Posted by judy1 on December 21, 2002, at 11:05:54
In reply to Use of opiates in treating depression, posted by MoQ on December 19, 2002, at 16:39:59
I'm glad you have found relief with such a small dose of hydrocodone daily- it is what my shrink prescribes for some of his panic/depressed patients. Personally I couldn't agree more with Shelli's post- it is a LOT easier going through a pain doc, I get ms contin (morphine) that way. Because I have bipolar disorder, my depresssions tend to be self-limiting and opiate treatment works really well in that setting because I don't have to keep upping the dose to get the same effect. I wonder if you have anxiety symptoms?, I ask because hydrocodone (vicodin) is a great anxiolytic drug too, and since you are getting such a robust response from a relatively low dose perhaps that is why. take care, judy
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