"i was given tramadol for back pain. it does not do much for the back pain but i noticed that is sure did something for my energy level and focus ability i have chronic fatigue i have severe fatigue all the time no matter how little or how much rest i get. i find that taking 100 mg of tramadol when i get up and a 50 mg around 2 pm keeps me focused and feeling like a normal human being who can get normal human being things done all day. i explained this to my doctor and she now has stopped prescribing it to me because i am not using it for what she gave it to me for. i am so mad. i feel like a scolded child. i am a 45 year old woman who found something that worked for the condition that was depressing me to say the least because i was so tired just moving around"