Percocet Vs Tramacet (Page 4)
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Hi. I'd like information comparing Percocet (Oxycodone / Acetaminophen) and Tramacet (Tramadol hydrochloride / Acetaminophen). Is Percocet a stronger more powerful pain killer than Tramacet? If so, by how much? If you have been taking Percocet are you likely to get the same effect from Tramacet? Is there a chart somewhere that compares or ranks all pain killers comparatively? If so please tell me where. Thanks - good health to you all

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I recently fractured 3 ribs. I am 77 years old. The pain has travelled fromleft ribs,left arm,left shoulder blade to chest cavity to right arm, lower back. I was prescribed percocet but given tramadol. This doesn't begin to relieve the pain. Why are we not given the drug prescribed? I now also have indigestion, which I never get, and feel nauseated. Can I go back and demand percocet and would it do better? Thanks

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Oxycontin is an opiate that is incredibly dangerous in the long run for your health, to those who say it isn't addictive, you need a reality check. It is so addictive people accross the country are overdosing, selling it in the streets, kids are using it to get high not to mention the increased number of deaths. Which is why pharmacies aren't selling it anymore in most places. Tramacet is a slow release medication, that through my experience works best when taken regularily. I have chronic migraines for which preventatives do not work and tramacet is the only medication that can dull the pain enough to get through the day clearheaded and not in a drugged up haze. If I take too much at once I also get extremely sick, its all about knowing your tolerance level. Doctors don't always know what they're talking about when it comes to pain killers and the dosage, if it doesn't work then try taking less.

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If you have been dealing w/ insomnia for that long you really should go see a Dr. They can either change you pain medication or give you a non addictive medication used in cases of depression or bi-polar etc. called Seroquel. I know you think bi-polar, depression? That doesn't sound good but it just helps you sleep at night rather than self medicating w/ Gravol or Sleep Aids.

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I have bulging discs and Tramadol helps me a lot but it has been causing me severe insomnia for 5 weeks. I guess this side effect isn't going to get better with time?

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Annie ..

I was first prescribed 'Tramacet' for severe arthritic pain .. with me, it was a NON issue, no help what so ever. I am now taking Oxycodone .. it is much more effective, and I tend to take less .. in fact I take just one a day .. in between I will take 2 Tylenol extra strength along with a Tylenol #1 (available at a pharmacy without a script) .. I also have to take an anti inflammatory twice a day .. I hate taking these meds, but, what can you do.
I have never found a concise and conclusive 'chart' listing the effectiveness of one drug as opposed to another. I am a Registered Nurse, and I find that talking to a pharmacist (not a pharmacy aide) is your best bet .. these professionals are very knowledgable, and, have the TIME to spend with you .. you can take their suggestions to your doc and go from there ..
Good luck :-)
~M~

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I so feel you there. My Dr. did the same to me. I live everyday w/ pain. I'm miserable because of it and cannot be active and fun w/ my son most times. Im older but had pain since your age. I'm 30 - And thinking that I am this young ans live w/ pain everyday makes my future seem bleak at best. I don't know what to do. The pain is killing my quality of llife. It's my body and my decision I hate how Doctor's play GOD w/ there little script pads. I argue w/ him all the time. All I am asking for is Percocet w/ him monitoring the amount I can get per month. Instead I told him he is forcing me to go self medicate w/ expensive and far stronger and more addictive pain killers. I used to be proud of Canada's free HealthCare but now I realize that the Doctors are not working for the patients but for the Government. And this is not okay! Something needs to be done.

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i have a broken shoulder, and am taking tramacet, i like a glass or two of wine, what are the effects of alcohol with this drug?

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I have taken both these drugs and I personally find the Percocet more effective for pain control .. I have mild to severe osteoarthritis in my lower back and right hip.
Your best bet on the 'specifics' of these 2 drugs is to ask a pharmacist .. I find taking 2 percocet can pretty much make me incapable of anything, whereas 2 tramacet is like taking 2 placebos.
Finding info online is convenient, but I find you get so many conflicting opinions, not that EVERY pharmacist is going to be BANG ON .. but .. at least there is some personal interaction going on.
Good luck !!

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Consider yourself VERY lucky that the doctors are thinking about addiction before it is too late!! It's too bad ALL Dr.'s aren't like that. There are other ways to manage pain besides addictive, life ending drugs! I know this from experience.

