 [ Symptoms ] can hydrocodone be prescribed as an anti depressant was on it for pain and it worked 10x better than my antidepressant i was on hydrocodone for pain after my 6th hernia operation and i found that it worked 10x better than my current anti depressant lexapro i found myself being more patient happier and was no longer taking afternoon naps which i found myself doing every day with the lexapro i did get a euphoric feeling when i first took it but it wore off after about 10 15 min and i was full of energy for the rest of the day can my psychiatrist prescribe this to me instead of lexapro for my depression [ Disease ] hydrocodone is a potent pain medication that is highly addictive it would not be likely that a medical professional would prescribe this opiate as an antidepressant or so that you can feel euphoric and more energetic any more than a medical provider would give you an amphetamine to speed you up even people with chronic pain should be wary of addicting themselves to opiates never is this used as an anti depressant narcotics are quite the opposite they cause deptession however getting rid of your pain would be enough to make you feel better but you may find over time you will need to increase your dosage is the addiction to narcotics a fair trade off depends on the pain and you need to follow your physicians instruction to the letter do not increase your dose without talking it over with your physician