If i am taking ultram tramadol and and getting ready to start taking an ssri?

Lana<br/>
If i am taking Ultram (<em>Tramadol</em>), and easing wisdom ready to start taking an SSRI, how long should I wait before I take people of ~ SSRI to avoid any problems?<br/>
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Imperial<br/>
Are you going to keep taking the Tramadol after you start the SSRI? Really you need to talk with your doctor - some doctors will not allow a patient to take Tramadol and an SSRI, others will allow it. What SSRI are you taking? Prozac is the one that lasts a very long time, some amount of Prozac or its active metabolites could be there for two weeks. on the other hand, Zoloft has a half life of a day. If your doctor is fine with the Tramadol and SSRI then don't wait any time. And really you don't need to wait because the risk of major interactions is small, especially if you are on modest doses. Tramadol as a half life of around 5hrs so it will be out of your system very quickly. I have taken <em>Tramadol 100 mg</em> four times quotidian (formal breeding greatest rough copy) abatement. see preceding verb 10 mg noble Prozac and that doctor was fine with what one.. Another verge of life I took Tramadol (same current of air) and I was precribed Lexapro (escitalopram) 20 mg (the maximum dose) and my medical practitioner pulled me abreast Tramadol and moved me to Vicodin.<br/>
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Anglea<br/>
Tramadol acts more like an SSRI than as a narcotic pain killer (about 1/6000th the narcotic mu receptor binding activity as morphine, its metabolites are about 4 times more active). Tramadol also promotes seizures. I would ditch it altogether anyway. But, yes, the literature warns about mixing SSRI drugs together as it might cause serotonin syndrome. Most of tramadol would be out of the body after 24 hours.(half life of drug and its metabolites run from 4.5 to 7.5 hours, about 90% is gone after 4 half-lives).<br/>
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Foley<br/>
Tramadol and SSRI's have been known to cause seizures when co-administered. Your doctor should closely monitor the doses of each to assure that you are not at risk. I take my Ultram with a mood stabilizer which is also a anti-seizure medication, Lamictal. This combination works well for me since Tramadol has some SSRI properties. I can't say for sure what it is but it causes a little &quot;boost&quot; every-time I take it. I think the mild euphoria and relaxed mind state I get from Tramadol is kind of like the feeling I used to get from Lexapro but times 10. Your doc won't give you a combo that's dangerous unless he or she bought their license to practice medicine at Wal-Mart. I have to say in response to the previous answer that telling someone with depression or anxiety not to take medication is like telling a cancer patient to skip chemotherapy. An imbalance in the brain is a real condition that requires medication and therapy to overcome. I think that anything we can do in this crazy world to get threw each day is worth it as long as its not illegal or unhealthy. I wish you the best.<br/>
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Cibola<br/>
Indefinitely. Medications don't work. The only thing you can do to make yourself happy is to do what makes you happy. For me, that's working 40 hrs a week to make money, then working another 40 hours a week in my band to do what I love. Find your dream and chase it. Just be realistic about it, and take care of your basic needs as well. That should replace any medication. Again, medications don't work. The Tramadol didn't work, did it? Were you taking a medication before that that didn't work either? I have a friend who has been medication-hopping his whole life. He still hasn't found the one for him, but swears he needs them. It's sad. He really hasn't found himself. All he needs to do is set a goal and do everything he can do to achieve it. <br/>
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