go for it lol!
does any one..
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texsativa
Huh? Are you serious? Do you even understand bipolar? You're telling someone to not take anything and just work out/get some gash?
beejaybug
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growing, or anything else that calms you down is great! one of the greatest things about growing is checking out of the world and all the drama! its just you the plants and the positive vibes, so I totally understand.
As far as therapy goes, if you cant tell your doctor/s things like smoking cigs and your a grown man as you say, then maybe you should think about switching doctors. I had to try a couple out till I found the person I was comfortable with. Its not like doctors for a stomach-ache or anything else, you have to feel comfortable and not under pressure, the whole point of therapy is to share not to feel like your going to be judged every time your in a session. Its perfectly normal to shop around till you find soomeone your comfortable and click with, I would highly recommend that. But stick with the one you have until then, and also so they dont give you trouble with meds. Best of luck and in the mean time, chill out with the plants and glad to hear your not drinking as much, great job!
As far as therapy goes, if you cant tell your doctor/s things like smoking cigs and your a grown man as you say, then maybe you should think about switching doctors. I had to try a couple out till I found the person I was comfortable with. Its not like doctors for a stomach-ache or anything else, you have to feel comfortable and not under pressure, the whole point of therapy is to share not to feel like your going to be judged every time your in a session. Its perfectly normal to shop around till you find soomeone your comfortable and click with, I would highly recommend that. But stick with the one you have until then, and also so they dont give you trouble with meds. Best of luck and in the mean time, chill out with the plants and glad to hear your not drinking as much, great job!
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Marywanna
I use conventional medicines along with MJ.
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arrg
I don't have a problem with healthy adults smoking a relatively harmless psychoactive plant but if the person is having mental issues maybe stepping back and working it it form multiple angles one way at a time might help better. MJ may just mask it I do not know I am not a doctor or have done any studies but if I found my self in the OP situation I would listen to the doctor but I would also research what he recommends or prescribes first to make sure it is not some addictive substance.
Every one bashes modern medicine and says weed is better but quotes studies from modern medicine that say weed is not harmful. Realize modern medicine save millions of lives every year and weed is not a cure all. It has its place but some people go overboard like those people that just pray over their sick baby until it dies.
I like to smoke to get ripped and once in a while for foot spasms. It has replaced everyday celebrex use to once a month hit of pot when my foot spasms.
don't be a **** and yell at me it was just my opinion.
everyone suffers from depression sometimes but i fucking fight that shit i hate moping around and wallowing in depression. i go get drunk, run around the city, get into ruckus and then i feel better...
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texsativa
Bipolar is a legitimate disease. You can see it run in families, passed from generation to generation. There really is no cure at the moment. First line treatment is of course lithium, and it is no cure. It just masks it, smoothing out the highs and lows.
Marijuana also does this. Just listen to the people.
some people just don't understand, very ignorant i must say... oh well.
---what caught my eye about this was the valproic acid...it is the only med i continue to use to treat my manic/bi polar/ battle fatigue(p.t.s.d.), ALONG with cannabis....ive been on them all over the last twenty years, and a lot of them worked, but there was always side effects which i just refused to accept...whether it be drooling on myself from lithium to super high doses of amytryptelene(?) to not having an appetite...to sexual side effects...the list goes on and on...i use, religiously, volpraic acid to take the edge off my sometimes uncontrollable moods, the p.t.s.d. changes things a bit, sometimes i cannot control it so i stick w the volpraic as my 'baseline' adjuster, but cannabis finishes it off for me, allows me to control my moods, or at least control the outcome of a sudden rise or drop....also, what kaotic said about sativa versus indica...there is not enough research w cannabis to show us officially what does and does not work...try thinking of cannabis not as a downer(as the u.s. gov't would have us believe) but as a magnifier...grow your strains out and then take note of what works for you and when. what mood your in when you consume what does what for you etc...also, ive realized, and your gonna love this, for truly manic people, smoking every day is a must...its a downside for me as far as the argument against popping 1 to 2 ssri's per day, in that i smoke morning noon and night to counter the effects of my illness's....ironically, i now hold a full time job in a high speed low drag industry instead of living off military disability and social security like i did when i was fully medicated...so much for the stoner sitting on the couch stereotype....
i just google searched valproic acid and it's called Depakote, i might give that a shot next time i see my doctor. i'm on trileptal, and i dislike it greatly it makes me nauseous and jumpy. i was on abilify and couldn't keep my legs still, they never hurt so much in my life! i'm on seroquel for sleep, been on it for awhile.. can't complain about that.. i'm also on 4mg's of klonopin a day, can't complain about that either. haha
stc9357
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I myself have been recently diagnosed with bipolar type 2 and can attest that alcohol did nothing for me besides wanting to strangle certain people. I've given up the weed for the past 1.5 but I figure after another 3-4 mths. I'll be trying it again in small doses to see how it affects me.
