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Posted by cowan78 on October 11, 2008, at 18:54:55
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by Shelly Dylan on October 11, 2008, at 11:44:19
I get very touchy with this sort of subject, so forgive me in advance if I come across as rude.
I've been through 10+ years of opiate addiction and after many unsuccessful attempts at quitting was finally able to do so with Suboxone maintenance. This is NOT a drug for depression, it is a drug used as an out patient treatment for opiate/opioid dependency. I know off label use is rampant and in many cases is justified, but I do not believe off label prescribing for buprenorphine is. Ritalin, Dexedrine, Adderall etc. I would rather see used for deprssion than opiates. A minor study linking bupe with improvement in depression is not justifiable reason to prescribe this drug for your case. The ramifications of long term opiate use will far outweigh any immediate effect, and tolerance will hit fast and hard. And no doctor will continue to climb up an opiate dose to treat anything beyond chronic, severe, unremitting pain.
You do need to alleviate your depression, and I recognize that, but opiates have destroyed civilizations and inumerable lives way more than they have benefited mental anguish. VNS is actually a MUCH safer procedure, IMHO, as is ECT. Please, please, please do yourself a favor and get off of the 'only opiates can help' mentality...noone, myslef included, wants to see the nightmare your walking straight into and depression will seem like a fuzzy dream from the bottom of the canyon that opiates will put you in.
Posted by Phillipa on October 11, 2008, at 19:49:26
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone » Shelly Dylan, posted by cowan78 on October 11, 2008, at 18:54:55
Very true I guess but what about the benzos as been on them over 37 years and just recently they stopped working. Never have raised my doseages during those years actually was med free for quite a while. I am not looking for an argument just clarification of how they are different. See have two neighbors prescibed fentnyl patches for pain and vicodin for breatk through pain so seriously don't know the differece. Thanks for any knowledge you have as haven't seen you post before. And I see how strongly you feel. Must have had a horrible experience. Phillipa
Posted by cowan78 on October 11, 2008, at 21:59:35
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone » cowan78, posted by Phillipa on October 11, 2008, at 19:49:26
Hey phillipa...i can understand how a 37 year benzo script can be confusing considering the situation. if i recall correctly, youve been on 15mg of diazepam for that length of time? anyhow, not important...just wondering.
I do think that benzos are a different breed of monster altogether, albeit no less troublesome for many people. I myself take Klonopin, so i understand how readily docs prescribe benzos vs. opiates, esp. for psychiatric purposes.
In terms of opioids, fentanyl is about as strong as one can get, and breakthrough pain meds are commonplace, since patches arent always the most reliable form of dosing...I would hope that your neighbors have the type of pain that would require such powerful analgesics, or else overkill might be an understatement.
In all honesty, I wish there was a very tightly controlled drug for depression, much like the tightly controlled drugs for pian, because there are people who ARE unresponsive to the run of the mill AD's. Unfortunately, those controlled psych meds are barbiturates and benzodiazepines...not at all helpful for depression! As I said, I would much much rather have the stimulant class of drugs be used in lieu of opiates because there is a longer history of treatment with them and much more clinical evidence to backup their use in treatment resistant depression. I still believe that even methamphetamine (Desoxyn) is still in use for some disorders, and while I'm certainly not condoning meth for depression, I do think that opiates are a very poor choice for depressives in that a)they are in and of themselves, depressants and b)tolerance to their effects is so much more rapid an insidious than most nearly any other substance.
At this point, I cannot see any clinical reason to resort to opiates for depression, even if 60 years ago it was common practice. Nembutal and Tuinal were also 'effective' anxiolytics and sedatives at the time. I don't think I would stand by using those drugs for anxiety/sleep anymore =)
I'm going to wrap this up because at this point I'm boring myself, so in conclusion, I think you're right, phillipa, and 37 years is a long course of treatment, esp. if it stopped working long ago. I liked your comment earlier on how the percocet had you laughing while you were on it...it is an effective mood-brightener at first, but oh how quickly that effect fades. And buprenorphine, while structurally a bit different in its actions on the opioid systems, is no better for long term treatment of anything except opiate addiction maintenance therapy. And in a few cases, its used in patch form for chronic pain, with all the same downfalls of all other opiates, im afraid.
