Tramadol

Tramadol and hydrocodone are both prescription pain medications, classified as synthetic opioids. Learn when doctors prescribe one vs. the other.

[Chronic use of tramadol after acute pain episode: cohort study](https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l1849). [Tramadol extended-release for the management of pain due to osteoarthritis](https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/245346). [Tramadol for neuropathic pain in adults](https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003726.pub4). [Opioid analgesics-related pharmacokinetic drug interactions: from the perspectives of evidence based on randomized controlled trials and clinical risk management](https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S138698). This can lead to opioid use disorder or [overdose](https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-an-overdose-5323692). [Are opioids effective in relieving neuropathic pain?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-018-0009-4)SN Compr Clin Med. Hydrocodone and tramadol are two opioid (narcotic) pain relievers. [the right combination of treatments](https://www.verywellhealth.com/tramadol-and-aleve-5119155) to help reduce your chronic pain, look beyond opioids and narcotics. One 30-milligram (mg) dose of hydrocodone is equivalent to one 30 mg dose of morphine. Always take them the same way (with food or without) at the same time of the day. [tolerance](https://www.verywellhealth.com/drug-tolerance-5271896), in which higher doses and more potent medicines are needed to have the same pain-relieving effect. Tramadol typically relieves short-lived pain of the muscles and joints, or pain due to a wound.