Tramadol - Does anyone else have horrible itching with this medication?

Yes. It's a very light itch over my arms, scalp, and core. The itch itself won't keep me awake but sometimes I get restless and fidgety, other times I'll wake up out of a dead sleep. I've been on 50mg per day for years but can take more if needed. 50 mg will produce that light itch, the other effects kick in at 100mg.
If you're considering Tramadol, try NSAIDs first. Tramadol is *not* something you wanna take lightly, as others have said the side effects can be very intense even if the medication is expired. If you use it for *any* reason make sure your doctor knows.

Itching is a very common side effect of tramadol. I experience it later in the day as the medication begins to wear off. It is not that bad for me and it goes away within an hour or two. If it is intolerable for you, I suggest speaking with your doctor about switching to a different pain medication.

After taking maximum dosages of ibuprofen and tylenol without much relief from pain, I decided to look for a bottle of tramadol I had hidden away for at least 5 years. They were broken in half by me, but I didn't realize until after I took one that it was half of the maximum dose of 300 mg. At first I thought that the potency would have all but vanished due to their being way past expiration.

It took about 6 hours for my symptoms to start. I have itching on my neck, arms, stomach, groin area and back as I write this. I am rubbing the areas for relief but not scratching, which ultimately makes it worse and could cause sores and infection. After I sign out of this site, I will be applying anti-itch cream. I hope it will give some relief.

I started 50 mg as needed. I can't sleep on it and only take 25 mg during day as needed which hasn't been but a couple of times. I started itching on my hip and stomach area. I thought it was dry skin or a bug bite. But it has grown in size of area plus I have on my breast. So then i was thinking bed bugs :( but looked this up right away. Unbelievable!!! So YES it does because i know I shouldn't have bed bugs and lotions not helping. Try some cortisone 10 for some temporary calm

Yes the itching is so bad it keeps me on at night too. Benadryl works a bit but not much.

I got a body rash (back, sides, chest) and sever itching. I stopped the Tramadol and rash disappeared. I'm back on Tramadol now for my neck, back, and sciatica pain. I'm also looking for solutions to control the rash and itching. Benadryl has not helped me.

Yes!!! I have been itching all day!! Hence the reason why I'm replying to you. I'm glad I am not the only one. Flushing these craps right now!!

I don't like taking pain pills very often so I've had a prescription for Tramadol 50 mg pills for about a year I've taken it a couple of times. After taking it the first time I started itching all over my body, especially in my crotch area and around my waist. The next day I had a blister that covered half of my penis and the skin peeled off within a couple of days leaving a nice scar. I was not sure if tramadol was the cause of the blistering at the time. Six months later I took another pill, itching all night blister the next day. I won't be taking it again.

I just came to this site to ask the same question. I am itching like mental and wondered if it was normal. But having read that Tramadol releases histimines in the body that makes a bit more sense. I only seem to itch from it after about 12 hours from taking when I go to bed. Do you think this is because it's hot in the bed? It's very strange. Even my teeth itch!!

Try taking benadryl capsules as prescribed on the box. Tramadol can cause you to release histamines which makes you itchy. This is quite common and anti histamine pills will control it... It can also be a sign of taking to much which people need to be careful as Tramadol causes seizures at high doses..