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Reviewer: 65-74 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I HAVE VERY BAD BACK PAIN AND FIBROMYALGIA. MY DRS. WANT ME OFF THIS MEDICATION SAYINGS IT IS ADDICTIVE BUT IT IS HARD FOR ME TO FIND ANYTHING FOR PAIN THAT DOESN'T HURT MY STOMACH.THIS IS THE ONLY MEDICATION THAT HELPS. I cannot tell that I am addicted to this.
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was prescribed Ultram for pain after a horrific kitchen mishap resulted in half the skin being torn from the thumb of my dominant hand. The drug afforded me absolutely no relief from the blinding pain, but did keep me awake and vomiting for the day and I half I lasted before throwing it in the trash. In my city, emergency room doctors will not prescribe narcotics for pain under any circumstance,
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I take Ultram for back pain. It does have some side effects such as headache, nausea, and dizziness. I have been on it for one week now and the side effects have dissipated. My pain is manageable when taken with Advil.
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Reviewer: Unknown, 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I took this medication under the name of Tramadol HCL 50mg, once by IV in the hospital, after having a hysterectomy. It gave me a flushed red face and neck, did not take away the pain and made me so dizzy and nauseous, I could not eat. I took it again for pain in tablet form a year later, prior to going to bed, thinking I wouldn't experience the symptoms. Unfortunately, my system did not di
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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I am one of the fortunate ones. Ultram works really well for controlling my chronic back pain and I'm told it is a non-narcotic. I have taken Norco for 5 plus years but now Doctors are under a lot of pressure not to prescribe adequate amounts of narcotic pain relievers to ease suffering. I still take Norco also but have been able to cut my daily intake (of Norco) in HALF since I also take U
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