Expired Tramadol Capsules, Ok To Take?

I've got 100x 50mg Tramadol capsules in foil blister packs, with an expiry date of Dec 2007. I was prescribed them years back for extremely painful broken bones in my foot. Last year I was knocked of my motorcycle and got a number of injuries that I'm still struggling with.

For a few months I was prescribed 60mg Codeine, but now I'm just on 1200mg ibuprofen and 4000mg paracetamol daily, but it's nowhere near as effective as the codeine was. Doc won't prescribe codeine again as it's addictive .....so, here I am, in constant pain and I've found my old unused box of tramadol. I'd really like some relief and respite from the constant hip and back pain I have, so do you think it would be ok to take some of the expired tramadol? 100mg at first I was thinking? I was alright on it years back.

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Don't do it. I have done this before with tramadol and suffered extreme vertigo and last for 8 hours.

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They start to lose effectiveness after a year, so those are most likely not going to help much with pain, after all this time.

Learn more Tramadol details here.

They are generally weak and not very effective for severe pain, even when they are new and at the height of their potency level.

And based on Michael's experience, which he so graciously posted, I have to think they are most likely to just make you miserable.

The best thing to do would be to just dispose of them.

Are there any other questions or concerns?

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