The importance of needing to stay on many years of buprenorphine treatment in those people recovering from opioid use disorder (OUD)/narcotic addiction.
2 years ago
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lipiroy/2023/12/31/matthew-perrys-death-underscores-the-significance-of-buprenorphine/
Charles Tadros, M.D.
January 1, 2024
Saint Louis, Missouri
OFTEN, WE WILL FEEL DRAMATICALLY WORSE, FOR DAYS TO MONTHS, IF WE SUDDENLY DISCONTINUE: ALCOHOL, BENZODIAZEPINES/ ANTIANXIETY MEDICINES, NARCOTICS, NON-NARCOTIC PAIN MEDICINES, ALLERGY MEDICINES, ASTHMA MEDICINES, STEROIDS, TESTOSTERONE, MIGRAINE PREVENTION MEDICINES, STIMULANTS, CAFFEINE, BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINES, CARDIAC MEDICINES, HEARTBURN MEDICINES, ANTIDEPRESSANTS, ANTIPSYCHOTICS AND MEDICINES FOR SLEEP. Date May 12, 2021 In relation to adverse effects of stopping medicines DO ADDICTIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH DISEASES DISTORT OUR PERCEPTIONS AND DECISION-MAKINGS SO MUCH THAT THEY CONSTITUTE A FORM OF TEMPORARY MENTAL DISABILITY? MIGHT THESE MENTAL HEALTH DISEASES LEAD TO QUESTIONS OF MENTAL COMPETENCY? Date February 18, 2022 In relation to ADDICTION DECADES LATER, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS STILL SEE THE EFFECTS, IN THEIR CLIENTS, FOR THESE MISSED, UNDER-RECOGNIZED OR UNDERTREATED CHILDHOOD DIAGNOSES AND LIFE SITUATIONS: DEPRESSION, GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER, PANIC DISORDER, SOCIAL ANXIETY, PTSD, OCD, EATING DISORDERS, ISSUES REGARDING SEX AND SEXUALITY, LOSS AND GRIEF, ADHD (inattentive or hyperactive types), ADDICTIONS (including to electronic media), SLEEP DISORDERS, BULLYING, SHAME, ABUSE (sexual, physical, emotional), VIOLENCE (given, received, and witnessed), PHYSICAL INSECURITIES (safety, food, shelter), LEARNING DISABILITIES, PARENTAL or SIBLING MENTAL ILLNESS, PARENTAL or SIBLING SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL ILLNESS, PARENTAL DIVORCE, AND MOVING HOUSEHOLDS or SCHOOLS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT A PERSON’S PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS DO NO HAVE TO MEET THE FORMAL DSM-V REVISED CRITERIA FOR A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP LONG-LASTING PSYCHOLOGICAL PAIN, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, RELATIONSHIP ISSUES AND OTHER DYSFUNCTIONS IN ADULTHOOD. Date June 4, 2021 In relation to childhood diagnoses
