Does Tramadol have as much SSRI in it as Zoloft?

[Scarface94]

Does Tramadol have as much SSRI in it as Zoloft? Does 100mg of Tramadol have as much SSRI as say 50mg of Zoloft? I was taking Tramadol while I was going through Zoloft withdrawal and I'm just wondering if I stunted the healing process of my Zoloft withdrawal. My body and mind still don't feel 100% since quitting Zoloft, but it's definitely getting better. I DON'T take Tramadol anymore, but I'm just wondering if I would have healed from quitting Zoloft sooner if I hadn't taken Tramadol earlier.

[Paxiled]

Sorry, I thought you said you were wondering whether taking Vicodin would help with the withdrawal.  My bad.  

[Scarface94]

1) I'm not taking Vicodin anymore. I said I WAS addicted to it.

2) I wasn't taking Vicodin to get over another drug. I was taking it for the hell of it but it's over now, I just quit about 8 days ago and I'm not on any drug at all anymore.

My question was whether or not I slowed down the progress of my Zoloft withdrawal process by taking VICODIN.

[Paxiled]

I have no idea, but why on Earth would you take an addictive and toxic drug (vicodin has acetominiphen in it, doesn't it?  That's highly liver toxic) to get over another drug that's hard to quit?  You're just going to either have to tough it out or go back on the Zoloft and taper off more slowly if it's too much to handle.  

[Scarface94]

Ok what about Vicodin? Would taking Vicodin slow or halt the recovery process from quitting Zoloft? You know since my brain is in a weak state since I'm recovering from stopping Zoloft, I think.

I ask because I was addicted to Vicodin for a month and a half AFTER quitting Zoloft. I was taking 60-80mg of hydrocodone a day during that month and a half period. Would taking Vicodin weaken my body and prolong the withdrawal process from Zoloft?

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It's possible.  Other drugs generally don't help with withdrawal, and some believe that when we get long withdrawals from an ssri or snri taking anything that targets serotonin will just prolong the withdrawal because it prevents the brain from completing its adaptation back to working naturally.  Others find that using certain drugs do help with withdrawal.  It depends on the person and the severity of the withdrawal probably.  I'd just forget about it at this point and, since it's getting better, it will probably resolve in time.  Next time, I'd just taper off more slowly.