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Does Tramadol Cause Fatigue And Excessive Sleeping?

Posted on Tue, 5 Jan 2016

Question: I have just started tramol 50mg bd I have only taken 4 tablets, over 2 days and today I have been so tired sleeping most of the day. I was put on this drug by my rheumatologist, as for the first time in my life I had a psoritic arthritis, flare up, I'm 67 yrs of age a diabetic, pheriperal neuopathy, asthmatic. These are my main problems. Is it the tramol causing my symptoms
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Tramadol is the likely possibility

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern

Yes, tramol (Tramadol) is the most likely cause for being tired and sleeping most of the day.

It is a synthetic opioid which is a centrally acting analgesic. It is associated with adverse effects of somnolence and dizziness in roughly 25 % of patients that use it. You can reduce it to 25 mg once a day if the somnolence is not resolved even after a normal sleep.

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