Posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 2, 2003, at 21:39:38
In reply to Re: Supplements for OCD + social anxiety ?Ame Sans, posted by rianny on October 2, 2003, at 21:23:49
> 1. What does opioid exactly indicate? Is it just pain killers like Tyrenol or something?
lol, far from Tylenol. Opioids are pain-killers that bind to opioid receptors in the body. Morphine is the prototypical opioid which is quite potent -- but the daily dose of fentanyl that I get from Duragesic is fifty times more potent than intravenous morphine, and 25 times more potent than heroin. That is, 1.2mg of fentanyl = 50mg IV morphine = 25mg heroin.
> 2. What is Ultram? If I remember correctly, I read that pdocs usually don't prescribe it because it's addictive. I also have a book about OCD, and it lists most of the meds the patients could try, but I could not find Ultram in that list.Right, many don't prescribe it -- it can be quite addictive as it is an opioid (albeit the second weakest one there is, after Darvon which is less powerful than aspirin). There have been case reports and studies concerning use of Ultram in treating OCD and depression, showing it to be extremely effective with very few side effects and tolerance usually developing very slowly.
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