Ultram Oral aka Tramadol side effects...itching?!
Question: I was diagnosed with Bursitis yesterday and my doctor prescribed prednisone (oral) and Tramadol. I havn't started the prednisone yet (I will start it in the morning as the directions say), but I took one Tramadol at about 4pm with a meal. It was prescribed for the pain in my hip from the bursitis. The directions say to take 1-2 every 8 hours as needed, but as I've never tried this medication I just had one at 4pm and havn't had one since (its almost 2am now). A few hours ago though I started having some itching in my hip area and now it seems to be all over my body. Its not severe, and as far as I can tell I'm not having any other side-effect type symptoms. But I read up on WebMD and it says to get medical attention if you have itching as it would be a sign of a severe allergic reaction. But I don't have the other severe symptoms like shallow breathing or swollen lips, tounge.
Should I just go to sleep and see how I am in the morning or should I possibly go get checked out at the ER?
Answers: I was diagnosed with Bursitis yesterday and my doctor prescribed prednisone (oral) and Tramadol. I havn't started the prednisone yet (I will start it in the morning as the directions say), but I took one Tramadol at about 4pm with a meal. It was prescribed for the pain in my hip from the bursitis. The directions say to take 1-2 every 8 hours as needed, but as I've never tried this medication I just had one at 4pm and havn't had one since (its almost 2am now). A few hours ago though I started having some itching in my hip area and now it seems to be all over my body. Its not severe, and as far as I can tell I'm not having any other side-effect type symptoms. But I read up on WebMD and it says to get medical attention if you have itching as it would be a sign of a severe allergic reaction. But I don't have the other severe symptoms like shallow breathing or swollen lips, tounge.
Should I just go to sleep and see how I am in the morning or should I possibly go get checked out at the ER?
Don't take any more Tramadol. If the itching is not too bad, take something like benadryl (antihistamine). Call your doctor first thing in the morning and tell them about the reaction and ask for a different pain medication. In my experience Ultram is a poor choice for a pain medication. And you shouldn't worry about the narcotic type medications for long term chronic pain use. That is what they are supposed to be used for. So I'd suggest you get something like Oxycontin for the pain because it doesn't have Tylenol which is bad for long term pain management.