Bipolar Disorder

[dmc7580]

I am 24 and have recently been diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder and had been a daily smoker up until the onset of my first bought of mnia. Now I am reluctant to smoke bud in fear that it will cause me to have a manic or depressive episode. Is there anyone out there who has used bud successfully? Please elaborate and share any studies that you may have come across.

[mellow mood]

my brother has obsesionnal mental problems and he used to smoke pot really often, he had few badtrips when he just exit the mental hospotal but it never came back

[bosscitywhitey]

i've got bipolar disorder and i smoke everyday, it keeps me level headed. but if you're gonna do it you better always have something stashed off incase you can't find some one day, because it's gonna suck.

[dmc7580]

so do you think that the pot makes you have manic or depressive episodes that wouldn't otherwise happen? Are you on any pharm. drugs? I'm just afraid that smoking will make me have an episode.

[The Piper]

yeah man im bipolar an i smoke almost every day but ive got pills 4 it,i think the best thing 2 do is 2 stay busy like i play baseball,boxe and play football it keeps my mind of things an when i get baked i cant do ne thing but laugh and eat so its good

[Hempamasta]

A friend of mine in my Psychology AP class has bipolar disorder... he smokes a lot and he has never had a psychotic break from it. I think you're safe.

[del...]

it must help at least some b-p patients as it's on our list of ailments and i know of at least 2 people with it here who have been licensed...can't advise on your case but why not try it with a close friend or 2 and see if it helps?

[jacquelyne]

I have type 1 bipolar.I am not smoking right now as im having a baby.It helps me with my mania usually it calms me a little.I wish i could get prescribed mj for it im not sure if they do that here.Unfortunatley the only medication that work for me are meds for epilepsy.They are all classed type 4 drugs and are devistating for a pregnant woman and the unborn child.Im really feeling the effects of no weed my mania will come back in full force soon and i cant do anything about it.

[NowhereMan]

I am 24 and have recently been diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder and had been a daily smoker up until the onset of my first bought of mnia. Now I am reluctant to smoke bud in fear that it will cause me to have a manic or depressive episode. Is there anyone out there who has used bud successfully? Please elaborate and share any studies that you may have come across.


i use it to help controll the mood swings
they dont happen as often or as sever when im well smoked up.
i no longer take any RX meds for it,they all fialed in my case and brought on major depression,
weed on the other hand,lifts my gloom and helps slow the manic(rapid thoughts)

best of luck

[Totalpain]

larry your a little fucker i swear you don't laugh or tease other people that have problems... i have a friend that his brother has mental illnesses and my friend fights with him a lot... you are a bastard man you try to make fun of people wait one day when you get a desease we shall see everyone will be laughing at you you will see how it is hard to live in this society man everyone wants everything to be perfect but it isn't and it will never be just like any one of us and all the other people out there

There Is Balance

Cheers

Total

[Lulu]

larry your a little fucker i swear you don't laugh or tease other people that have problems... i have a friend that his brother has mental illnesses and my friend fights with him a lot... you are a bastard man you try to make fun of people wait one day when you get a desease we shall see everyone will be laughing at you you will see how it is hard to live in this society man everyone wants everything to be perfect but it isn't and it will never be just like any one of us and all the other people out there

There Is Balance

Cheers

Total
The above post was in reference to a few posts by Larry, that I've since deleted. Enough Larry. Consider yourself told.

[larry]

Why do you guys like freaks? I dont understand.

I fuckin hate freaks. Maybee i just dont understand mental illness.

But i dont care . If any freak does anything to me.

I will punch them in the fuckin head because there

is no excuse for an adult that cant control them self.

If you cant control yourself get comited to a hospital

so you dont bother other people.

Cause you will get beat up or put in the can

[LearyS Disciple]

larry man thats fucked up....

[NowhereMan]

Why do you guys like freaks? I dont understand.

I fuckin hate freaks. Maybee i just dont understand mental illness.

But i dont care . If any freak does anything to me.

I will punch them in the fuckin head because there

is no excuse for an adult that cant control them self.

If you cant control yourself get comited to a hospital

so you dont bother other people.