Posted by Phillipa on October 12, 2008, at 18:38:56
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by cowan78 on October 11, 2008, at 21:59:35
Cowan very helpful post. One of the ladies has heart disease, diabetes, forget what else and other pain meds pooped out on her it took over a week for the fentynl patch to work. The other one has chronic shoulder and backpain. I have backpain also but just go with it. And you are correct about the valium dose. Think klonopin is any better seriously as seems the docs like it? Love Phillipa
Posted by merry-dove on October 13, 2008, at 13:15:51
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone » Shelly Dylan, posted by cowan78 on October 11, 2008, at 18:54:55
I started taking Vicodin over 5 years ago for pain in the mid right section of my back for which they can find no cause. I discovered it lifted my mood and helped make me feel more like a normal person. (I still need the antidepressants though) I take no more than 2 1/2 pills a day - 1/2 half pill at a time - for my back. It only slightly helps my mood anymore but at least it does something. I have been on this same dose for all this time without increasing it or becoming addicted. If I am super super depressed (which is becoming the norm for me lately) I can at least take 1/2 vicodin and be able to get through the day. At this point I am going to have to find another antidepressant or something to augment it.
Posted by cowan78 on October 13, 2008, at 14:51:39
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone » cowan78, posted by merry-dove on October 13, 2008, at 13:15:51
I'm sorry to hear that youre in a bad way...I'm not a chronic pain sufferer, so I can only offer my sympathy, not my experince. It must be awful to have any type of chronic pain. Depression is, as most of us know I'm sure, also chronic pain, just in a different form.
I'm glad Vicodin has helped both of your conditions, and you are part of a *very* lucky group of people to which you haven't form any sort of dependency on painkillers, and who also do not require an escalating dose to maintain the same analgesic effect. As an augment to a traditional AD, in your specific situation, the Vicodin side effect of a 'mood lift' is a bonus. But bear in mind that it is being prescribed for chronic pain. I think what really hit a nerve with me about this thread was "NEED HELP OBTAINING SUBOXONE" title, which threw up so many red flags in my mind that I couldn't let it pass without seriously warning about the potential threat opiates possess. As a user of Suboxone myself, I can say that, like you, it may 'occasionally' give me a tiny mood boost, but its certainly not long lasting or dramatic. In fact, one of the main attraction of Suboxone for opioid dependence is its lack of typical opioid euphoria.
Again, I'm glad to hear you're reaping some benefit from the Vicodin even after all this time, but I still stand firm in my opinion that opiates should never be used as any sort of mood brightener, except those occasional short bursts when taking a painkiller following surgery, accident, etc...than just enjoy the show for those few days.
Posted by cowan78 on October 13, 2008, at 15:04:51
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone » cowan78, posted by Phillipa on October 12, 2008, at 18:38:56
> Cowan very helpful post. One of the ladies has heart disease, diabetes, forget what else and other pain meds pooped out on her it took over a week for the fentynl patch to work. The other one has chronic shoulder and backpain. I have backpain also but just go with it. And you are correct about the valium dose. Think klonopin is any better seriously as seems the docs like it? Love Phillipa
Hey Phillipa...wow, I feel bad for your neighbor =( what awful pain she must be in. I can understand now why fentanyl was used in her case...seems very appopriate give her illnesses.
About the benzos, I was taking Valium, like you, for about 6 years (which completely dwarfs your 37 years, I know). I was using 10mg once daily at bedtime, and like you, it TOTALLY stopped doing anything. I told my doc that honestly it was like taking a sugar pill, but without the benefit of being sweet! So we brainstormed for a bit, went back over the SSRI options (of which I'm NO fan of), and came up with trying out Klonopin. So we did the switchover without any fanfare (ie no slow cross-over, esp. seeing how I was on such a low dose of Valium) and lo and behold it worked beautifully. The 'sedative' effects were very pronounced the first several days, but those faded quickly and the anxiolytic effects took full effect in about 2 weeks, if I remember correctly. I'm currently on 1mg. BID and haven't hd any major anxiety issues to speak of, and more importantly, no panic. Ive been on Klonopin for about 4 years now. And you're right, Klonopin is the benzo flavor of the month right now, and in my opinion, rightfully so. I think it is a better option for those with chronic anxiety vs. occasional. Hope this helps!
