go for it lol!that actually sounds like a good idea, haha.
go for it lol!that actually sounds like a good idea, haha.
Pot may be helping you...It is much safer then other drugs that get used but I still would not want..(to)..have someone who may be working out mental issues on it.
be safe get better and feel better. Maybe no drugs at all and working out may help? Get in better shape pull some nicer gash.
oh shut up arrg if you have a problem with ppl smoking weed, why are you on a WEED forum. seriously!!!
to the original poster,
I have bipolar disorder, and I find extreme relief in smoking. It keeps me from wanting to kill ignorant dumb ass mother fuckers...it makes other ppl bearable
marijuana is an IMMENSE help for those living with bipolar disorder and makes it so the person is able to cope better, with life situations, stress, relationship issues, bipolar issues, anything.
Good luck man!
oh but what I WOULD recommend, is that depending on your cycles, definitely do NOT smoke indica when you are depressed, or a sativa when you are manic... it will not relieve symptoms of bipolar if you are just agitating a current mood
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.
Huh? Are you serious? Do you even understand bipolar? You're telling someone to not take anything and just work out/get some gash?
---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've been using cannabis to treat my bipolar since I was 16, I am over 18 now for awhile so don't worry, when I hit 18 I decided to drop the valproic acid and the ssri I was prescribed, I just didn't feel like myself, sure I wasn't as suicidal, but if I can't work or water my plants what good is it?
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---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 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 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....
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read my Sig. lol
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.
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.
You should talk to your doctor before self medicating or taking advice on the Internet for something as serious as this.
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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!