Posted by sheilac on June 27, 2012, at 8:53:54
In reply to TRAMADOL, posted by Bryn B on June 26, 2012, at 15:53:34
I too have been diagnosed with BPII and other docs have said just depression and anxiety. I have tried and failed all the SSRIs and SNRIs due to side effects or other stuff.
Both my sister and I also have chronic pain issues that come and go. My regular doc has given me Tramadol for years and it has worked for the pain, but both my sister and I have noticed that it fixed our depression - better than regular antidepressants.
I can't take other pain pills so Tramadol or Aleve are it for me and my sister. But I think there must be something about Tramadol being a non-narcotic pain killer that makes it works on certain receptors in the brain.
Whatever it is, they should market it as an antidepressant because it works.
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