Posted by androog on January 25, 2003, at 0:08:59
In reply to Re: opiates and major depression » Blah, posted by ShelliR on January 24, 2003, at 19:46:03
The buprenorphine that Shelli suggests is a great idea. It has a "ceiling" that only allows it to take you so high, unlike the heavier stuff like morphine. Personally, I don't really understand what the problem is with feeling good, but I think docs are more likely to prescribe if they don't think you're having too much fun.
When I was at the lowest point of my depression I kept having this fantasy of what I called "The Hat". You stick it on your shrink and he/she feels exactly what you feel. You stick it on their head with epoxy and tell em you'll be back in three weeks to chip it off. Then you sit back and see what comes off their prescription pad. I'll bet it wouldn't be Prozac.
Blah and Antonio, I'm really getting scared with this talk of suicide. Please get on the phone, or have somebody else get on the phone, and call every shrink, pain specialist or witch doctor in the book until you find someone who will at least try you on some sort of painkiller. It doesn't have to be a shrink; dentist's have the authority to write these prescriptions, too -- all it takes is a bad toothache on the weekend. I hate to suggest that, but I think you need relief soon.
When I first discovered painkillers worked on my depression it gave me a lot of hope and helped to keep me going. Even though I had nobody at that time to write a prescription for the stuff, it helped just finally knowing there was something that worked. I think that same kind of hope would help you a lot.
Get creative in your quest for help and don't feel all alone -- there are plenty of us out here who share your experience and who really mean it when we say "I know how you feel".
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