The withdrawal symptoms in many cases have been said to have been exponentially worse than the
withdrawal symptoms from hydrocodone,
oxycodone or even stronger opioids. Because it is technically not a narcotic, doctors prescribe it with impunity, seemingly not worried about people getting hooked on it, but Ultram has ruined as many lives as any narcotic, and the sad part is that in many cases, that ruination has come without the benefit of pain control because as a pain med, it is quite weak.