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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-01-10 04:16 pm

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Re: Danger Zone

[personal profile] herpymcderp 2015-01-10 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Tramadol isn't a typical opiod, which is why I recommended it. It's slow acting, which makes it have a lower propensity to cause dependency.

It's also a hell of a lot better than potentially damaging your liver just because you have a headache.

Re: Danger Zone

(Anonymous) 2015-01-10 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll look into it then. Thanks!

Re: Danger Zone

(Anonymous) 2015-01-11 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
It is a controlled medication now, though. It used to not be.

Re: Danger Zone

[personal profile] herpymcderp 2015-01-11 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure about the USA but it's still available through prescription here (last time I checked anyhow).

Re: Danger Zone

(Anonymous) 2015-01-11 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
Caveat: While Tramadol was initially marketed as being lower risk for drug dependency*, it hasn't worked out that way. It is addictive and abused with regularity, especially by people who ended up taking it long term for chronic conditions. So unless those headaches are killer, I'd avoid it.


* People said the same thing about Oxycontin when it first hit the market, and I think we all know how that turned out.

Re: Danger Zone

[personal profile] herpymcderp 2015-01-11 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Sure, it worked out that way because it was being prescribed for long term pain control, often for people with chronic pain conditions. ...And I mean... there's basically no real therapeutic dose of any opioid that isn't going to contribute to dependency when it's being prescribed long term.

It's still significantly lower risk than other opiods when it's used short term.

Re: Danger Zone

(Anonymous) 2015-01-11 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
Uh, Tramadol most definitely can cause severe dependency, with the same sort of rate as most other opioids.

It's also generally contraindicated in those with liver and kidney problems due to the chemicals involved in its metabolism and the way the body then gets rid of the metabolites.

Please be more careful when giving out this sort of advice.

Re: Danger Zone

[personal profile] herpymcderp 2015-01-11 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
It can with long term usage, yes. Not short term intermittent usage. I'm not wrong about it being less likely to cause dependency than other opioids under those conditions.

And it's not contraindicated for medications likely to cause kidney or liver problems as long as it's being used correctly. The problem with labelled usage is that tramadol is usually prescribed for treatment of chronic pain, which is assumed to be long term use.

It's often one of the prescriptions handed out to liver patients post transplant, so.