Oxycodin / Antidepressants

I have a few general comments/questions about the drug. To preface this, I'm not a regular user or abuser, and I understand the concern of those needing it for legitimate physical pain, that it will be unavailable if continued large scale abuse persists.

That said, I recently sampled a small dosage on consecutive evenings while caring for someone who had switched to Vicodin. Only 10 mg. I was already well-schooled in the drug's reputation and abuse potential. I found it to be a perfect combination of anxiety relief and perhaps subtle euphoria .. not at all like being "high." If I had to describe its calming effect on me, I'd liken it to the sensation of being ten years old again and looking out at a sunrise before the rest of the family got up on an early Sunday morning. Except later at night, and after I was able to sleep deeply. Again, nothing too dramatic, not like I'd imagine an extacy experience.

Of course I'm not a regular user and am naive in the area of opiates. I am smart enough, however, to know that any sensation that makes me feel that "normal" again and requires the gradual increase in dosage with high potential for addiction is not a good thing. So that was it, two nights months ago and I left it behind me.

My question/topic is this. I've struggled with anxiety and depression for a long time. I've been on and off a variety of antidepressant meds without much success. I understand that this is an opiate and not an SSRI .. but in these modern times how is it not possible that some form of medication be produced that offers this same leveled-out, undramatic, calming relief to the depressed/anxious mind, and be sustainable at the same low dose over the long term.

I understand that this isn't how the brain works, that Oxy is supplementing and enhancing a normal brain function that becomes "lazy" in its presence and that this is a long and ugly spiral. But really, where's modern science when you need it?

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There are medications that do have similar effects for anxiety and depression, mainly Benzodiazepines, such as Xanax, or Klonopin.

Their calming effects are the very reason they are usually one of the first choices used when someone suffers from anxiety.

The problem, however, is they do not work for everyone that uses them and their sedative properties can actually backfire in some people with depression, just like antidepressants and narcotics do.

https:/­/­rxchat.com/­wiki/­Benzodiazepines/­

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