Posted by Phillipa on October 13, 2008, at 19:37:40
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by cowan78 on October 13, 2008, at 15:04:51
Cowan very helpful as see pdoc on Thursday. First time tried it years ago was trying to wearn from xanax to klonopin but for some reason out of the blue felt suicidal and wasn't so pdoc put me back on xanax which worked well til about 5 years ago and then the switch to valium. Currently on 12.5 at bedtime and .5 xanax but am stopping xanax tonight as I simply fall asleep. Just plain tired I hope from a lot of stress. So I will ask for klonopin and see what she says as I'm afraid she will think I'm drug seeking with the switching from valium to xanax and didn't make the switch didn't really want to take meds during the day. But I'm hoping the tiredness is due to high anxiety which is hidden inside my body and not manifesting as the anxiety of the past like I swallowed it or something like that. Thanks Cowan. Love Phillipa
Posted by cowan78 on October 13, 2008, at 20:21:02
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone » cowan78, posted by Phillipa on October 13, 2008, at 19:37:40
I understand the concern regarding med-seeking...pdocs especially have an arsenal of meds that are controlled, so they see a fair share of shopping, I'm sure. I've read conflicting reports on what benzo is seen as the most abuseable, most all agreeing xanax tops the list, but number two is always a debate. Valium, supposedly due to its high lipophicilty, or Klonopin due to its high potency. Or temazepam (restoril), which actually I think is a much bigger issue in the UK. Oy...its no wonder patients and doctors alike are confused. IMHO, Klonopin has very, very little abuse potential, as its come on is so gradual, and its half life so long. These same properties, I believe, are what make it such an ideal long term anxiolytic.
As far as depression, I have read some anecdotal evidence that Klonopin can aggravate depression more than other benzos, although take that with a grain of salt, as studies done by Upjon (sp?)m Pfizer etc. all have their own benzo to push and would love to prove their's as 'superior' to another. I know that most of us can recall Xanax's furious campaign to reign supreme benzo of the world, and it did, mainly due to studies that it had antidepressant properties along with the only official FDA stamp of approval for PD (at the time). And look at what a mess Xanax turned out to be in terms of dependency/withdrawal. Yikes. Anyhow, I'm rambling...good luck with your pdoc phillipa, nd keep us all posted on how things turned out!
Posted by Phillipa on October 13, 2008, at 21:04:47
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by cowan78 on October 13, 2008, at 20:21:02
Cowan thanks again. Love Phillipa
Posted by Shelly Dylan on October 19, 2008, at 20:31:58
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone » Shelly Dylan, posted by cowan78 on October 11, 2008, at 18:54:55
> I get very touchy with this sort of subject, so forgive me in advance if I come across as rude.
> I've been through 10+ years of opiate addiction and after many unsuccessful attempts at quitting was finally able to do so with Suboxone maintenance. This is NOT a drug for depression, it is a drug used as an out patient treatment for opiate/opioid dependency. I know off label use is rampant and in many cases is justified, but I do not believe off label prescribing for buprenorphine is. Ritalin, Dexedrine, Adderall etc. I would rather see used for deprssion than opiates. A minor study linking bupe with improvement in depression is not justifiable reason to prescribe this drug for your case. The ramifications of long term opiate use will far outweigh any immediate effect, and tolerance will hit fast and hard. And no doctor will continue to climb up an opiate dose to treat anything beyond chronic, severe, unremitting pain.
