I’ve been taking Tramadol 50 mg for a while, and recently my doctor prescribed me 14 Ultram ER 300mg, and says to take only one a day. Im wondering what are the difference between these two? Are they the same thing but one has more mg, or are they completely different? And which would be more effective?
So taking an Ultram ER 300mg would be like taking 6 tramadol 50mg throughout the day?
The difference between Tramadol and Ultram ER?
Feb 9th, 2010 by admin
They are exactly the same drug but Ultram is slow release of 300mg across the day whereas 50mg of tramadol will only last you a few hours. If you have chronic pain, an extended release like Ultram is probably better, giving you a “base”of pain relief across the day, rather than letting it build up. By the way, Paracetamol and Tramadol(or Ultram) work well together and do not interfere with each other.
Add- yes but with the 50mg, your pain level will go up and down (according to when you took the tablet) so if it’s long term pain, I would stick with one 300mg tablet a day.