Taking Hydrocodone For Depression (Page 7)
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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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Opiates were prescribed for depression and many other ailments just a little under 100yrs ago....why they aren't now I have no idea. Once I reached 180mgs of Oxycodone a day, I was able to discontinue 6 other medications I had for various other conditions.of course now that pain doctors are cutting our meds...I'm sicker than ever and yes depressed as well. One of the reasons they help with depression is that Hydrocodone and Oxycodone are made from Thebaine. The ONLY NONNARCOTIC alkaloid of the Poppy and is in fact a STIMULANT! Also Oxycodone increases T levels in the Thyroid enhancing mood and creating a burst of energy. Also there is EDS Endogenous Deficiancy Syndrome. If you receive opiates at an early age you never produced enough opiate receptors and are low....most who are treatment resistant to antidepressants are really just low on natural opiates and require an external supply...good luck with that. I know this sounds sick but hopefully you need pain management and can find a good doctor to prescribe you opiates.. The way folks feel about medical marijuana and CBD/THC, is how I feel about opiates. They have many, many uses other than pain and now they are even extinguishing that use!

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Depending on the country you live in it can go both ways. If you're in constant pain your provider has the authorization to make sure that you have the best medication that will give you the best results. Keep in mind that if your focus of your doctor's visit comes across as being fully or even mostly an issue of needing more pain medicine then a majority of physicians will see red flags. I do not agree that this is an insurance issue. If any medicine is not controlling your pain then alert those around you with your distress. If there is nobody to look after you in distress than call your nurse or 911. I would be much more comfortable prescribing pain medicine if a family member or nurse was dispensing it unless it's a terminal condition. The reason I believe this is putting someone in charge of there own pain management for an injury or pain that doesn't equal up to their records and there prescribing history could mean that I would be as guilty as a smack dealer on the street. To be frank, Hydrocodone wrongly prescribed is a 70% certainty to be a gateway to an overdose of many different combinations.

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Hi Daniel, in response to your post I can certainly understand were you are coming from but the thing is if you are a legitimate pain patient and use as directed and not abuse the pain medicine it can improve their quality of life. I'm not saying that these people will not get addicted to this type of drug but then again I have seen others turn to illegal drugs. And that's the trade off, overdosing or taking their own life one way or another because of not having a Dr to help them on their battle with chronic pain. All my best to you all.

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Your right...I've taken it for years for pain...and I wouldn't be alive today without it...it's saved me from depression and I even stopped taking the blood pressure medicine they were giving me... Now everyone's ( The News Media ) is vilifying this medicine from the actions of some people that have abused it by taking to much...and dieing.

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2 years of falling down pain is not withdrawl . it is a medication taken away that helped my quality of life . Because ins. co is playin g Dr. now.

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Hydrocodone will in fact give you an uplifting feeling in mood and body for a certain period of time depending on how much you take and how often you take it. The fda has only approved this medicine for pain so in most cases I would think that with the analgesic relief it brings a sense of well-being with it. The elephant in the room that is being overlooked in this topic is tolerance and self medicating will become an issue. After that comes oxy just to function until your waiting on the corner for your next dose of opiates. It's a downward spiral that will leave you in a gutter. I've seen this in patient's many times.

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RONNIE look up the article Ignorance Kills! It's about Edogenous Deficianvy Syndrome--it's not recognized yet my medical professionals yet it's very real for many and Opiates were at one time prescribed for depression.. Hydro and Oxycodone increase T levels in Thyroid boosting energy and enhancing mood. AlSo they are made from Thebaine which is the only NONNARCOTIC part of poppy and is in fact a STIMULANT!

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I've noticed that there is a minor elevation of mood shortly after I take hydrocodone/acetaminophen. I think it's a good thing because people take this for pain. I'm always concerned about withdrawal symptoms if I ever have to get off of this medication, but it gives me a quality of life I wouldn't have without it. It alleviates pain, though not all of it, and it creates a lighter mood for awhile. I never take more than my prescription directions say, I'm very careful. I've been taking this since 2000 for osteoarthritis. I've had constant pain since I was in my thirties and now I'm 72.

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Cat,
I'm not disputing your perception of next morning nervousness especially from a half of pill taken for bad pain but By compounding that with er Tramadol in fact may accentuate that spiral of pain and anxiety. You may want to discuss this with your prescriber to see if a more appropriate pain control protocol is better suited for your condition.

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I only take half a pill for bad pain since the next morning the hydro nervousness arrives. Tramadol extended release is a god send which counteracts the hydro withdrawal.