> You do need to alleviate your depression, and I recognize that, but opiates have destroyed civilizations and inumerable lives way more than they have benefited mental anguish. VNS is actually a MUCH safer procedure, IMHO, as is ECT. Please, please, please do yourself a favor and get off of the 'only opiates can help' mentality...noone, myslef included, wants to see the nightmare your walking straight into and depression will seem like a fuzzy dream from the bottom of the canyon that opiates will put you in.I've been through twenty years of severe debilitating depression. Forgive me if I come off sounding "rude" but it seems like there is a bit of "favortism" shown toward addicts while people with mental problems slip through the cracks. Why and or how do you presume that you need Suboxone but I don't? What's the neurobiological difference between my brain and yours? You think my depression will ever seem "like a fuzzy dream" in comparison to "the bottom of the canyon?" I've lived in hell for a long time and the "canyon" is starting to sound pretty good or maybe you think suicide is better? Opiates never "ruined" civilizations and/or lives. People ruined civilizations and lives by allowing themselves to be controlled by opiates. By the way, don't cite me a "minor or major study" about how "addiction is genetic and a disease that you can't control" when you don't believe depression could be a neurochemical imbalance of the endogenous opioid system. Hey, if opiates are so bad why don't you come off that maintenance dose of Suboxone? By the way, I'll never "drop the only opiates can help mentality." The Suboxone is helping you isn't it? By the way, how can you suggest that a schedule two stimulant is less addictive than Suboxone?
Posted by Shelly Dylan on October 19, 2008, at 20:52:16
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by cowan78 on October 11, 2008, at 21:59:35
> Hey phillipa...i can understand how a 37 year benzo script can be confusing considering the situation. if i recall correctly, youve been on 15mg of diazepam for that length of time? anyhow, not important...just wondering.
> I do think that benzos are a different breed of monster altogether, albeit no less troublesome for many people. I myself take Klonopin, so i understand how readily docs prescribe benzos vs. opiates, esp. for psychiatric purposes.
> In terms of opioids, fentanyl is about as strong as one can get, and breakthrough pain medsare commonplace, since patches arent always the most reliable form of dosing...I would hope that your neighbors have the type of pain that would require such powerful analgesics, or else overkill might be an understatement.
> In all honesty, I wish there was a very tightly controlled drug for depression, much like the tightly controlled drugs for pian, because there are people who ARE unresponsive to the run of the mill AD's. Unfortunately, those controlled psych meds are barbiturates and benzodiazepines...not at all helpful for depression! As I said, I would much much rather have the stimulant class of drugs be used in lieu of opiates because there is a longer history of treatment with them and much more clinical evidence to backup their use in treatment resistant depression. I still believe that even methamphetamine (Desoxyn) is still in use for some disorders, and while I'm certainly not condoning meth for depression, I do think that opiates are a very poor choice for depressives in that a)they are in and of themselves, depressants and b)tolerance to their effects is so much more rapid an insidious than most nearly any other substance.
> At this point, I cannot see any clinical reason to resort to opiates for depression, even if 60 years ago it was common practice. Nembutal and Tuinal were also 'effective' anxiolytics and sedatives at the time. I don't think I would stand by using those drugs for anxiety/sleep anymore =)
> I'm going to wrap this up because at this point I'm boring myself, so in conclusion, I think you're right, phillipa, and 37 years is a long course of treatment, esp. if it stopped working long ago. I liked your comment earlier on how the percocet had you laughing while you were on it...it is an effective mood-brightener at first, but oh how quickly that effect fades. And buprenorphine, while structurally a bit different in its actions on the opioid systems, is no better for long term treatment of anything except opiate addiction maintenance therapy. And in a few cases, its used in patch form for chronic pain, with all the same downfalls of all other opiates, im afraid.
Opiates are not "depressives". Ultram acts as a SSRI. Percodon, Darvon, and Meperidine can cause serotonin syndrome if taken with a SSRI or SSNRI. Think there just might be a link between the serotonergic system and the enkephalins? Fentanyl isn't really the "strongest" opiate out there either. It sort of depends on the particuliar opiate receptor site the drug acts as an agonist for. Buprenorphine is the strongest kappa opioid receptor agonist.