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My sister is an AKA and is on GABAPENTIN and Cymbalta and is getting 75-80% relief of her phantom pain. As phantom pain is 'NERVE' pain .. tramacet isn't going to work very well.

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please be aware that Tramadol (etc) has a seratonin reuptake component -- which could be an issue for some people and cause neurological issues such as seizures for those at risk for seratonin syndrome. If you take herbs or antidepressants for depression or have certain other neurological and or circulation predispositions. It should not be abused for this reason, as too much seratonin can cause seizures and circulation issues. This is not known or spoken about in medical establishment typically. Also, studies show that long tern TRAMADOL use effects dopamine receptors in the brain with permanent changes. Dopamine is the receptor involved with Parkinsons and other neurological/body disorders. If taken lightly, on occasion and onlyh as prescribed this can be a good option. But is not to be abused or used as a self-midicating source.

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my brother recently had an aka and has been placed on 2 tramacet 3 x a day, which is not giving him any relief, heis even unble to sleep at night , even with the pain medication he is given, do yoy think tramacet is enough for his pain at this early stage.

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Got some rather interesting, yet 'disturbing' news today.
I WAS on percocet for a rotator cuff problem .. honestly, the stuff did nothing for me .. not even a sedation effect. I then went to Tramacet .. pretty much the same thing .. I was frantic, spoke with a pain specialist in our oncology dept and learned that approx 5-8% of people are lacking a chemical that allows analgesics to do their jobs!! He feels I am one of them .. so .. I am happy to say physio has helped my shoulder pain .. and TES (Tylenol Extra Strength .. NON generic) is working for me ..

Just sayin :-)

~M~

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I found that the side effects with Ultracet, which contain Tramadol, are far, far worse with certain generics. I had been on a good generic and when the pharmacy switched I was nauseated and having visual problems that gave me the sensation of car sickness. I also had headaches. It went on three months before I realized what was causing the problem. Going on the brand-name Ultracet cleared up the problem. Like all pain relievers you need to take it with food, though.

I am a believer that generic drugs are not always good. For example, brand-name Claritan (antihistamine) works for me. If I take the generic I break out in hives.

The FDA does not regulate the foreign manufacturers of most of our generic drug ingredients. China has been caught putting ingredients that do not belong in baby formula, pet food (remember all the dead dogs?) and even in medications sold to hospitals. (Dennis Quaid's newborns nearly died a couple years back.)

Globalization has not been such a good thing for drug and product safety. We have lost a lot of jobs to "free trade" and look what we have to show for it. Even brand-name manufacturers such as Mattel have sold lead-tained toys to kids due to the foreign sourcing problems. I trust the food and drugs out of these Third World countries even less.

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Sorry Ben but Tramacet is a combination that contains two medications tramadol and acetaminophen!!

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My sister was dealing with severe pain and was treated like an addict when she tried to find relief.

Finally, she got a doc who tested her blood for drugs...there were none. She got the painkillers.

Perhaps that's the trick. If you're accused of being an addict, volunteer for a drug test!

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I broke my pelvis in 2008 as well as compressed a bunch of disks in my spine, broke my jaw nose and tailbone. (all at the same time) Hit a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, they started me on oxy's then perc's way too much side effects. Tramacet is a great alternative you just need to take higher doses, the perc and oxy die hards are just addicted. I take up to 8 a day (max dose) 37.5mg Tramadol and 325mg acetaminophen (basically Tylenol) does the trick. get a bit itchy sometimes but thats the opiod.

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Please get detoxed! Cold turkey spells trouble because, amongst many life-threatening problems that can happen, you can have seizures that could be deadly. The flip side is that continuing will put you in harm's way as well. The ONLY solution is to go to a doctor and get properly medically detoxed immediately. Once you're detoxed...STAY AWAY FROM ADDICTIVE DRUGS OF ALL KINDS. Please let us know how it turns out.

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drug reps like to market it as a non opiate, but it is.

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You need to be professionally and medically detoxed. I'm not talking about rehab. I'm talking about 5 to 14 days in a hospital detox unit so that you can safely and comfortably come off of your pain medicine. Doctors do this to patients in order to have a faithful 'customer' coming back for more drugs. As I said in a previous post, I was put into a coma by my own doctor; I was supposed to die. Detox is hard, but do-able. It's not a choice whether you should or should not... you MUST do it. Seizures, stroke, heart attack, coma and/or death WILL HAPPEN unless you detox NOW. My prayers are with you. Don't wait...PLEASE!

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