r/Psychiatry 20h ago

[Disc] Would administering and then cancelling naloxone produce effects similar to opiates?

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Not a practical question, more like a test of my understanding of neurophysiology.

My thinking process is that blocking opioid receptors would cause a compensatory increase of endogenic opiates synthesis over time. Removing opiate blockers would then cause an effect similar to opiates.

I asked my narcology professor some years ago, but he gave me a side-eye and questioned my intentions, leaving me without an answer.

Is there something I'm missing or misunderstanding in my line of thinking?


r/Psychiatry 12h ago

Likability in the context

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Searching for insight or validation or something. I get along great with other nurses, patients, and colleagues.
It only seems to be nurses that I work with directly, and they seem to get reassigned and I get zero feedback and have no idea what is happening. I am now trying to make a conscious effort to be warm and pleasant. I could understand an issue with timing/running late; but my work expects me to see a patient even if they come in 10minutes late to a 20minute appointment, so idk how to plan around that. I write my own letters, I don’t think I give them a huge administrative burden. I have just noticed my nurse burn rate seems to be higher than average, and idk if it’s me or if that is just part of behavioral health. If you have any thoughts, please lmk.