Taking Hydrocodone For Depression (Page 13) (Top voted first)

I am wondering if anybody else out there has taken Hydrocodone and noticed that symptoms of depression are alleviated? I find that many of today's anti-anxiety and antidepressant drugs come with unpleasant side effects, whereas while taking Hydrocodone they aren't there. The caveat to all of this is that yes, I know that Hydrocodone and opiates in general can be addictive. So long term use would result in withdrawal symptoms. I'm just wondering who else might agree with me on this?

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I've noticed the same thing; it's almost like a mood elevator and seems to give me more energy; is that possible.....I think too, their should be further studies on this drug as far as the "good" side effects.......

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Re: Redd9966 (# 462)

I use it when I can, save extra leftovers from the dentist/doctor for low points and use it to keep a dip from turning into a RUT. I wonder what the cash cost difference is between hydrocodone vs. xanax or klonopin & prozac, wellbutrin, or lexapro... since you almost always need both to fend off what hydrocodone does. Hey, I think I just came up with a little project...

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I have had major depression and anxiety problems when a series of events happened all at once. My hero and best friend (my father) lost his battle to Cancer, our son was born with Cerebral Palsy a debilitating condition that has effectively made our son a quadriplegic & I lost all three of my businesses. They have given me every anti-depressant/anxiety med known to man with little, to no, effectiveness for either. It got so bad I literally stayed in my room for 5 months with little interactions with any of my 3 children or my wife. I eventually went 5150 with an attempt on my life as I saw no hope for my situation.

I was an ex-professional football player so I have serious back, shoulder (I just had total shoulder replacement surgery) and knee problems. I received a script for Norco for my various pain issues and let me tell you, A SWITCH went off in my brain and for the first time in a very long time, there was HOPE! Within a week I was working again and very motivated promoting very quickly at my job, I was spending a lot of time with my children and wife & felt normal again. I don’t know why or how this works for me but it absolutely does and has worked for the last 5 years. No depression or anxiety whatsoever and the overall quality of life was fantastic!

Fast forward now to Donald Trump's “Opioid Epidemic” my doctors completely cut off my meds and am circling the drain again. My life is completely unmanageable! Hope lost again, family life nonexistent, lost my job & to be honest just feel like tapping out again.

They say an addiction is any substance that negatively affects your life in all facets; but is it an addiction if when consumed it absolutely positively increases the quality of your life in all facets? Family life is great, work is amazing, but most importantly I have the ability to love myself again.

Thoughts?

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Re: elizabeth (# 6)

I know this is an old chat, but I have to reply!!! WHATEVER WORKS for depression; heroin works too, but I would not recommend it no more than Hydrocodone because they work exactly the same! You are not depressed because the narcotic tells your brain all is good --- until it isn't anymore. No dr will prescribe this for depression!

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Re: MySheriAmore (# 472)

No one mentions the horrific pain of depression.

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I have found that mood gets way better after a 5/325 hydrocodone. It works better than any antidepressant I’ve ever had. Even 1/2 the pill does wonders for my depression. That said, this is nothing I could ever tell my doctor! Probably one or two times a month I do this. I take the hydrocodone for severe arthritis....maybe once or twice a month. It sure makes me happy!

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Hi SLee.
Yes I experience the same thing and have even said something to my doctor a long time ago. I can't remember what he said but I had said how I wish they could come up with some kind of medication that mimics a pain medication for depression. I myself feel 'normal' when I took pain medication and is the very reason why im struggling today. Being 5 years clean from opiates which don't get me wrong im happy about it however im finding it much more difficult for me to lead a regular life. No im not suicidal whatsoever. Actually I have a real fear of death. What im having trouble with is my overall will for ambition. Its zero. My mind is fine I just can't seem to want to push myself. And after being like this for so long my muscles have become weak. Now its hard for me to stand for long periods of time or with my arms I can't lift certain things and the pain in my back has returned and now im really suffering. Im now at my wits end and don't want to be like this anymore....and is why I've been looking online for my original solution which means ill be going back to square one. And im fine with that. Actually I cant wait.

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Re: Sandy719 (# 481)

Absolutely! Been suffering for years on many antidepressants. Spend days in bed. Nothing works for me except hydrocodone 5/325mg half a tab twice a day. Go figure? There has to be someone who gets can help us.

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I can assure you age 68, with a curved spine, severe arth. in hips, knees, feet, with night pain so severe you walk the floor and cry.... is reason to take anything given to you... My point is I only take it when the pain is so severe I can't stand it.. I've had a lung operation, heart attack, and fibromo ... you name it, I got it.. I also have neuropathy, feet and hand pain... try that one, and feel the needles in your hands... again you'll grab anything to keep from crying... at night the feet, feel like an abscess tooth, throbbing so bad ... you do not sleep... period

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BOZO, thank you. I agree.

