Running out of pain meds

[Guest guest]

My heart goes out to those of you who run out of pain meds. I can't imagine the

stress and pain that causes. I have fibromyalgia and I want to share what has

worked for me for pain, and energy relief.

Have you tried Tramadol extended release? You take it once a day. They go up to

300 mg in strength and you won't be tempted to take another one. Studies show,

and I agree, that over 300 mg doesn't give you additional pain relief. Also,

with the dosage at one a day your doctor can't underprescribe them. I also have

Tramadol, not extended release, for breakthrough pain. If I'm having a really

bad month and I run out of those, at least I have some pain relief with the

Tramadol extended release. I also find that the Tramadol also helps me a lot

with energy - it has serotonin reuptake inhibitor along with the opoid effect..

It is important to titer up to the 300mg really slowly so you don't have nasty

side effects.

I have also found that I use way less pain pills and they are more effective if

I stay ahead of the pain. I take a pain pill about an hour before I do something

that I know causes pain. You do have to really get to know what your triggers

are.

Hope this helps someone.

Betsy