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@sunnyflower

Oh my GRACIOUS! Once I D/C'd my Tramadol before a surgery bc I didn't want to be too sedated. As you can imagine, I suffered a brutal textbook withdrawal! I waited days and then called a doctor friend and he explained it all to me and gave me some meds to help. This was for several days post-op. I've learned a lot over the years about opiates the hard way! Blessings, Sunny flower

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Faithwalker007 (Renee) | @faithwalker007 | Oct 15, 2020

Believe it or not they believed tramadol was NOT addictive for years. We (pharmacists) pushed and pushed for the FDA to change its category to controlled long before they ever did. I met with DEA agents and wrote letters as many of my colleagues did.
Finally they changed the drug to controlled and issued warnings about its addictive traits— traits we had been warning about for years, since its release into the market.

That is what the DEA is for.

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