Posted by velaguff on August 6, 2002, at 17:40:57
In reply to Re: Ultram as antidepressant » velaguff, posted by paxvox on August 6, 2002, at 15:32:13
Don't know if you're asking me about the Ultram/Sleep thing, Pax, but my name was in subject line. I didn't notice any effect on my sleep one way or another. I get the impression from reading around a bit that opiates really aren't sedating for people in pain. Whether it's a bad back, or depression, they just make the pain go away. For the depressed, this would constitute mood elevation. I think they tend to be sedating when people take them who are NOT in pain. Interestingly, I get the idea that nobody cares much about alcohol when they're "opiated". Life can be a struggle, and I guess stress relief is also a form of pain relief, and that's what a lot of people turn to alcohol for after their jobs and other hassles stress them out.
>>> I have had similar effects from both opiates and opioids. For many people, they are too sedating, for me,they are mood-lifters. Still help me sleep as long as dose is low. At higher doses, actually negatively affects my sleep. Is that a paradoxical effect?
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