I would just like to caution that a very common side effect of using opiate, including Hydrocodone, is constipation. It can be severe and necessitate medical intervention.

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Reading some of your posts helps me greatly. I am a newlywed of 5 months. I knew my husband took them recreationally as he says, but I didn't understand why for a while. I loved him the way he was. We are both bipolar but his has more depressive episodes than mine does. He has major problems with his feet and back so he is prescribed them. I am prescribed them as well. His are 7.5/325 and mine are 7.5/650. He has been doing this for so long he will take 6 to 8 at a time to get the stabilized mood depending on the severity of the episode...not a high. Like most of you have said, he says its just feeling normal and being able to not worry about depression, he wants to get out of bed, play with the kids, help in the house, sex life is great, etc etc. Twice a day, 6 to 8...you do the math...He can blow through both of our 90 count scripts in less than 2 weeks then he has to suffer through both severe depression and severe pain. he is on Lamictal and Cybalta, but he says they don't offer him the same relief.
Now its taking a toll on my emotional wellbeing. We are a very open couple...talk about everything, even things we know are going to upset the other. However, for 8 months he has lied to me about stealing my meds and how much he is taking. I know he doesn't want me to see him in a bad light but its killing me. Some people drink a couple beers, some play video games, some just have to ride it out (like me). I can't make him understand how I feel when he lies to me. I feel so worthless and it makes me insecure. I can't even have my meds at home when I really need them. I have to keep them locked up in my drawer at work. it isn't fair. It isn't fair I have to watch as he suffers for weeks until the next script is filled or watch as he falls into such a bad depression, he can't get out of bed and can't stop crying. Is there nothing that can come close? We are struggling financially right now and can't afford to visit 3 different drs (reg dr, psycologist, and psychiatrist).
Please someone give me some advice. I don't want this to come between us. I can't let it. HELP!

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im not sure who's post u are replying to, however, who is it that thinks this is a joke? I have been in this battle for a long time and had been curious myself as to what other people have found in hydrocodode working for depression. Appearantly, there are lots of people feeling the same as I do. I have been dealing with depression for many years and been on different meds for my depression. i no longer miss use medications, unless you count finding and using something I know finally workd for me after being perscribed hydrocodone for pain. It helps me in every way when I am suppose to that this and that and this and that when I have found working results for all my issues in one med only. So, I don't know who your refering to but it looks like you were replying to my post and not sure why you had the responce you had. Just saying..ofcourse it's NO joke and very quite serious.

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I am eager to see how the originator of this topic is doing. I hope you are still doing well. Please let me know, as I am going through same thing, or any one else still getting good results. God Bless us all.

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I found this thread the same way as many of you...I have migraines and noticed that hydrocodone helped tremendously with my depression. Check out Dr. Bob Cochran. Just Google his name. He has a website and three books. The latest was titled The Opiate Cure. He has discovered the same thing we all have.

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I am 41. I have been clinically diagnosed with ptsd. I work very hard and have managed to stay off of disability.

There are times when my ptsd takes over. Foggy headed, jumpy, and shaky. Really short tempered and difficulty focusing.

I took hydrocodone to deal with the pain after clearing a very badly impacted bowl. I was suprised at how well the rest of my body relaxed. Joints cracked and popped that normally are very hard to do so. My rest that evening was unmatched. The next day my level of ptsd symptoms was reduced by 60%.

Being a chronic ptsd sufferer I will use this to help control my symptoms.

Warning: this drug is known to make some people violently ill, it is highly addictive. I only use it in extreme circumstances. And don't think if one is good more is better I am a big guy and one is enough for me.

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I agree completely that it helps people with depression!!!!! I was abused as a child, molested by a cousin. Had parents that verbally and physically abused me. My life life has been a struggle. I have went to therapy i have anxiety meds that numb me and its no life ,but i do what i can to get by. Right now my depression is bad from a car wreak horrible neck pain and i cant exercise or do my normal routine. Its been 30 days dealing with this pain. And true addicts that are looking for a high make it hard for people in major pain to get any relief. I don't want a high i want to be pain free. And when a doctor chimes in giving advice its a good laugh. Go stick your judge mental nose in a book that tells you what to think. What a joke some doctors are, your title means nothing to me.I am so thankful for the internet so i can figure my own things out and talk to people who understand. Pain pills are soooooo bad but go home & take 6 650mg of tylenol LOL Thats what is hard on the liver that is in a hydro correct? But i can get a 5mg/325 that will take my pain/depression away instead of those 6/650mg of tylenol that don't touch the pain.HMMMM i am not a doctor but sounds a little dumb. Oh wait i forgot its addicting too, well i have never had that problem. But i can go get a pack of cigarettes right now and how addicting are those or how many people have they killed? Same as alcohol right?? Damages liver kidneys & kills people but its ok. LOL please. Government, doctors do not care about others heath, it's all a joke!!!

