Cyclobenzaprine .... narcotic ??

Cyclobenzaprine is Flexeril right?  and u put hydrochloride after, so is this a different version of flexeril or the  same thing with just a different brand name?  i dunno, anyways it is non narcotic, and for me it didnt do anything.  i have DDD in my neck and my c4-c6 discs are herniated, and there is associated bone spurs that dont help.  But the flexeril only helped me if i was having a major muscle spasm and my head was stuck tilted to one side or something.

As for your other question about the tramadol, which is junk too, as for medication that is not opiate based, there is one that they gave me in the ER that worked good, I think it was called TORADOL, similar to tramadol, so be careful.  Im pretty sure that was the name. Because I am a recovering addict also.  But in the ER like I said, my head was stuck leaning to the left and I could not move it at all, and they gave me toradol and it loosened me up pretty good, I could have used another shot of it, but oh well.

  Now do u have nerve pain?  Like the electric shock type pain down your legs, or in your back?  like the real sharp stuff that feels like 3000 volts?   Well if so, coz I have it, in my neck if i move wrong, and down my arms along with numbness and pins and needles etc.  Anyways I was put on Neurontin which i was told to take at bedtime coz it knocks u out.  it helped the pain, but i was waking up too groggy and felt hungover.  So the dr switched me to Lyrica, which is almost the same as Neurontin but its more potent and for the daytime and doesnt make you tired, well me atleast.  But it helps the nerve pains pretty good.  Its used for a lot of other conditions too, but nerve pain is a common one.

So I think those are the ones I know of that arent  narcotic.  I know of a couple more muscle relaxers that arent narcotic,  I dunno if u care or not, but they are Baclofen, Zanaflex, and I think thats it.   But like I said before....for me, the muscle relaxers didnt do much unless I was having a serious spasm and could not move.  

So I hope I helped atleast a little bit.  Good luck. 

mt mom gets tramadol and on the piece of paper that the pharmacy staples to the bag it states that it is not understood how tramadol works in the body.  Or something to that effect.  If anyone else knows what I am talking about please elaborate.

Toradol is a non narcotic pain reliver in the nonsteroidal anti inflammatory agent.....in other words an NSAID, one of the better ones actually, that I've taken IM for pain and it worked quite well as I recall. Either oral or IM it is used short term <5 days for management of moderately severe acute pain requiring analgesia at the opioid level. Orally peak effect is within 2-3 hours and can provide relief for as long as 8 hours. But should not be used for more than 5 consecutive days orally or IM...

Ray

Remember: Just do it.. EVERY PILL  EVERY DAY

This is correct - Tramadol is a synthetic Opioid which does have an afinity for the Mu receptor (the same site morphine, heroin, and other opioids act on). The M1 metabolite of Tramadol actually has an even higher affinity for the Mu receptor (about 200X moreso than the parent drug) which means Tramadol is a quasi-prodrug to an active opioid compound.

Toradol on the other hand is basically an NSAID as previously mentioned and as such has harsh effects on the hepatic and renal systems. Both are analgesics, however it is important to note that it is *VERY* possible to become addicted to Tramadol as it activates the same receptors in the brain as do the classic opiates.

Tramadol is currently unscheduled in the U.S. because of its action as a *partial/weak* agonist at the Mu receptor in its parent form and primary action as a prodrug, as opposed to a direct agonist; however the DEA is currently reviewing Tramadol for possible scheduling under the CSA due to the fact that it is a precursor to a highly active opioid agonist compound. Most physicians and pharmacists are not aware of the potency of the metabolic products of Tramadol, thus is is prescribed even to addicts and recovering addicts with much less scrutiny than scheduled opioids.

 Cyclobenzaprine is non-narcotic. It is a Tri-cyclic derivative similar to other tricyclics, but primarily used as a muscle relaxant as opposed to treat depression. It carries many of the same side effects and drug interaction profiles as TCAs, however, so use with caution if you are sensitive to TCAs (Tricyclic Antidepressants).

 The "HCl" after any drug is just a notation of what salt the drug is in (Hydrochloride salt, Hydrobromide salt, etc). There are many salt forms of drugs (not to be confused with NaCL - or table salt; Sodium Chloride) which are basically just ions that the drug is bound to for stability as opposed to leaving the drug as a freebase (which is usually much less stable than a drug/salt preparation).

/Xtrasystole - BSBio, MS Anesthesiology, Pharm/M.D.