Posted by michael on June 5, 2000, at 12:34:03
In reply to hydrocodone or tramadol for depression, posted by shellie on June 4, 2000, at 23:41:59
shellie -
this is from one of the sites I use for researching meds - part of the info on tramadol/ultram:
Use tramadol cautiously, if at all, in patients also receiving MAOIs. In animal studies, an increased number of deaths was noted with the combination due to interference with detoxification mechanisms.
I would assume that's why the doctors don't like the idea - be careful. michael
> I take a small amount of hydrocodone when I am very depressed (usually premenstrally), or when I feel stomach pain. It always helps with the depression. I have been using it for about two years, and have never increased the dose. My therapist and psydoc think this is very bad. I can't figure out, really why, since I don't seem to crave more and it makes me feel better. (I am also on an MAOI). I don't seem to have addiction tendencies. Does anyone else do this? With or without your doc's blessing?
> Also there was a thread about a year ago about a woman taking an MAOI and tramadol? Does anyone have experience with this? Does anyone's doctor proscribe this? I am tired of depression and I'm tired of trying new meds that are either ineffective or have side effects and the hydrocodone works with no side effects. Whats the problem?
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