Posted by shelliR on May 12, 2001, at 14:46:33
In reply to Oy Vey: Opiates » kazoo, posted by SalArmy4me on May 12, 2001, at 0:28:47
One of the main reasons I use this board is to both pick up information on new depression treatments AND to discuss my use of opiates to control my depression. I have gotten both support, suggestions, and warnings concerning various opiates. I have also gotten insight into the difference between tolerance and addiction.
I have been to the best known psychopharmagologists in my area (a large eastern city). My psychiatrist is aware that I am using opiates to combat my depression; (I am not keeping secrets from my pdoc.) He agrees that I have tried enough drug combinations in the past few years that a respite is in order.
I also have strongly recommended MAOIs for people who have treatment resistent depression, before they enter into the opiate world. I think MAOIs can help people when all other meds have failed. And I try to help others realize that starting opiates to help depression has to be a well-thought out plan, and will not be successful for everyone, perhaps not even for most people.
That having been said, it is becoming increasingly tiresome to try to exchange information re opiates on this board among the posters who feel the necessity of sharing their own pedestrian outrage of such treatment for depression. I suppose all that can be done is to ignore your posts and not get into a defense of opiate use.
But I did want to say to you, that before you offer us your unsolicited consultations, perhaps if you read through the threads you will find that most of the posters using opiates to treat depression ...
have been to many doctors--doctors expert in treating medication resistent depression; Physicians who just might have more information than your MD father, or your MD mother, or the MD sitting next to you at a dinner party.
have tried many many medications and many combinations of medications over many years;
are using opiates WITH the knowledge of our
psychiatrists.and,
do not recommend that all depressed persons should use opiates as a treatment.It seems to me that most of you don't even read the whole thread before you rush in to save our opiate souls.
Shelli
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