I'm on both HYDROCODONE and Tramadol (2 3 times a day). Hydrocodone is for when I can't hardly move & tramadol isn't cutting it. When I take it, it's 1 pill every 6 hours.
that may be true, but i'm finding it useful since dr is taking me off hydrocodone and putting me on tramadol
lol, hey maybe that jump to 9 was a bit too soon...just kiddin! :-)
I didn't know that tho actually..that it takes tram awhile to "load in your system". That must be why the WD take longer, from a depression standpoint.
hmmm..
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Oh...I feel stupid...LOL!
The above post is very old...it's from Feb 2007. Just wanted to let you know b/c I don't think they are still around.
Have a good day!
JoAnn
Yea, the withdrawals from Tramadol is much worse than hydrocodone. Tramadol seems to kill pain for a longer period than hydrocodone. You really have to go through a loading phase with Tramadol before it starts to work well. After dosing for a couple weeks it starts working pretty good. I don't recommend anyone take Tramadol. You don't want to be addicted to Tramadol, I promise you. It is just as addictive as hydrocodone and it is twice as dangerous.
I am unsure what the differences are totally but I do know that tramadol has NO tylenol in it. Well I think certain tram's do but straight tramadol 50mg does not.
I also know that they too can be addictive.
Tramadol is an atypical opioid which is a centrally acting analgesic, used for treating moderate to severe pain. It is a synthetic agent, unrelated to other opioids, and appears to have actions on the GABAergic, noradrenergic and serotonergic systems. Tramadol was developed by the German pharmaceutical company Gr