A few of you have mentioned Ultram

July 25, 2005

In a few emails and here on the board, I've heard lots of talk about

Ultram lately. I was on Ultram for months while I was pg. (Had

nephro tube and kidney stones.) Eventually, I went to Demerol as

Ultram was not working for me.

I told the doc I was allergic to Codiene. Right on the bottle, it

said, " Do not take if allergic to Codiene. " Doc said to try it, it

should be fine. I did. And it was fine the whole time I was on it.

It did make my kidney bleed a bit more, but that's another post.

So, I have some in my closet from when I was on it. I tried it today

for the RA pain. It took about an hour or so, but most of the pain

is gone. Yippee!!!

About a 1/2 hr after the pain is mostly gone, I start to itch. And

itch. And itch. Oh my gosh! I feel like I will rip my skin off at

any minute bc it's so bad. I took Benedryl for the itch. It's not

working!! For 6 hours now, I have been scratching myself silly.

*sigh* I am now allergic to Ultram.

LOL I have to laugh at the irony or I will go mad!!! I do believe

they are on their way from the funny farm any minute now.

Jen

July 26, 2005

Awwwwwwwwwweee Jen, I feel for you, one thing I can't

stand it itching! I too am allergic to codeine, but so

far am able to take the Ultram, I am taking the

generic form, I dont know it makes a difference, it is

Tramadol. I dont take a lot of it, I wont take it

unless the pain is really really bad. It works. Hope

you are itch free now. I have been unable to get into

to respond to posts, Take care, call your

doctor if the itching hasnt stopped ..

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