Posted by Elizabeth on July 22, 2001, at 13:21:30
In reply to Re: Ultram withdrawal! » Elizabeth, posted by MB on July 22, 2001, at 1:35:37
> I've always wished there was an antidepressant that helped me like opiates but that didn't get me high (I don't want to be "messed up," I just want to be un-depressed).
Then I think buprenorphine could be very helpful to you. In a number of countries, it's used the way we use methadone here, as maintenance treatment for opioid dependence. Addicts say that it takes away their feelings of not-rightness without impairing them.
> Did you have a difficult time getting this sanctioned by a pdoc?
I was lucky: my pdoc referred me to a colleague who happened to have extensive experience using it in clinical and research settings. Since then I've moved, and yes, it has been challenging (but not impossible: eventually I was successful) to convince other doctors to prescribe it, even though I was already taking it.
-elizabeth
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