Posted by cowan78 on October 20, 2008, at 1:45:59
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by Shelly Dylan on October 19, 2008, at 20:52:16
Wow, get defensive much? You act like I personally attacked you, Shelley. I didn't. I attacked the notion of opiates being used for depression. Frankly, you seem to know way to much about opiates/opioids, and that is in and of itself worrisome. You know names, receptor sites, pathways, etc...if i were to drop a study on addiction, I'd drop it here. Take a look around you. I mean REALLY look...you only see opiates, don't you? Yeah, so did I. Take some other suggestions instead of just brushing them off as if you know they wont work...your drive towards what you want is incredible, and in some ways, thats good. I never proposed suicide, so don't place words in my mouth, please. Suboxone is the most potent kappa receptor ANTAGONIST, btw...if it were an kappa agonist, youd throw yourself off the nearest bridge as soon as it hit youd be so insane. And yes, Suboxone helps me with opiate abstinence. I dont notice any antidepressant effect whatsoever. You need help, anyone can see that, and youve been nothing but rude, unresponsive, flippant, defensive, avoiding, crass and negative. If you want help obtaining Suboxone, maybe you can score some opiates from your local drug dealer, get hooked, and then get on maintenance. Honestly, in this whole thread, that advice about getting yourself addicted to oxycontin might be your best shot at getting the opiates your dead set on getting. Now I'm being rude, but you need a wake up call. You ask for help, and you turn down EVERY SINGLE ANSWER offered, because none of them are what you want to hear. Maybe someone else will come along and tell you what you want to hear, and then you'll finally be cooperative. So long as you can get your opiates, i suppose.
Posted by cowan78 on October 20, 2008, at 2:16:56
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by Shelly Dylan on October 19, 2008, at 20:52:16
Your disturbing knowledge of opiates continues even into the next post, i see. If Ultram, Darvon, Percodan and Demerol can all cause serotonin syndrome, then take some prozac and exercise. Boom, got your enkaphalins your so convinced you need from narcotics. And I never said schedule two stimulants were less addictive, I said there was much more evidence backing up their use in resistant depression. Another case of you putting words in my mouth...you need to stop that, please. And fairness towards addicts has nothing at all to do with this...Suboxone is only one of 2 treatments for addiction. Mental illness has hundreds of treatments, so dont talk to me about fair. Yap away all you like, because I will never condone opiate use for depression, no matter what you think you know.
Posted by cumulative on October 21, 2008, at 2:45:11
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by cowan78 on October 20, 2008, at 2:16:56
There are several long-time posters here who have had magnificent results from buprenorphine, often after running out of other options to try. And many of them have not found tolerance/dependence to be a problem (the reasons for this are debated), or to be less of a problem than other opioids or even other agents they have tried , such as withdrawal-heavy SNRIs -- e.g., I know of several posters who drop in occasionally with continuing good results who have been taking buprenorphine for depression, at a stable low dose, for 5+ years. Perhaps your personal experience with opioids has been different, but this is not a reason to respond in this way to anyone.
Your abusive, intolerant tone in this thread is NOT appreciated by people at the dr-bob forums.
Abusing someone for knowing a lot about opioid science is also extremely unnecessary. It is EXCELLENT when patients inform themselves of the issues at hand.
"if it were an kappa agonist, youd throw yourself off the nearest bridge as soon as it hit youd be so insane"
Incorrect. Some kappa agonists (i.e. salvinorin) seem to have a certain breed of psychedelic effects (which are not analogous to insanity, and also you should be ashamed of yourself for the suicide imagery) but note that "classic" opiates and opioids: morphine, oxycodone, etc. are all also kappa agonists in addition to their mu affinity. Many of the intricacies of the mechanisms in question are still fairly mysterious.
"take some prozac and exercise. Boom, got your enkaphalins your so convinced you need from narcotics."
Boom ... No. While helpful, the results that one can get from exercise are not equivalent either in magnitude or exact makeup as an opioid depression treatment. I believe you understand this. Again, your tone is unnecessary.
