I have been suffering from bipolar symptoms for a while now. I have had a lot of people tell me they think it is bipolar (including a nurse and people who have bipolar children). However I was diagnosed in 2003 with depression (never took meds for it - refused to). I have not been to a doctor since. I have noted that since I increased my smoking (from once a week - 2 weeks to almost everyday - and smoking more). I have been in a good mood (not depressed or anything) What I want to know - if any of you are depressed / bipolar (ro know someone), does pot tend to help or make things worse in the long run?
Im Bi-Polar. Pot helps me a bunch! Not as good as the medication I used to take for it (Trileptal- an anti-seizure medication also used for bi-polar) Medication prescribed works way better but pot works well also. If you think you are Bi-Polar u should get urself Evaluated, dont be afraid to take medication IT HELPS!!!!
I have not smoked marijuana for over two decades. When I did smoke it, it intensified the emotion I felt when I began smoking. If I was happy it made me more so. If I was depressed it made me more so.
When something sad does happen when I am high I always just smile and end up thinking, "Thank God I'm not sober for this."
i find myself to be pretty depressed at times like you were talking about although iv never been to a doctor about it. weed used to help me a lot and it still does but now that i smoke multiple times a day iv grown some tollerance to it so some times i still find myself in a bad mood after smoking. i still wont give it up though
it helps me more than medications so far.my psych doctor actually suggested that i try weed.he has a strong beliefe that weed helps some people and i can say that it does.it calms my ass right down.i can carry on conversations and stuff when stoned.
^damn puff u got a really cool psych doctor, its always good to here there are open minded psychiatrists. So I haven't smoked in a week and during it my bi-polar has been far worse. It sucks but I am getting thru it. Ive been trying to find a Psych to get me started on pills again. To bad my mom is so anti-weed, I guess she rather have me feel really depressed then feeling a lot better :/...Whatever!!! Hey new and puff do u guys use other medications besides marijuana for your bi-polar? If so what kind?
im supposed to be on 4 different pills right now.but they worked for a month and quit working.everything they give me quits working after a few weeks.i told the doctor we either need to find something that works or give up on it.i dont sleep,i dont eat,im hyper as hell,depressed most of the time.ive lost about 50 pounds in the last couple months.used to be 195 pounds and looked good.now im around 140 and look like shit.the doctor suggested weed.he figured if i did it id get the munchies and eat to get my wieght back.figured it would tire me out so i can sleep and figured it may get me out of the depression.well it worked great for putting me to sleep for a couple months but didnt help the wieght issue,i dont get the munchies.it helps when im seriously depressed though.when im stoned i laugh at everything,wich my doctor said was a good thing.i told him i was gonna quit smokin it but he said not too cuz it is benefitting me a little.more than pills anyways. on edit:im supposed to be taking lamictal,welbutrin,atavan and ambien.
^fuck all those pills man!! Sorry to hear they are not working. Bring up a pill called Trileptal to your Psych it helped me sleep very well and with my depression it makes u hungy 2! Then u wont have to take a bunch of pills
had trileptal once.did absolutely nothing.had seroquel twice.i cant take that.seroquel+ me= very fucked up.ive had paxil too,made me here and see things that werent there.thought a soda bottle was trying to kill me one night.psych meds dont agree with me too well.ive been on many other pills that i cant remember thier names
pot is proven to help people suffering from bipolar disease. if you don't believe me go check out facts about medical marijuana treatment. there's even meds out these days (that arent that common) that contain THC that are made to calm people and treat stuff like that.
I am on meds, and when I did smoke. I did not want to talk to anyone or go anywhere. All I wanted to do was stare at the wall. But I am off that med now and on new ones. So it will be interesting to see how I am this time when I smoke.
