Posted by littlebaldy29 on May 14, 2002, at 16:18:12
In reply to Methadone for Depression?, posted by Annie Z. on May 10, 2002, at 15:46:36
> I just want to start by saying that I don't want to compare your situation to anyone else's but I think that methadone can be very evil. A friend of mine is a recovering addict and it has taken him three years to get off methadone. Aside from it being highly addictive, it's very sedating! You may want to think long and hard about taking this. I wish you the best.
> I have been thinking about taking opioids for depression for a long time, and I now have a doctor who will let me try opioids (I think). I may try Methadone because it is cheap, and it requires only one dose per day, and easy to administer. Oxycontin is another one I am considering since it is a time-release medication and has a long half-life. What would Methadone’s advantages be over Oxycontin? Oxycontin is very expensive, and I would rather not use it if Methadone is nearly as good as Oxycontin.
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> Another concern I have about taking opioids is that if I need to control pain sometime with opioids, I may not be able to get good pain control because I am already tolerant to such a high dose of opioids.
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> Your comments, please.
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