Opioids Opiates to treat mental health issues

[bdomihizayka]

Hey guys. I've had treatment resistant OCD for years. I have been on tricyclics, snri, ssri, benzos, and even atypicals and even tried TMS to try and reduce the intensity of the intrusive thoughts. I found out by mistake that oxycodone COMPLETELY cures me about a year ago. However I cannot afford it as opiates go for $1 per mg where I live. There are reports online that morphine helps OCD..... Question is how the hell do I convince a doctor that this helps me? I have dropped from school and working because it was so bad, but now I can live a great life thanks to this medication. I have my family's support of using opiates to regulate my OCD, as they've seen with their own eyes my life taking a 180 for the better, and I could get my mom, dad, friends, relatives, to vouch for me in front of a doctor.....

I seriously feel suicidal though recently. I refuse to live with the OCD I had before I was on this drug.... but...My bank is draining and resources are dwindling.... Obviously my primary care dr doesnt want anything to do with it and now I'm probably flagged in the future for asking for narcotics... THESE FUCKING PILLS MAKE ME FEEL NORMAL AND OPERABLE...... how can I go about acquiring them?

 

[J.Wallace]

I truly hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially to someone who has only recently discovered the beauty of Opiates, but this path you are taking is the path to addiction.

I started using Opiates for the exact same reasons. I had constant nerve wrecking social anxiety at the time. I dropped out of school a few months prior and my life was falling apart. I couldn't find work, and eventually didn't care anymore cause I'd simply dose 15 to 20mg of Hydrocodone to feel good.

Opiates are perfect for social anxiety. However, that is why they are so bad for you. The drug itself is relatively harmless when taken in moderation, however it will quickly get out of hand. When you begin to rely on that drug to do basic social interactions and functions, that's when you know things are getting bad.

Doctors barely give out these types of medications to those who genuinely need it, let alone those who don't. Good luck talking a doctor into giving you any form of Opiates for "Social anxiety" or other type of illnesses. While these illnesses are horrible, I suffer from them myself, frankly doctor's don't give a shit, so you're on your own. That's not to say you can't overcome this on your own. The human mind is a miraculous creation, it's capable of many things. You CAN overcome this without the use of Opiates...the bottom line is, whether you want to or not. Either let yourself overcome this by using only on the rare occasion and in moderation, or let yourself slip and become engrained in that high.

 

[helium-4]

You will not be prescribed opioids for mental health issues. Sorry. Not gonna happen. Closet you could possibly get is tramadol because of it's SNRI properties which has been seen to work as an anti-depressant in some.


I suggest other drugs than opioids anyway because daily use makes them lose their magic. They are also extremely addictive, and their addiction comes at a cost. Its easy to feel good on opioids and because of this not actually go in where in your life because they make you think that everything is fine the way it is. They can impede on learning new ways of functioning which is important if you have a mental illness

Anyway, bluelight isn't here to help you find a way to get drugs. This type of question is not allowed, I'm sorry. Best of luck

 

[Choosing_Positive]

I truly hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially to someone who has only recently discovered the beauty of Opiates, but this path you are taking is the path to addiction.

I started using Opiates for the exact same reasons. I had constant nerve wrecking social anxiety at the time. I dropped out of school a few months prior and my life was falling apart. I couldn't find work, and eventually didn't care anymore cause I'd simply dose 15 to 20mg of Hydrocodone to feel good.

Opiates are perfect for social anxiety. However, that is why they are so bad for you. The drug itself is relatively harmless when taken in moderation, however it will quickly get out of hand. When you begin to rely on that drug to do basic social interactions and functions, that's when you know things are getting bad.

Doctors barely give out these types of medications to those who genuinely need it, let alone those who don't. Good luck talking a doctor into giving you any form of Opiates for "Social anxiety" or other type of illnesses. While these illnesses are horrible, I suffer from them myself, frankly doctor's don't give a shit, so you're on your own. That's not to say you can't overcome this on your own. The human mind is a miraculous creation, it's capable of many things. You CAN overcome this without the use of Opiates...the bottom line is, whether you want to or not. Either let yourself overcome this by using only on the rare occasion and in moderation, or let yourself slip and become engrained in that high.

Well put...

 

[uno22]

I truly hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially to someone who has only recently discovered the beauty of Opiates, but this path you are taking is the path to addiction.

I started using Opiates for the exact same reasons. I had constant nerve wrecking social anxiety at the time. I dropped out of school a few months prior and my life was falling apart. I couldn't find work, and eventually didn't care anymore cause I'd simply dose 15 to 20mg of Hydrocodone to feel good.

