No, but it is addictive and is brutal in it's withdrawals. If you take it for some time, your body will get used to it and you'll go into withdrawals. That's called "Paxil Poopout" on withdrawal forums.
Withrawals occur in about 67% of the people tapering off the drug. They include: Severe anxiety, depression, intense dreams/nightmares, suicidal thoughts, nausea, insomnia, dizziness, irritability, anger, sweating, feeling off-balance and clumsy, shaky, twitches and jerks, brain zaps and flashes of light, tinitus, difficulty focusing thoughts, akathisia, dysphoria and more.
No. Fluoxetine is a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI). That means that it binds to the Sertonin Reuptake Transporters (SERTs) and keeps them from pumping serotonin back into the synaptic cleft. So essentially, it keeps the serotonin out longer, which indirectly leads to relief from depression, anxiety, etc. Fluoxetine does not bind to opioid receptors, unlike opiates, so it's not an opiate.
However, opiates that activate opioid receptors trigger a wide cascade of signaling, causing the release of various types of neurotransmitters (GABA, serotonin, glutamate and dopamine, just to name a few). This means that while opiates don't directly influence the serotonin receptors, they can indirectly. There's actually some evidence that the analgesic properties of opiates are related to serotonin.
So in some ways, both of them have similarities, but fluoxetine is not considered an opiate because it has a different mechanism of action.
No, it is an SSRI antidepressant. It is used to treat depression and various anxiety disorders. Opiates are used to treat pain.
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No, PCP is not considered an opiate. It is a dissociative anesthetic.
Ultram or Tramadol is an opioid -- a synthetic opiate. It acts much like an opiate in your system.
No.
Opiate addiction is a physical illness involving a central nervous system disorder caused by long-term opiate intake. Opiate addiction was once viewed as a condition with no solution. Patients with opiate physical addiction were considered to have inherited an addictive personality or psychological disorder or to have suffered with a dysfunctional family life.
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NO. Venlafaxine is in no way related to Opium. It is an anti-depressant and is not at all considered an opiate.
yes, it is considered an opiate.
diclofenac be considered an opiate in a drug test for work
Opiates are legal, as long as you have a valid prescription. They are considered illegal if you have obtained them without a prescription. The only completely illegal opiate out there is heroin, being as it is never prescribed.
No, Lexapro contains escitalopram, not PCP.