why is hydrocodone not an acceptable form of anti-depressants?

Question

very serious here, it is the only thing that helps me and i've been through a buuuuuuuunch of "real" 1's for the proper amount of time/dosage blah blah

Answer 1

because its a painkiller that's derived from opium, like heroin or morphine. or to be more accurate its Tylenol and Codeine. no its not a generic of Oxycontin, its a generic of Vicodin. and it actually causes depression as it causes what is called a serotonin cascade where all the uptake sites in the brain are activated, your body then tries to correct its self from this artificial imbalance by shutting down the serotonin uptake sites, resulting in depression, each time you take an opiate fewer sites will be activated hence the addiction and ever increasing need to consume more to feel the same or normal. These receptor sites that have been shut down are difficult to get to return to normal function and with continued addiction will eventualy be impossible to repair and the spireling nature of the addiction will eventualy reqire an overdose amount in order to make you feel normal i.e. you'll need so much to feel normal that the dose will kill you. you need to try a better doctor and discuss your addiction problem as this effects what meds you need to correct this. you may need a MAOI as well as an SSRI for a min of 6 months to reset your brain function and undo the damage you've done. If the other med shaven't helped its partially the opiate addiction that's blocking the meds ability to work and you most likely need to see a therapist to address the root of the problem that led to the addiction and depression as I suspect the depression isn't caused by the addiction so much as the addiction is a symptom of the depression.

Answer 2

Because an anti-depressant is a drug that balances the chemicals in your brain to enable a person to function at a normal level. Hydrocodone is a synthetic pain killer that is addictive and does not enbable a person to function at a normal level. If you need some thing to assist you with depression and none of the medications that they have tried you on (for at least 6 weeks) has helped you then maybe you are seeking treatment in the wrong area - maybe a chemical imbalance isn't your problem. I would seek further medical advice. But let me say that hydrocodone is not only addictive, but harmful if taken on a long term basis. It is not meant for treatment of depression.

Answer 3

Because hydrocodone is not an anti-depressant. It is the generic version of oxycodone. They are both narcotics and you sound like you have become addicted. You need to wean yourself off of this and speak to your physician about taking something else for depression. Hydrocodone mixed with anti-depressants makes depression worse, NOT better.

Answer 4

It is not an acceptable anti-depressant because it IS a depressant. Like alcohol (but much stronger, obviously), hydrochodone depresses your system and functioning.

Answer 5

Because it is not for depression and it is addictive.

And Being for real, you probably are addicted and it is why you want to get them prescribed so badly.

:o)
Jerry

Answer 6

You are addicted to synthetic herion buddy, you need to get off of it before you ruin your life.