Manic/Bypolar and marijuanna

Coming from a long line of Manic Depressives, and being Bipolar II myself I find that weed helps me more then anything. SSRI's (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors) helped me a little bit but made me crazy after a while. I stopped taking prescription medications and halted the photochemotherapy treatments I was undergoing (for an unrelated auto immune disease: scleroderma) back in September. I've been smoking everyday, eating healthy, and taking care of myself spiritually and physically and not only has my scleroderma gone into remission but I've had only 1 anxiety attack since (as opposed to the many I would have in the run of a week), and 2 migraines (which would happen often as well), and my mania and depression have levelled out nicely. I am happy and (relatively) collected. Depending on the type of person your dad is and the type of bipolar disorder he has, I would wholeheartedly reccommend it in a situation similar to mine.

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Originally Posted by braddog10

Hey Beach, very Interesting. Saw my Doc today, Interestingly when I discussed this with him he came back with a sheet showing the primary neurotransmitters, when certain ones are low cravings begin that acually mask of increase the deficiency .......... specifically Serotonin deficiencies will prompt many to aether use alcohol or weed.

The issue with bipolar is still more complex,. due to the fact that some people lean toward mania, and others toward depression. I'll scan it some time and post.
Can't now. I'll also read your site later,................

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I don't know about comparing alcohol with weed. Weed selectively affects your serotonin. That is, when it's needed, it will control it. Otherwise, it has no effect on it. This study is from http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/.../cannabin1.htm

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Summary: The effects were assessed of delta-1-THC* (the psychoactive component of cannabis) and CBD and DMHP-CBD (the non-psychomimetic components of marijuana derivatives) on 14C labelled serotonin release from normal platelets, when incubated with patient's plasma obtained during migraine attack. A statistically significant inhibitory effect (p>0.005) of 14C serotonin release was found at 10-5M, 10-6M, 10-7M delta-1-THC concentrations. Plasma of migraine patients obtained in attack-free periods revealed no significant inhibitory effect on 14C serotonin release from normal platelets using the same delta-1-THC concentration. CBD and DMHP-CBD had no significant effect on 14C serotonin release from normal platelets when tested either at migraine-free period plasma or plasma obtained during migraine attack.

(*Nomenclature for THC is sometimes different in other countries. delta-1-THC is the same as delta-9-THC.)

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Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs

There are four kinds of bipolar disorders: bipolar I, bipolar II, cyclothmia, and nonspecified disorders. Mania can easily be controlled with Weed, more likely, Sativa, in the case of bipolar I. I'd think.

http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/2/4/358.htm

With bipolar II, the mania and depression can be maintained with a common high.

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Not a pure sativa some hybrids can be good , but a pure sativa can trigger more anxiety in people with bi polar...best to look for indicas like Northern Lights, any Kush, Purples, etc. Stuff that gives you a nice body high and puts you to sleep better

...sativas are more psychedelics/head highs which are fine, but they dont give you much body effects nor put you to sleep as well. Also eating strong brownies can help alot, as eating is more of a body high and healthier..so I 'd say eating it is probably the most legit medicine for bipolar,etc..that way you dont worry about the highs/etc..that can trigger more anxiety if your not already into the "ganga scene".

vaporizing works OK if you get a really nice one, EG. volcano, aromed, Vapor Bros., etc (spend over 100, 500 if you want the Sh*t) :stoned:

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Beach, 1234abcd, From what I have read, by their own admission, they don't have alot of data on good uses since their research has been framed in the context of "what can we find wrong", My point is ~ you guys could consult all of these people, simply from the process that they use.......... well ,...we'll try this and see how it does... I have to laugh, this is political/paralysis..
You to Chloe. you all... seriously could educate these earned doctorates.
I have to be careful with bipolar due to my own experience.

I'm back to norm. This week was bad. Doc explained that Lithium counters the Adderall, effects - they diem undesirable. But, Adderall compensates for the drags that Lithium imposes. Going straight off will cause some Real Irritability.
God really values humility, and that's all fine and well,.........It's the humiliation required that's the hassle.
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I use it all day every day and it helps much more than meds alone. It gives me pleasure just to handle weed. I like to look at it and smell it...press it into different forms...and keep stashing half smoked joints all over the house ...lol
This way, if I ever hit a dry spell, all I have to do is look around, and I shell get stouned in no time. There is nothing that even comes close to pot in regard to menthal health where it applies

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From my own personal experience - Weed was a temporary measure. If I wasn't high, then my moods were uncontrollable, meaning that I needed to be high all of the time in order for it to make a difference. My suggestion - get the psych condition stabilized thru traditional means if possible. It sounds as if your dad needs a mood stabilizer, however, I highly recommend that he talk to his doc and/or get a referral for a psych eval. I now use weed for pain control for my fibromyalgia. And because I like to get high :)

I prefer THC to a dripping asshole and painful ejaculations anyday. The metallic tasting spit, the constant yawning, insomnia, all avoidable by maintaining thru THC. I've been on Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Lexapro, and the Original: Prozac. None of these helped me. They made me sicker. The Zoloft made me downright suicidal. They didn't help my father either, in fact I think they contributed to his suicide. Getting fired for a dirty piss test didn't help him out either. What a fucked up crazy prison we live in.

I find that weed helps me more than any ADD/ADHD medication ever has, it helps me relax where adderall makes me jumpy along with some other side affects I dislike

Pot is considered a mood stabilazer (like lithium or topamax) i went to a talk on bipolar and this expert on the disorder explained it to everyone.

Anecdotal evidence is nice, but give me scientific studies anyday! http://www.psychopharmacology.net/canbi.htm http://jop.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/19/3/293 http://bipolar.researchtoday.net/archive/3/4/1247.htm

Try googling --cannabis abstract bipolar . You will get scientific studies for the most part. My mom was bipolar and wouldn't use cannabis. She used alcohol and eventually suicided. I have a touch of it, but I am fortunate enough to live in California and am medically "legal". Good luck!