Chronic Pain, Ultram ER Mystery Symptom?!
Question: Chronic Pain, Ultram ER Mystery Symptom!?
First, I've told a Dr!. about it, but I am searching for more Info!. Maybe someone else dealing with similar chronic pain/pain meds, etc!. Any info is appreciate!.
So, I have been taking Ultram ER for about 6 months!. Recently My dosage was upped to 200 mg/daily by my pain mgmt doctor!. Also I take Ultracet (tramadol) 37!.5 mg (as needed every 4 hours)!.
I recently noticed, that I have had a strange phenomenon happening that I believe could be a possible side effect!?
When I told my Dr's they ran some tests but did not find anything really!.
The symptom is hard to explain, but basically a couple hours after I fall asleep I am in a sort of awake dream!. My whole body feels completely numb, I can't move or snap out of it!. Tingly everywhere!. When I finally do awake, I still feel tingly, although the symptoms are subsiding significantly, and I stand up very dizzy to the point where I fall down almost!. It was pretty scary and doesnt happen every night but more like once or twice every couple weeks!.
Here's some backgound on me and my coniditions as I realize there may be other causes!. 24, male, fit, athletic, non-smoker, no recreational drug use!. 2 years ago, my lung spontaneously collapsed!. ER, placed a small chest tube to reinflate my lung!. The tube failed!. A second tube was placed in my chest!. The tube reinflated my lung!. As I was to be released, I fell very very Ill!. After a week in the hospital running tests, a week in ICU, loss of 25% body weight (near death), another chest tube (3) they finally found I had a staph infection in an empyema on my chest wall/lung!. They did an emergency thoracotomy (scraping the infection out of my lung, removing small piece of my lung, and scraping my chest wall)!. Released after 4 weeks hospitalized!. 4 more weeks IV antibiotics as outpatient!. Severe chronic pain following!. 4 radiofrequency ablation treatments on intercostal nerves to remove (some) pain!. Chiropractor, Physical Therapy, Post Op Pain Meds (Oxy Codone, Percocet, Lyrica, Celebrex, Ultram ER, Ultracet)!. 2 Years moderate-severe Post Thoracotomy Chronic Pain Syndrome!. Well thats the basics!.
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So, I have been taking Ultram ER for about 6 months!. Recently My dosage was upped to 200 mg/daily by my pain mgmt doctor!. Also I take Ultracet (tramadol) 37!.5 mg (as needed every 4 hours)!.
I recently noticed, that I have had a strange phenomenon happening that I believe could be a possible side effect!?
When I told my Dr's they ran some tests but did not find anything really!.
The symptom is hard to explain, but basically a couple hours after I fall asleep I am in a sort of awake dream!. My whole body feels completely numb, I can't move or snap out of it!. Tingly everywhere!. When I finally do awake, I still feel tingly, although the symptoms are subsiding significantly, and I stand up very dizzy to the point where I fall down almost!. It was pretty scary and doesnt happen every night but more like once or twice every couple weeks!.
Here's some backgound on me and my coniditions as I realize there may be other causes!. 24, male, fit, athletic, non-smoker, no recreational drug use!. 2 years ago, my lung spontaneously collapsed!. ER, placed a small chest tube to reinflate my lung!. The tube failed!. A second tube was placed in my chest!. The tube reinflated my lung!. As I was to be released, I fell very very Ill!. After a week in the hospital running tests, a week in ICU, loss of 25% body weight (near death), another chest tube (3) they finally found I had a staph infection in an empyema on my chest wall/lung!. They did an emergency thoracotomy (scraping the infection out of my lung, removing small piece of my lung, and scraping my chest wall)!. Released after 4 weeks hospitalized!. 4 more weeks IV antibiotics as outpatient!. Severe chronic pain following!. 4 radiofrequency ablation treatments on intercostal nerves to remove (some) pain!. Chiropractor, Physical Therapy, Post Op Pain Meds (Oxy Codone, Percocet, Lyrica, Celebrex, Ultram ER, Ultracet)!. 2 Years moderate-severe Post Thoracotomy Chronic Pain Syndrome!. Well thats the basics!.
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Answers:
Wow- That's a lot of tramadol!.!. I am on Ultram it's just the regular 50mg tabs, I take around 4 a day!. Anyhow, w/ Ultracet being Ultram as well, just a lower dose, still being taken on top of Ultram I would imagine will put you at higher risks for seizures!.!. I'm not sure if you are have small ones!.!. I CAN tell you this tho, I have taken my dose close to bedtime and experienced something similar, and have always wondered what it is/was!.!. So it MUST be the meds!.!.!. I have spoken to my doc, and he kinda looked at me odd!.Www@Answer-Health@Com