Posted by juanantoniod on January 24, 2003, at 12:19:15
In reply to Re: opiates and major depression, posted by Blah on January 23, 2003, at 22:40:06
Hi, Blah
I completely relate to your posting about losing hope and going for suicide as an option. I'm on my last trial of medications before probably moving on to ECT, then if that does not work, strongly considering voluntary euthanasia.
I'm not trying to be all cliche and say that things could get better overnight with new treatments, medications and such. However, the release of Strattera is a hope in that direction and then the eventual release of Lilly's new AD, Cymbalta (duloxetine) could be helpful as well.
And, as you said, you haven't tried opiates.
So, please understand that I'm not saying hang on at all costs, but please at least exhaust all options before you go to the final one. Believe me, I know how difficult that sounds, but I know how you feel.
Take care,
Antonio
> Hi Androog and all:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> ANDROOG, I may need to do the internet ordering. What are the best companies to use. 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. Do you know of any sites still in operation that are good. Please either email this info to me at the address in my last post, or put it on the board. 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.
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> Thanks
> Blah
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