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Re: opiates and major depression

Posted by CaptainAmerica1967 on October 22, 2011, at 9:28:04

In reply to opiates and major depression, posted by androog on October 16, 2001, at 16:49:58

Go to the website The National Alliance Of Advocates For Buprenorphine or NAABT.org.

A psychiatrist needs a special DEA to RX buprenorphine and not all treat addiction even though you are looking for buprenorphine for refractory or treatment resistant depression.

The President, Richard Gracer, MD, even agrees that buprenorphine is very helpful in refractory depresed patients and quote said, "I believe that kappa overactivation may be an important cause of depression in many persons with substane abuse as well as the general population, even without the extra stimulation of opiate withdrawal."

"Most of these patients did not have a normal kappa system."

"I believe that these folks are taking the drug as an antidepressant and are not addicted to opiates anymore than othe depressed patients are addicted to Prozac. They need to continue the medication to treat their depression."


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