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yes being unable to go anywere without people saying can i call 911 because they see me so doubled over in pain. Its inhumane n used to be criminal to take away years of a persons life in suffering pain . I had hope for the only 2years before Gov. Scott took away my PPO ins away. it take me hours o get dressed n i hAVE TO CHOOSE TO GO WITHOUT FOOD TO MUCH PAIN. Sure would be nice to be able to leave my apt.. without someone wanting to call 911 the humalition is criminal.I am depressed i have twin daughters i cant go to there wedings now graduation from college , n to much pain when i get grandchildren just because ins . co playing Dr.

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I don't agree at all. No matter hard you work, you can't change your brain chemistry. I have struggled since I was a young child. I am not blaming anyone for my depression or sitting around feeling sorry for myself. I'm just working to get by like everyone else. But for me, as well as many others, depression/anxiety is a real disability. And worse yet, it is an invisible disability.
I have recently discovered hydrocodone. All I can say is Wow! I've often wondered if I feel normal. I've always felt a lot of guilt for my failures and lack of motivation and focus. Now I know why others succeed and I fail.
I just don't know how i'll get more.
Does anyone know if research is being done on this?

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How can you be dependent but not addicted? Please pay attention!
You are going through withdrawal.

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Bird it's only been illicit for 70 years! Opiates are known as Gods gift to man, since they were the first natural antidepressant..WHICH they used to be prescribed for! Notice how everybody is bi-polar? HOGWASH! It's first generation endogenous deficiency! Addiction is nothing more than Chemical Pica--using an external source to supplement what the body lacks....

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Heart, I am a baby boomer. Over my dead body will anyone get rid of me. The medical profession and Big Pharma better get their acts together. There are drugs out there that can help. They have been approved to treat other conditions, but not chronic depression. People who suffer from this debilitating disease, are allowed to continue to suffer because I feel that the FDA and the DEA or whatever organization oversees and makes the decisions about medications, don't believe that treatment resistant depression is not a diagnosis of a real disease. I wish one of those a**holes who make the decisions that affect the lives of millions of people, especially by withholding medications that would finally give us our lives back, could walk in my shoes for one day. They wouldn't make it through the day, but I'm expected to make it through the rest of my life like this. No wonder there's a high suicide rate for people with this disease that sucks the life out of you. Would the docs allow someone who has cancer to remain in pain? I think not. Yet we continue to get pushed to the curb. Depression is a fatal disease and we need help before it's too late. Why can't these people see we just want our lives back, to feel joy again. That's all I want. I don't care about the big house, fancy cars, or traveling the world. I just want to wake up in the morning and be able to look forward to the day, not dread it. I want to be able to leave my house without feeling like a basket case. I want to smile and laugh again, but most of all I want to stop thinking of ways to kill myself. I wouldn't do it, I hope. I'm afraid what may happen if things got so bad that I don't have the strength to fight anymore or the willpower to keep going. I've lost so much hope, I don't want to become utterly hopeless. Maybe these drugs that are not approved for depression would actually work.

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I would much rather spend my money on Marijuana. It helps with anxiety so much better than the crap the doctors give us. Don't even get me started on antidepressants. They don't work, many have side effects that are intolerable and withdrawal symptoms are so bad that people start taking the drug again because they can't tolerate coming off them. I swear antidepressants are addictive. At least pot is non-addictive, it works (so I've heard..lol) and I'm more social. It's a plant. It grows in the ground. Marijuana should be legalized, at least medical Marijuana in every state.

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I am very afraid for people taking opioids for depression. This is scary and it is a very slippery slope to drug addiction and illicit drug use.

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Hi Spyz, it's Sadie. Have been in a bit of a funk...you know how it is. Anyway, yeah I've been thinking about going inpatient at John Hopkins. I'm may be grasping at straws, but who knows, maybe the "Almighty" John Hopkins is a bit more advanced with their knowledge of mental illnesses and treatment compared to other hospitals that make us weave baskets all day. Lol Everything is supposedly approved. Just waiting for a bed I will certainly let you know what happens. Thanks for caring.

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You feel better because your hooked up and don't know it yet.

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I do, but the judge in Drug Court laughed at a girl that said she was taking hydrocodone for anxiety and depression.The judge said of course it's going to make you feel good and addict you also. Anyway you can't be on opiates in Drug Court so that put a stop to the discussion of opiates versus depression.
I've also have seen a doctor give opiates to a girl that had a severe rash or allergy that wouldn't go away. They try everything under the sun to cure the skin lesions.

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