Posted by jerrympls on August 2, 2004, at 19:44:50
In reply to Re: Opiates for depression » J. Backer, posted by paulbwell on July 29, 2004, at 21:30:29
> Im the guy who posted the first thread. Codeine first got me on the anti- depressant- anxiety path(thanks nurofen plus)200-3--mgs a dose the first results were serenety. no stimulation like prozac and the like. Im now on ritalin and its a short acting fast acting anti-depressant. but I hate the stimulation it sometimes gives. Im 31 and have been suffering from bipolar/depression from 17 like dansopinion. Job stabilisation is all but impossible for me. I live day to day, and with my parents. I often wish to go to sleep and not come to again, iv tried Tegretol and it caused worst depression. so its Clonazepam Ritalin and ocassional Diazepam when my Doc thinks its appropriate! like when my anxiety reaches agitation. I know Opiates can cause more probs than they are worth to some, but they have given me some very needed psychic peace at times.
> is seroqual the answer? side effects?
> opiates? advice please,
>
> ThanksMy psychiatrists have ultimately prescribed me hydrocodone (the opiate in Vicodin) and even a trial on Fentenyl for depression when all else has failed. Takes a gutsy psychdoc to do this however and it was at a teaching clinic at a Big Ten university.
Seroquel effects many dopamine receptors and sub receptors - but I think it has more of a blunting effect on emotions - somewhat numbing - and it's VERY sedating.
Opiates don't get me high or euphoric, they just get me back to "normal."
Some pdocs will tell you benzos and stimulants are the anit-christ - while others will use them for what they were made to do.
I have researched meds and my own depression for 12 years (I'm 32 now) and have figured out that my dopamine system (very general term I know) is out of whack. Hydrocodone and other opiates are very well tied into the dopaminergic system.
Hope this helps
Jerry
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