Posted by Zo on March 9, 2002, at 18:39:03
In reply to Re: sidetrack from Addiction » shelliR, posted by Elizabeth on March 4, 2002, at 1:19:29
Elizabeth,
I realized I must charge you, as PB's resident Buprenex authority, with remembering my experiences with Bupe and adding them to your encycolopedia. Remember that it is available as a troche, and quite effortless to control dosage and to take, that way---and remember that it sent me into *the* agitated mania of my life, suicidal, psychotic. Paradoxically, it was that episode that finally made my Bipolar II dx concrete; my pdoc subracted the bupe, added Lamictal---and I have been steadily undepressed and unsuicidal since then. September, I think it was.I tried my first psych drug in 1985--in 2001, I made it.
If I were in a place to track and respond to the bupe threads, I'd also have to talk a a bit about letting any one med becoming the holy grail--having lived that process over and over, for long enough, as have others here of course. I'd add something about Bupe's unavailability helping it appear as Grail--and about my being "saved" after all this time, by something as ordinary as Lamictal. . . at the same time that I'd discourage NO one from going after it. . . I think you understand. You're in a powerful position here to affect the suffering of others, as I know you know. You've given great hope to many; I hope my experiences can add something to your admirable efforts. I'll have to do a post with the whole gory med history. . .
Best,
Zo
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