Does Tramadol or Ultram cause seizures or addition?

Posted:: 3+ months ago by 062885love
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After reading everything everyone has to say, I am wondering if I will have a problem. Possibly become addicted or have seizures?? You all are making me worry:

Hello,
I too have been given tramadol, ultram (hydrochloride), whatever you want to call it, for migraines - 50mg little green capsule pills. I would get Ocular migraines caused by stress. They would get to the point I would loose my vision and have to lay down for about a half hour at a time. Then a minor headache would follow sometimes for almost two days non stop. I have now been on this drug for about three months. I can go days taking none (but not usually) or days taking one, and other days taking 2 and sometimes but rarely maybe 3! I get the same "happy" easy going, non worrying, way less stressing out, relaxed feeling from one pill as the first day I ever took one! So I guess everyone is different. Just wanted to say this pill has done wonders for my life and I am thankful for it. (I have not had a headache or Ocular migraine since). Also, FYI - It allows me to focus better on work and just smile and nod easier through out life and the things that get thrown my way! I do not take it about 6-7 hours before I know I will be sleeping because, for me, I can not sleep on it. I just lay there happily and feel good, but cant sleep. Oh and another thing, I had a problem with alcohol and partying and getting into trouble. Now I don't drink except maybe once a week and have no craving to even then. I am also perfectly content staying in on Fri and Sat nights when my friends call and want to go out. I would rather have them over here to just sit and talk or play video games etc...Its not like I am being anti-social. Oh and this drug also seems to help me do the house hold chores. I can clean like a mad man and be happy and have fun doing it. Seems like its a wonder drug huh? Well to me, it is! Thanks for listening - hope this helps someone and if anyone has any advise or precautions for me I am all ears. Thanks again,

Iryna's man~

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Cats Meow

If you haven't has seizures yet, it's unlikely you will, they are addictive, but they're so weak you should have hardly any discomfort if you stopped taking them, unless you take a lot. Don't be scared by the addictive word, it sounds like you have a medical need for it, at most you would be called dependent, there is a big dif between the two. Try not to take too much, because you know where that leads you, try not to like them too much, because that's how it starts. If you can go without, that's really great, and it tells you something.

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jawibo56

Do not drink alchol at all.This drug is as seductive and poison like Methodone,hydrocodone and the rest.Drinking will only add to your list of problems.This will also increse the chance you will have a seizure.Please try and find some other way to help with your pain.I took this med for a while but, it made me feel like I was wearing cement boots.I hope you will try to get off it,I will be happy to help you with support and caring.Jawibo56

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jawibo56

After reading your post again yes,you can have a seizure,I had a seizure when I was taking too many methodone,I had a seizure in a returant and was out for some time,thank god the emt's brought me back,Drugs are seductive and when you are felling like a "madman" cleaning your house and your consentration is so clear and you feel good and happy,well let me clue you in to something,when these things sre going on ,guess what "YOUR ADDICTED",yes you are addicted,thats how it starts,but believe me those good feeling s will disappear and you will need more and more of the drug to get you back to that good feeling,and then out of the blue when you least expect it bammmm,you have a seizure,and yes you can die from it..Let's just hope your not driving at the time,or doing something else that will endanger you or someone else's life when you do and will have a seizure if you continue abusing drugs,hell even alcohol can give you a seizure..Please be careful and only take the drugs as precribed..James Boles..

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75Mike

Yes to both, and i'm a living(Thank God!) proof of it.

Wow, you're just like me 4 or 5 years ago...when i was prescribed that crap for chronic knee pain.
1. Renewed sense of self-confidence
2. Decrease of alcohol use - i was down to a single beer a week
3. Increased enjoyment of doing daily chores-cleaning, fixing things around the house, whatever
4.Overall wonderful sense of well being, like you've finally discovered the missing ingredient your brain had lacked all these years.

FYI, at some point NOT TAKING tramadol will cause your body to "create" the pain for you, in my case headaches or odd pain as if your bones are on fire. Furthermore, if you have an addictive personality and a knack for trying things, stop Tramadol use and seek alternatives now.

I've been exactly where you were, started with 1 or 2 pills a day, irregularly, and ended up with taking 25 pills a day, 5 years later. Right now , i'm recovering from a seizure apparently caused by overdose of Tramadol and i thought i'd never get where i'm now.
This stuff sneaks up on you and you'll be addicted before you know it.

I hope this helps you put your situation in perspective.

Good Luck !

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mrspremo

Ultram/tramadol also has an anti-depressive quality to it, which is why a person is not supposed to take any SSRI drugs concurrently, due to risk of serotonin syndrome. Tramadol has given me my life back. I have taken it for 3 years. Yes, tolerance can and usually does happen, that is not the same thing as addiction. My dosages have increased, from starting with 1 50mg tablet twice daily, and is now 2 50mg tablets three times per day. We take medication "holidays", where I will briefly decrease my dosages and only use Naproxen for a bit. But the pain then becomes unbearable, and my dosage will again be increased over time. I do follow label instructions, as well as taking all advice given by my primary care physician. This works for me. Not everyone will take this long term, but some will, and if you are careful, and do use the medication properly, it can work absolute wonders for you. It can be a lifesaver. And for me, it is a far better alternative to risking addiction to oxycodone, as that has a much higher risk of that. I've been on virtually every pain drug available, and while there are other stronger medications out there, none are suited to my needs. I cannot even express how my life has changed with my pain under control. Tramadol does not take it all away, and some days are better than others, but what it HAS done is make it manageable, bearable, and it gives me the opportunity to live, to play with my children, to take long walks, to be human again rather than a slave to pain. So that is my experience. Hope others are out there like me. Just be careful, with ANY pain drug. Thats the best advice I can share with anyone.

sustarr

I just suffered a seizure due to an overdose 1 wk ago, I was up to 25 pills a day. I would really like some advise to help get through this.

belovedgu...

I am a cancer survivor 12 years now! I had a kidney removed that had a tumor in it when I was 11 I am 25 now. About 4 years ago I started taking Tramadol for adhesions and back pain. They are very addicting I started out only needing 1 a day to needing 6 a day. I still need them for pain but wish I had never started taking them.

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