Posted by jack smith on February 27, 2004, at 23:59:55
In reply to Re: Methadone for depression for me?? » geeper16, posted by Chairman_MAO on February 27, 2004, at 13:13:19
> Opiates/opioids are the original and best antidepressants.
This may be true for a discrete class of people but I think this is an over-generalized statement. . . . .
> Aside from "dependence", there is virtually no risk save overdose, which is honestly almost impossible to do unless you're using it intraveinously (
There is a risk of overdose in oral opiates. I would agree it is greatly exagerated and definitely less than some AD's such as tricyclics. But the ssri's are clearly less of an overdose risk. . . .
I think that opiates can be a good alternative but only for those who have really failed "traditional" AD treatment. Right now, I use an opiate, Norco (somewhat illicitly), to augment my AD regime from time to time.
JACK
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