Percocet Abuse

I read something about Percocet and inability to enjoy things / life after use. Is it a result of long life, or will this eventually go away?

You are referring to anhedonia, the inability to experience pleasure or joy. It is a symptom of depression and certain medications can cause severe anhedonia or chronic depression.

However Percocet, which contains the narcotic opioid oxycodone (the addictive substance) will not anhedonia or other opioids (eg, methadone, morphine, heroin, hydrocodone, oxymorphone). After stopping the drug use of opiates, they may suffer from depression.

There are amphetamines and cocaine causes really anhedonia. Stimulants, such as these drugs increase the level of "happiness" chemicals in the brain as cells, plus / minus, sauted. Thus, brain damage can occur and most of the cells with "happy chemicals" will have disappeared. Thus, a methamphetamine addict most likely to have severe anhedonia and will not respond to antidepressants, but an opiate addict.

But even for cocaine and amphetamine addicts over time compensation does occur, but never to normal. opioid abuse does not cause neurotoxic effects. Consequently, it might take some time for the body to adapt, but the depression should disappear. But the psychological effects can lead to depression worse.

Anyone who tells you that you would not be able to enjoy things is completely false.

Percocet no "dark" parts of your brain, and you may not have the same energy and enthusiasm for life as you did before taking it for a while. If this poses a problem, please talk to your doctor and see what he / she recommends. You are very smart to recognize the negative aspects of this drug. I hope you recover from all that has been the source of this medication should be offered to you. But your brain will recover after using it.

dear darling
Analgesics are there to relive the pain I've used many other well I do not recommend it, but sometimes you need to take is always good to go to your doctor and get advice on what you should take.remember body can make morphine for pain relief you do not want the laziness of the body of your system.
for the moment instead of worrying about anything not heavy exercises start one and enjoy your life with something you like and do not forget the tabs are not for the abuses they are there to fix you do not mix.

The time of recovery from opiate / opioid abuse can be as long as 36 months. This would be for the chronic abuse long term. For cooked or occaisional steady violence in low doses, a few months would do. Some people also take an SSRI during the recovery period, but may open a Pandora's box. Long story short, the time it takes to recover depends on the severity of your abuse and dependence on Percocet. The good news is that you do not recover. I wish you the best.

I've tried on and off for years. For a moment, he is gone ... Now everything is boring and all I can think of is on pills. It sucks ... not because you can not enjoy things, but because all you want is that feeling.