Cause you will get beat up or put in the can

see larry that why your kicked off the chat
a freak,??
a freak is like micheal jackson,
not somebody who has a chemical inbalance and emotions rush up and take over for a time,
if you want to call me a freak for that so be it.it is your opinion be it a stupid one,but you will take note!!!!!!1
i may want to smack you so hard ya momma gets a headacke if ya do.
i dont think you understand fucking english let alone mental illness
to me your the fucking freaky type,cuase you seem to have no soul.
YOU need to be tested
your acting like your the one with mental illness's notice the S.
far more serious than mine ca ever be.
yours is more like dillusional fixational stupidity disorder
im gonna piont you out in the crowd mr better than us.
would you like to have Banned under your name?
if not shut the fuck up.
cuase im sure the board mods are about tired of your ass anyway
you never have anything good to say about anyone or anything
that aint LARRY's,
so go make fun of the kids in special ed,and i hope one of them beats ya face to a pulp,
so as a man with bi polar disorder i'll just tell ya
some of the most smartest people ever was,
has had forms of mentall illness.
so
be nice or be gone cuase i will sure as shit put in the word to have your ass removed,did i not make myself clear?
stop putting people down,

[LearyS Disciple]

i completely agree nowhere man. i cant belive someone would really say something like that

[Amber The Stoner]

I'm bipolar and I smoke weed everyday and I think it has helped me a lot more than my medicine! It's different for everyone but I think it has helped my disorder more than it has hurt it.

[jacquelyne]

WHY THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE TO THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME AND REPLY TO THE POSTS.YOUR A FUCKWIT LARRY EVERYONE KNOWS IT.I THINK YOU ACTUALLY SHOULD SEEK SOME PSYCHIATRIC HELP.I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU COME PUNCH ME LARRY I BET I WOULD PUT YOU ON YOUR ASS IN 5 SECS AND LET EVERYONE LAUGH THAT YOU GOT BEATEN BY A 60KG GIRL.KNOB GOBBLER.
Why do you guys like freaks? I dont understand.

I fuckin hate freaks. Maybee i just dont understand mental illness.

But i dont care . If any freak does anything to me.

I will punch them in the fuckin head because there

is no excuse for an adult that cant control them self.

If you cant control yourself get comited to a hospital

so you dont bother other people.

Cause you will get beat up or put in the can

[NowhereMan]

WHY THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE TO THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME AND REPLY TO THE POSTS.YOUR A FUCKWIT LARRY EVERYONE KNOWS IT.I THINK YOU ACTUALLY SHOULD SEEK SOME PSYCHIATRIC HELP.I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU COME PUNCH ME LARRY I BET I WOULD PUT YOU ON YOUR ASS IN 5 SECS AND LET EVERYONE LAUGH THAT YOU GOT BEATEN BY A 60KG GIRL.KNOB GOBBLER.

my money's bet on jacquelyne(dam thats a hard name for me to spell)being im half ass dislexic too(yea yea larry dont start)
she got the 'true grit' to handle the shit

i dont mind his opinion,just see him as most of ya do,we all have our own word for it ,mine is DISTURBED he should really be checked,i wished someone would have seen it in me at a young age,would have saved me a hell of lot of grief and from making alot of mistakes,(maybe)

i will offer him some good advise
"when you think your better than others THINK agian"

to those who may think im some uptight asshole,equate it to him saying your retarded for having your eye color
peace

[The Piper]

Why do you guys like freaks? I dont understand.

I fuckin hate freaks. Maybee i just dont understand mental illness.

But i dont care . If any freak does anything to me.

I will punch them in the fuckin head because there

is no excuse for an adult that cant control them self.

If you cant control yourself get comited to a hospital

so you dont bother other people.

Cause you will get beat up or put in the can

dude who said every1 with bi-polar is an adult an i would love 2 have some1 like you try an fight me you fuckin jackass dont talk about things you dont no shit about

[larry]

Let me back in the chatroom because you know
I wasn't harrasing anyone

You know my opinion about people that cant control
themselves. So why did you start questioning me
about it? You kicked me out becuase you dont like
me. Not because of what i did.

Take your medication and relax.

[Frequency]

"freak" is the slang that America has brainwashed into the twentieth generation; with the help of the media they have now once again claimed a genre.

Whoever labels is insecure and a majority of the time they label others what they feel inside triggers an immense amount of pain to the heart. Again the media has made it to my shitlist. :mad:

[NowhereMan]

Let me back in the chatroom because you know
I wasn't harrasing anyone

You know my opinion about people that cant control
themselves. So why did you start questioning me
about it? You kicked me out becuase you dont like
me. Not because of what i did.

