iwas on tramadol for pain i only took it when my pain got real bad. at that time i wasnt on depression meds and i was extremely depressed. i actually cant take it with my depression meds wich bums me out becuz i have alot of pain and it worked. i dont think it helped me with my depression

Back in 2003-2004 I tried Tramadol, under the name Tramal, 200mg of the slow release one. It worked OK for me.

Research has shown that Tramadol affects the (mu) receptor, working like an opiate, but it also blocks the re-uptake of serotonin and nor-adrenaline, making it works like an antidepressant, SNRI, like Venlafaxine ( Effexor) and Duloxetine ( Cymbalta). But the effect is too mild to get the antidepressant effect.

In 2005, numerous company started launching the generic brands of Tramadol. And when I tried the generic brands, I Got the sensation as if my soul is coming out of my body, and I feel very nauseated with headache, and my hearing is affected very much.

I just don't know why is this so.

Anyone experience this sensations with Tramadol?

i felt completely high on it and literally passed out after about 3 hours of running around like a freak ,, i didnt feel any pain though,,

Just curious, how much of it did you take at a time?

It definetly lifts your mood. It's practically just like codeine from my experience.

Did you notice the vivid dream while on tramadol?

50mg i couldnt function and the went to 35mg with 15 mg ibuprofen

Interesting that you asked. I did have vivid dreams sometimes, but primarily it was the Melatonin. The thing about Tramadol for me was how much it improved focus on boring mindless work, like data entry, or light software programming. You can literally sit in front of your laptop at a coffee shop for hours on end getting 2-3 times more work done.

FYI: Just an observation while on Tramadol for a short term injury. I didn’t take it for any other reason.

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FYI: Just an observation while on Tramadol for a short term injury. I didn’t take it for any other reason.
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I switched from oxycotin to tramadol, because I got addicted to them. I injured my back pretty good and my doctor got loose with his prescription pad. I had to get myself off them and tramadol worked very well. No withdrawals or anything and I was on oxycotin for 3 months.

I have all the Tramadol in the world and it does nothing for my mood, all it does it kill pain.

I took high doses of Ultram for pain associated with a pinched nerve in my neck. It did nothing for the pain and increased my depression. It also made me physically ill.
Sheepwoman

wow, that sucks

Generic do not work as well, I am living in Australia, and tried several generic brands of Tramadol.

Here is what i Got : After taking 100mg, while sitting in the library, I felt like I was floating in the air, the sensation is very frightening, I almost got severe panic attack, my hearing become so vivid and my heart was racing.

That was when i tried the generic brand.
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The same thing when I tried some other generic of codeine, I felt that my soul is being lifted up to the air, schizophrenic kind of side effect.
anyone experience the same with generic brand?

There are also numerous warnings out there about taking Tramadol and SSRIs and other medicines that increase serotonin. Be careful and talk to your doc if you are taking an SSRI etc. Be careful

HD

yes! i was on tramadol for 3 months because of a foot injury. I was on bed rest so I couldn't really move around so I slep a lot. I would literally have to ask my parents and friends what happened yesterday because i couldn't tell the difference between reality and my dreams. It didn't help with my depression though.

I live in Canada and it is not widely prescribed here. However when I went to Panama on my honeymoon, I really hurt my back (now that realllly sucked) so saw the resort doctor. Gave me a script for tramadol, went into town gave the the Rx - they gave me the tramadol 100mg AND the script back!!! So they worked really well and went to other pharmacia's and they did the same. So I could get unlimited amounts there using on script or none at all!! Wierd!!! They took the pain away, and made me feel relaxed. Since I never really heard of them prior to this, I brought some over the border, thinking nothing of it...no prescription needed in Panama got home, days later looked up tramadol and the laws regarding bringing stuff into the country and it is ILLEGAL!! I had no idea!! By accident, i smuggled tramado over the border. If they searched my stuff.....I could have been in big trouble!!! Again, I did not know that it was illegal....didn't need a script so I thought it would be OK, like bringing in Advil or something like that. OOOOOooooopsssss. This was a few years ago. Yikes!!

Greetings all
Tramadol is contra-indicated for taking with SSRI's and probably SNRI's.
Taking both at the same time can cause seretonin syndrome

hope this helps
Geoff