You are welcome. Best wishes, Sissie.
It is a synthetic opiate and contrary to what was thought several years ago it is very addictive and due to the chemistry harder to detox from than traditional opiate medicines. Use great caution with all of them, but even more with Tramadol/Ultram.
Yes it is Here is a link to a great website that helps with any questions on medications. It also helps keep track of interactions with other meds. http://www.drugs.com/ Best wishes, Sissie