Tramadol over time

[Michael009]

I'm getting very frustrated with Tramadol. I'm 19 and my back pain has been bad for a few years, I take Tramadol every day and have in the past year and a half. Why do the effects of this drug barely last an hour and a half anymore? Every time I take them, I definitely feel the effects -- it's just the duration has shortened to the point where it's almost nonexistent. Can someone please tell me????

[Michael009]

I am prescribed 8 a day, and I take anywhere between 2-8, a good portion of the time 5 or 6 when my back is doing reasonably well.

Yes, I know Tramadol is addicting, but my doctor and I have tried every other method of treatment -- from acupuncture to physical therapy, daily exercises, muscle relaxants, hypnosis, you name it. My back pain has been awful in the last few years, and Tramadol was the last resort (other than true narcotics). Thankfully, It helped for a very long while, it's just now it seems to not last very long.

If my back pain weren't there, I'd stop it in a heartbeat, and I have several times when the acupuncture worked, but of course it stopped working after about a month.

[avisg]

Tramadol is very addicting . The longer you use it, the more you have to take and the less it does for you. I would suggest you taper off of it and see if the doctor can find something else that help the pain.how much are you taking a day?