Posted by dougb on April 11, 2001, at 13:03:26
In reply to Re: opiates » ShelliR, posted by Elizabeth on April 11, 2001, at 9:36:09
> > That is not at all good. Do you realize how much you are taking a day?
Elizabeth:
Thank you for your kind interest.The amount of codeine I'm taking currently is the perscription amount (for pain).
Has my body built up tolerance for codeine, yes, but I expected this.
My body has also built up a tolerance for Zoloft. There was a time when all my problems were solved (more or less) with a 50MG dose per day. Was up to 300MG. + a healthy dose of Remeron.
And i STILL felt like @#@#@!, the only thing that kept me from stopping these meds was that, that made me feel even _worse_.
That little 5 year 'experiment in Psychopharmacology' had ruined my life.
I fully admit that I am becomming dependent on the drug. That was a conscious decision.
But I have been dependent on AD's for years, and THEY DO NOT WORK. If you doubt that look all around you on this board, if they worked (or at least worked for us, here) most of us would not be here.
Morphine was commonly prescribed for alcoholism in this country at one time. And here was their rational:
Alcoholics, beat their wives, and engaged in all kinds of
self-destructive behavior resulting in broken homes, jail-time
etc etc.
So those chronic alcholics were treated with morphine and
Families were functional again, people went back to work and
stayed out of trouble....I do not intend to become addicted, but even a strong dependence on what for me has been practically a miricle drug, is far preferrable to a non-productive depressed existance.
I am working again, with enthusiasm and zeal. I have been in my little home office every day for months now, working on as many as 3 computer projects at a time!
I am spending quality moments with my family. They all tell me, that I am much better.
Addiction-dependence-tolerance are just words, I am not afraid of those words, I am only afraid of going back to where I was.....
Sincerely
Doug B
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