Is Tramadol Addictive?

Posted on Thu, 10 Aug 2023

Question: do you happen to know if Tramadol is an addicting medication?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Matt Wachsman (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, it is

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

It is classified as such. It has narcotic effects and can cause a serious overdose. It doesn't generally cause narcotic overdose only because it causes seizures at a lower dose than that which would cause a fatal narcotic overdose. But it is quite bad if mixed with other narcotics. There is both psychological and plain narcotic withdrawal from stopping it if one is on it for a long time and at somewhat higher doses.

Hope I have answered your query.

Regards,
Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar