Posted by paulbwell on March 29, 2005, at 12:55:07
In reply to Re: Oxycontin for dep/anxiety?? » paulbwell, posted by Dinah on March 29, 2005, at 9:55:59
> I'm not against being supportive. I just remember a poster with a less positive outcome. Desperate measures call for extreme caution and very good supervision by a competent professional.
Completly and 100% agreed.
Using Opiates/Opiods for mood disorders, is real last resort stuff, in todays Political, Medical, climate.
But what do you do if these agents are the only thing that provides someone with a quality of life worth-living, after dozens of 'traditional' approaches have failed (even ECT).
There is much medical literature on the use of these agents to treat, Refractory mood disorders, indeed they were used extensively pre 1950, before the advent of Psychiatrys beginnings into Biopsychiatric sophistication, which began with Imipramine 1958, and which some in the Psych field have stated represents more this, than advance in treatment.The young man I mentioned earlier, is doing very well, in his words "Feels Normal for the first time in years" after years of suffering, a sever mood disorder. He may well go on to experience tolerance, to his medicine, he may not. He is simply wrapped, and feels very fortunate to be "Feeling Ok" today, with his team of specialists guiding, supporting him.
Tomorrow
Next week
Next month
next year, may change, but for now he is "living"
and I for one wish him all the best.
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