[Elkino]

Hi,

Because of chronic pain and extremely painful surgeries my doctor prescribed me Fentanyl with MS direct (morphine). Eventually I only took the morphine and slowly switched to Tramadol. I refused to become addicted to morphine.

Now I've been wondering whether anyone else has experiences with Tramadol and the fact that it seems to influence your mood too. For me it seems like an amazing medicine, because at least I can function again now. And I even have the impression that my depression got a lot better since using it. On the other hand I'm quite scared to depend on it, although I don't really have a choice instead of being constantly in pain.

[Random]

I didnt notice the mood enhancing other than it did seem to help with the pain some and Im usually in a better mood when not suffering as much. If I'm ever prescribed this again though, I will pay more attention to my moods, I had never heard that before but if it does thats a great combo for a med: mood and pain relief.

Hi Elkino. I was put on Tremmedol and i hate it. I refuse to take them. I don't like them at all and would prefer to be in pain then take them. I don't like opiates and they just make my head fuzzy and give me a headache. I don't understand why such a big deal about giving people real medicine that works instead of stuff that they have adverse reactions to. If it works for you, stay on it. Everyone is different. I wish you the best, tc

[Travelinglady]

I've been on Tramadol for a long time. It definitely helps my pain. But it wasn't enough, so I take Vicodin at night. I feel no psychological addiction and my dose is closely monitored by my doctor. I even have random drug tests.

I agree that my mood might be improved because my pain is lessened. I am bipolar and my psychiatrist monitors my pain because as a result pain can lead to depression (and depression can lead to pain). I don't think Tramadol in itself is a mood enhancer--but whatever works! I am glad you are feeling better.

I read somewhere that Tramadol works a bit like an SNRI, so it's definitely possible it improves your mood.
I was on tramadol for 9 months or so - on a kickass dose of 600 mg (which is a lot anyway, but especially if you consider I was 14 years old at the time). It didn't make the pain even close to bearable (I could have 200 mg tramadol, 2400 mg ibuprofen, 1000 mg acetaminophen in my bloodstream and still spend hours screaming - it was BAD. The decision to have my leg amputated was the best decision ever. Post-surgery pain and phantom pain were/are negligible in comparison), but without it was even more unbearable.