Posted by SLS on November 23, 2001, at 8:09:48
In reply to Re: Morphine for depression. » SLS, posted by shelliR on November 23, 2001, at 0:12:47
Hi Shelli.
I bet you were more than just pleasantly surprised that methadone quickly picked up where oxycodone left off. No major disruptions in your life. I know that exercising patience is a difficult feat to perform, but I think you'll find your proper dosage quickly.
> > At my last visit, I was happy to see that he was somewhat receptive to the possibility that opioids might be worth considering. I mentioned oxycodone and buprenorphine. I didn't know about methadone at the time.
> Receptive enough to let you give it a try, or is he still pretty far away from that?
I don't think he would be receptive to making an opioid my next trial.
> If you want to try it you might want to push harder so you can figure out if this guy might really go in that direction.
I see him on Monday. Maybe I'll just ask him point-blank if he'd prescribe methadone or some other opioid within the next six months if I were not sufficiently improved by that time. I am truly grateful - as I am sure lots of other people are - that you have allowed us to watch you as you make adjustments to your treatment regime. Thanks.
> Also, it is still best to stay on an anti-depressant with an opiate to avoid the dramatic ups and downs if possible, and potentially ly cut down on tolerance. (I'm not sure about that one).
Did Lamictal smooth-out your mood shifts while you were taking oxycodone? How much Lamictal were you taking?
Keeping my fingers crossed for you... It looks like you're going to have a real Happy New Year afterall. ;-)
- Scott
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