depression
"I have been taking 50 mg Tramadol for three years twice daily (prescribed) for osteoarthritis it reduces the pain to a tolerable level, it allows me to participate in simple activities again.  It has also been a miracle cure for my pain and the depression I have suffered with my entire life.  As a child a was painfully shy, self conscious and full of self doubt, additionally I was physically abused.  The abuse consisted of being punished by being locked in a dark closet many times, beaten with hangars, beaten with a hairbrush till I bled, slapped aIt resulted in BPerD. I was treated with Buspar Effexor Prozac Zoloft lexapro and Clonipin.  Nothing worked many made me worse yet on tramadol I feel so much better"