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co-proximol and Tramidol. Anyone know if there are similar ingredients in both.

My parents both take Tramidol for medical conditions as pain relief. Only side effect they have is it makes they sleepy when they first started taking it Didn't think you could get co prox any more, they took if off the market 2-3 years ago Hope this helps Jan

I think Co-proximal is being taken of the market because of side effects, and I do know not many pharmacies stock it now. Ann x

Dawn They both do the same thing but with different ingredients Tramadol is supposed to be better for your breathing cproxamol can be more addictive than Tramadol. sorry wouldnt let me print the spelling properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tramadol (INN) (IPA: [ˈtræməˌdɒl]) is an atypical opioid which is a centrally acting analgesic, used for treating moderate to severe pain. It is a synthetic agent, as a 4-phenyl-piperidine analogue of codeine,[1][2] and appears to have actions on the GABAergic, noradrenergic and serotonergic systems. Tramadol was developed by the German pharmaceutical company Grünenthal GmbH and marketed under the trade name Tramal. Grünenthal has also cross licensed the drug to many other pharmaceutical companies that market it under various names, some of which are listed below. Tramadol is usually marketed as the hydrochloride salt (tramadol hydrochloride) and is available in both injectable (intravenous and/or intramuscular) and oral preparations (e.g. Zydol in UK, Ultram in U.S., Zytrim in Spain and Canada, and Calmador in Argentina). It is also available in conjunction with paracetamol (acetaminophen) as Ultracet or Tramacet. Dosages vary depending on the degree of pain experienced by the patient. Tramadol is approximately 10% as potent as morphine, when given by the IV/IM route. Oral doses range from 50–400 mg daily, with up to 600 mg daily when given IV/IM. The 'combination' pills each contain 37.5 mg of tramadol and 325 mg of paracetamol, with the recommended dose being one or two pills every four to six hours. Unlike most other opioids/opiates, Tramadol is not considered a controlled substance in many countries (U.S. and Canada, among others), and is available with a normal prescription. Tramadol is available over-the-counter without prescription in a few countries.[3] About co-proxamol This belongs to the group of medicines known as analgesics. Co-proxamol contains a combination of two pain-killing ingredients paracetamol and dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride. Co-proxamol can be used to relieve pain and inflammation caused by rheumatic and muscular pain, sprains, strains, backache, headache, sore throat, toothache and period pain. Co-proxamol is available in tablet form. It is also sometimes known as: Distalgesic. You may notice the use of any of these names on the packaging of your medicine. Important information about co-proxamol The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) decided in January 2005 to withdraw co-proxamol from the market. This is because there are more effective pain-killers available which have less of a risk if you accidentally take too many tablets. co-proxamol will be withdrawn gradually over a 12 month period. If you have been taking co-proxamol you do not have to stop taking it immediately. Carry on as usual until you have your next appointment with your doctor when they will discuss alternative treatments with you. Hope this helps Jan

Dawn Both these are srong painkillers Tramadol is Morphine based and stronger than Coproxamol. I wouldn't take both together Kath

sorry had to go out. I am allergic to coproximol made me float on ceiling and really sick. Just changed from Ibruprofen and paracetomol to Tramadol and have had a stabbing pain in head, feel really spaced out can hardly stand and feel sick. Last one I took was at 1.30 yesterday and still feel so ill. Just wondered if anything in them was same as would explain why it doesnt like me.

When they gave hubby Morphine for suspected Heart attack last year, he planned his funeral for me, it had a real bad effect on him Jan

how much tramadol are you taking? and how often

Kemp they are 50mg and can take every six hours but took one fri one sat and one sun

Hi Dawn :) I would not know the difference between c*o proximol and trmadol but the effects you are getting are definitely some of the side effects of the tramadol. I was originally told to take two 50mg every six hours. The side effects are an experience in themself and really can make you feel ill. When I first started to take them all I wanted to do was lay down, I felt hot, headache and sick. I was so tired nothing would have kept me awake . My favourite saying was I just want to go asleep until its over lol yet when I was asleep I was extremely jumpy with it, my whole body jumped at the slightest sound. I found myself waking up all of a sudden and didnt know if I was asleep or awake, things were very strange and I hallucinated a fair bit doing and seeing some really strange things. I ended up having to just take the one every six hours but with codeine tablets as an addition to numb the pain off a little. Tramadol are really powerful in comparison to most of the things that gps prescibe, they are good for the pain overall but the side effects whilst taking them can be pretty harsh to mind wise. Colin :):)

Dawn, I am surprised you have been prescribed Co proxamol as I too thought they had been taken out of use. Sadly my 63 year old cousin was taking these tablets and took an overdose, we will never know if accidentally or deliberately as no note found. That was just before they were supposed to be taken out of use, and this was one of the reasons, that people could o/d on them by accident. I got the result of my shoulder xray today and the agony I suffered was caused because I have calcifying tendonitis. Hope it doesn't get worse, as it might mean an op and I don't fancy that at all. Hope you feel better soon Dawn. Liz