Tramadolis an opioid pain medication. It is available in
the market. You can buy it as a brand-name drug, i.e., Ultram, among others.
Tramadol also comes as an extended-release - the oral capsule. It is a generic
drug, which is often less expensive than the brand name alternative. It is
available in combination with acetaminophen (paracetamol) or as a longer-acting
formulation.
Tramadol is mainly used
to treat moderate to severe pain. It’s used as a part of combination therapy.
Tramadol is useful in
relieving moderately severe pain. It helps manage
pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which
alternative treatments are not sufficient.
It is also available in
injection and oral tablets/capsules and liquid — there is moderate evidence of
its use as a second-line treatment for fibromyalgia as a painkiller. Tramadol
is a medicine that works in the brain to change how your body responds to pain
and how your body feels. It starts working to relieve the pain within an hour
when you take the immediate-release formulation. Its painkilling
effects last about 6 hours.
You avoid using it if
you are allergic to Tramadol or if you have :
● Bowel or stomach obstruction (including paralytic
ileus):
● Asthma (severe) or breathing problems:
● Used MAO inhibitors (include linezolid,
methylene, isocarboxazid, blue injection,
● Recently used sedatives, alcohol, narcotics
medication, or tranquilizers
Do not give Tramadol to
a child younger than 12 years old. In the Ultram ER case, one should not give
it to anyone younger than 18 years old. If someone is younger than 18 years and
recently had surgery to remove tonsils or adenoids, then they must not take
this medicine. Avoid giving Tramadol
to children between 12-18 who have the condition that may cause breathing problems.
There are also chances of seizures if you take this medicine without asking the
doctor about your risk, which may be higher if you ever had:
● Sleep apnea
● Breathing problem
● Liver or kidney disease
● Problems with gallbladder, pancreas, or thyroid
● Urination problems
● A stomach disorder
● Mental illness (or suicide attempt)