"because I will never condone opiate use for depression, no matter what you think you know. "
Fortunately, you do not seem to be in charge here.
Posted by Deputy 10derHeart on October 21, 2008, at 3:25:03
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by cowan78 on October 20, 2008, at 2:16:56
>Your disturbing knowledge of opiates
>Another case of you putting words in my mouth
>Yap away all you like
>Wow, get defensive much?
>youve been nothing but rude, unresponsive, flippant, defensive, avoiding, crass and negative
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Posted by Deputy 10derHeart on October 21, 2008, at 3:25:13
In reply to Cowan, your tone is extremely uncalled-for., posted by cumulative on October 21, 2008, at 2:45:11
> Your abusive, intolerant tone in this thread
> Abusing someone
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Posted by Deputy 10derHeart on October 21, 2008, at 3:25:24
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by Shelly Dylan on October 11, 2008, at 11:44:19
> Man, you must be a genius, I never would have thought of that.
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Posted by Deputy 10derHeart on October 21, 2008, at 3:25:31
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by mattye on October 11, 2008, at 6:48:54
> Here's an easy way. Get addicted to oxycontins or heroin and then check into a Subuxone treatment center.
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Posted by chinooktoe on October 21, 2008, at 15:21:22
In reply to Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by Shelly Dylan on October 7, 2008, at 17:21:26
Ms. Dylan,
I too had very bad depression for 30+ years, had every imaginable med, ect, cognitive, and combination. Nothing worked for very long. Finally, in desparation, I supercharged an experimental treatment I read about, and, you can't imagine my joy, it makes me tear up when I think about, because my experiment actually f*@(*ng worked!! It has been over four months now, I love life, I just can't believe it. I am trying to share it with people with the most severe depression, but frankly I don't know how to convince them to try it--- I would be very skeptical myself. Here is what I wrote in another post:
This is going to sound like I believe I am Napoleon, but it is the truth: I probably know what will cure you. I had decades of very bad depression, tried all conventional treatments. Meds helped a bit, but not nearly enough. After tons of reading and reckless experimentation on myself, I finally stumbled on a ridiculously simple cure involving direct current electrical "stimulation" transcrania. What worked for me is quite a bit different and more radical than the tDCS you can read about on the web. My method has completely cured myself and three other people of depression. Four out of four is pretty damn good. I am not a doctor, and I am not licensed or qualified to "treat" anyone, but I CAN tell you my exact method and you can try it on yourself. I do not make any money or anything on this, just trying to help people who are in anguish like I was. PLEASE DO NOT EXPERIMENT ON YOURSELF. I am happy to freely tell you my experiences. You can email me at chinooktoe@gmail.com for exact details.
By the way, I have never used opiates, but I do know that Papaver somnifera (opium poppies) grow quite well throughout North America and are grown by the hundreds of tons in Europe for poppy seeds (the condiment). I would not do it, but I have seen there are some folks on the Web who grow their own poppies just for the opiates. It is against Federal law to do so, but I have noticed Papaver somnifera in many gardens near where I live. I don't see how the DEA could differentiate Papaver grown for ornament and opiate extraction. In any case, if you respond to the treatment I stumbled onto like I did, you will not need any more meds or drugs.
Bless you,
Neil
Posted by Sigismund on October 22, 2008, at 15:52:05
In reply to Please be civil » mattye, posted by Deputy 10derHeart on October 21, 2008, at 3:25:31
>> Here's an easy way. Get addicted to oxycontins or heroin and then check into a Subuxone treatment center.
Was that sarcastic?
It sounded perfectly reasonable to me.
Posted by Sigismund on October 22, 2008, at 17:32:05
In reply to Re: Please be civil, posted by Sigismund on October 22, 2008, at 15:52:05
You don't even need to get addicted.
Just say you are and hope they don't do a Narcan test on you.