Take your medication and relax.


larry has left the biulding
he should(Take your medication and relax.[QUOTE])


he no take a hint

i sure hope nobody takes him seriuos and lets his lil thoughts really upset them,he seemed to think it has alot to do with not liking him
i dont ,thats true,but had little to do with it
i dont like alot of people,but i can respect opinions,cant respect prejudices

not even my own,
peace

[rinconmann]

Um, weed is medicine. t

[rinconmann]

Um, weed is medicine. I'll bet Larry self medicates quite a bit. Take away Larry's stash and all his other rec. drugs and watch him spin into mental hell, guaranteed!
Not exacty a quick reply......
Mental disorders are mostly chemical imbalances or misfunctioning in the brain, the largest organ aside from our skin. Just because we are in the year 2005 and still don't know much about the brain doesnt mean we should fear it, or make fun of the symptoms. Brain problems are like heart, kidney or any other problems and should be respected as such. You don't make fun of people with heart conditions do you?Ignorant, uneducated people like Larry are the ones that create shame and fear for people who have mental problems (it's not their fault their brains are not working and the problem manifests itself into physical behavioral problems). The unknown is what people fear so they make fun instead to cope. Usually those people with the loudest objections are the ones that really need to be looked at for problems of their own.
Most bipolars (myself included) are extremely bright, creative types who have self medicated with weed and other drugs for years to help them. I've been on Lithium, Depakote, welbutrin, and a few others. I don't think weed ever did harm to my case. After years of being on Rx meds for bipolar II I was in a bad accident and crushed my spinal cord resulting in chronic debilitating pain. Pain management for years after that and through it I found my solution. After being on all kinds of opiates I was put on methadone. Yes, I know they use it to detox herion addicts and that's given it a bad name which is too bad because it is an excellent drug with little abuse problems. Anyways, don't knock it, it was developed by Hitler in the war years as a sub. for morphine cause they did not have enough to treat the war wounded for their pain, it's other name is Dolophine which was named after Hitler (Aldolf Hitler, he thought so much of it he wanted it named after him, adolophine as it was called in the 40's), it is the best pain management drug ever, way better than oxycontin (which is hard to control cause you have to keep taking more every week to deal with the same pain).

I no longer take any meds for bipolar (besides a bit of fine smoke) because I have found that the pain managment aspect to methadone is great, but it had a side benefit, that it also seems to be great for moderating mood stability. 2 years and I am better than ever. They used to Rx narcotics to patients with depression back in the 1800's and early 1900's due to it's link with seratonin. Personally I think it's the best kept secret in bipolar treatment. No more drug for mania, drug for depression, drug for anxiety, drug for sleep.

So I smoke plenty of weed and I have no problems with side effects.

[Hardbud]

Ha ha nowhereman

Why would you kick Larry out of the chatroom for that?

[Lulu]

Hardbud aka Larry, give it a rest now - I mean it...I'm sick of deleting this shit.
Kurupt3Z3 you too - leave it out.

Peace

[MOJORISING]

SOUNDS LIKE LARRY IS JUST A LITTLE IMMATURE IF YOU ASK ME..........YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION OR NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION..............EVENTUALLY, THE ISSUE WILL NEED A MORE COMMON SENSICAL ANSWER. LAUGHTER IS GOOD MEDICINE..........PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO BE FUNNY TEND TO USE THIS FORM OF "SHOCK" TO TRY & GET A RISE OUT OF PEOPLE......WHICH HE HAS SUCCEEDED IN DOING... EVENTUALLY HE WILL TAKE A MORE SERIOUS APPROACH TO ISSUES THE ISSUES THAT FACE US.....UNTIL THEN....I LAUGH AT HIM.

[Jekl]

I had a friend that was bi-polar (he has passed away) & I think the weed really helped him with his bi-polar. Smoked alot of times with him and he never had a bad reaction or freaked out. He seemed to be more level headed when he was stoned.

And Larry, grow up man. Why post something stupid like that to people that are looking for help you fucking idiot.

[amsterdam]

being bi-polar is the ADHD of the 21st century.it isnt real.doctors just use broad and easy to relate to symptoms so everyone has bi-polar disorder.it isnt real.

