opioids

Hi everyone again. For about 3 years I've been taking codeine (in the form of co-codamol) regularly every day to get relief from the continuous bombardment of severe brain fog and what I can only describe as horrible head feelings I've had non-stop, getting progressively worse since becoming ill...

I need accurate pulse oximeter for a few reasons. One being I am recovering from pneumonia outpatient. Two being I'm on. Big doses of pain medications, and sedatives , which combined can certainly lead to hypoxia. I used to have one that had an alarm if pulse or oxygen went too low or high...

I use both agmatine and memantine to keep opioid tolerance reasonable or low. And to prevent hyperalgesia. (I also use ultra low dose naltrexone at the same time but I dont think that has any interactions) Memantine has fairly well documented mechanism of action and side effects and human...

For context I shall put that i have no other options at this point than taking opioids for pain. I have exhausted most of the other issues. Also i dont think that my hemorrhoids and constipation are solely bc of opioids but i worded the title that way bc the opioids may have been last straw...

Opioids/opiates, specifically mu opioid agonists (occasionally delta) can be an important part of pain treatment and also help other me/cfs symptoms, such as insomnia or PEM. But they cause rapid tachyphylaxis (development of tolerance). This thread will be a long one in which we discuss all...

I did a podcast about the history of opium, pain management , and practical side (how to grow and harvest your own opium ). I'm pretty sick so my friends had to so most of the editing but I still think it was informative.

Dermorphin is an opioid found in the giant leaf frog's skin, and is one of the chemicals found in Amazonian practice of 'Kambo'. For more background, check the Kambo thread by @Hip in 2013...