Ultram works best when it has achieved a stable concentration in your blood stream . This means taking tablets or capsules over several weeks . The conventional tablets at standard dosage is taken 4 or 6 times a day . The extended - release version is taken twice daily .

Question: Why might someone decide to take the extended release version ?
Answer: None of the above choices .Because they only have to take it twice a day , and it 's easier to remember .Because they only have to take it twice a day , and it 's harder to take .Because they only have to take it 4- 6 times a day , and it 's easier to remember .