[Hardbud]

How can someone help someone else with a mental illness?

Around here this city is only G's and hoes. :cool:

If You look for help you can help yourself cause they no hand outs.

[dmc7580]

larry, you are an ass. I can list a whole slew of famous, intelligent and creative people who have suffered from bipolar disorder. the fact that you know nothing about this disease only exposes your vast ignorance. i for one am a poet and a lawyer and have been very successful in life despite my illness. you on the other hand are most likely a loser and suffer from more mental disturbances that i ever have.
Amsterdam- I can assure you that there is such a thing as bipolar disorder

[gutterslang]

I'm am also (imaginary, apparently) type II bipolar. Other posters' experiences mirror my own...it is very helpful for leveling out the cycling, which is the worst part of bp in my opinion. The hardest thing I find in dealing with the unstable mood is that it is almost impossible to know what cycle you are in when you are in it. Cannabis seems to break through this somehow and allows me to recognize if I'm acting like an ass, or sliding into a depressive cycle, or whatever; and take steps to deal. No other meds I've found can do this.

Most people are pretty much ignorant of their own mental/emotional nature. So they tend to blame their emotional lapses on other people, or their circumstances to keep the fantasy alive that they are in total control of their mind, because they Fear.

and Fear is the mind-killer.

[NowhereMan]

I'm am also (imaginary, apparently) type II bipolar. Other posters' experiences mirror my own...it is very helpful for leveling out the cycling, which is the worst part of bp in my opinion. The hardest thing I find in dealing with the unstable mood is that it is almost impossible to know what cycle you are in when you are in it. Cannabis seems to break through this somehow and allows me to recognize if I'm acting like an ass, or sliding into a depressive cycle, or whatever; and take steps to deal. No other meds I've found can do this.

Most people are pretty much ignorant of their own mental/emotional nature. So they tend to blame their emotional lapses on other people, or their circumstances to keep the fantasy alive that they are in total control of their mind, because they Fear.

and Fear is the mind-killer.

i got to say that when reading that post i can only nod and agree to the words i read as if i was telling somebody a thought of my own.

and let me add that its a fact of life that fear is all consuming mentally when your mind reacts to outside stimulation and fear kicks in that adrenaline its in control of all brain activity for the duraction of the fear,being aware of how you have reacted in the past to certian events and situations helps in dealing with the present time and percieved future events,but im actually quietly calm and wound up like a spring if i have a sense of danger to arise.
being bi polar i have been using cannabis to regulate mood swings and it has been helpfull to me for as long as i can remember,
but i am a individual and we all should note it can be intense to some people to smoke thier meds,we all react different to any medication or drug or chemical we injest,not even twins would react the exact same,simular at best
anyway i consider fear like a chemical my body injects into itself when it reacts to some thought my brain has had,real events or imaginary dont matter
peace

[its me guys]

my husband is bipolar and smokes pot every day. he "self medicates" he says. it works well for him, and a couple other people in his family that are bipolar. i think it IS the best kept bipolar treatment.....it comes from the earth....not some lab, so why not? :p

[jacquelyne]

Come and live with me for a week on no medication then i would be interested to see your views on bipolar.
being bi-polar is the ADHD of the 21st century.it isnt real.doctors just use broad and easy to relate to symptoms so everyone has bi-polar disorder.it isnt real.

[Atma]

I was diagnosed as Bipolar when i was 14, And have been smoking pot since 15/16.

Just dont stop taking pills to control your mania, That's the mistake i made.

[Moogs]

I am bipolar with anxiety and insomnia and I smoke every day (when the supply allows). I can't say that cannabis has made me any more depressed (like the propoganda would have you believe)... If anything I think it has elevated my mood. I used to take Lithium, Xanax, Trazodone, and Depakote at the same time. Since I started smoking cannabis every day, I no longer take any psychiatric meds.

