If your doctor prescribes you tramadol, you will have several options as to how to ingest it. The first and most important thing to remember is to take precisely the dose that the doctor recommends, no less and definitely no more. Severe side effects can occur if you decide to take extra doses of the drug, and sometimes these can be fatal.

Once you've determined how much you will need to take, you can consider the different options out there for administering the drug. One of them is to have it injected, either by yourself or by a health professional. This is one possibility, but many people prefer to avoid needles if at all possible, especially if they will be responsible for taking the medicine themselves. Injection can also be risky, as it may release too much of the drug at once.

More common is taking the medicine in pill form. If you are going to do it this way, make up a regular schedule so that you take it at the same time or times each day, and decide whether or not you are going to take it with food. Both methods are acceptable, but you need to be consistent about it. Swallow the pill whole, since breaking it up can cause problems like accidental overdose.

Make sure that you store your tramadol in a place where it is at room temperature and is safe from dampness and other extenuating circumstances. Tramadol can be very valuable, but you must use it properly.