tolerance for meds that you depend on to relieve the pain.
Can I ask you about your total knee replacement? How old were you and what was your experience witht he surgery?
HEART
Posted 9/24/2014 9:10 AM (GMT -5)
My husband is a professional athlete and swears by his tramadol as helpful when he has week-long major muscle spasms. He takes up to 2 100mg a day during those weeks.
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