Posted by Chairman_MAO on October 24, 2011, at 20:55:46
In reply to Re: opiates and major depression » Chairman_MAO, posted by europerep on October 22, 2011, at 7:19:07
> They can have their careers destroyed regardless of whether they can rationally explain in front of an investigative panel the reasons for giving buprenorphine to TRD patients.Yes, that is a huge problem and I reject the legitimacy of such panels.
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> > It is very much like prescribing morphine or heroin.
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> Not according to the people who have done research on this for years and years. I trust them more than internet people.
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> > Risk to who? Overdose is difficult; TCAs are more dangerous.
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> Ever heard of that pesky addiction thing? Buprenorphine is a drug with abuse potential, like all other opiates. (The hypocrisy about giving Adderall to anyone with ADHD but not giving buprenorphine to TRD patients is a different story.) I agree that a risk-benefit assessment for bupe in TRD can be positive, but buprenorphine is not Prozac.
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>You are so snarky I really don't know how to respond. "Abuse potential"? You mean something that someone wants to take? No, buprenorphine is not Prozac. It is a much better drug with greater efficacy which has not been documented to induce dysphoric mania leading to suicides.
Addiction? A vast majority of people that take narcotics do not develop an "addiction"--which in and of itself is a value judgement.
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