Posted by flmm on February 20, 2007, at 21:10:45
In reply to Re: opiates for depression HELL NO » flmm, posted by Larry Hoover on February 20, 2007, at 17:20:36
Thank you for your sane sense of reason Larry! I think people become desperate and think opiates will work long term, they do not! Also, when they "poop out" it is not like an ssri pooping out, where it just seems to not work as well. They crash and actually make you more depressed,even if not increasing the dose, which most people do. This is the continuous withdrawal I think you are refering to. It is not an antidepressant, it is merely chasing a high! Which is what most depressed people did when they were younger and did not understand why they wanted to be high. It's called self medicating, and the road goes bleak very soon! Good luck to those that can handle it..............
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