Ouch. Tramadol is one of those funny CDS drugs that has a wide range of effects, non-effects, and side effects on people. I’m disabled to the point where my doctor wants me to use a walker around the house, or a cane if I go out. I’ve fallen about four times in the last year, and twice I’ve had to go to the radiologist to determine what I fractured, or if it’s a muscle tear. My primary doctor is very gun shy about perscribing anything like hydrocodone or Dilaudid. Once he only gave me a script for Valium as a muscle relaxant after I fell four feet off the porch and landed flat on my back. Tramadol has a somewhat working effect on me, so I will pinch a couple of my wife’s when necessary.
I take tramadol for back pain. About 10 years now. Take 1 as soon as I get up and give it about 30 minutes to start my day. I had herniated discs and got hooked on Vicodin in the 3 weeks I took it. When I realized it I flushed them and doc switched me to tramadol for degenerative disc disease and sciatica. It works for me as far as low level pain killers go.