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Originally Posted by matthewb0051
Message boards and forums all over the internet describe Tramadol as the spawn of Satan and most people's experience with it are horrible. It is now a controlled substance but still favored by some docs simply because it isn't Oxy or Vicodin or similar.
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It may be favored by some docs because it works if you use it right. I take one most mornings - about 5 days out of the week.
When I tried Vicodin it made me want to lay on the sofa and do nothing all day. I wasn't in pain, but I wasn't getting anything done. The thing was, if I just laid on the sofa I wasn't in pain anyway, so I didn't need a drug if that was my goal.
My back and hip pain is excruciating in the morning and taking a Tramadol helps me get through my stretches and strengthening exercises and my walk. Before I started using it I couldn't walk 200 yards and I was getting worse. Now I'm walking 2 1/2 miles a day plus half an hour of stretches and strengthening exercises. After I get over the morning hump I'm good for hours. As my doc said, "Motion is medicine" and a Tramadol lets me get the daily motion going.
Of course if you are using it to help relieve the cramps from sitting on the sofa all day, it's not your long-time solution.