Posted by shelliR on November 13, 2001, at 10:43:20
In reply to Re: Morphine for depression. » shelliR, posted by JahL on November 13, 2001, at 0:09:10
Hi Jah,
Lamictal just about stops me from being an ex-Jah .well, that's pretty important. You're just a young lad, so holding on till the right thing helps is imperative. You find the right drug and you still have 80% of your life left to live and enjoy.
Through my perseverence (& downright insistence) I've managed finally to get an appt with a REAL specialist psychopharmacologist. Some top professor at a teaching hospital. Also seeing some specialist DP unit. Not really supposed to have 2 NHS 'accounts' but why not screw a system that seeks to rump me on a regular basis?
That's fantastic. When are your appointments? Can you slip bupe or methodone into the conversation, somehow. How does this appointment stuff work? Do you see these specialists only once, or do they follow up until the problem is resolved?
BTW, remember sweet marie (Anna) who spent months ina UK hospital and was still pretty depressed when she got out. I think about her alot and hope she's okay. Her experience is one of the reasons that I am letting myself get habituated to a narcotic. She had been trying and trying within the UK system and so far as I know, did not find any clear answer to her depression. I hope if she's lurking that she is finally getting some relief.
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> Interestingly I tried Methadone recently. Initially it improved my mood & energy levels but seemed to lose affect after a few days. I didn't go too high (only about 5ml); I thought I'd find out more on this site before going any further. Like you tho', I'm hesitant to bring this up for fear of being jumped on by the Thought Police.How did you get methodone? (An answer is not required).
> I would be particularly interested to discover (anyone?) what might be considered a therapeutic dose for an opiate-naive individual (I appreciate this will vary) and whether the response to Methadone is linear in nature and if so, does it begin at the origin?
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> Side-effects? Unfortunately the constipation made itself evident v quickly, even at the small dose I was taking. Prepare yourself for lots of reading :-0I've got that down pretty well from the oxy, and from nardil also. (Magnesium and ground flax seed in yogart, which actually tastes good to me)
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> So you're taking 40mg 3X a day (is that just to spread out the dose-I thought Meth was long-acting?)? Wow. Best get down the store for some a bumper-size box of laxatives:-)I don't really know much about meth and length of effectivenesss. Oxycontin is long lasting (claim is 12 hours), but I found and have read that it really only works for about 8 hours. And my pdoc has found (and I can confirm), that it works better to take it before bed also. Otherwise you get a huge rebound effect in the morning. I take a much smaller amount or it keeps me up and I have to take valium with it so I can sleep. Still it takes about an hour to kick in after I take it in the morning. Before I started taking it before bed, I would wake up with horrible depression and I was inmobilized until the oxy kicked in.
Let us know about your appointments. I hope these big-wigs can help you out.Shelli
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