weed and depression

Bizzle,

This is a common problem that the mainstream pharmaceutical industry has led us to believe is a "chemical imbalance". Especially with young childeren.


The chemical imbalance has everything to do with dietary deficiencies than a defieciency in a synthetic drug such as prozac or exfexor among several as they lead us to believe.

The modern high glycemic, high refined carbohydrate diet is typically to blame for the dietary deficiencies that cause common deppression.

This problem is easliy cured with the following:

Omega 3 fatty acid
Ascorbic acid,(vitamin c) 4x day to keep plasma levels constant.
full spectrum amino acids, (protein powder)
Vitamin b-6 and vitamin b-12


Smoking mj causes release of dopamine and seratonin. When you cease to smoke, the chemical changes are felt and then it turns into depression, anxiety, mood swings, paranoia etc.

These are common symptoms when ceasing to smoke. They can be greatly diminished or eliminated with the above supplementation also.

Ascorbic acid is highly effective by itself as it is the only known molecule to convert two amino acids in the brain to seratonin.

You should give this a try. Its safe, cheap and very effective and you will have other health benefits as a result.

I never have a problem with common depression or any type of withdrawl symptom as a result of smoking mj and I only supplement with ascorbic acid, amino acids, and omega 3. Works very well.

Take care

yeah, just ignore the doctors, they aren't looking out for the best of your health or anything

I'm on three different meds at the moment, at high doses; I've got severe depression and a severe mood disorder/mania (basically bipolar but because I'm under 18 they don't want to diagnose me just yet). I've never had any REAL problems with my meds.

The only reason you should be worried is because they don't test the effects of pot and your med. If you feel okay, then don't worry about it.

I'm diagnosed as manic depressant, I've been on lithium for proably 6 or so years, and I have to be on lithium indefinately. I don't get many manic episodes much anymore, last one I had was proably 2 years ago. Lithium helps balance my moods, but then again lithium is a naturual element, not a drug really, The last almost 4 years I have been smoking pot and it doesn't affect my medication. But then again anti-depressants are a differnt storry all together. By nature MJ is classified as a depressant, but I think thas is too much of a generic classification based on some guys therioes who proably never even smoked weed at all. When i smoked it in Highschool, a few times it made my depression worse, one of the reasons why I stoped the useage of weed for a bit. But I think it depends on the person, but don't go off ,of your meds, that can be dangerous, certain medications you have to ween yourself off of them. Just be careful in your choices, I trully say if your happy the way things are working continue on that path.

lets see, im a moderate smoker. ranging from once a month to four days a week but on average i smoke twice a week. thanks for the article beachguy. i think im going to investigate tis further. my anxiety and depression are mostly genetic

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Omega 3 fatty acid
Ascorbic acid,(vitamin c) 4x day to keep plasma levels constant.
full spectrum amino acids, (protein powder)
Vitamin b-6 and vitamin b-12

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thanks ganja. i try to follow an organic vegetarian lifestyle and i think that this may have something to do with this 'chemical inbalance'. i tend to lack essential nutrients as you mentioned because my diet doesnt include many proteins and i eat a lot of carbs and grains

Hmm i wonder if that can be related to my bro, he has been a strict vegetarian for like 3 years, and is in college so like the only food he eats is ramen noodles, and bean burritos from taco bell, recently he has mentioned that he needs adderal and has been depressed, i wonder if vegetarian related vitamin deficiencies may be directly related or the provoker of these problems?

Wow I just wrote a paper in english class about how im not being true to myself because im still eating meat yet am an animal lover and in ways think its wrong, this kinda deters me from converting to veganism.... hmmmm

I noticed a lot of people here think that a "depressant" by default means it makes you "depressed". Remeber the ground can be depressed, so can chemical levels.... well I'm too high, I can't remember where I'm going with this now. but the point is, depression isn't just an emotion, it can be a "depressant" as in slowing body chemicals, inhibiting memory, any means by which a part of the body is reduced in its actions.

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Well be preparred for him to up your 75mg to 90, or maybe even 150. and if you're already at 150..... well they'll have to put you down I'm afraid

seriously though, I'd recommend meditation. and if you really dont' want to try it, excercise. I know a lot of people can't stick to a routine, but I found I could when I quit clinging to a system and just went into the woods and ran. when I got tired I walked, when I was sick of walking I'd run. if I was too tired for either, I'll sit by the creek, then run some more later. just be casual about it, and definately learn to appreciate and be in nature. just my advice anyway.

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Fuck the doctor. He is going to have to switch my meds. This shit is like being addicted to coke, everytime I miss a day by accident I feel like shit. I don't wanna feel like shit.

The other day my friend came over,and I asked him if he had a joint I could by cause I was dry.He asaid no he quit smoking,and started doing klonopin which is an anixty medication, I always thought it took a couple of weeks for them too work, it's like a valim Anywho, He insited that I'd take a couple, since I'm a peaceful sharing pothead I took one, gave the other to my roommate, It calmed my nerves down but thats about all it did, Does anyone else take these?

Im 18, and have been smoking Herb since I was about 15. It started off quite heavily (got stoned about 3-5 times a week) but it gradually tapered off and now I only get stoned about twice a month, if that. I have been diagnosed as bipolar/manic depressant, and also suspicions that I have psyclothemia (sp?) which is basically rapid cycling manic depression. I was on mood stabilisers - Sodium Valproate - from January 2004 and an antidepressant called Lofepramine from October 2004. I recently quit both (December 2005), which was NOT advised by my shrink and doctor, but since then I have felt a helluva lot better and havent had any adverse effects.
Im just saying that Herb is the best medication out of the lot of them, but please dont overdo it.