Posted by judy1 on April 10, 2001, at 18:44:09
In reply to Re: opiates » dougb, posted by ShelliR on April 10, 2001, at 13:01:24
Shelli,
You seem to be one of those patients that my pdoc tells me about- the ones he prescribes 1 10mg hydro pill/day and they take 1/2 in the am and the other in the pm. Apparently this has helped their primary complaint of treatment resistant panic/anxiety with secondary depression. Unfortunately my usage parallels Doug's, the development of tolerance (and at 130 pounds, I can't claim a weight factor here). I wonder if that is probably the more normal path of people who use opiates in treatment-resistant depression, but I imagine it's who you talk to. For my pdoc, I'm not the norm, for those specializing in substance abuse I probably am. In standard pain prescriptions, the dose is 1-2 (10mg hydo) every 4 hours, Doug certainly seems to be in that range. The euphoric feeling wears off quickly, if you chase that, I think that's when you get into trouble. I spent a year on ms contin (morphine) after a car accident, taking close to 200mg/day and was able to taper off under a doc's supervision (and that is a much, much more powerful drug), and while not exactly comfortable, it was outpatient and have had much worse experiences with other psychotropics. I didn't intend to get this detailed, I guess I don't see Doug in trouble (yet?) and hope he is honest with his pdoc. Take care, judy
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