Subject: Re: MARIJUANA & DEPRESSION: What comes first??
Author:
John Doe
[
Next Thread |
Previous Thread |
Next Message |
Previous Message
]
Date Posted:10:53:09 06/18/02 Tue In reply to:
dave
's message, "Re: MARIJUANA & DEPRESSION: What comes first??" on 01:50:45 04/23/02 Tue
I am 26 and start smoking pot at 12, but only here and there, I turned into a heavy pot smoker for my senior year and threw college and after, just recently start to slow down. I got very dep on pot, and alcohol and other drugs, I'm on prozac now, and smoke a little pot, I noticed that if I stop smoking and let the prozac do its work I feel better, but it's just so hard to say no, and it feels so good. I think that if you try to cut down to just a party smoker, you'll feel much better?
>>>I am a 25 year old male. I started smoking pot when
>I was about 16. It started out as maybe one joint
>every other day or so and now like michelle I am up to
>6,7,8,9 sometimes even 15 joints a day. I smoke before
>I go to work in the morning, I am always late because
>I need those exta few tokes. I smoke when I come home
>for lunch, I often take 2 hour lunch breaks so I can
>keep on smoking more. I leave work an hour early so i
>can come home and get high. I have been diagnosed with
>depression when I was about 20 or so. I've been given
>prozac, wellbutrin and I am now on effexor. I too am
>the same way as michelle, I am up one week and down
>the next comes and goes so quickly its making my head
>spin. I have read that marijuana supposedly has the
>same emotional effects as prozac but i have never
>taken my prozac except maybe once or twice without
>smoking. Also just like the person who wrote a
>response to michelle, I am, or was supposed to (its
>all falling apart) get married on June 1,2002. My
>fiance used to smoke pot but quit because of drug
>testing at work. I too have a lack of sex drive
>because of the anti depressants, but I did not when
>smoked before I started taking the medicine. I could
>write all night about how I'm feeling but I would like
>to hear some people's reactions and experiences. Just
>remember your not alone.
>
>
>
>
>For the past year and half or so of my life I have
>>>been trying to answer this one very question. I have
>>>been going through crazy battles with depression for
>>>the past 2 to 3 years. I have been smoking marijuana
>>>for the past 4 years. For the past year or so, my
>>>marijuana use has turned into abuse, and I can
>finally
>>>say I am addicted and dependant on Cannabis.
>>>
>>>On the other hand, every other week I suffer from a
>>>sinking depression that lasts roughly a week every
>>>single time... It never fails to come back and I
>don't
>>>know it returns. I saw a few doctors who tried a few
>>>anti-depressants on me but nothing really helped.
>>>
>>>Could I be fooling myself this whole time?? Could it
>>>be the very own dope that I'm smoking that is making
>>>me depressed?? Can chronic marijuana use (5-10 joints
>>>a day) lead to depression?? on its own?! A depression
>>>that lasts for a whole week?! Does this make any
>sense
>>>to anyone or am i just imagining shit?!
>>>
>>>I am begging for help from anyone who has a similar
>>>situation. Nobody seems to understand me, and I don't
>>>know what to do anymore. I am ready to quit all use
>of
>>>Cannabis. Does anyone have any pointers on how to
>>>quit?!
>>>
>>>When people out there say how pot is so harmless and
>>>is only a plant, I laugh... We all know deep down
>>>inside that we are only addicted and find any excuse
>>>to rationolize our smoking.
>>>
>>>Thanks for listening, and I hope someone out there
>who
>>>can reply to me who knows anything about marijuana +
>>>addiction = depression.
>>>
>>>Thanks!!
>>
>>Hi. I just read your message and foung that I feel the
>>exact same way. I have been smoking pot for the past 9
>>years. At first, just recreationally, then gradually
>>more and more until now I am completely dependant on
>>it. I have also been battling with depression for the
>>last 4 years. Presently I am taking Effexor, I have
>>been trying different anti-depressants -as per my Dr.-
>>due to the negative side effects. The major side
>>effect of the anti-depressants is decreased sex
>drive.
>>I am getting married in 2 months but my relationship
>>seems really shitty to me right now. We have a
>>horrible sex life, mostly due to me NEVER WANTING TO
>>DO IT! -because of the anti-depressants, and also
>>because I am too tired because of the marijuana! My
>>fiance also HATES it when I smoke pot.
>>
>>I just wanted to let you know that you're not alone in
>>your feelings of marijuana use=depression. I am just
>>starting to realize this myself but can't just QUIT
>>smoking pot. It's part of my life.
[
Next Thread |
Previous Thread |
Next Message |
Previous Message
]