Can you take tramadol and hydrocodone together and what is the effect?
Question posted by Donna Sinclair on 20 Jan 2010
Last updated on 24 March 2020
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OMG don't do it. I made the mistake of taking a 100mg tramadol and a 7.5/325 hydrocodone about an hour later yesterday (I had a headache that would not subside) and I have NEVER been sicker in my life. Cold sweats, an intense headache, vomiting, nausea, dizziness; I almost felt drunk or on some type of heavy drug. It was absolutely awful and I will never take either again. Still feel under the weather today... DO NOT TAKE HYDROCODONE WITH TRAMADOL! :) #lessonlearned
That sounds like the drug withdrawal symptoms reported earlier.
NO!!! A couple of hours ago, I took a tramadol (50 mg.). Less than an hour later, I popped a hydrocodone (5/325) because the tramadol wasn't helping much. "Hydro" by itself usually makes me feel really, really good (almost too good), and tramadol by itself usually puts me in a good mood. But now I feel like crap. My chest feels heavy, I have a headache, my mouth is dry, I'm dizzy, and my legs hurt. I don't know what is going on, but it isn't good. Curiously, I also feel very alert. I just checked the web for interactions between the two drugs (I know, I should have done that first!), and the best info I found indicates that the two should not be taken together. I wanted to go to bed, but now I'm going to be up until these effects start wearing off. Whatever is the opposite of synergy is what these two give you. My stomach hurts too. Ug. I feel awful. Lesson learned.
I am a Type 1 Diabetic and has chronic neck and back pain plus neuropathy and excessive foot pain and im 20 years old! Sad, unfortunately, but i just took a hydro and 2 tramadol making the tramadol 100mg (50mg=1), all at the same time! Makes my stomach hurt but makes me lightheaded like a drowsy, high feeling! Crazy thing is,it always helps my feet but still not for my back or neck, hate it!! But totally had to comment on this because it sounds just like my situation lol!
Been taking tram (100mg) for 4-5 years for my neuro pain. Works great. NO probs. Just had cervical diskectomy and fusion on c4-5 and c6-7. Prescribed norco 10-325 for the surgical pain. I think you guys are getting bad reactions because you need to eat more and drink more water. Had 2 thumb surgeries in 2014 back to back. Took a couple months but I ended up in the ER because I didn't eat enough or drink enough water. Lots of coffee tho. Developed a peptic ulcer and a case of extreme gastritis. Please eat and drink to metabolize pain unless you r taking them to get high. If that's the case you r the bad apple who spoils it for the rest of us.
Me again. The ER Issues were from Percocet. Just be careful
i was reading your post and i was curious if you are still alive?
This was the best answer. I am currently in a lot of pain with an erupted cyst in my bladder due to a disease called Interstitial Cystitis and I took Hydro earlier with not much relief. .was thinking about taking both. .but have now reconsidered. Thanks!
You have to take tramadol with food so you DON'T feel like crap and have stomach pain.
in smaller doses tramadol and hydrocodone should be alright to take together. tramadol is a non narcotic pain reliever while hydrocodone is a narcotic. Both used to treat moderate to severe pain. Both these medications have the same response to your body. they both work with your central nervous system to get rid of pain. However, taking any SSRI's with tramadol i strongly do not recommend. tramadol is classified as an SSRI, i believe, and taking any SSRI's with tramadol could result in a serotonin over dose and you could develope serotonin syndrome which could be life threatening. remember these are just my opinions. so if you want a more accurate response i would suggest to call your local pharmacist or contact your primary health care provider. ive been on many medications so my response is from my personal experience and the initial knowledge i have on these two drugs. i hope it helps!!
I have taken wellbutrin and celexa for many years, and have also on occasion taken tramadol at the same time with no adverse effects. My doctor and my pharmacist have never advised otherwise... they HAVE, however, indicated that the properties of tramadol are such that they should NEVER be taken with any other opiod at the same time or within a 24 hour period. I did it once and, like I'd been warned by my doctor, I went into narcotic withdrawal and it was absolutely awful. I can only relate my own experiences, but please check with a trusted physician or better, a psycho-pharmacologist.
Tramadol has been re- classified as a controlled countable substance for well over 3 ys. It is counted with all controlled substances, and must be labeled as such by pharmacies... Although sadly, it not REALLY a narcotic, and is not a very good reliever of pain... RN
Contacting your pharmacist or PCP is always the best advice.
NO pain meds work WITH your Central Nervous System they just increase CNS depression which CAN cause breathing problems with all you lightweights. Opiates work on your opioid receptors in your brain which in turn CAN but not always cause CNS depression.
And NO tramadol is not an SSRI.
"Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor"
A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) is one of the commonly prescribed drugs for treating depression. SSRIs affect the chemicals that nerves in the brain use to send messages to one another.
Anti-depressants are NEVER prescribed for pain although sometimes written for depression caused by pain.
I know everyone will read this so...
Why do so many people post like they know what they are talking about but cannot spell, type or even punctuate.
All of these errors make EVERYONE who does so look like they haven't even made it through middle school! DO you people not even care what you post?
Obviously Not!
So why even post? Just to make you sound smart? It does not work. I am sorry but all the posters on Facebook and all over the web do this. But remember everything you type on the web is there forever. So if you want to keep looking like you have the IQ of a turnip forever and ever keep posting like you have the IQ of a turnip!
