Posted by AndrewB on April 22, 2001, at 16:27:19
In reply to Buprenorphine, My experience , posted by DianeD on April 22, 2001, at 15:12:49
Diane,
Long time since I have heard from you. I was worried.
I know I've said this before, but perhaps you'll appreciate the reminder. Since methadone made you feel normal, sociable and feeling well without being addictive (over a long-term period), you should do whatever it requires to get it. The system, at least in California (which you are near to) lets Methadone to be prescribed for pain. Read up on the symptoms of fibromyalgia, claim you have it, and find a doctor who will prescribe the methadone for the fibromyalgia pain. I've talked with you a lot, I know you to be a very special individual. A value can't be put on your well-being. You must for your own sake and others 'get your life back'. Don't for a second think that whatever value there is to not lying to an unresponsive bureaucracy in any way compares to your own value. You are precious, you can feel precious again......SO BE BRAVE and take the actions you need to take.....we want you to join the world again, we want to feel your love and light again while you are still on this earth.
With great caring,
AndrewB
BTW: For those of you who are not aware, methadone has been shown for some to be an effective antidepressant in certain treatment resistant patients. Typically, those who respond to it feel ‘normal’’ not high. The relief they find is permanent, not a feeling that goes away like it was just a short-term joy ride. Of course, since so many have used, abused, and suffered from addiction to opiates- the system has made it very hard to obtain them. But or those people who truly need and benefit from certain opiates, this is a great tragedy.
poster:AndrewB
thread:17065
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20010417/msgs/60774.html