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Marvell5 Nov 2009
Weight gain is not a known side effect of Ultram (actually loss of appetite is a common side effect.
The known side effects are stated below:
Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome when using Ultram ER Extended-Release Tablets:
Constipation; diarrhea; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth; headache; increased sweating; nausea; trouble sleeping; vomiting; weakness.
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Ultram ER Extended-Release Tablets:
6 Nov 2009
tlh0862; Yes, yes, yes. I was on this medication for years and I was told that it was the steroid shots that I was getting in my low back that was making me gain weight. Well it turns out that it was the Ultram. I mean it is a great little pill, but wait until you try to get off of it. I felt like I was going through withdrawl of an opiate. I say call your Dr and see if there is another medication that they can try you on. Once I got off of it I did not try anything else, I was too afraid to get withdrawl symptoms. Good luck
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I feel like I was VERY misled about the pill Ultram ER Shaneysmom and your story sounds all to familiar... I had some metal pins put in my leg, years ago, due to a compound fracture, that had really started to bother me, mostly at night. I went to see my family Dr. about it and he diagnosed it as "restless leg" He suggested a common pain killer. My husband being a police officer I had already been far too afraid of typical pain killers and refused. Then he told me about Ultram ER and said that it was a non-narcotic pain reliever and that there was no chance of me becoming dependant on it... Well a year later and few lbs. heavier I accidently didn't get my prescription filled and the next day was having the worst body cramps ever. I called my Dr. and expressed my concern about what I thought may have been withdrawl symptoms, before having the prescription refilled...
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He informed me that I was not having withdrawl symptoms and that the pain I was feeling was just the pain that I would normally feel had I not been on the medicine. So, with mind at ease, I went to the pharmacy and picked up my Ultram ER. Needless to say six months later our insurance changed and my prescriptions were now being filled 3 months worth at a time with a little note at the bottom that said that my refill required authorization. I called my Dr when I got down to 3 pills to get the authorization for it to be refilled when ready and MY DR WAS ON VACATION... FOR TWO WEEKS!!! So again no Ultram for the night... 1 pill every night before bed was how it was prescribed..I didn't take 3 or 4 pills a day or anything off the wall like that. Just one pill! a day Today makes 4 days that I have been without I have been going through the worst body pain and hot/cold sweating I have ever felt.. My poor husband called a Dr that he knew sometimes filled in for our family Dr and got my prescription called in to our pharmacy for me yesterday but after 4 days of weakness, severe body ache, dizziness and tingling of face and other parts of my body , to list only a few of my symptoms, I am FULLY convinced that I am having withdrawals and so when he set the medicine on my dresser today, I refused to take it again!! I have been on the medicine for about a year and a half and have gained 30 lbs I will say that it had honestly helped the pain that I was having but if this is what I will have to go through everytime I "forget" to have them filled on time, there is no way I will ever take that little pill again. I am at day four and STILL withdrawling so I think if I can weather the storm this time, there really is no need for there to be a "next time"