happy as i can remember

[chcruser]

I just had my wisdome teeth taken out, and my dentist put me on lortab. It made me feel like my normal self again i was sleeping all night, I did yardwork,I enjoyed being around my family i wasnt going off the deep about stupid stuff, I was eating normal agin, I didnt stress over stupid things, my family, and co workers noticed a huge change and they like the change as well as i did. Im not on them anymore and i can see myself slipping back in to that person that i dont want to be. And i know that no DR. in their right mind would just write me prec, for them. Even though they work and was happy (myself) again .im on prozac now and its just not doing it for me. Is there a anti depress out their that will help me the way lortab did.

[flashbackmac]

Is not ritlin and the others very addictive also?? How do they differ other than chimicaly. If taken as prescribed I for one do not see any problems when compaired to ritln. If there was I would want to know. Maybe build a tolerence quicker Who knows??

[joannatsf]

I think you're confusing feeling better with not feeling anything at all as well as an opiate induced euphoria (being high).  I went down that road myself.  After years of anxiety, depression and hoplessness being numb was a blessing.  Your problems are still there, you just don't care anymore.  It takes more and more to achieve the same effect (tolerance) and you are on the way to life as an addict.  No matter how bad it seems now, life as an addict is worse.

If Prozac doesn't work for you, tell your doctor and try something else.  Your solution will not be found in opiates.

[mom2seanaiden]

the lortab worked because it is an opiate, a highly addictive drug.  it can cause mood changes, but they are temporary because they act on pleasure centers of the brain.  take it from someone who knows, you do not want to go down that road.  it is very easy to get addicted to lortab.  i have seen it countless times; there is a forum on here about it.  the lortab works immediately, it does not have to build up in your system like antidepressants do, and you get a euphoric feeling that you do not get from antidepressants.  do not misunderstand me; i strongly believe that people who are in true physical pain need pain relievers, but emotional and psychological pain should not be treated with these types of drugs.  it is very dangerous and at the end of the day, you are still left with that pain that you never dealt with in the first place.  that's my two cents, take it or don't, just know that i do not wish the pain of narcotics addiction on anyone or their families. it is a heartbreaking thing to endure and to witness.  best of luck to you in your endeavors to feel better!
Kathy

[chcruser]

Yes i do know that they are two different things, Im just wondering why the lotab worked better than any anti-depressent i have ever tryed.

[ILADVOCATE]

Its effect on physical pain should not be confused with an anti-depressent effect. We have a fair amount of websites linked up that discuss options as regards anti-depressents. You can look that information and speak to your psychiatrist about it. If someone is experiencing physical pain even from an everyday condition that can create depression and whatever stops the physical pain will stop that. That's not to be confused with the effect of an actual anti-depressent on clinical depression. Two different things.