I also can't smoke due to legal issues which are major but I believe I might be given a second chance do to my diagnosis. Anyway wishing the best to everybody and hopefully the courts won't screw a 21 year old, hanging around the wrong crowd.
I also can't smoke due to legal issues which are major but I believe I might be given a second chance do to my diagnosis. Anyway wishing the best to everybody and hopefully the courts won't screw a 21 year old, hanging around the wrong crowd.
I was diagnosed with bipolar/anxiety dissorder a few years ago. Doc had me on seraquel & kalonapin for bad days. The seriquel made me a zombie & I didn't even want to hang with my wife. The kalonapin just added to the Zombieness. Doc said no to cannabis so I said no to my doc. I have been off the pills and in the plant for a full year now and both my wife and I have seen an immence improvement. I still get a lil anxious while at work cuz I don't smoke there but atleast I'm me again.
Geesh I thought I was the only person with bi-polar/depression/manic/ptsd/and everything else disorder.....Been in therapy for 13 yrs,but psych says I,m more normal/high functioning then most of the ppl who think there is nothing wrong with them....Those yrs of therapy has been the best medicine for me.,,,,,,,My therapist is the best in this part of the planet....Oh yeah I smoke herrb and take a few meds from time to time (everyday)..I haven,t been more content in the last few yrs then I was in the previous 40+..
I always say thank you when my feet hit the floor in the morning.......don,t really know who i,m saying it to,but I say it anyway.........My dog usually gives me a funny look ...He may think i,m saying thank you to him.....then maybe he,s right...who knows....oops gotta go....
jarff
read my Sig. lol
I always say thank you when my feet hit the floor in the morning.......don,t really know who i,m saying it to,but I say it anyway.........My dog usually gives me a funny look ...He may think i,m saying thank you to him.....then maybe he,s right...who knows....oops gotta go....
jarff
read my Sig. lol
bipolar 2 is a lot worse than what i have, my pdoc told me that people who have BP2 usually are in and out of jail as well as hospitals.. best of luck to you man, stay out of trouble.
i take my seroquel at night and it knocks me on my ass, the next day i feel fine.. i also have anxiety disorder, the klonopins help a lot. i'm building up a tolerance towards them though, and my PDOC won't put me on anything stronger... sucks!
haha, yeah man... i'm glad your doing good, i'm still looking for the right combination of meds.. my doctor told me people who have bipolar disorder usually strive in education and in the business world.. can't say how true it is.. i dropped out of school but i plan on going back to college and taking computer programing. best of luck to you.
I don't want to tell you what to do but if you build a tollerance to the kalonapin and try an get off you are going to be in for some serous hell. I beat an opiate addiction and during that battle I found that the withdrawls from kalonapin & Xanax is twice as bad as the dope. So if you can I waould try and stay away from any pills that have phisical withdrawls.
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WeldFlash420
Abilify AND Lamictal are the combo I'm on right now...no side effects at all...In combination with good Medical grade hybrids, I feel fuckin laid back easy goin even in my manic times....been nice its actually peaceful in my house again...Good vibes to all here.
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ratingsthe
You should talk to your doctor before self medicating or taking advice on the Internet for something as serious as this.
IamAdirtyGirl
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Smoke:
I feel your pain. My psychiatrist says I don't fit into any of his categories (bipolar, manic depressive, etc.) but wants to put me on every anti-depressant possible until one works. I refused and self-medicate with a hit of weed, a cup of opium tea, etc. Do what you need to do!
I feel your pain. My psychiatrist says I don't fit into any of his categories (bipolar, manic depressive, etc.) but wants to put me on every anti-depressant possible until one works. I refused and self-medicate with a hit of weed, a cup of opium tea, etc. Do what you need to do!
i know all about that, i stopped taking them and went cold turkey.. after two days i was in a living hell, i thought i had the flu but i was pretty much "dope sick" as they call it.. my doctor told me if i got off of them he'd have to place me in a rehab... sucks
I'm glad the Abilify is working for you! it worked for the first few weeks taking it then it stopped and i had some serious side effects! i had the worst leg cramps i ever experienced in my life.. i was on 15mg a day, and just finally stopped taking it and felt better.
i couldn't talk to my doctor especially about marijuana smoking.. i would never hear the end of it, and to top it off all the meds i'm on he'd pull me off them.... not good by any means!
thank you, i am.. and i hope every thing works out for you, just like you said do what you need to do.
Growing did more for my depression than smoking ever did.
