Fibromyalgia Treatment Using Ultram AKA Tramadol

About four months ago, my doctor prescribed for me a mild pain reliever, called Ultram. I was afraid to start taking something on a daily basis. But the bottom line is I have painful fibromyalgia. Doctors advise to use Ultram to treat the pain associated with this fibromyalgia.

This is not an article on fibromyalgia, as everyone is probably tired of hearing about it by now. This is about the added benefits of Ultram or Tramadol, that the doctor prescribed for me. There are not many times, you hare about extra benefits of medicine, but there are some wonderful added benefits of Ultram.

Ultram is a mild non narcotic pain reliever. While it is a non narcotic, the brain responds the same way to Ultram as it would to a narcotic pain reliever. Tramadol is another name that you might hear, as this is the generic name of Ultram. My doctor placed me on it for a month. Upon my return visit, I described to my doctor the extra positive effects I was having on Ultram. Upon checking out the company's web site and other web sites on the drug itself, there are a number of positive benefits that have been verified by patients. My doctor stated there were, but I wanted to find out if this was true or if it was all in my head. As Ultram was working, he placed me on it on an as needed basis.

The first positive benefit that you might find from Ultram is increased sleep. That one is easy to explain. If you are not in pain, you sleep better. Also, the medicine works on the brain to serve as a calming agent, and this also helps sleep. Some people claim they feel hyper on Ultram, but this has not been the effect for me.

The second positive benefit I noticed from Ultram was that I felt a bit happier. Not that I was depressed, but I actually felt like doing things and getting out of the house. When I researched this, I found out that the active ingredient in Ultram acts as a mild antidepressant, thus the elated moods.