Posted by yxibow on December 8, 2006, at 13:22:24
In reply to Re: non-opiate replacement for hydrococone? » liliths, posted by Declan on December 8, 2006, at 12:52:46
> Crikey. You are on a number of drugs, and to be a massage therapist (for heavens sake), they want to take the only one that works (the least toxic one) off you. That's just what I'd expect. Thankyou, Liliths, you've woken me up.
> AFAIK there is no replacement for a decent opiate.
> Clearly what you should do (irresponsible recommendation following) is ditch the Wellbutrin and the Buspar and double the Focalin and the Hydrocodone.
> I have no idea.Yes, irresponsible recommendation. You can relay your experiences with drugs but to tell someone to ditch what their doctor has or hasn't done is inappropriate.
There are reasons why opiates are not used in current psychiatry and addiction is only one of them -- receiving a license from the state to do a certain job means unfortunately you have to fit their requirements if you want to do that. What if someone zoned out on a patient and did the wrong thing?
I can sympathize but its the same thing if you were asked to drive a bus or something. Some professions unfortunately require alertness and attention to detail. Now if there is a way to petition regarding this and bring a doctors' say so to the board, that is always an option, but it is of course a catch 22 about a doctor-patient confidence.
-- Jy
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