Thus people taking tramadol for pain relief are warned against consuming alcohol before or after taking the drug. Side Effects of Using Tramadol and Alcohol Together Most people experience the following side effects as a result of taking tramadol in conjunction with alcohol: After raising your tolerance level, you wont feel it as bad. I would still get sick now if I took 150 mgs at one time. Try splitting the pills and taking them six times a day instead of three. This might ease the impact on your stomach as well. Hope this helps. Tramadol and hydrocodone are two types of potent pain relievers called opioid analgesics. They’re often used to treat moderate to severe pain, such as long-term pain related to cancer or other. I too, feel like complete crap after taking Tramadol. Nauseous, dizzy, no appetite for a couple days now. Threw up a few times. Do take that other antihistamine medicine! Eat a puce of dry toast. Drink carefully. It will help a lot! Many other medicines have similar side-effects to tramadol, and taking them together will increase the risk of unwanted effects. If you are planning a trip abroad, you are advised to carry a letter with you from your doctor to explain that you have been prescribed tramadol. This is just while got other meds sorted then i stopped taking them. Would not recommend this dose to anyone have seen seizures from tramadol misuse. Would not recommend this dose to anyone have seen seizures from tramadol misuse. After three days i phoned our local GP, he told him to stop taking Tramadol, and gave him another pain killer instead. I'm not saying Tramadol is bad. My Mother in law took it with no problem, but I'd say it doesn't suit everyone! Hello, You are right that gabapentin and tramadol can both have a sedating and disorienting effect, especially when used together. I would either try to stop one, decrease the dose of both, or stop using both of them if you are able to. I m not sure why you are taking them, but there may be. I decided to stop after taking tramadol from back surgery. I was on it for over 6 yrs and I was up to about 18 50mg pills a day. I decided 2 weeks ago to stop and never looked back. It was very hard the first few days and the by the end of the 3rd day I was going through severe withdrawals.