"i was prescribed this medicine for a bulging disc and sciatica in april of 08. the doctor told me to take 2 x 50mg tablets of tramadol along with one 800mg of skelaxin and an 800mg of motrin. the first day..just after taking the 2 x 50mg pills...i started sweating..felt faint..and wound up vomiting. i spent the rest of the day in bed. the pain was gone..but i had flu like symptoms for two days following. i called my doctor and he told me to lower the dosage to just one 50mg pill of tramadol a day. i didn&#039;t vomit but i had the same side effects again. i&#039;d feel fine for a few hours then for the next day or two i couldn&#039;t focus without getting an intense headache. i couldn&#039;t walk without being dizzy and losing my footing."