Posted by kazoo on May 7, 2001, at 0:51:30
In reply to Re: Whats the best opiate for depression ? » Pacha, posted by shelliR on May 6, 2001, at 18:08:18
> > Lately i've been seeing a lot of talk about opiates being used successfully in treating depression.
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> Before I would try opiates for depression, I would definitely try MAOIs. Also, I think next month, the selegiline patch will be available, an MAOI that will (I believe) cause no food/drug interactions.
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^^^^^^^^^^I agree with the above.
Opiates for depression? That's like a trans-orbital lobotomy for a headache. It just doesn't make any sense, but, then again, none of these drug combinations do, and I'm amazed (and baffled) as to how (and why) they do.
The only problem I see with using this genre of drug for depression is this: try convincing a doctor that you need DILAUDID for the "blues" and watch how fast you get kicked out of their office. Unless the doctor is totally dynamic (not to be confused with "insane"), I see little hope in getting a downer to help someone in a "downer" condition.
Remember, doctors use the PDR as their Bible, so unless you can rewrite the indications for the drugs you mention to include depression, you may want to consider shellR's good advice before being labled as one with "drug seeking behavior" (Gasp! Gasp!)
kazoo
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