[harmonicminor]

Come and live with me for a week on no medication then i would be interested to see your views on bipolar.
Quote:
Originally Posted by amsterdam
being bi-polar is the ADHD of the 21st century.it isnt real.doctors just use broad and easy to relate to symptoms so everyone has bi-polar disorder.it isnt real.

of course you will have to detox from your meds but after that phase is over you should stabilize. instead try self hypnosis and you will have a cure I guarantee
sometimes just being in certain places can affect moods significantly. My stepson was on ritalin and during the summer I didnt give it to him and he was great but come schooltime when those lazy ass teachers didnt want to work hard so they wanted any hyper kid on ritalin and when he was on it he had way more mood swings and was out of controll at night when the ritalin wore off. it is all about mind over matter. dont believe everything these money hungry people tell you and remember this negativity grows on itself. how much money do you think pharm companies and doctors make from bi-polar disorder? billions and billions self hypnosis and positive imaging is the key please dont take offense but I speak the truth.

[harmonicminor]

oh and Ritalin causes cancer. makes second hand smoke fears pale in comarison. yet the fuckers give it to little kids like candy
they should be shot

[MyMindIsGlowing]

Can someone tell me what it is like when you go through your episodes?

I really would like to know.

Do you think to much? What I mean is when you do stuff during the day it seems normal to you but when an episode hits, "if that is the right term" do you dwell on how your comments or actions could be taken another way, a negative way to others? I'm not talking about paranoia.

I have a friend who wont seek help but goes through things like that. He actually doesn't like being around people when he gets like that. I have no clue about Bi-Polar and he wont seek help....

Can anyone tell me what they feel like when an episode hits, not that your depressed but what goes on.

thanks

[Hardbud]

I am bipolar with anxiety and insomnia and I smoke every day (when the supply allows). I can't say that cannabis has made me any more depressed (like the propoganda would have you believe)... If anything I think it has elevated my mood. I used to take Lithium, Xanax, Trazodone, and Depakote at the same time. Since I started smoking cannabis every day, I no longer take any psychiatric meds.

Lithium is a mineral(metal) not a drug stupid.

[Hardbud]

I was diagnosed as Bipolar when i was 14, And have been smoking pot since 15/16.

Just dont stop taking pills to control your mania, That's the mistake i made.

Maybe the mistake you made was doing drugs in the first place
because you cant control yourself now without drugs. Like an animal.


Cool Buddy

[Hardbud]

Come and live with me for a week on no medication then i would be interested to see your views on bipolar.
No thanx

It is anoying to live with someone with a mentall illness :)

[Microsoft Certified]

thats sad in reguards to ppl with bp, i met this homeless person had that, he smoked weed everyday and when i see him to buy "BEER" he always hooks me up with a little bit of weed and thats cool, in the pass he said that ppl would fuck with him because of his bp, now i have some friends who i just introduced to him right well they know now that he has bp so they would fuck with him and rip him off and jack his saks and all of that shit, well lets say that thers KARMA and well they got theres and im say that i act like these ppl but shit they are fucked up friends ya know,

well he gone now becuse he in rehab becuse he was a "tweeker" not that i cared he was becuse my friends dad is one so wft this frined I have is cool with bp man and well i havent herd from "FRANK" that was his name the guy with bp
so i imagine hes out somewhere right now either getting high or tweeking,

i have no problem wtih ppl who tweek its just that "DONT TRY AND GET ME TO DO IT U FUCK and we wont have any problems.

[Moogs]

Come and live with me for a week on no medication then i would be interested to see your views on bipolar.
Quote:
Originally Posted by amsterdam
being bi-polar is the ADHD of the 21st century.it isnt real.doctors just use broad and easy to relate to symptoms so everyone has bi-polar disorder.it isnt real.
please dont take offense but I speak the truth.

Are you a Scientologist? Damn, you sound as ignorant as Tom Cruise... :rolleyes: Apparently, you know nothing of what you speak, and are not a person that suffers from the disorder. If you had to put yourself in somebody's shoes that has the disorder, you would feel differently.

You speak the truth? In your narrow opinion maybe. You wouldn't know the truth if it came up and bit the fattest part of your ass, and if I had my way it would. :mad:

I'm sorry but I hate ignorant fucks that think they know everything, when they have no basis for making such an opinion.

[Moogs]

Lithium is a mineral(metal) not a drug stupid.

Lithium IS a drug you dope. Where did you get that idea? Do you have a degree in Pharmacology or a medical degree? No, I didn't think so, you fucking retard :mad:

[Aleax]

Lithium is a mineral(metal) not a drug stupid.

YOU are the stupid one. She was referring to Lithium Carbonate, which is a COMPOUND used as a psychiatric drug you fucking MORON!!! Know what you're talking about before you call someone else stupid, you ignorant fuck!

