Posted by maryhelen on March 27, 2006, at 17:08:42
In reply to Re: Lamitcal's longevity » maryhelen, posted by ed_uk on March 27, 2006, at 14:54:58
> Hello
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> Have you ever been prescribed OxyContin?
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> EdHi Ed:
Thank you for responding to which, unintentially, became a long post.
You know, the thing that has driven me crazy all these years with percocetts is that ..... for pain management beginning years ago, I have been prescribed many meds like morphine, firional, demerol, tylenol 3's & 4's, fentanyl patches and most recently OxyContin and others I cannot remember the names of. With most of them there may be a small lift to the depression but with percocetts there must be something else in them that causes me to have my depression lifted. I don't get stoned or go out and have a good time, it just seems to get me to a place where I can function and when I was working, be able to use my brain and work. I have heard lately that a lot of people are becoming addicted to OxyContin so I thought there must be a good affect from them. When I tried them I was surprised how little they affected me either for the pain or my mood.
This whole thing drives me crazy. My psych doc went out on a limb about a month ago and prescribed dextroamphetamine, which used to be sold on the street as speed. It is used in some cases for people with treatment resistant depression. We went up to a fairly high dose after the drug was having no effect on me ... positive or negative. Even with the high dose, not split up, it did not help. I was devastated as I thought for sure a drug like this would help and I could take it in a controlled way. I feel like I am some kind on animal, taking enough drugs and strengths that should kill me and would others.
I feel so hopeless.
maryhelen
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