Posted by btnd on December 7, 2003, at 8:09:04
In reply to Re: Opioids for depression, posted by bsj on December 7, 2003, at 2:33:12
> It'll likely be a waste of your time. Even if a psychiatrist was willing to give you hydro for mood-improvement (and they all seem to be against this), if he did, the DEA would be down on him in no time. Opiates are not approved for psychiatric use. The DEA makes the medical decisions in this country, because doctors and the AMA lack testicles.
Opiates/Opioids are maybe not OFFICIALLY approved, but there are fairly new (1999-2003) studies on Buprenorphine and Tramadol used for depression. And from what I've read, Buprenorphine is a normal (like Hydrocodone/Oxycodone) opiate agonist, used sublingually. You might try printing out the studies and showing them to your pdoc. I'd do that if I were in your shoes ;-)
Take care
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