[ex D-Boy]

Hi support, as a fellow recovering opiate addict (heroin and oxycontin) I just wanted to give some insight into the depression issue.

Depression is a direct post acute withdrawal symptom that us opiate addicts must go through. It can last months and might even be a full year before it goes away. The reason for this is because our brain had began to adjust to receiving endorphins from an outside source (the pills // dope whatever) Repeat the cycle of using over and over and the brain begins to completely stop producing any endorphins at all.

Take the drug away and what are you left with? A brain with dopamine receptors that are in shock and completely empty. This is what sends us into a deep depression, we are literally receiving NO ENDORPHINS at all. The brain takes time to re-adjust and start reproducing the natural endorphins.

If anything, I would say it is a GOOD sign that he is depressed. If he were to quit oxy and suddenly become all magical and bubbly it would lead me (and most likely any other addict) to believe he used. Things take time, but the good news is that the body and mind can repair itself completely and he will become whole again.

Hope that helped some ~~ Scott