What is tramadol, or Ultram?

[betterdays01]

My Doctor suggested Ultram or tramadol as a new scrip for me for my kidney pain.  I have stones.  I do not konow what these drugs are and I really dont want to go the narcotic route, as I have had addiction problems.  Are these highly addictive and narcotic?  Worried

[betterdays01]

Thank you for all of your answers.  I have decided to NOT take the ultram.  I have successfully WD from VICS and have been on top of the world for over 2 months.  I will steer clear of this new drug.  OTC motrin is my best friend at this time.  

[mr.lucky66]

Most doctors know better than to give someone who has an addictive problem ultram. The docs who don't know are out of the loop and an out of the loop doc in dangerous. I'd much rather see an addict take a true opiate for a short time than this garbage.

[worried878]

narcotic like...affect the same receptors narcotics do...anyone with a history of addiction might need to steer clear..not much pain relief involved with tramadol to make it worth the risk if u r an addict

[josh231]

yup i also was addictred for a very long time wiht many tried attempts to stop but never succeeded until allot later than i wanted to

its not like any of pain killer in mind it is sort of a anti depressent and a pain killer

so it gets u

itll make u happy on top of the world
and also make u feel energy

dont take it skip this booby trap

[nessyness]

Ultram Effed me up i was told it was non narcotic so non addicting. Ha i had no idea what i was doing to myself untill i stopped taking them...Wow that was hell the withdrawls were bad physically but mentally worse because of the antidepressant thats in them. That drug is bad news.

[mr.lucky66]

that's a good point Davon pl. 65 is less problomatic than ultram and works better and has no tylenol

[mtgoat911]

in my opinion short term use of darvon is safer than ultram, and easier to get off of
since this is not a chronic illness you will only need meds for a few days
ultram has anti-depressant like qualities so not only will you have a detox from the pain med in ultram you will go through a paxil like withdrawl
its pretty bad
based on my experience with pain pill and detox

[mr.lucky66]

yes, they are addictive. If your doc knew you were an addict he's really a quack.