Not Medical Advice: Tramadol will not show up on the standard immunoassay drug test, because it has a high predictive value for m@rijuana and c0caine, and a lower predictive value for opiates and amphetamines. A number of commonly prescribed medications (like tramadol (Ultram) can cause positive immunoassay tests.
It will show up on a toxicology screening specifically designed for prescription drug detection; this test checks for drugs or other chemicals in your blood, urine, or saliva.
Tramadol is not only known to stimulate an opioid, analgesic effect, tramadol is also known to be a serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (an SNRI). This mechanism of action is what enables this chemical to be effective against nerve pain.
Because prescription medications can be abused so easily, and because this type of drug abuse can so easily lead to addiction and abuse of other types of drugs, it’s important to know how to avoid abuse of and addiction to any type of prescription medication.
Check out some tips that can help avoid prescription drug abuse and addiction at Foundationsrecoverynetwork.com.