Posted by bleauberry on February 9, 2010, at 18:55:54
In reply to Tramadol Similar To Effexor?, posted by bulldog2 on February 8, 2010, at 10:22:26
At askapatient.com and revolutionhealth, patients who have used Tramadol rated it higher than just about any other antidepressant. Many had been on every med and combo imaginable, including effexor. They discovered tramadol by accident for post-op pain or some other pain. The basic message is that it blows all other ADs including effexor in the weeds.
Dependency is an issue. But then, if anyone has ever gone through the withdrawal of effexor, paxil, xanax, zoloft, zyprexa...well, dependency comes in many colors and shades. Physical dependency on an AD or AP is somehow ok, but to tramadol not? Stupid. As several posters at those sites said, they gladly accept the dependence over the darkness of depression.
There are a few scattered reports of people who felt aweful on tramadol. I'm one of them. Man that was a bad two days. Holy cow. But for the vast majority, it seems to be magic bullet for depression when everything else failed.
Here's another difference between tramadol and other ADs. You know, if you stop an AD and then go back to it, it often will not work again, or won't work as good as it did? Pretty common story. With tramadol, it works just as good no matter how many times you stop it and start it. Some people take weekend holidays or a few days off here and there just to keep the dependency/tolerance thing under control.
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