"i have chronic lumbar pain...residual after a surgical procedure. without worthwhile pain management, acute...like a 7 out of 10, worse on some days. i have above average tolerance for pain. my doctor believes that what i call a 5 or 6 would probably incapacitate the average person.
i have been prescribed the whole gamut, from the steroid series every 9 months to oxycontin.  the injections were a waste. the various opioids just made me stoned. i could still feel the pain, i simply didn&#039;t give a damn.
when i first used tramadol (ultram), 50mg, about 40 minutes later i notices two significant facts; i was not stoned. and i was not in pain. i have been using 50mg, 4 x daily since 2012 - no side effects, no pain. bonus!"