Posted by liliths on December 8, 2006, at 14:41:33
In reply to Re: non-opiate replacement for hydrococone? » liliths, posted by Quintal on December 8, 2006, at 13:47:26
Hi Q
thanks for the info. Actually the evaluating psychiatrist stated that on my current regimen I was "safe and stable to practice". He just didn't like my meds and has the ability to make recommendations that the Review Board will listen to. They don't want to be responsible for making these decisions so they pass it off on to PRN which has all the clout.
to anyone else reading this, no, I am not zoned out, drugged or incapable of performing. I went back to school and graduated as a high honor student with a 3.95 GPA and scored high in all content areas on my National Certification Boards. The only real changes I made on my meds while in school was to cut down on the wellbutrin, as it gives me word-finding diffulties... not something I could deal with considering how many exams I had
I'm not looking for something to deal with withdrawal. I've tapered off the hydrocodone a couple of time myself with no ill effects. The problem is if I want my license, I have to comply with their decision, which is to not take any opiates and submit to random drug tests for 5 years.
I'm just looking for something that might work in a similar fashion but that won't show as an opiate in a urinalysis... asking too much, I guess
I am also planning on contacting an employment atty as I've been told I have a strong discrimination case. Like I said, it clearly states I am safe and stable on my current regimen. So in effect, they're saying "it works... gee, let's change it"
all I had to do on the application was not cop to being treated for depression and none of this would ever have happened. But I wanted to be honest and my pdoc assured me they wouldn't discriminate against me... HAH! I should have lied though that's not my basic nature.
thanks again... I have been somewhat surprised by the reaction to this post but we are all different and there seemed to be some confusion about my question - sorry if I hadn't made myself clear
namaste,
lilith> Liliths, there was a thread on here a while ago by a guy who had used oxytocin nasal spray to help with opiate withdrawal. I'm guessing it *may* help as a substitute?
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> Here is a link to the thread: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20061110/msgs/704011.html
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> I sympathise with you on the trouble you're having. It seems excessively heavy handed and unjust to me, especially since you could just have lied on the application form and said the opiates were for arthritis pain or something and probably not been interrogated. For that matter it's curious the side effects of the opiates are considered severe enough to impair your job performance when taken for depression, but not for people who take them to control physical pain?
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> I'm having success myself with OTC painkillers that contain codeine as a subtle mood brightener and anxiolytic - very effective.
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> Q
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