alright whats up with tramadol !!! experts needed

[steve1220]

well my dr gave my tramadol cause i flushed my oxys bout 30 ays ago told him i wanted something NOT narcodic and if i stop taking i dont want w/d !!! he said as with a lot of pain meds theres going to be some w/d but it would be a peice of cake considering what i just went through going C/T getting off the oxys......my question is to the experts is..... whats it made of....t's fuction....and why the w/d from something thats not an opeiat !!! sure could use some help from somebody who knows !!! i pretty much know about a lot of drugs legal and illeagal been there and done that even know how to make more than a few !!!! but this one i know nothing about....and before i take it i want to know more about it........
    thanks zona steve

[rkelly123]

Hi Steve
I'm afraid your doctor doesn't know what he is talking about.  Tramadol is VERY addictive and the withdrawals are horrendous.  I was taking them for 10 years (15 x 50mg a day) and am currently on Subutex beacuse I couldn't taper down or quit CT - be very careful if you decide to take them
Good luck

[wransomejr]

I switched to Tramadol from Hydrocodone because...well, hell...I switched one addiction for another. It is NOT a safe drug. It also has a built-in anti-depressant which is a double wammy when it comes to detox. W/D symptoms are not a piece of cake. Similar to other opiate meds, but I found the insomnia and minor anxiety lasted a bit longer than with Hydrocodone. But hey, what do I know? I am an addict. You are doing your research. The ultram/tramadol group on MedHelp will really help you with stopping. Best of wishes and prayers. -Randy

[dominosarah]

I am glad you asked about this and did some research.  Tramadol comes with a whole bunch of problems.  Some doctors do believe this drug is not a narcotic.  Many states are now labeling this drug as a Scheduled narcotic and rightfully so.

[steve1220]

thanks girl good read !!!! this sounds like something NOT for me !!i even ask the doc for something without those probs !!! guess he didn't listen to me !!!! duh why they do this is beyond me...he even ask me if i was sure i didn't want to go back to pain mgt for the pain....well if worse comes to worse (the pain) i'd take my chances with the oxys this tramadol sounds more like suboxen!!! AND THAT I DID NOT LIKE

[atthebeach]

steve take a look at this forum.http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/313432/Tramadol-Misuse--Abuse-and-Addiction-

[Pat1956100]

Ugh, I just read about it on wikipedia and it doesn't sound pretty.  It even has me scared about the effexor that I am on.  See if you can read the wikipedia before you take it.