DEAR DR. STOLL
I WAS GIVEN TRAMADOL 50MG 1 OR 2 EVERY 4 HOURS AS NEEDED. THIS WAS PRESCRIBED FOR
CHRONIC HEADACHES. I HAVE TRIED SKULLCAP,
VALERIAN ROOT, KAVA KAVA AND A NUMBER OF
OTHER METHODS AS WELL AS DIETARY RESTRAINTS TO SEE IF WE COULD DETERMINE A
FOOD THAT TRIGGERED THESE HEADACHES. THE MED SEEMS TO WORK AND THE DOC SAYS IT IS NON ADDICTING BUT AFTER A YEAR I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY LIVER AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILTY THAT I MAY HAVE DEVELOPED A TOLERANCE TO THE MED. 2 MONTHS AGO I WENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS W/OUT IT AND FELT LIKE HELL...ANY SUGGESTIONS??? WHAT SHOULD I ASK? I KNOW MANY THINGS ARE HYPED AS SAFE...
I HOPE I HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO TROUBLE HERE.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS-S
Follow Ups:
Re: TRAMADOL
Posted by Walt Stoll on December 08, 1998 at 13:14:53:
In Reply to: TRAMADOL posted by SHAREON MCCLARTY on December 07, 1998 at 23:24:45:
Dear Shareon,
Headaches are among the easiest chronic conditions to eliminate.
The approach depends upon what type of headache you have. Throbbing headaches are already dealt with on the home page of this 'site. Steady headaches (musculoskeletal) are resolvable by skilled relaxation, deep, total body, therapeutic massage series, Chiropractic, Rolfing or Cranial Osteopathy/TMJ management.
Once you have looked at what is already on this 'site, if you still have questions, write again.
Walt