For which conditions or illnesses this medicine is prescribed? to Return al beginning
The tramadol is used to alleviate since the pain moderate al intense. This medicine can be used to treat the pain caused by the surgery and the chronic affections as the cancer or the pain in the articulations. The tramadol belongs to a class of analgesic called medicines opiates (narcotic). Al functions to diminish the sensibility of the body al pain. How this medicine should be used? to Return al beginning
The tramadol comes bottled in the shape of tablets to take orally. It can be taken with or without food. Its doctor will begin with a low dose and gradually he will go it increasing, but not more than once each three days. Generally he is taken each 4 to 6 hours, he as be necessary. If he takes too much of this medicine you can experience serious secondary effects. Pregúntele to his doctor on the maximum number of tablets that can take in each dose or in a period of 24 hours. Continue carefully the instructions in the label of the medicine and pregúntele to its doctor or pharmacist any thing that do not understand. Use the medicine exactly as is indicated.
This medicine can cause dependence. Do not use more than the dose indicated neither neither more continued neither by more time than it prescribed by its doctor. Call its doctor if you feel that desires to take more quantity of the medicine or if strange changes in its behavior occur or in its state of spirit.
Do not stop taking tramadol suddenly, without before converse with its doctor. If it leaves suddenly to take tramadol, can present secondary effects. Its doctor probably will want to reduce his dose gradually. If you leave suddenly to take tramadol, he can present symptoms of abstinence as: agitation; panic; transpiration; difficulty to be remained or to remain asleep; secreción nasal (rinorrea), sneezes, or cough; sleepiness, pain, ardor or I tickle in his hands or feet; hairs of tip; or rarely time hallucinations (to see or to listen things that do not exist). What another use is given him to this medicine? to Return al beginning
This medicine can also be prescribed for other uses; ask him more information to its doctor or pharmaceutical.
Which are the special precautions that should continue? to Return al beginning
Before beginning to take tramadol:
* Its doctor tell and to his pharmacist if you are allergic al tramadol, or to other narcotic medicines for the pain, like meperidina (Demerol), morfine, codeine (or medicines that contain codeine, as the Tylenol with codeine), hidrocodona (for example: Vicodin), hidromorfona (for example: Dilaudid), oxicodona (for example: Percocet), propoxifene (for example: Darvon, Darvon N), or any another medicine or corn. * Its doctor tell and to his pharmacist what medicines with and without prescription he is taking, as for example vitamins, nutritious supplements and based on products manufactured herbs. It be assured to mention any of the following: amiodarona (Cordarone, Pacerone); antihistaminicos; bupropion (Wellbutrin); celecoxib (Celebrex); cimetidina (Tagamet); ciclobenzaprina (Flexeril); digoxina (lanoxin); doxorubincina (Adriamycin); haloperidol (Haldol); imipenem and cilastatina (Primaxin); methadone (Dolophine, Methadose); inhibiting of monoamino oxidasa (MAO), including isocarboxazida (Marplan), fenelzina (Nardil), selegilina (Eldepryl), and tranilcipromina (Parnate); medicines for the anxiety, the mental illnesses, the Prometazina (Phenergan); quinidina (Quinaglute; Quinidex); ranitidina (Zantac); ritonavir (Norvir, in Kaletra); sedantes; pills to sleep; inhbidores selective of the reclaiming of serotonin (SSRIs) as citalopram (Celexa), fluoxetina (Prozac, Sarafem), fluvoxamina (Luvox), paroxetina (Paxil), and sertralina (Zoloft); ticlopidina (Ticlid); soothing; antidepressants tricíclicos like amitriptilina (Elavil), amoxapina (Asendin), clomipramina (Anafranil), desipramina (Norpramin), doxepina (Adapin, Sinequan),. Many other medicines can also interact with methadone, therefore its doctor tell all the medicines that is taking, even the ones that do not appear in this list. His doctor can need to change the dose of his medicines or to watch him carefully to avoid secondary effects. * His doctor tell if has or some time has had convulsive crisis, wounds in the head; infections in the brain or nervous system; increase of the pressure intracraneal (increase of the pressure inside the skull); diabetes, respiratory problems or illnesses al lung, al kidney, or al liver. Also its doctor tell if you drink or some time has drunk large quantities of alcohol or if you use or some time has used illicit drugs or has abused the medicines prescribed. * Its doctor tell if is pregnant, he has pregnant plans to remain or if he is suckling. If he remains pregnant while he takes this medicine, he call his doctor immediately. * If he goes to to be submitted to any surgery, including the dental one, al tell him doctor or dentist that you are taking tramadol. * You should know that this medicine can cause drowsiness (dream) and can affect its coordination. Do not conduct cars neither handle heavy machinery until know how will affect it. * It recall that the alcohol can enlarge the drowsiness caused by this medicine. The manufacturer indicates that the tramadol should not be taken with beverages that contain alcohol. * You should know that the tramadol can cause sicknesses, vahídos and swoons al to be raised too fast. To avoid this problem, be raised of the bed slowly, supporting the feet in the flat during some minutes before be stand up.
What have I to do if me oversight to take a dose? to Return al beginning
Take the dose that forgot as quick as recall it. Nevertheless, if it is hour for the following one, be jumped that that did not take and continue with the dosage to regulate. Do not take a double dose to compensate the one that forgot. Which they are the secondary effects that would be able to cause this medicine? to Return al beginning
The tramadol can cause secondary effects. Tell its doctor if any of these symptoms returns severe or if he does not disappear:
* sicknesses * weakness * migraine (headache) * agitation or anxiety * agitation * uncontrollable trembling in
the hands * increase of the muscular contraction * changes in the state of spirit * drowsiness * blurry vision
* pirosis (stomach acidity) or indigestion * stomach discomfort * vomitings * diarrhea * cold * prurito
(stinging feeling) * transpiration * blush * dry mouth
Some secondary effects can be serious. If you present any of the following symptoms, call its doctor immediately:
* urticaria * rash (eruptions in the skin) * sores inside the mouth, nose, eyes or throat * similar symptoms to the of the flu * prutito (stinging
feeling) * difficulty to swallow or to breathe * inflammation of the face, throat, tongue, lips, eyes, hands, feet, ankles and calves * faster
heart frequency of the normal thing * hoarseness * difficulty for breathe or to swallow * changes in the need of it urinates * hallucinations (to
see or to listen things that do not exist) * convulsive crisis
How should I store this medicine? to Return al beginning
Maintain this medicine in its container, well closed and out of the reach of the children. Store it to temperature environment and far from the excessive heat and the humidity (not in the bath). Reject any medicine that be conquered or that no longer be utilized. Converse with its pharmacist about the adequate waste of the medicines. What should I do in case of a sobredosis? to Return al beginning
In case of a sobredosis, call to the local office of control of poisoning al 1-800-222-1222. If the victim is unconscious, or he does not breathe, call immediately al 911.
The symptoms of the sobredosis can include:
* confusion * vomitings * decrease of the size of the pupilas (black circle in the center of the eyes) * difficulty to breathe
* extreme drowsiness * inconciencia * eat * convulsive crisis * heart attacks
What another information of importance should know? to Return al beginning
Comply with all the appointments with its doctor.
Do not leave that other people take their medicine. Pregúntele al pharmaceutical any doubt that have on how renew the prescription of their medicine. You mark comercialesVolver al beginning
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