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Is Tramadol a 'true' narcotic or just a pain reliever?

needaprn replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Medications

It is an opioid (what I think of when someone says "narcotic"), just a weak one with a low dose ceiling, and even that is mostly through its active metabolite M1, making it somewhat of a prodrug. The SNRI action is responsible for some of its effects...