If you are going through a knee replacement surgery, then for managing the pain you will need either opioid or non-opioid treatment. For pain management Tramadol is proven as ideal with least side effects than others. In knee replacement surgery swelling and pain stays upto long time. Therefore, if you are prescribed Tramadol, then you should know about, “how long to take Tramadol after knee replacement surgery”. It is important because Tramadol also carries some negative effects, and that may worsen if the pills are taken for a long period of time.
Tramadol Dosage For Knee Replacement
During knee replacement surgery recovery time, Tramadol is often prescribed for it’s effective pain management. General guidelines and dosing information of Tramadol should be known to the patient for safe use. Here, the dosing amount of Tramadol may vary after the surgery. So let’s know about the tramadol dosage for adults and young ones.
For first seven days, Tramadol is prescribed for regular use. To reduce post operative pain and swelling, Tramadol is suggested to be taken every day. Tramadol pill is available in 4 variants, such as Tramadol 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, and 37-5-325 mg. Which are prescribed to the patients according to their conditions. After 7 days the level of pain decreases, so that physician gradually reduces the dose. But if the patient still feels discomfort after more than a week, then doctor will suggest to take the pill occasionally.
Due to some physical activities, or infections the pain may lasts for more than 6 Weeks. In this period you need not to take the pill regularly, without consulting a doctor. Regularly taking the high dose pill can cause several harmful symptoms like allergies, breathing problems, dependence, or addiction. So do not take the pill regularly after a week. If the condition is not getting better, then inform the doctor to get knee replacement surgery treatment in better way.