Posted by Elizabeth on January 23, 2002, at 14:43:20
In reply to Re: Dr. Ivan Goldberg, posted by OldSchool on January 21, 2002, at 15:06:19
> Im lucky in that my psychiatrist will let me try anything I want. All I have to do is tell him about some depression treatment I read about and voila I have the prescription. I bet he'd let me try an opiate if I wanted, even bupe. I dont want to try that but I bet he'd let me do it.
Heh. Yeah, it's sad, but it often seems like we can do better finding out what the right thing for us is by ourselves and then convincing our doctors to try it (and often, having to educate them about it!).
What are you on now, BTW? I hope you find something that works for you and that you don't have to resort to opioids. I think they should be reserved for cases when regular antidepressants and other treatments have failed (although I still think opioids should be tried before ECT).
I'm glad to hear you've found a doctor you can work with. As for me, I'm still looking (and getting meds from my pdoc in another state in the meantime). I'm not convinced that there *is* a pdoc in NC who will prescribe buprenorphine (maybe yours would, I dunno). I've often thought that maybe I should just go to a pain clinic instead and ask for it (since I do have chronic pain and buprenorphine does relieve it -- no tolerance to that effect either, interestingly). Lots of people with chronic pain take OxyContin or Duragesic -- buprenorphine shouldn't be a problem (in theory, at least).
-elizabeth
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