Posted by liliths on December 6, 2006, at 9:11:30
This post is about the use of painkillers for depression. For those who disagree, please don't use this post as a place to argue, for I desperately need help from those who DO understand and agree.
The short version is that the legality of my using them for my depression is under attack and I need to know what my rights are. They are currently prescribed by my pdoc as part of my treatment.
In applying for a state license, the recommendation going to the Board is that they be discontinued as not being "A Recognized Treatment for Depression" AND they want me to submit to random urine monioring to make sure I'm not using them.
Though I am able to find articles supporting their efficacy, I do not have access to medical/legal journals... just ordinary internet searches and I don't think I have found anything truly substantive
If there is anybody who can point me to documentation supporting their legality as a recognized treatment
AND if there are any Doctors or Medical Professionals on this board who would be willing to post something I can use, I would be extremely grateful. I do seem to remember there being at least one Doctor who admitted to using them for their own depressionThe full story is on an earlier post to our dear pseudoname:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20061117/msgs/704924.htmlI have been going through hell trying to obain a license I would have just been granted had I not been honest on my application as being treated for depression. It is bringing me desperately close to the edge.
I am meeting with a lawyer tomorrow (thursday) but I worry I won't be able to afford legal representation as the consultation alone is beyond my finances.
The Board meets January 17, but the "recommendation" has already been sent. I have been advised to send in my arguements as soon as possible, before my actual interview with the Board.
Thank You in advance for ANY help!!
namaste,
lilith
poster:liliths
thread:710822
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20061206/msgs/710822.html