Lithium Carbonate (http://www.mentalhealth.com/drug/p30-l02.html#Head_1)

I guess that's what we get for our government cutting education funding and increasing funding for the drug war... idiot motherfuckers who can't find their ass with both hands. Are you a teenager or something? If so, I weep for the future.

[ADaisyChain]

Lithium is a mineral(metal) not a drug stupid.

-laughs- I hope for your sake this statement was made in jest.

[Hardbud]

What are idiots talking about? Go suck daddy dong dong

Cause you don't know shit :)

[Moogs]

What are idiots talking about? Go suck daddy dong dong

Cause you don't know shit :)

I can't wait for them to ban your ignorant ass. As far as I have seen, you are annoying quite a few poeple around here. And why not? You seem like a supreme asshole, and believe me, keep being an asshole and somebody is going to beat your ass hardcore. What are idiots talking about? Can you fucking form a complete sentence? Just shows what a fucking moron you are. And believe me, everybody sees it. What you have to say means nothing to me, you are a dumbass loser and not worthy of my time.

Lulu, can something PLEASE be done about him? He has nothing of any value to contribute, he's just being an ass.

[harmonicminor]

hey moogs go pop a shitload of ritalin well see how long you last.
thoughts manifest reality
in other words if you are told you have something you will beleive it
quote: Are you a Scientologist? Damn, you sound as ignorant as Tom Cruise... Apparently, you know nothing of what you speak, and are not a person that suffers from the disorder. If you had to put yourself in somebody's shoes that has the disorder, you would feel differently.

You speak the truth? In your narrow opinion maybe. You wouldn't know the truth if it came up and bit the fattest part of your ass, and if I had my way it would.

I'm sorry but I hate ignorant fucks that think they know everything, when they have no basis for making such an opinion.

hmmm do the pharm companies make billions from you people that beleive everything they are told by doctors? yes
so go take your meds and have mood swings
did they have bipolar 100 years ago? no
fuck off asshole

[amsterdam]

hey moogs go pop a shitload of ritalin well see how long you last.
thoughts manifest reality
in other words if you are told you have something you will beleive it
quote: Are you a Scientologist? Damn, you sound as ignorant as Tom Cruise... Apparently, you know nothing of what you speak, and are not a person that suffers from the disorder. If you had to put yourself in somebody's shoes that has the disorder, you would feel differently.

You speak the truth? In your narrow opinion maybe. You wouldn't know the truth if it came up and bit the fattest part of your ass, and if I had my way it would.

I'm sorry but I hate ignorant fucks that think they know everything, when they have no basis for making such an opinion.

hmmm do the pharm companies make billions from you people that beleive everything they are told by doctors? yes
so go take your meds and have mood swings
did they have bipolar 100 years ago? no
fuck off asshole


you hit the nail right on the head.people are SUCKERS.

[Hardbud]

Ha ha moogs Im just being funny

Do people with bipolar have a sense of humor?
Or do they just freak out all the time over nothing?

[MyMindIsGlowing]

thanks for the reply :rolleyes:

[amsterdam]

therapism creates what it is supposed to help.

[oldhag]

This thread seems very enlightning to me. I have a question, anyone take ritlin with prozac? I suffer from depression and ritlin gives energy so I wouldn't fall asleep during the day. I hate taking the med but it seems that is only thing that helps me. Pot slows my thinking so I'm more reflective of my actions.

[amsterdam]

ritalin=methamphetamines.that drug fucked me up when i was a child.might as well snort some blow or drink 12 cups of coffee.

[oldhag]

so ritalin is dangerous drug all the people are talking about? I don't like taking it, it gives me a headache without feeling good. But that keeps me awake. I would never let anyone give my kids medicine. Most of the time I let them go without the med for small thing as cold. anyway i'm 39, what other side affect does ritalin have?

[amsterdam]

i am not a doctor and all i have is my own expierience growing up in the ritalin generation.

ritalin was my introduction to speed and hard drugs.after taking it by mouth for a couple of months i learned you could snort the shit.the feeling you get is very,very similar to cocaine but lasts alot longer like meth.when i was taken off it i did not feel normal for about a year,it was horrible.kids sell ritalin in school and college just like coke.

[Hardbud]

Reuptake inhibitor type drugs are dangerous.

