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Below are Ultracet (Tramadol / Acetaminophen) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 3 ratings/reviews, Ultracet has an overall score of 5.33. The effectiveness score is 6 and the side effect score is 6. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Ultracet review by 48 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Post surgery |
| Dosage & duration: | | 75 mg every 4-6 hours taken as above for the period of 5 days |
| Other conditions: | | Post enterocele and rectocele surgery |
| Other drugs taken: | | N/A | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Analgesic post surgery without use of codeine (patient has allergy). |
| Side effects: | | Mild constipation |
| Comments: | | While I found the medication moderately effective for pain relief, I seemed to build up a tolerance to it quickly, so that it had a progressively less pronounced effect over the course of a few days. Pro: patient may be less likely to become dependent on the drug if it is taken as prescribed, because the effect tapers off. Con: Not useful as a long-term pain reducer because patient may eventually start taking more than the prescribed dosage to achieve pain relief. |
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| | Ultracet review by 51 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | chronic pain from disk hernia in cervical spine |
| Dosage & duration: | | 50mg taken 2-4 times a day for the period of 6 months |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | Skelaxin | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | enabled me to manage pain without being on narcotics. I did not experience a spacey out of touch feeling as I did when taking vicodin. It did make me a bit sleepy for the first couple of hours after dosing |
| Side effects: | | mild sleepyness |
| Comments: | | on drug to control pain prior to surgical correction of a herniated cervical disk and for post op pain |
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| | Ultracet review by 49 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
| Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Tooth Infection |
| Dosage & duration: | | 2 tablets 4-6 hrs taken every 4 hrs for pain for the period of 3 Days |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | There were no benefits to this treatment. |
| Side effects: | | I had a tooth infected went to the dentist for exam and antibotics, and he gave me Tramadol. I took it from 10/14/2008 to 10/16/2008 early am every 4 to 6 hrs 2 pills for pain. I woke up Thursday around 2 am took 2 more as prescribed was unable to walk due to muscle spasms. I could not go to the bathroom due to pain just made the barrel by the bed and crawled back in the bed stopped taking the pain pills after this. My Husband took me to the Doctors office carefully assisting me as I could not walk. I was paralized with extreme severe pain. He made a make shift ambulance out of a ford escort in the back making a bed and I crawled carefully in pain and laid there. The Physician office told me go to the Emg. room St Michaels Hospital. I was unable to get out of the back of the car. With assistance it took a good while to get me out and to lean on a wheelchair to try and walk with constant spasms and pain. I finally got to a bed in the emergency room and laid on my side. In less than 1 hour I had 2 shots in my rear and one in my arm informing I was having severe adverse reactions to the meds. They went from the top of my shoulders, down my back, to my stomach and legs. This was worse than having a baby and I had 3. I am still laid up today and have had a leave of absence due that I am unable to walk or sit at present. I am very upset at the slow process and the information on side affects do not talk about these adverse affects. My physician took blood and urine samples for a possible muscle problem that this adverse reaction can cause. Waiting for the results. |
| Comments: | | Take 2 pills every 4 to 6 hrs. for pain. Not to exceed 8 pills |
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