Posted by bulldog2 on May 3, 2010, at 12:23:40
In reply to Re: Just took hydrocodone(percocet)..., posted by floatingbridge on May 2, 2010, at 20:53:43
> Conundrum,
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> that sound's pretty cr*ppy-- I'm sorry this is on-going for you.
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> I don't think opoids help most people, and you probably took too much anyways as others posted.
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> I'm still considering tramadol but have much different thoughts about it now than before. So I've been taking hydrocodine (sp?) for over a month now. I don't think I'm less depressed (I know our conditions are different).
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> In fact, when I have breakthrough pain and take more, I feel muffled and dull.
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> I know I've asked--stims don't work?
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>Stims are like opiates in my opinion. They tend to work for awhile and than tolerance sets in and you need more and than they stop working.
I have found that at least for me opiates at best can be a good on. But for me it cannot be the main ad. Right now I am on clomipramine and it seems to be helping. When I take my pain meds I get a small blip of mood improvement. But the opiate could never function as an ad by itself for me.
When neurontin worked it actually was a good ad for me and it worked for a couple of years. But I don't think most people get that result.
As far as tramadol goes it a unique drug because of the se and ne reuptake.
I think most people need a good ad as the foundation of their med program.
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