Posted by Blah on January 23, 2003, at 22:40:06
In reply to Re: opiates and major depression, posted by androog on January 23, 2003, at 14:43:25
Hi Androog and all:
I saw the mood disorder specialist today, and even though the first visit is $345 not much happened. He said he wouldn't give me an opioid analgesic untill I tried some mood stabalizers and antipsycotics. I'm willing to do that, but he was not willing to say how many I had to try before we could rule them out and move on to opiates. It would be great if one of them worked, but after all the "wonder drugs" I tried just to have them make me worse I don't have a lot of trust left.
What's worse is he wants me to go into the hospital for a month or more so I can try more more quickly, but if I do that he still won't commit to a time when I could switch to an opioid if they didn't work. I can't try every mood stabalizer and antipsycotic. Once you try 2 or 3 drugs from a certain school you cancel that school out; to try them all is a waste of time and abuse of the body. I'm not sure what to do I'd go in the hospital if I knew that he'd rx opioids if nothing worked but he's making it clear he'll wait as long as he can to do that, and my mental and ecconomic situation requires me to get better now. In a few years I won't get supplemental money from my mother, and Bush could easily kill SSI (social security disability) even sooner. Emotionaly I have no hope left, and today I thought about suicide maybe more serious than I ever have. I have no hope or passion left, for anything. Yet this doctor still won't give me some kind of assurance that opioids could be used soon if nothing works. I'm not sure what to do.ANDROOG, I may need to do the internet ordering. xxx Is it better to buy a cheap membership to one of those low price ones, or buy from the ones with regular prices but with no membership. xxx Also, can you get arrested for doing this , should I not use my credit card, and is it safe to have it shipped to my home.
Thanks
Blah
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