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What prevents tramadol from acting as hypnotic?
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Not taking it: Tramadol is an opiate, so by definition, may cause euphoria, lethargy, or "hypnosis" in effect.
Answered 7/30/2012
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Minot a sedative: Sedative hypnotic's work either on the GABA receptor sites or histamine receptor sites generally. Tramadol does not.Tramadol is, a serotonin releaser, reuptake inhibitor of norepinephrine and a weak μ-opioid receptor agonist.[4][5] tramadol is metabolized to o-desmethyltramadol, a significantly more potent μ-opioid agonist. En.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/tramadol. I hope this helps. Best wishes.
Answered 10/12/2017
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