Tramadol/Ultracet/Ultram

[faith_hope_love]

My friend and I were talking the other day and she said, "Oh, my mom said a lady at her prayer group said that there was "a new darvocet out on the market now."  Of course I am more than curious since my mom just had to stop darvocet herself.  My friend then tells me this "new darvocet" is called Ultracet!  Can you believe this?  I knew this was coming since darvocet was pulled by the FDA, now the drs. are going to start prescribing ultracet/ultram/tramadol alot more.  I made sure to tell my friend to pass the word on that this drug was hardly new and definately wasn't a "new darvocet."
Also, my mom is seeing a pain management dr. so she can get epidural steroid injections soon.  She had told her dr. up front that after the darvocet was out of her system that she didn't want any narcotics, she would just try to deal with it with tylenol.  Well, then he offers her Ultram and luckily I have told her all about these drugs from what I have seen posted here and on the net and she declined and told him that he needed to google ultram withdrawals..lol.  go mama!  
I just want to know why if these drugs are so terrible to withdraw from, that the drs.can say they are non-narcotic?  Are they non-narcotic?  If they are, then that still deceives people because they hear non-narcotic, they assume no side effects, can stop anytime etc..  Also, do you suppose that most drs. even tell patient's that these drugs have the anti-depressant in them?  So, glad me and mom knew ahead of time so she didn't start taking one of these.
One last question, are these drugs all exactly the same (ultracet,ultram,tramadol) just different brand names?

[trdofbeingtrd]

There is a permanent thread on this site that can give you all the information you would want regarding tramadol/ultracet.

[faith_hope_love]

I am not sure I am allowed to copy/paste stuff here.  I hope it is ok..if not just delete it.
I found this on Wiki and it does say it is and opiod and also says this -

Tramadol is associated with the development of physical dependence and a severe withdrawal syndrome.[59] Tramadol causes typical opiate-like withdrawal symptoms as well as atypical withdrawal symptoms including seizures. The atypical withdrawal symptoms are probably related to tramadol's effect on serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake. Symptoms may include those of SSRI discontinuation syndrome, such as anxiety, depression, anguish, severe mood swings, aggressiveness, brain "zaps", electric-shock-like sensations throughout the body, paresthesias, sweating, palpitations, restless legs syndrome, sneezing, insomnia, tremors, and headache among others. In most cases, tramadol withdrawal will set in 12–20 hours after the last dose, but this can vary. Tramadol withdrawal lasts longer than that of other opioids; seven days or more of acute withdrawal symptoms can occur as opposed to typically three or four days for other codeine analogues. It is recommended that patients physically dependent on pain killers take their medication regularly to prevent onset of withdrawal symptoms and this is particularly relevant to tramadol because of its SSRI and SNRI properties, and, when the time comes to discontinue their tramadol, to do so gradually over a period of time that will vary according to the individual patient and dose and length of time on the drug.[60][61][62][63]