Posted by Elizabeth on April 14, 2001, at 4:36:48
In reply to Re: opiates; tolerance and addiction, posted by dougb on April 11, 2001, at 13:03:26
> > > That is not at all good. Do you realize how much you are taking a day?
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> Elizabeth:
> Thank you for your kind interest.Hi Doug. I just wanted to say that you're quoting Shelli, not me. I quoted the line above in my post in order to respond to it.
> But I have been dependent on AD's for years, and THEY DO NOT WORK. If you doubt that look all around you on this board, if they worked (or at least worked for us, here) most of us would not be here.
I think they do work for most who try them, but there are some people who really do try every antidepressant treatment available and are not helped adequately.
If opioids make you more functional (and it sounds like that's what's happened), and you're able to limit your use to what is needed to feel normal (as opposed to taking more in order to feel high), you're not addicted, although you are probably pharmacologically dependent.
Responding to something in one of your other posts....
> I remember being suprised at what a powerful substance this must be, that at 1/5 of a pill approx 1mg (i guess), there was a positive reaction to it.
Codeine tends to come in tablets with as little as 7.5 mg or as much as 60 mg. So you could have tried anywhere between 1.5 mg and 12 mg. (12 mg is not really very much, 1.5 mg is practically nothing.) Do you happen to know the name of the preparation you are taking?
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