Posted by Lindsay Rae on December 19, 2003, at 21:59:16
In reply to Re: opiates for depression, posted by Tigerbythe1tale on December 15, 2003, at 19:21:20
I know you weren't addressing me with this question, but I would like to take a stab at it since I have too much experience and knowledge concerning this topic. I did both: I took opiates consistently for three years with the antidepressant effects working well without upping my dose, and after the three years I met someone who introduced me to Oxycontin and Heroin, respectively. I had a child with this man and lost him within two years. He was 27, and he died four weeks ago today from an opiate/benzo combination (I think) just before entering rehab. That said, Ultram doesn't work like Vicodin, Percoset, and the like. I don't even think it's an opiate; it was just recently classified as a narcotic, and even that is questionable. I know a couple of people who like taking them because they've experienced weight loss, but that's about it. I had a bottle of it and traded it for Darvocet back in 2000. Perhaps it's all in the mind, but I distictly remember feeling "an exaggerated sense of wellbeing," which is an actual warning under "side effects." Now how can you beat that for depression? I wholeheartedly want to believe that people like you and I NEED a synthetic opiate to feel "normal," but unfortunately it's not at the top of the Medical Journals' lists to prove or even research this theory. And until they do, it remains just that--a theory. I would give anything to go back to '99, when I first discovered that taking one Darvocet was the hidden key to unlocking peace and comfort in my own head. I could take one before class and really enjoy discussing the various literature pieces I studied on the path to getting my English Lit BA degree. In one fell swoop, I became pregnant, was placed on Methadone, and lost my fiance to the drooling jaws of addiction. Sorry to get off topic, but I guess that's how I introduce myself now. Shoot me an email if you think I'm qualified to answer your questions about opiates.
Peace,
Lindsay
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