Re: Is Ultram 50 mg. OK for LBD patients?

January 24, 2011

Thanks for the love and prayers!

I will be interested to see what the patch is. Sometimes the nursing home

doctors don't think before they prescribe!

>

> Hi Joan, good to be back!!!))

>

> She had strong pain med's in her IV over a month ago for the

> 4 nights she was there, came back to the home, and had

> the Hydrocodone for only a couple of days and they stopped

> that immediately and so she's been off that for a month now.

> So I don't think there would be any lingering affects of that one.

> Glad to know the Ultram should be safe for her LBD.

> I will find out about that patch today. Lately I go up around

> 3 or 4.

> I did read the article written this morning about have ADHD

> is a procurser or in other words if you had that growing up,

> I still think I have some sort of ADD:(, could lead to some kind of

> dementia. I won't think of having that now, I'm 58, and too much to worry

> about and it might not even happen, praying it won't:)

> Amazing what they can find out about our minds and bodies

> as we age.

>

> Thanks Joan,

> Love and prayers coming your way in LV,

>

> Hi ,

> Good to see you back here.

> I do remember a discussion about this several months ago and I do remember

> that Ultram (or generic is Tramadol) is OK for those with LBD. Perhaps it

> is whatever is in the pain patch that is making her so sleepy. Ultram does

> cause a little drowsiness, and I know that just having pain does make one

> more tired than normal.

> I am not sure about the Hydrocodone, though. If that was bad for her,

> there might still be some in her system.

> Please keep us informed after you find out about the pain patch tomorrow.

> Perhaps someone else on this group may have more information.

> God bless you and Ms. Ruby!

> Hugs and prayers,

> Joan

>

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