I do take tramadol. Ive been on it for about 4 or 5 months now. It works marvelously for me. I am taking about 250mgs per day. I experienced that feeling at first but after a few weeks I wasnt as tired so that helped. I have noticed recently that the dosage Im taking isnt getting rid of the pain the same as it used to. I also take vicoden now for break-through pain. The two mixed together work well.

Thanks bbjjbb can I ask you what does the break-through pain mean I have heard it mentioned a lot on here
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also my doc said to take anti-inflamitry's with them,I'm really wary of inflamitry's and they didnt really help me before, what do you think about that
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i can not take that much at one time, but my orders are written that way. I start with 1 and wait 2 hours if I need it then I take another one..all so try try over the counter motrin sometimes I will use that first. hope it helps you.

Hi, Chrissy. I was on tramadol a few years ago. I was only taking 100 mg at a time though. It worked pretty well for about a year or so and then I started getting 'wired' from it - so the opposite of you - our bodies are all so different.

I'm on Celebrex too (for osteoarthritis) - I can't say it helps the fibro pain but it does help my knee pain. I really have to watch it though because I tend to get stomach ulcers very easily. A friend of mine who also has fibro, takes Naproxen, Tylenol and Vicodin for her pain.

When we talk about break through pain, its when we're taking stronger meds such as Vicodin and Methadone and the pain comes through before its time to take another of the stronger meds - hope that makes sense...

Feel free to message me if you have any other questions.

Soft hugs, Deb

Thanks Kimmy and thanks Deb that does help me ,Its taken me a very long time to get myself a little more medically sorted and this place has helped me heaps, especially when it comes to having more confidence with my doctor,
bigsoft hugs back

I took it for 3 days and my heart almost stopped. I thought I was going to die. The docs didn't know what was happening to me because they started me on 2 NEW MEDS AT THE SAME TIME...not a good idea, I have learned the hard way!!

I was highly allergic to it so be careful. It zoned me out and I felt like my body was coming out of my skin (really weird).

Just an FYI, I wouldn't want anything tp happen to you...
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I forgot to mention that when I first started taking it my body couldnt decide between being tired or wired. Just a quick warning though...I had an incident with my insurance and didnt have the tramadol for a week and I had terrible withdrawl symptoms. Thats the only negative Ive had so far. Another good thing about it is that it doesnt do the same damage to you liver as narcotic drugs. My break through pain is when Im taking my regular doses of tramadol and I experience pain even with taking it. Thats why I need the vicoden. It gets rid of the extra or break through pain.

I have been on Tramadol for years since my dx. I take 50mg in the morning and 50mg at noon. I was told to never take it in the evening. I don't seem to have any side effects from it and it does take the edge off nicely. It is also not a narcotic which made me happy. My pain doctor wanted to double it but I told her it is working fine at 100 a day. You may want to cut back a little. Good Luck, Keleee :)

Hi Chrissy
Im quite new to this site. Went to a rhumotologist 8 years ago, dx with Fibro and she said there was nothing I could do for it. After reading this site for a few days - there are plenty of things I can try. I only take Celebrex for Osteo, and a fat lot of good that does for Fibro. I will have to go to someone else.

Hi Chrissee,

I have been on Tramadol for about 7 months now. I take 100mg, 3 times a day. It works well for me, and I did have some fatigue at first. Now it doesn't bother me. I also take Lortab for breakthru pain. I find the tramadol helps pretty well most days, and on bad days it takes the edge off. I hope you adjust to it, I love it!

Thanks heaps for the info! I think I will cut back a bit on it and see how that goes and use it more carefully,,
gotta love you guys xxx