Tramadol pain relief

[anaconda71]

Please keep in mind my pain was getting unbearable and the doc gave me this.... no help with pain.

Stay SAFGE.

I was given it for migraines back in mid-late October. I ended up having surgery on my hand, less than a month later.
Tramadol (37.5mg), for the first 5 doses actually fixed the migraine (initial dose, 100MG, helped with general aches, but, the hangover was... nasty for a day), but, left me feeling hung over for a good 8 hours after the initial 4-5 of it working. After the first few doses, it lost it's effectiveness. It also didn't do squat for my hand, after surgery, tho. Had oxycodon (5mg). USED to have those for dental (2x10mg), with no problem. Currently, the oxycodon doesn't touch the migraines, but, worked for the hand (and left me VERY nauseous about 20-30 minutes after taking them).
Either way, I do find drinking water helps (a bit) with the hangovers (oxy leaves me dehydrated, so, 1/2 liter water usually fixes that). tramadol... water = gravol helps, a bit, if it can be kept down.

Anyone have ideas for a non-narcotic help for migraines (Been having one since July.... 8 months, running, with only about 8 days off, from meds)..> MRI shows NOTHING...
Oh, and, the doctor said the "hangover" must be from something else. I just don't know what.

 

[pasha]

anaconda71, I went ahead and made this into a new thread for you, since you're encouraged to start new threads when you have new questions, rather than revive old threads.

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There's quite a few non-narcotic medications for migraines, even though sometimes, and especially specific kinds of migraines, are difficult to treat. Tricyclic anti-depressants and SNRI's are two options. You also have several anti-convulsants which you could look at like topiramate, gabapentin, and pregabalin. Tramadol in itself has some efficacy in treating migraines, but it seems they still occurred during the time you where on them, and sometimes opioids can make migraines worst when their effects wear off.

Regardless of the recommendations you get, be sure to discuss them with your doctor, the most qualified individual at giving you the correct medication.

 

[bloodshed344]

unless you can get an ergotamine or tryptamine just eat good fruit and veggies and drink lots of water. keep your immune system healthy and you're good as gold. If the migraines persist, you may have a serious problem or bad sinuses. If you have persistent migraines first try sinus meds (antihistamines and the like) and if they dont help then ask a specialist about being prescribed those ergotamine/tryptamine based migraine meds, they're supposed to work very well. In fact mushrooms completely get rid of cluster headaches for some people.
http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/ergotamines-for-migraine-headaches
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatriptan

Look at those.

 

[Toz]

I think I was prescribed amitryptiline for migraines a long time ago.