"doctors prescribe tramadol for pain they don&#039;t consider severe enough for say percocet or vicodin, but severe enough that it still needs an opiate to manage the pain. tramadol is the little brother of the opiate/opioid family. people don&#039;t talk about &quot;tramadol abuse&quot; but it is very addictive and for tons of people it simply does not cut it for chronic pain. my personal experience..it helps my back pain for a couple hours, but i just have to keep downing 100mg every 2 hours and i&#039;m not doing that. you get high off of it with little pain relief. my side effects: severe headaches, nausea, dizziness.

**if you are taking anti depressants research serotonin syndrome** can also increase depression. stay safe &amp; check this site for drug interactions"