Posted by jerrympls on December 10, 2003, at 1:06:03
And why shouldn't I? I've been on EVERY medication for depression - some MANY times. Sometimes I get a partial response and mostly - over the past 12 years - NO respons. I have ECT = failure VNS = failure and too many drug cocktails to remember. I'm now being taken off of the 120mg of NARDIL because of it's failure and am left with Klonopin, Seroquel and Ambien - all mostly for sleep.
It's the Holidays and why can't I be on an opiate? I'm at a Big Ten research University and have had a pdoc tell me that they sometimes DO use opiates for treatment resistant depression. So - my first question is - how many more years does it take of medication failure to convince them that meds like Darvocet and Vicodin do WONDERS for my mood with NO TOLERANCE and NO WITHDRAWL. I was on Vicodin every 6 hours for almost 2 months for a medical procedure and then stopped cold and had NO - ABSOLUTELY NO withdrawl or negative effects.
Darvocet makes me more outgoing, eases my anxiety and helps me sleep WONDERFULLY. Vicodin does the same.
So, I'm going to ask for a script while I'm going off the Nardil. They've told me that tey DO use it for TRD. I fit ALL qualifications. AND - how addictive is Darvocet compared to Klonopin? Ambien? Stimulants? LESS addictive.
So - I'll keep you all updated. This Friday I see my doc. It's time I demand to feel better. 12 years of horror isn't enough?
Thanks for listening to my rant......
Jerry
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