They cause brain damage that can sometimes be permanent.

They make you stupid

I would be very carfull taking ritalin ,prozac or cocaine.

Taking these drugs increases your risk of permanent mentall illness ten fold.

[ADaisyChain]

Ha ha moogs Im just being funny

Do people with bipolar have a sense of humor?
Or do they just freak out all the time over nothing?

-laaauuuggghhhssss- I laughed for about a year on that on that one. Probably because I'm so fucking manic right now! HAhAhhA! -laughs more-

I think we get both. That is, we flip out all the time over nothing ((well, rarely is it nothing, more just "very small" stuff that shouldn't be freaked over)) and we get a sense of humor. It's the best of both worlds.

-snorts a ritalin- You're right, this add medicine I got for my imaginary brain diseases are much better suited for this purpose then any other. -snorts a depakote- I'm not getting high off of this particular pill.. I'll try one of the other of my selection of 7 bi polar medications I still have sitting around the house later when my nose stops bleeding.

Also - Someone said: "Were there people with bi-polar 100 years ago? Exactly" or somesuch equal hilarity. No, there was not bi-polar 100 years ago. There were of course people who displayed symptoms of it on a regular basis ((this cooouuuulllddd mean something.. Im not sure yet.)) so perhaps those individuals might have ((makes in a thinking position)) Hold on man, Im a little off. All these SSRI's are making me braindead or something.

Okay, the people who displayed symptoms of bi-polar 100 or even 1000 years ago... I think this was my point... COULD HAVE HAD the dreaded "Bi-polar" but not been diagnosed because we had no reason to group the symptoms together. Maybe we still don't have a reason to group the symptoms of bi-polar together except for the fact that they all show up together pretty often.

Now I'm not sayin' bi-polars real, but I'm saying I was told I have it by two people who's knowledge I hold more faith in then any of youza guys unless you wanna start whipping out your degrees's. I'm also saying, I've had the symptoms for bi-polar long before I'd been diagonosed as "adolencent bipolar" and I had never heard of it until I was told I had it..

I hope you're getting what Im saying as I'm saying it, I've never been good for conclusions. Hardbud, I treasure your posts as I treasure my life. ((3x emergency room wrist slitta, muthafucka)) HA! What a fucked up sense of humor.

PS - Someone on the side of bi-polar being fake should look some facts up and stuff and write a big long intelligent post on why it is ((you can do it for either side of the coin, serious)) and then just sit back and watch all the people with bi-polar here flame you. But I'd be interested in it, because I haven't read many arguments on it being fake besides "You guys are so dumb! Quit buying the placebo pills that are practically compressed flour... brain flour that alters the neuroblahblahblah in your brain to allow more seratonin that makes you happy into your brains.... with all their fakeness..." and I truly am interested.

- Sucker

((Im waiting for the day hardbud finds a thread with someone who has cancer and is like "GEEEZZ First they have you on bipolar and now cancer? Jesus christ these doctors with 8+ years of study in diagnosing shit like that have you beleving EVERYTHING."))

[Hardbud]

Placebo is compressed flour and it does nothing to your brain.

Its not brain flour that alters anything you idiot.

I think the real reason for bipolar is these people
are sexualy disfuncional. That is why they freak out
all the time. :)

[ADaisyChain]

Placebo is compressed flour and it does nothing to your brain.

Its not brain flour that alters anything you idiot.

I think the real reason for bipolar is these people
are sexualy disfuncional. That is why they freak out
all the time. :)

-tries to get an erection- -succeeds- Please go into detail.

[ADaisyChain]

Sorry to double post, I wasn't directly quoting you Hardbud about the brainflour. -laughs- I was more just poking fun at the the fact that I've never read the argument that "Bi-polar" is all in your head expanded out and written in an intelligent manner by an intelligent person. And that was what I wanted.

[joavon]

I am 24 and have recently been diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder and had been a daily smoker up until the onset of my first bought of mnia. Now I am reluctant to smoke bud in fear that it will cause me to have a manic or depressive episode. Is there anyone out there who has used bud successfully? Please elaborate and share any studies that you may have come across.

I also am BiPolar2. I use cannabis every day it has saved my life. I would have commited suacide so many times if I didn't have it. Much better than
all the drugs from my Pdoc. I've never had any bad reactions only good

Take Care
Jo