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04/28/2008 17:17
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 My doctor said that she went to a seminar and the pain specialist said to take tramedol for pain, cymbalta for nerve pain, and topamax. This cocktail will help with the symptoms of fibro pain. Thought it might help!
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04/28/2008 17:25
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 ok i will let my doctor know is tramedol better than vicdon or stronger do you know
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04/28/2008 17:32
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 I took the first dose of tramedol tonight. I was in a lot of pain today, I didn't sleep last night, but, I am feeling ok right now!!!! I hope it works for you too. I have been taking the cymbalta for 3 days now, but, I did notice a significant difference tonight with the tramedol.
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04/28/2008 17:40
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 i have been on the cymblta for 5 years it a wonderful drug i could not function with out it it keeps me sane but i was just wondering if tramedol was a strong pain killer more than vicidon or percoets do you happen to know i am so glad its helping with your pain i always love to here when someone getting some relief from this firbo pain cause when you have it you know what someone eles is going threw
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04/28/2008 18:22
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 Vicodine is stronger than Tramedol. Tramedol is generic for Ultram. It is a non-narcotic pain medicine, but is suppose to be as good as a narcotic pain releiver.

Tramedol never helped me, but the pain clinic put me on Ultram anyway, but I'm hopinh since it's name brand it will be more effective, plus I'm on higher doses and extended release this time. I would much rather have Vicodin than a Tramedol, but thats just because they never worked for me.
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04/29/2008 09:21
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 Cathryn,

Tramadol is Ultram...I have used the regular and Ultram ER and there wasn;t any difference in pain level...they stated that even thogh it is really not a narcotic it transforms in your system as one...I stopped using it...here is some info on it....and no I don't think it is stronger than Vicodin. I myself use Oxycontin....I started on it today and I feel so much better...I was on the short acting dose of it and it would wear off too soon....you might ask for that....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramadol

Here is some info on oxycodone class of drugs which is stronger than the Vicodin class of drugs...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxycontin

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04/29/2008 11:13
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 i have been on tramadol and soma for six months. i still feel pain. the soma is supposed to help with the spasms and the tramadol is for the pain. my doc said if i was still in pain i could take an ibprofain too. so now i take the 400 mg of tramadol and 800 mg of ibpro. still fill pain but not half as bad.
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04/29/2008 11:26
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 I've been taking Tramadol for quite some time. They finaly found a combination that works for me. Well, the best combo until something better comes along.

I used to take 8 tramadol a day and that helped. Although, I was really sick with it. Now I take up to 6 Tramadol a day. In addition to this, I take Hydrocodone (same as Vicodin) on the really bad days.

I DO hope that everyone finds a combo. that works for them. No one needs to be in 'daily' chronic pain.

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04/29/2008 11:32
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 no one needs to be but my doc tells me that once you have fibro there is no way not to be in pain. She doesn't want to give me anything stronger than what i have right now because i am so young and we are worried about when i get older and this disease gets worse so i have to learned to deal with the pain i'm in. There are so many other things to help with the pain besides meds. so i'm trying my options. i do yoga and have my bf rub my back down nightly. Water areobics help if you can find a place that does that stuff. i live in a small town so i don't get that option.
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04/29/2008 12:35
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 I'm 27 years old and refuse to live in a great amount of pain. I only have one life to live and if it means I have to be on heavy meds then so be it, but I don't want my kids to remember that we missed out on so much because mom was always sick and in pain.

I havn't even been able to work since January of last year and that was a failed attempt considering I only lasted one day.

I have tried PT and I'm still going to, but if a person needs something to dull the pain they shouldn't feel guilty or worry about having to take it.

Just because I'm not a senior citizen doesn't mean I want to suffer!

If some doctor ever looked at me and said this will get worse so you better learn to deal with it now as best you can I would get up and leave!
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