Opiates are perfect for social anxiety. However, that is why they are so bad for you. The drug itself is relatively harmless when taken in moderation, however it will quickly get out of hand. When you begin to rely on that drug to do basic social interactions and functions, that's when you know things are getting bad.

Doctors barely give out these types of medications to those who genuinely need it, let alone those who don't. Good luck talking a doctor into giving you any form of Opiates for "Social anxiety" or other type of illnesses. While these illnesses are horrible, I suffer from them myself, frankly doctor's don't give a shit, so you're on your own. That's not to say you can't overcome this on your own. The human mind is a miraculous creation, it's capable of many things. You CAN overcome this without the use of Opiates...the bottom line is, whether you want to or not. Either let yourself overcome this by using only on the rare occasion and in moderation, or let yourself slip and become engrained in that high.

Do you see anything about social anxiety in the op? I see something about obsessive compulsive disorder. I've heard opiates are great for it but I don't think a psychiatrist will prescribe them. You're going to have to seek out a pain management doctor and probably not be truthful. You should see if suboxone will have similar positive effects because its pretty easy to get a script

I sincerely wish you the best of luck and I can kind of empathize with you in this

 

[Thorns Have Roses]

HESE FUCKING PILLS MAKE ME FEEL NORMAL AND OPERABLE.

The goal of medication is not to make you some idealized "normal" but to control your symptoms enough that you can learn to live with them. Whatever medication you do get if you see a mental health professional will ideally part of a broader plan of action to help you get yourself operating within acceptable parameters, CBT or other forms of therapy might be another part of that plan.

Opiates are not good psychiatric medication, there are enough problems fucking people up through inappropriate long term benzo therapy (and subsequent withdrawal) as it is.

 

[uno22]

The goal of medication is not to make you some idealized "normal" but to control your symptoms enough that you can learn to live with them. Whatever medication you do get if you see a mental health professional will ideally part of a broader plan of action to help you get yourself operating within acceptable parameters, CBT or other forms of therapy might be another part of that plan.

Opiates are not good psychiatric medication, there are enough problems fucking people up through inappropriate long term benzo therapy (and subsequent withdrawal) as it is.

With all due respect, I'm not sure if I agree with this post. With schizophrenic patients who experience hallucinations, wouldn't the goal of anti-psychotic meds be to make the hallucinations go away completely? Isn't heartburn medication meant to completely relieve the symptoms of heartburn? Isn't chemo meant to make cancer completely go away in most cases?

I agree with the idea of behavioral therapy but it sounds like the op may have been down this road before. Life with a mental disorder might not seem worth living to some people without medication such as opiates, and I am of the belief that they should not be denied their medication. In the 1950s, opiates were one of the main drugs prescribed for depression and anxiety.

 

[thelastclubkid]

With all due respect, I'm not sure if I agree with this post. With schizophrenic patients who experience hallucinations, wouldn't the goal of anti-psychotic meds be to make the hallucinations go away completely? Isn't heartburn medication meant to completely relieve the symptoms of heartburn? Isn't chemo meant to make cancer completely go away in most cases?

I agree with the idea of behavioral therapy but it sounds like the op may have been down this road before. Life with a mental disorder might not seem worth living to some people without medication such as opiates, and I am of the belief that they should not be denied their medication. In the 1950s, opiates were one of the main drugs prescribed for depression and anxiety.

yep i gotta agree with uno as well... i started using opaites because of bad anxiety issues as well and they helped greatly (until of course it all when to crap...) the point is that opiates *can* be used efefctively to manage certain mental health conditions... of course so can cocaine; the problem is not in how affective they are but rather how difficult they are to keep under control (very!)...

as for OP's question... methadone has been reported to work for anxiety/OCD and its about the only inexpensive opiate that you can get long term... as for whether he wants to risk long term addiction to methadone is another question...

 

[bdomihizayka]

That's exactly right Uno22. I've been on countless drugs to try and control my OCD. I went through CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, etc.... only drug that works to some extent is Anafranil, but I am a bodybuilder and the fat it puts on me is unacceptable, and the total lack of libido and no erection issue makes it impractical...

I live near Philly and NYC.... seen doctors at University of Pennsylvania, Temple, Columbia... etc. My parents gave me the best of the best as far as treatment goes, and opiates are the ONE thing that totally works.... sure it has side effects, but they are very tolerable.

Never Knows Best.... totally agree with you on the benzos.... it was HELL withdrawaling from them... still am as a matter of fact, 5 months after my taper...

I have proof I have been using the system to treat my problem for years.... seen countless doctors, and some trials, meds....therapies.... I want fucking oxycodone. I dont give a fuck if I gave the bottle to my parents, got drug tested weekly, and had to go through random pill counts with a doctor.... The ease the opiates put on my mind are a godsend....

 

[brutus]

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