Posted by okydoky on October 25, 2008, at 16:56:11
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone, posted by Shelly Dylan on October 8, 2008, at 9:44:41
I would stop seeing a doctor that will only address my problem with his/her pet treatment or pet diagnosis. You definitly need to change pdocs. I have been through this mistreatment many times. I suggest you run from this doc fast.
> I've suffered from severe refractory depression for over 21 years. The only thing that works are opiates. They make me feel normal not high. I can't find a doctor who will prescribe them to me thanks to our "wonderful" DEA. What do I do? I need help. I don't want to live the rest of my life depressed. I don't understand how physician's, in part thanks to the government, can refuse to give me medicine that will help my condition. Someone, anyone, please help.
Shelly,
I just read the entire thread and besides berating you the rest was pretty much "hijacked" as they call it here.
I don't know if I can help you.
I was curious what your experience with opiates was that leads you to believe the only thing that works are opiates ? Do you believe one opiate would be more effective for depression than another?
What medications have you tried generally, speaking? Have you tried ones not in the US?
I too have had trd for over 25 years and tried just about every class of medication including many from other countries both legal and illegal. I also went through two series of ect 12 on one side and 6 bilateral, neither time had any efficacy. ONe series ws from a doctor who treated everyone with shock.
The psychopharmacologist I used to see was very helpful in helping me navigate both what medications might have the potential to help me based on past trials of mine and his superior knowledge of how the medications chemically worked. My experience with him and other pdocs is that a psychopharmacologist was of much more assistance to me. When I started having pain from a physical ailment he was quick to prescribe Oxycontin stating that it would probably help my depression. I do not recall all that he said but he was quite aware that opiates had a lot of potential for depression..
I do not know where you live but I would suggest finding a psychopharmacologist or a research psychiatrist or perhaps an older pdoc , all in my experience are more open to using unconventional ADs and are more knowledgeable of the pharmacology. Have you searched for a different pdoc, maybe you could find one that would be of assistance? I have read on this site that others believe that opiates are used much more by psychiatrists than is conventionally believed because the ones that use it do not broadcast it.
Were you prescribed opiates in the past for pain? If so perhaps the doctor who prescribed them would be willing to prescribe again for depression.
I talk a too much but wanted to tell you some of my background so that you could better evaluate anything I might say or suggest.I found that Suboxone made me very anxious (or perhaps aloud for existing anxiety to rear its ugly head) was much more depressed on it as compared to either Oxycontin, Fentora, Morphine or Oxymorphone. (My entire opiate experience) Well that is not completely true, Demerol would be my drug of choice if I wanted to feel high. Then again I quite liked Cocaine so much I went into rehab. I get the gusto the person taking Suboxone has about addiction. People working on addiction have a one track mind in my experience. I went to AA and NA meetings almost twice a day for a year after I got out of rehab. Perhaps it is what they/we need to deal with the addiction. What do you say we give them a pass:)
For the 5-6 years I took it I never had a problem with addiction, abuse or tolerance of Oxyconin. I still do not know if people are using Suboxone as an AD because it has less potential for addiction or because it has more potential as an AD?
Hope things work out for you,oky
I sent a bit in babble for you too. Hope you do not mind. Trying to help. IF it is unwanted just don't respond and sorry if this is the case.
Posted by Deputy 10derHeart on October 25, 2008, at 17:23:51
In reply to Re: Please be civil, posted by Sigismund on October 22, 2008, at 15:52:05
> Was that sarcastic?
> It sounded perfectly reasonable to me.I think I was giving the poster the benefit of the doubt by assuming that s/he wouldn't *really* wish addiction to a legal or illegal drug requiring check-in to treatment on someone else.... But, perhaps I was mistaken.
I try not to deal much with intent, but with sarcasm meanings are less clear cut. I acted based on my past experience and common sense, which isn't any better than anyone elses, I don't imagine.
Posted by Deputy 10derHeart on October 25, 2008, at 17:24:03
In reply to Re: Need Help Obtaining Suboxone » Shelly Dylan, posted by okydoky on October 25, 2008, at 16:56:11
>besides berating you the rest was pretty much "hijacked" as they call it here.
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