Posted by lars1 on February 6, 2005, at 5:27:54
In reply to Re: OPIATES FOR DEPRESSION?, posted by SadDoggie on February 6, 2005, at 4:03:27
> Yes if he hasn't tried all the antidepressants then I think he should go on trying others. But it would not be unreasonable to try an opiate if you have tried everything already. And add nmda antagonist memantine or amantadine to keep tolerance from setting in. I don't know if this really works and I'd like to see some people test it before I try it, lol. But if it doesn't help your depression then I don't see how you would get addicted. If it does help but you can't keep tolerance from setting in then just stop it and don't take it no more, and don't go to high doses.
Hi SadDoggie!
You raise some good points. Depression is highly disabling and often fatal, so it is certainly serious enough to merit use of a schedule II drug, if one was effective and no safer alternative was available. Mostly I just wanted to make the point that this should really be a last resort, and not a rationalization for recreational drug use (and I'm not saying the OP is doing that, BTW). I was particularly concerned that he seems to be self-medicating. If he hasn't sought medical advice, how does he know there isn't a correctible organic cause for his depression, and how does he know that there isn't a better alternative treatment?
Best regards,
Lars
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