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I read your post and thought I would reply. I also suffer from depression and I've been on every antidepressant med on market and even had ETC nothing helps me. I have always been a very happy person. I had a hysterectomy at age 34 and my health slowly declined. I think menopause is the cause of my depression. I would tell the Dr and they would just brush me off. I finally found two new dr one is OB. They both listen to me and checked my hormones. I had very very little and I was also vitamin deficient. I'm now on estrogen and testosterone. I'm doing a u.a for progesterone, cortisol, adrenal function and something else. The hormones have help me plus I'm taking vitiams that help with depression.

I also suffer from back pain and was given loratab. I found out by taking them how good I felt. I felt normal, happy, productive and wanted to socialize again. So the loratab has kept me from being sucidial. My kids knew I took them, but one day they found them and realized I was taking more than prescribed so they took them away from me. My new dr gives me stronger dose of 10's that I can take 3 times a day. I just hide them and I hate doing that. My children will not do research on depression and they think I can just snap out of it. I wish it was that easy. Who would choose depression over happiness.

I do suffer from severe back pain, arthritis, bursitis etc etc. Working for post office and all the lifting I did ruin my body.

Anyway, I'm hoping HRT continues to help and the vitiamins I'm getting ready to buy also help.

Good luck and hope you feel better.

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I have suffered from Major Depression for my entire adult life. I am 56 now. It was determined 10 years ago that I have TRD (Treatment Resistant Depression). If you look it up under your Search Engine, say Google, you will be amazed at all the things I have been through. I was subjected to everything there is for TRD. Five years ago, I had a serious injury and now also suffer from chronic pain. Hydrocodone was prescribed to me at first, and I did get some relief from my depression that no other medication my Psychiatrist prescribed for me. I got used to the Hydrocodone and was switched to Oxycodone. That also relieves my depression. Off the pain medicine subject, the medication that my Psychiatrist prescribed for me as a last resort was Nuvigil and my insurance didn't cover it, so he switched me to Provigil. That wasn't covered either. They are both known to help depression, but are not FDA approved for it, so the insurance won't pay. These are both Stimulants and with samples he gave me, it was unreal how it changed my mood and gave me the drive to do more things. Since he couldn't keep me in samples and I can't afford it, I have been getting it Overseas, under the name Modafinil. So, between pain medicine and a stimulant I got more relief than any psychotropic drug or combination, thereof, ever gave me.

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If hydrocodone can make this many people and more, not want to kill themselves, get stuff done you would never do, enjoy life and the people around you, and sleep eat and function normally than why dont they stop looking for alternatives and give us the help we know to work. We are all wired differently and hydros arent for everyone, but i would rather keep my hydros over what else is legal right now. (Cigs and booze). Have been taking hydros for about 6 years now after a bad snowboarding accident. Somas, clonazepam, tramadol and 1 more were others ive tried for different problems. Hydrocodone is the ONLY one that kills everything! Pain, depression, eating, sleeping, going to the bathroom and im sure theres more. This shouldnt be a huge deal, its our bodies and our lifes we want to make better. This needs to change. Depression is bad in my family and i dont want to deal with it anymore.

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Hello Donenomore,

First of all, you should give yourself credit for taking the first step in quitting Hydrocodone! Simply reducing your dose of Hydrocodone is difficult enough!

Although most likely you will feel awful while experiencing Hydrocodone withdrawal symptoms, you will be fine in the end. Keep in mind that when MOST individuals reduce or come off Hydrocodone, they are faced with withdrawals symptoms. Typical symptoms include: depression, anxiety, fear of the unknown, lack of sleep, some physical pain, nausea, etc.

With that said, remind yourself that no matter how terrible you feel, you will not die from Hydrocodone withdrawal symptoms and that any acute depression or anxiety you experience will last probably 4-5 days. Even if you are depressed already or by nature, you will bounce back "up" after your body and brain chemistry adjusts back to what it was before you took the Hydrocodone. In other words, you might feel hopeless, but it is a temporary feeling.

I have heard that Wellbutrin (an anti-depressant which can only be prescribed by a physician) helps with opiate withdrawal symptoms!! Also, I have heard that Buspar works with opiate withdrawals symptoms. Currently, I am on Buspar to help myself get through the Hdyrocodone withdrawals that I am experiencing. Many people claim that Buspar is weak, however I think it is working a little for me. Everyone responds differently to medication. Either way, there are medications that can help aid you through your withdrawal symptoms, as well as depression in general.

I am in exactly the same boat you are in. I tried to reduce my Hydrocodone dose and succeeded for over a month! However, I started to slide back into taking more again. Now that I am on Buspar, I might just try to quit cold turkey. At least I know what to expect. It isn't easy!!! I want to quit and never take it again.

There is so much more to say about our situations . . . Feel free to ask ANY QUESTIONS. I have been there and done that a few times now! This time, I am fighting for good:)

Good luck. You can do it.

Sincerely,

Jasmine

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