"more powerful than i thought... dr prescribed this to treat scoliosis pain in a &#039;non narcotic way&#039;. it helped my back pain greatly. i was also in a great mood in the beginning. i thought it was wonderful (despite a constant minor headache)! as the months went on, i no longer had that wonderful feeling and needed the tramadol to function. never went over prescribed dose (50 mg 3 times per day). when i had to take it at 7:30 am so i could get out of bed at 8:00, i knew it was a problem. seems you can become dependent without really knowing it. bad withdrawals that lasted over a month (i was on it 11 months)."