Posted by Donna Louise on July 2, 2006, at 7:18:53
In reply to Tramadol/Ultram - a psych drug too?, posted by Colleen D. on June 25, 2006, at 19:54:58
> This is the main analgesic I'm using for back pain and nerve pain. Vicodin doesn't help, nor does Tylenol #3 with codiene. I don't know vicodin and codiene affect neurotransmissions, but I just read that tramadol is an opioid(mu) agonist, NE reuptake inhibitor and a SSRI. Does this mean that tramadol works for pain for me because my pain is interrelated to my mental issues? When I hear people telling me how well vicodin and Ty. #3 works so well for pain, I just don't get it!
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> Colleen
Serotonin is involved in pain modulation too. The triptans for migraines all involve reducing pain signals along serotonin pathways.donna
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