Posted by jerrympls on April 21, 2005, at 17:54:26
In reply to Re: Morphine may benefit treatment-resistant OCD, posted by paulbwell on April 21, 2005, at 5:15:27
> > > I personally think Morphine and similar drugs are under used in psychiatry, to the point where their potential theraputic advantages remain relatively unknown. I find this sort of stigma nothing less than barbaric. If somebody was in chronic "physical" pain nobody would question them taking a drug like morphine. Most people don't seem to realize that brain disorders such as ocd, major depression, bipolar, ect, are every bit as physical, and shouldn't be confused with the various psychological and behavioral conditions that they sometimes superficially mimic. If somebody is in unbearible physical pain they should be treated for it; regardless of where on their body it's coming from.
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> Have you noticed little things which once MAY have bothered you don't while on hydro Jer?Hey Paul-
You mean as far as things that bothered me stemming from my depression? Totally-here's a sample:
Off the opiate I would really isolate myself socially - lost a lot of friends. Also, motivation, apathy, desire, general interest in things suffered. ON the opiate I've been more social, motivation, apathy have improved and I see things more in long-term opposed to moment to moment in a dark depressed hole.
Is that what you were asking? Of course the addition of the opiate is NOT a miracle cure. I still have bad days, problems with motivation, fatigue, apathy - but I seem to recover from depressive episodes faster.
Jerry
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