Hey there..sorry it took me a bit to respond. Okay....from what I have been told from others here about tramadol..is its very very hard to get off of, once you start it.
MOst people will say its harder to quit than the vicodin!
Also, tramadol(ultram) also has a VERY high rate of seizures occurring.
So you really want to be careful when you take them, and the risk of seizure is especially high if you are taking any kinds of anti-depressants while you are taking tramadol.
tramadol actually has something called a 'seritonin inhibitor' in it...(I googled tramadol and found this out) and if you are already taking something like zoloft, or lexapro, or paxil...tramadols can be very dangerous and cause something called 'seritonin syndrome' or something like that.
Basically what it means is the anti-depressants and the tramadol together releases TOO much seretonin in your brain at the same time, and it can be very dangerous.
So check w/your doc before you take tramadol. And keep posting here, cuz there are alot of ppl here that know much more about this than I do.
Take care of you!
jenny
Like Jenny said, "you take care of you NOW."