Guest guest Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 In a message dated 11/28/2006 11:02:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, grizz140@... writes: I remember reading about using morphine to treat ocd but haven't had time to look into it too much yet. It really has me wondering if the morphine is why his ocd seemed to be gone for about 5 days. Just wondering if anyone here has similar experience or knows anything about the morphine for ocd. Interesting. I've never heard of this before.... don't know if morphine is something I would want to mess with though - because of the ease of addiction to that type of drug. LT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 While morphine is prescribed for pain it is a central nervous system depressant and a synthetic endorphin and that is most likely why your son was OK for 5 days. I hope he is feeling better. Bonnie > > Hi. I posted a couple weeks ago, worried about my son having the > stomach flu and not being able to take his meds. Turned out to be a > problem with his bowels. He had an emergency surgery and had 2 feet > of intestine taken out and was in the hospital for a week. He went 5 > days with no meds. Strange thing is that even though he had a few > days after the surgery of laying there not being able to talk much > because of tubes going down his throat, he had no ocd symtoms. It > wasn't until they took him off the morphine that ocd symtoms started > to return and it was very gradual each day. Now we're right back to > the way it was before. I remember reading about using morphine to > treat ocd but haven't had time to look into it too much yet. It > really has me wondering if the morphine is why his ocd seemed to be > gone for about 5 days. Just wondering if anyone here has similar > experience or knows anything about the morphine for ocd. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 While morphine is prescribed for pain it is a central nervous system depressant and a synthetic endorphin and that is most likely why your son was OK for 5 days. I hope he is feeling better. Bonnie > > Hi. I posted a couple weeks ago, worried about my son having the > stomach flu and not being able to take his meds. Turned out to be a > problem with his bowels. He had an emergency surgery and had 2 feet > of intestine taken out and was in the hospital for a week. He went 5 > days with no meds. Strange thing is that even though he had a few > days after the surgery of laying there not being able to talk much > because of tubes going down his throat, he had no ocd symtoms. It > wasn't until they took him off the morphine that ocd symtoms started > to return and it was very gradual each day. Now we're right back to > the way it was before. I remember reading about using morphine to > treat ocd but haven't had time to look into it too much yet. It > really has me wondering if the morphine is why his ocd seemed to be > gone for about 5 days. Just wondering if anyone here has similar > experience or knows anything about the morphine for ocd. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Wow, sorry about the surgery but so glad he's better now! A " google " search about morphine and OCD, or one about morphine and serotonin, turns up info. Here's a partial excerpt from one study I clicked on: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often responds inadequately to serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs). A case series reported substantial response to once-weekly oral morphine. We conducted a placebo-controlled, double-blind trial to investigate whether once- weekly oral morphine is effective in SRI-resistant OCD. .......... Conclusion: Our results support the hypothesis that once-weekly oral morphine can reduce symptoms in some treatment-resistant OCD patients. The mechanism of action is unknown. Further studies of mu- agonists and glutamate antagonists are warranted. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN & cpsidt=16639902 ---Another site excerpt: .....We were particularly interested in studying glutamate because this neurotransmitter is involved in synaptic plasticity in other brain sites. We found that glutamate can strongly stimulate serotonin release through activation of NMDA and AMPA receptors. However, our results indicate that these receptors do not have a strong tonic influence on serotonin. In contrast, the neurotransmitter GABA strongly inhibits serotonin release in vivo. Furthermore, our results indicate that opioids inhibit GABA release. Thus, endogenous opioids and opiate drugs such as morphine may indirectly stimulate serotonin release as a result of inhibiting GABA. However, after prolonged exposure, serotonin neurons become tolerant to the stimulatory effect of morphine, and serotonin release is inhibited during opiate withdrawal. We are currently investigating the cellular mechanisms that could be involved in this change and thus play a role in adaptation to prolonged stress as well as addiction to opiate drugs. http://www2.umdnj.edu/neuroweb/faculty/auerbach_s.htm ---Interesting! Well, at least his OCD didn't return any stronger at first. 's usually increases during illness/fever but I know over the years other parents have mentioned " no sign of OCD " when their child is really sick. > > Hi. I posted a couple weeks ago, worried about my son having the > stomach flu and not being able to take his meds. Turned out to be a > problem with his bowels. He had an emergency surgery and had 2 feet > of intestine taken out and was in the hospital for a week. He went 5 > days with no meds. Strange thing is that even though he had a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Can't comment on the morphine, but I'm sorry to hear he was so sick. I hope he recovers quickly. P. rockydazzler1 <grizz140@...> wrote: Hi. I posted a couple weeks ago, worried about my son having the stomach flu and not being able to take his meds. Turned out to be a problem with his bowels. He had an emergency surgery and had 2 feet of intestine taken out and was in the hospital for a week. He went 5 days with no meds. Strange thing is that even though he had a few days after the surgery of laying there not being able to talk much because of tubes going down his throat, he had no ocd symtoms. It wasn't until they took him off the morphine that ocd symtoms started to return and it was very gradual each day. Now we're right back to the way it was before. I remember reading about using morphine to treat ocd but haven't had time to look into it too much yet. It really has me wondering if the morphine is why his ocd seemed to be gone for about 5 days. Just wondering if anyone here has similar experience or knows anything about the morphine for ocd. --------------------------------- Check out the all-new beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 so sorry to hear as well - no info either but glad he's ok and got an OCD break (sort of) eileen Quoting Price <firecooklmp@...>: > Can't comment on the morphine, but I'm sorry to hear he was so sick. > I hope he recovers quickly. > P. > > rockydazzler1 <grizz140@...> wrote: > Hi. I posted a couple weeks ago, worried about my son having the > stomach flu and not being able to take his meds. Turned out to be a > problem with his bowels. He had an emergency surgery and had 2 feet > of intestine taken out and was in the hospital for a week. He went 5 > days with no meds. Strange thing is that even though he had a few > days after the surgery of laying there not being able to talk much > because of tubes going down his throat, he had no ocd symtoms. It > wasn't until they took him off the morphine that ocd symtoms started > to return and it was very gradual each day. Now we're right back to > the way it was before. I remember reading about using morphine to > treat ocd but haven't had time to look into it too much yet. It > really has me wondering if the morphine is why his ocd seemed to be > gone for about 5 days. Just wondering if anyone here has similar > experience or knows anything about the morphine for ocd. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Check out the all-new beta - Fire up a more powerful > email and get things done faster. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Hello Group--my systemic mycoplasma hominis is now in a tertiary phase and is becoming terminal. I have been trying for 6 months to find a clinic outside the US that will take my case for experimental and very aggressive treatment. After many rejections in several countries, I may be accepted at a clinic in Tihuana and one in Belgrade Serbia. But no doctor has given me a good prognosis, and so, in the event that nothing works , in case I want to die less agonizingly and with more dignity, does anyone on this list have any extra morphine? For my peace of mind, I prefer to stockpile it now so I know I have the worst case provided for before I do this last-ditch protocol. Sorry if this seems off-topic, but it seems legitimate to me to use this board to put this plea out there, just as people do for salvage drugs and extra drugs when they run out or can't obtain them. I have seen many such requests on this board. Pls contact me off-board at hugosaurny@..., and thanks very much--Hugo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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