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Old 12-30-2003, 03:05 PM   #1
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Vicodin vs Tramadol

My Doc wants me to start taking Tramadol instead of Vicodin for my knee pain.

Does Tramadol have any of the "nicer" side effects that Vicodin seems to have? I.E. calmness, "high" feeling etc etc.

 
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Re: Vicodin vs Tramadol

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My Doc wants me to start taking Tramadol instead of Vicodin for my knee pain.

Does Tramadol have any of the "nicer" side effects that Vicodin seems to have? I.E. calmness, "high" feeling etc etc.
Yes Tramadol does make you feel good. I take it for shoulder pain because my stomach cannot tolerate Vicoden or Codeine and Tramadol does not bother it. I find that I really look forward to taking them and have had to discipline myself not to take it too much.
They really can get me in a good mood.
You can fine a lot of discussion on the various boards here about Tramadol/Ultram.
For me they work great for controlling pain with little side effects.
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Re: Vicodin vs Tramadol

Sorry in advance if I took your post wrong, but the whole idea of medication is to help relieve the pain...not make you get that "good" feeling by getting high. That is the sure road to addiction and abuse. I would re-think the way you use your meds.
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Re: Vicodin vs Tramadol

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Sorry in advance if I took your post wrong, but the whole idea of medication is to help relieve the pain...not make you get that "good" feeling by getting high. That is the sure road to addiction and abuse. I would re-think the way you use your meds.
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Tramadol does a great job managing my mild to severe shoulder pain, without any side effects, that I notice. I never take more than prescribed in fact I usually take less. When I do take them, it relieves the pain and makes me feel good. Double pleasure. What's wrong with that? I have been taking tramadol for more than a year and never taken more than prescribed. I hardly feel that is any road to addiction.
I have read a lot of posts about how addictive it is. If it's so addictive why is that if I don't take any for a week I don't feel any withdrawels? I think most of the folks that find it a bad drug must have extemely abused it. Then it gets a bad name because of that. I am glad there is a mild painkiller like Tramadol available to help with my shoulder pain.
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Re: Vicodin vs Tramadol

By taking pain killers for my pain...the good feelings that come along with it are normal...it's called not being in pain and being more productive and happier because of it.

I fail to see how that's abuse.

 
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