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MDMA and Tramadol: what the published research says

PubMed indexes 4 records that name MDMA and Tramadol together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.

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An evidence index, not guidance.

Every statement below is attributed to a named, dated, linked source.

This page lists published research relevant to MDMA and Tramadol. It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.

The research

4 studies naming MDMA and Tramadol.

Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.

Evaluation of the Ecstasy influence on tramadol and its main metabolite plasma concentration in rats.

Drug metabolism and personalized therapy · 2017 · PMID 28917081

Animal study

“According to the obtained data, MDMA treatment affected the absorption, distribution and metabolism phases of tramadol. This treatment increased the concentration of tramadol if administered intravenously and can latent the absorption of tramadol in oral route. However, MDMA was introduced as CYP2D6 inhibitor; in this study, MDMA inhibited CYP3A4 isoenzymes as well. This finding is important for the compounds that are metabolized through CYP3A4.”

Jamali et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both MDMA and Tramadol in its title.

Identification and quantification of 4-methylethcathinone (4-MEC) and 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) in hair by LC-MS/MS after chronic administration.

Forensic science international · 2017 · PMID 27914279

Case ReportsHuman subjects

“Many others compounds were also identified (mephedrone, MDMA, MDA, cocaine and metabolites, tramadol, hydroxyzine, aripiprazole, haloperidol). Few data are available on concentration of these new designer drugs in hair however important in order to determine the acute or chronic consumption of these drugs.”

Alvarez et al. · From the abstract

Names MDMA and Tramadol together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.

Limitations

What this evidence cannot tell you.

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