Posted by mattye on June 19, 2007, at 8:12:00
In reply to Re: Confessions of an English Opiate Eater » mattye, posted by Phillipa on June 18, 2007, at 21:19:47
There was a time when opiates were used to treat depression with great success.
Methadone, for instance, worked wonders for my depression. When used properly, it does not get you high. You can taper off of it the same way you would taper off of an SSRI.
What still boggles my mind is that in America, at least, stimulants are routinely prescribed to young children for ADD. I, myself, was an Adderall kid - and let me tell you - I should not have been taking that drug when I was a developing teenager.
It just doesn't make sense to me that addictive drugs are handed out for ADD, but even the mildest opiates such as Tramadol are witheld from those seriously suffering from refractory depression and anxiety.
Is there a reason for this? Do all opiates eventually poop out due to tolerance?
Mattye
> I understand as last year I broke my arm and was given percocet. I only took l at night and my husband pointed out to me that I was laughing something I never do anymore. When we asked the doc about it he said it's addictive you can't have it. So suffer I do. And at my age I could care less if I'm addicted to anything like a pain pill as I would like some years of feeling good. I couldn't do the heroin thing though. And if antidpressants carry withdrawal what's the big differencee a drug is a drug. Love Phillipa. ps do you aske a bipolar if they are addicted to their meds lucky they don't go off like my elderly ex-father-in-law who refused to take lithium and made the whole families life nothing but misery.
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