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Tramadol...revisteded

RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
edited July 2011 in General Discussion
How many milligrams can you take in a couple of hours?

I have a tooth infection and have been taking codeine for the past few weeks and I'm tired of my poop being backed up.
I have an appointment July 5th and need to get by till then.
I have Tramadol 50mg that my doctor gave me in January for my foot but chose to take the codeine instead.

I've taken 100mg's since 4:00 and need more. The directions on the bottle were for arthritis and says "one every 12 hours" which isn't practical for this situation.
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  • blazen91blazen91 Member Posts: 270 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have 50mg Tramadol HCL. Doc told me that I can take up to Eight a day.
  • JorgeJorge Member Posts: 10,656 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by blazen91
    I have 50mg Tramadol HCL. Doc told me that I can take up to Eight a day.



    Sounds right, however, are you taking antibiotics?

    Tramadol by itself will not fix the problem.

    What worked for me quite well a while back was Ben Gay (or equivalent) to the affected area every couple hours.
  • pitjeeppitjeep Member Posts: 475 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    my bottle says 1 50mg every 4 hours as needed for pain.i quit them as they made for restless sleep & strangest dreams i ever had.
  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I had a tooth pulled 4 weeks ago and the dentist did something wrong.
    I wasn't in pain when I walked into the dentist office, the infection started later that day.

    I took ampicillian for 10 days that was in my bug-out-bag. It was almost 2 years old. My tooth felt better after 10 days but that was over a week ago that I ran out.
    I have since taken more the 40 Tylenol #4's. but I am tired of codeine although I have plenty left but won't mix them with the Tramadol.
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  • hk-91hk-91 Member Posts: 10,050
    edited November -1
    Doc told me that tramadol is about as good as ibuprofen. He pulled me off of it saying i needed something stronger for the back spasms i started getting tuesday. ER doc prescribed the tramadol and diasapam which seem to take some of the pain away. Just enough were i can get up and piss if i need to. Anyway he told me that 800 mg of ibuprofen is about equal to 20 mg of tramadol.
  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I take Diazapam 5mg twice a day also.
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  • hk-91hk-91 Member Posts: 10,050
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by RugerNiner
    I take Diazapam 5mg twice a day also.


    They have me on 5 mg every 8 hours. But the local doc wanted to changed that also. Will have to see how the new meds work out. If they dont i'll go back to the tramadol and diazapam
  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,664 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by RugerNiner
    I had a tooth pulled 4 weeks ago and the dentist did something wrong.
    I wasn't in pain when I walked into the dentist office, the infection started later that day.

    I took ampicillian for 10 days that was in my bug-out-bag. It was almost 2 years old. My tooth felt better after 10 days but that was over a week ago that I ran out.
    I have since taken more the 40 Tylenol #4's. but I am tired of codeine although I have plenty left but won't mix them with the Tramadol.


    Sounds more like a dry socket, exposed bone..... BTDT
  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    Eat 200Mg. of trazadone.You'll sleep right through the entire thing...[|)]
  • hk-91hk-91 Member Posts: 10,050
    edited November -1
    Damn i really need to look at the med bottles more closley. I didnt know you cant have grape fruit of grape fruit juice with diazepam. I love the stuff but we dont keep it around the house much as i'm the only one that eats or drinks the stuff. Goof thing. I ually check out the stuff like no booze or booze may intensify drowsiness but who would have thought grape fruit wood mess with it that way it does.
  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by fishkiller41
    Eat 200Mg. of trazadone.You'll sleep right through the entire thing...[|)]

    I take 50mg of Trazadone before bed along with Fenofibrate 200mg.
    That's almost my whole pharmaceutical history in this thread. [:)] [:D] [8D]
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  • KEVD18KEVD18 Member Posts: 15,037
    edited November -1
    its going to depend on your opiate tolerance. the more you normall take, the more you need.

    a year ago, you'dve had trouble fitting enough tramadol in a bottle to worry me. of course, at the time i was on ~50mg of dilaudid a day.

    if you're used to opiates i would take much more than 150mg at a whack.
  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm going back to codiene.
    I've been up since 4:00am in pain.
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