Tramodol

[TheOriginalFAB]

Is extreme tiredness a side effect of taking one of these? I took one this morning and I can barely my eyes open. I could have slept at half two and now I just want to sleep.

oooh yes, good stuff tramadol! I cant drive or do very much when i have had them in the past.

They do odd things to me - they make my body sleepy but my brain races away. I darent try them again as I'm on amitriptyline too and I have no idea what the effect would be.
At night Amitriptyline + naproxen = a well rested badkitten :)

It's strange how so many of us have such opposite reactions to them. Someone else mentioned feeling wired after them - well that's me, but I think I'm going to need to take 2 tonight, along with the co-codamola dn amitryptiline! I'll be on here at 3am

:( I hope you do manage to get some rest.

I take them, i do get days where i can't open my eyes and yawn constantly oo and i feel like i'm floating/dizzy!!!

As a pharmacist I would advise to to check the patient information leaflet for tramadol and your antidepressant as there is often an increased risk of central nervous system side effect when the 2 are taken in combination

How would the central nervous system be affected, could it explain the funny arm pains I get, and palpataions?

Saltire, the pain team told me to choose between co codamol and tramadol and not to take both together. They said they generally wouldn't advise both.

I've dropped the tramadol. I take amyltriptelene as well. And gabypentin and morphine.

And when I told my gp the tramadol was making me wired his advice was just to take more amytriptelene to knock me out.

I stopped last week. Haven't noticed any effects of withdrawing yet but I started taking a load more stuff so maybe that cancelled it all out. I'm badly constipated but that's it.

They gave me hideous indigestion. I will never take another one.

I had the indigestion for about 5/6 hours and my Mum thought I was having a heart attack.

viva I did query this with GP - after reading patient info leaflet - and was told I'd be fine.
My meds doses are
citalopram - 30mg in the morning
co-codamol - 2 4 times a day
naproxen -2 twice a day
and amitryptiline 50mg, at night
plus Rheumy consultant wants to increase my amytrptiline to 100mg at night and my citalopram to 75mg in the morning.

Plus I also take 3 lots of HBP meds

Saltire, the impression I got wasn't that it was dangerous, but just that it was the most effective combination. Have you asked for a referral to the pain management team? I found it really helpful.

I was so exhausted this morning I couldn't work out how to get up. I am considering going to see my osteopath if I carry on getting shoulder, back and arm pain.

Viva I have taken both Tramadol and Co Codamol together . I think it must be the mixing with other medicines that is having such an effect on you Saltire.

My friend took one last week and it made her sick for hours and feel very wiped out.

Hope you feel better soon and I second the not driving

Saltire the citalopram license has changed this week and doses above 40mg are no longer recommended due to QT interval elongation, I would strongly suggest you question a dose of 75mg, I certainly would if I encountered it at work! Plus I hope you ran this combination with the herbal meds past a pharmacist!

pipsy - I don't take any herbal meds

I am seeing ym GP on friday am so will have a chat with her. The regsitrar in Rheumatology wanted to stop co-codamol and anpronaproxen and try me on pregablin but consultant said no

Oops I thought you were using HBP as an abbreviation for herbal, I guess you mean high blood pressure meds?

Good idea to discuss the citalopram with your gp.

I have had a number of different reactions to Tramadol, and agree that the withdrawal can be pretty horrific.

That said, I've just had them re-prescribed because I'm still in ^so much pain and not coping on other meds. You have to weigh up which is worse.

Almost fell asleep in a meeting yesterday though...