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I lost my husband approximately a year and a half ago due to an accidental overdose of prescription medications. He was just trying to feel good and over did the medication. Unfortunately, I was not aware of the overdose until I came home from work and it was too late. I was also abusing prescription pain pills and after my husbands death my intake of the medication became overwhelming. Please DO NOT allow your doctor to tell you that ULTRAM/TRAMADOL is non-habit forming/non-addictive, because IT IS!!!! I was taking close to 100 or more daily just to maintain what I thought was a normal day. This same medication was found in my husband and along with two other medications resulted in his death. Ultram is also known to cause seizures. My husband had multiple seizures, yet hid very well that it did not have anything to do with the medicine. Looking back now, I realize it was the medicine, because as my consumption of the medicine increased, the seizures came on and I had a total of 4-5 seizures within a year. I thank God I am well now and have completed a drug rehab program. I was extremely ready to quit taking that stupid little white pill that came out as the non-addictive wonder that would help with pain. Please be careful with what you take. And also know that if for some reason you do become addicted to something, it is not your fault. You did not choose to become an addict. Know that there IS help and do not be ashamed to reach out and grab that help for yourself.