Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 You're right. Over the last few years they have finally realized that Ultram IS physically addictive, though less so than opiate narcotics. They work on the opiate receptors in the brain...of course they will cause withdrawls! But don't ever feel like a drug addict because you feel withdrawls. There are a lot of meds out there besides narcotics that cause negative side-effects and withdrawl symptoms if stopped abruptly. When you take a med that you need to control your pain, having your body become dependant is normal. It is NOT the same as addiction. The difference is your brain saying " Hey! Where's that stuff you've been giving me! " and " Oh man, I really like how that makes me feel...I'm going to take it to feel good even though I'm not hurting right now " . Avoiding taking a narcotic med when you are not in pain is the best way to keep from becoming addicted. There are times when you take a med for a long time, and say you're having a good day and you want to take less or even none, you have to take a small dose to keep the withdrawl symptoms away. You should NOT feel like a drug addict because of this! You are doing what you have to do to be well.- headaches and ant- inflammatories Howdee all, Does anyone here who suffers from regular headaches suspect that the anti-inflammatory he or she is taking is the cause? Or from continual use of ultarcet/tramadol? I've heard about rebound headaches but it the info I read said you get them if you take these meds for the headaches instead of arthritis realted issues. ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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