Big fat Lol!
And by the way while I am at it my IQ is 164... Which I am told is genius level.
Not to brag... just making a statement.
So I will not list all my degrees and licenses but I will say I NEVER...
EVER... post anything PERIOD unless I know 100% exactly what I am talking about!
Being a chronic pain patient opioid user for over 45yrs I have not yet spoken to anyone other than chemists that know more than me about controlled substances.
You also cannot believe everything a Dr.
Tells you either. I had one tell me 10yrs ago that my opioid receptors were so fried from all my heroin use (self medicating for pain) that no amount of any opioid pain meds will ever even touch my pain. WRONG! After kicking 4yrs ago and kicking 160mg of methadone a day, 2 norco 10/325 every 6hrs works... although sometimes 2 tramadol 50mg are needed also but I have to take with food or my stomach hurts for 24hrs too. I still have a very high tolerance for opiates though. Actually a lot of drugs. I had Emergency gallbladder removal surgery 2 weeks ago and got 4mg IV morphine and 2mg IV Ativan every 4 hours for 6 days and never slept a wink. All I did was watch tv and the clock to see when 4hrs was up so I could call my nurse and get my meds. NO! I never got high or felt any different other than no pain. My drug tolerance is so high my anesthesiologist said it took 2 vials of propofol (drug that killed Michael Jackson) to knock me out for an hour. That is insane! It was general surgery not the robotics. I read the surgical report in extreme detail of every surgical tool and how they inflated my stomach. I thought I would have a 1 to 2 inch incision but ended up with 9! I even had brain surgery when my skull was busted wide open with a pool of blood around my head. I came out of that babbling nonsense for a bit then came back 100%. The Dr's were so amazed and told me they had NEVER seen anyone come back 100% from that type of surgery. I had tubes drilled into my skull to drain out all the blood clots. Whomever posted they switched from fentanyl (fen-ten-ill NOT fen-ten-all) to ultram is crazy. Go from the strongest pain med to the weakest and it works better? Jeez Oh Peets!
I want some of what he is smoking!
No my medical marijuana works just fine and helps as a pain med booster. It will help all of you in pain. My neighbor turned me on to it he had for cancer and it worked well for him. But he had 10/325 Norco's too. 2 every 4 hrs. Then he passed away 6 weeks later. What a bummer!
So I know everyone who reads this will learn something. So I have done my job once again today.
is tramadol and hydrocodone the same
they are not the same. they work the smae in your body, however, to get rid of moderate to severe pain. Both working with your central nervous system. tramadol is a non narcotic pain reliever and hydrocodone is a narcotic pain reliever. they both can be very addicting so use with caution.
Negative, ghostrider! They are not the same. Hydrcodone is a true opiate based from opium,semisynthetic,aka dihydrocodeinone.it is a scheduled controlled substance.
Ultram,besides being garbage,is now called an opiod becauuse it acts on opiate receptors inthe brain,like hydro, butis totally fake.its not a controlled substance, but the literature flaunts it as"not to be snifed or injected". If it was so bad theyd schedule it.ITS A MARKETING GIMMICK for scary candyacs doctors that are shaking in their boots about prescribing opiates to people that hurt.and every opiate in USA is controlled.except ultram. I started out in florida in a car wreck,then given oxy and hydrocodone,etc,then progressed to 6-8mg of Dilaudid,morphine,etc and still functioning. At no point was ultram an option.theytried me once and i threw it away. GARBAGE.seizures are a possibility.worse side effects than any opiate.understand i rate "feel good"with kills pain.but ultram feels BAD and kills pain.its garbage bs scam.
Tramadol is now Scheduled as a class 2. I have been taking it for two years and without it I can't walk. It replaced the fentanyl patches for me.
and tramadol works just fine unless you are just looking for a high.
Well, it certainly is a controlled substance here in Canada.
About 2 years ago, even though Tramadol is not a true opioid, they chose to put it in the category of a controlled, countable substance. As an RN, myself and others are outraged, as this is being prescribed more and more... with little effect... and people in moderate to severe pain are stuck with this product.
Pharmacies need to now label them as such, and nurses have to keep them on strict count, as with other controlled countable substances.
Sad but true.
Ultra has been re-scheduled as a controlled, countable substance for well over 3 years now, and is treated as such... RN
You are looking for a high. I have been taking tramadol for my neck and it work well. So to tell people its garbage probably because you want the high not to help with the pain. Just my opinion.
You know creativrpaste. Maybe tramadol is crap to you probably because u can't get high off it. But to throw that out there like that is totally untrue. Get your facts straight before you put s### out there. Not everyone is looking for that high which is what you are probably looking for. Just my opinion. Peace
Sorry to skin your teeth but IT IS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE because I have to sign for it when I take it for my back pain! So that is where YOU are wrong! I don't care how much you think you know - get your facts right!
Creatineforever... great answer...
Since tramadol is not really an opioid and it's not as powerful or strong as hydrocodone I should say so yes why not other people have taken worse with the hydrocodone.
Bad advice... unless you have a Dr tell g you to take them at the same time and knows your med history... people with heart conditions can die from combining these 2 drug in the wrong doses..
Many people are prescribed tramadol and hydrocodone..But you should first check with your doctor..
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