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Why football fears tramadol: ‘It’s an evil drug – it nearly killed me’. World Anti-Doping Agency's decision to put painkiller on banned list from January could have serious consequences for players (theathletic.com)

submitted 10 months ago by pencilled_robin@alien.top to c/main@soccer.forum

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[–] GuntersTag@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Had/have nerve issues due to bulging discs. Dr put me on gabapentin and tramadol. Said tramadol was classified as a narcotic but wasn't like opiates. All I can say is gabapentin and tramadol did nothing for the pain and other issues.

[–] AnnieIWillKnow@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Tramadol is an opioid medication so they're wrong for a start

[–] EntropyNZ@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Tramadol is a weird one. It is an opioid, but it's also an SNRI (serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor). It's actually not really safe to be taking with something like a TCA because of that (risk of Seratonin syndrome).

They're still prescribed together quite often, despite that.

[–] GuntersTag@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I'm glad I quit taking it, honestly at this point I try not to take anything if I can push through it. I spent way too long taking too much ibuprofen and that messed me up, last thing I need is long term opiate use and all the mess that goes with that.