Posted by laura777 on January 28, 2004, at 22:57:46
In reply to Re: OPIATES IN TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION, posted by SandyWeb on January 28, 2004, at 18:58:34
Well Sandy , Opiates for me such as 2 x 5mg codiene or 2 x 5 mg vicodin gave me energy that was even and lifted a greyness that I had since I entered adolescents ..
Usually opiates tend to make people drowsy or fuzzy , but for me I get just the oppisite .
I have since been properly diagnosed with ADHD since starting this thread 1 year ago ..
I now take Adderall XR and I could write pages on how it has changed my life ..
Opiates hold a key to this very complex lock of neuro chemistry , but the ones available today in my opinion are invasive in areas where they shouldn't be and the adverse effects such as tolerance , and affecting areas of the body such as digestive tract and a host of other issues..It's too bad that we can not come up with an opiate that would tweak the system without all the other garbage ..
Reward Deficiency syndrome is a good phrase of what I suffered from besides all the well known things associated with ADHD .. Inability to organise , follow thru on tasks , In fact I didn't even have a clue on how bad this was for me until I began to take the meds and now I see the difference , because initially I sought help for lack of motivation and interest .. This was my biggest complaint ..
Reguarding the other areas such as following thru , organisation ect ect ... I just thought that was just who I was ... meaning that I am the type of person who never has there stuff together ..But this was not the case , because like I said after being put on the right meds my whole world has changed ... I could write a book ..
And for me wellbutrin didn't have a big effect on my dopamine issues because it just made me racey with useless nervous energy and no motivation or interest to put that energy to good use ..
Provigil was the same story .. effexor , too ..
I believe these are all noradrenaline enhancers ..
Everyones Brain chem is so different , that is just one of the many reasons this is so complex ..For me it is fascinating and I hope some day to go back to school and learn all I can about it ..
poster:laura777
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