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tramadol: I have had restless leg syndrome for years. Unfortunately it is genetic, and it has been passed on to my daughter. I have tried many things and nothing works like tramadol. At this point in time, I only need 75 mg each night. I sleep all night. It has literally saved my life in terms of quality. I know the doctors don't always like prescribing it but if they had RLS, they would know how horrible it is. I would rather take this and feel great than worry about it being habit forming and feel awful. What if it is habit forming, I need it every night or I do not sleep. I take high blood pressure medicines daily and for the rest of my life so why not tramadol. I monitor my use and do all I can to remain healthy. And I have no side effects.
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tramadol: Since starting Tramadol 2 years ago (300 mg daily), I've been symptom free from restless leg syndrome with no side effects.
Prior to Tramadol, I experience acute pain in legs when inactive during the evenings. A sleep study also revealed moderate leg twitching during sleep which interfered with REM. I was prescribed Requip 4mg but had a couple of very bad reactions (sudden onset of acute sweating and nausea).
I also take Tramadol for mild chronic back pain. Breakthrough pain can occur due to the relatively low strength of Tramadol compared to other prescription pain relievers. However, it's more accessible due to it being a non-narcotic, non-scheduled drug.
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tramadol: My Girlfriend got me on tramadol because I had a toothache once and said it would help. Anyway to make a long story short I took it a few times and ended up getting addicted to it. It helps with RLS that I have and helps me sleep BUT when I'm without it I cannot SLEEP AT ALL. The withdrawal is horrible. I don't know if I should be mad at her for introducing this to me or mad at myself for getting addicted to it. If you are not prescribed this by a doctor, do not take it because you become dependent on it. I look back and I was never like this.
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tramadol: I take it for back and neck pain. As for Restless legs it does nothing to stop my legs playing up. After it has left my system I have back and neck pain again, and can't get out of bed or walk without a walking stick.
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tramadol: I've used every medication possible to control Restless Leg Syndrome. At present I'm alternating between hydrocodone and tramadol. They both work fairly well to control the condition but I need to alternate back and forth between them.
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tramadol: I have been taking tramadol for about 3 years for restless leg syndrome. My doctor tried several other drugs for this and all they did was enhance the problem. Took my first two tramadol and had the best nights sleep I have had in years.
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