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Technically, no. Morphine is an opioid, while tramadol is an "opioid like substance".
For all intents and purposes - yes. Both act on the same receptor, the opioid receptor (mu), both act as painkillers by identical means on the opioid receptor and both are prescribed as painkillers.
The difference being that morphine acts only on the opioid mu receptor (with minor affinity to the other opioid receptors) while tramadol acts on the opioid mu receptor AND as a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor producing its unique side effect profile among opioid like painkillers.
Finally, in practice while morphine is a much stronger painkiller (due to its affinity rather than its mechanism) it has the standard opioid side effects of drowsiness, constipation, etc. Tramadol, on the other hand, reduces pain by both the opioid component and the serotonin-increasing component. This gives it approximately twice the potency it "should" have if looking at only the opioid component - the drowsiness, constipation and addiction aspects. Further, the serotonin can promote wakefulness (though not for everyone) countering some of the negative opioid side effects. This sometimes makes it a preferable to the codeine/hydrocodone type drugs, although this usually is the patients choice.
Source - long term pain management patient and medical doctor, F2.
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Is human tramadol hcl the same as your dogs tramadol?
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What class drug is hash?
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Is tramadol and methadone in the same drug class?
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What medicine equals tramadol?
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Does hydrocodon and tramadol show same results in a urine drug test?
Does hydrocodone and tramadol shoe same results in a urine drug test
Why is tramadol addictive?
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Is nucynta just like tramadol?
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Will morphine show up on a drug test the same as percoet?
will morphine show up on stick drug test the same as percoet
Is meloxicam and tremadol the same kind of drug?
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What does percoset show up as on a drug test?
can percocet show up as morphine in a urine drug test
Are Rymadol and Tramadol the same drug?
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no opana is oxymorphhone, or oxy-morphine
Can you take tramadol if you are allergic to sulfa?
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Most likely not. They are different 'classes' of drugs.Although they are both sedatives, Xanax is a drug of the Benzodiazepine class (which includes Valium, Klonopin, Ativan and Xanax), and Tramadol is a synthetic opioid (a class of drugs including heroin, Percocet, Vicodin, OxyContin, and many derivatives like Tramadol).In most cases, a drug test does not indicate what substance was used; it will only tell what class of drugs were used. More specific (and expensive) testing must be done to indicate the exact substance that was used - and only if such testing is available.So, Tramadol is likely to appear as an opioid (or opiate) in a drug test, if at all.
