weed depression

ur all a bunch of flakes for not having any discipline (control over emotions). like i said, i used to be depressed even before trying marijuana, then after noticing the euphoric effects of it later, i used it to feel better. during dry times i didnt n dont stress the fukk out over it, all that says is ur a fukkn lil bitch for getting so emotional, wtf is wrong with yall. fukkn pussies, n u wonder why non-budsmokers dare look down on stoners, thanx a lot fukkn faggots. mind over matter, quit being so damn sensitive.

eat a dick crazypothead, no shit he didnt say people who are stoned are happy. my first statement was intentionally contradicting of weed linked to depression, stay in school lil soft ass queer.

point is, if ur a lil bitch that cant handle not having any smoke, ur the one who needs to stfu, dumbasses. its like yall never even heard of pussy or alcohol.

Serotonin (is how to spell it) is a hormone, also called 5-hydroxytryptamine, in the pineal gland, blood platelets, the digestive tract, and the brain. Serotonin acts both as a chemical messenger that transmits nerve signals between nerve cells and that causes blood vessels to narrow.

Changes in the serotonin levels in the brain can alter the mood. For example, medications that affect the action of serotonin are used to treat depression.

You want LOTS of Serotonin because low serotonin receptor levels linked to depression.

calm down dude

The study examined the brain of a 26-year-old man who had died of a drug overdose. He had been using Ecstasy for nine years, and in the last months of his life had also started using cocaine and heroin. His brain was compared to those from autopsies of 11 healthy people.

"The levels of serotonin and another chemical associated with serotonin were 50 to 80 percent lower in the brain of the Ecstasy user," said study author Stephen Kish, PhD, of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Canada. "This is the first study to show that this drug can deplete the level of serotonin in humans."

Ecstasy, which is known chemically as methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, is structurally related to the hallucinogen mescaline and the stimulant amphetamine. MDMA causes neurons, or nerve cells, to release serotonin, a neurotransmitter that controls mood, pain perception, sleep, appetite and emotions. Ecstasy users report an increased awareness of emotion and a heightened sense of intimacy.

"Some of the behavioral effects of this drug are probably due to the massive release and depletion of serotonin," Kish said. "And the depression that people feel after going off the drug could also be explained by the depletion of serotonin in the brain."

The low levels of serotonin were found in the striatal area of the brain, which plays a key role in coordinating movement. In addition to serotonin, the level of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, also known as 5-HIAA and a major breakdown product of serotonin, was also low in the brain of the Ecstasy user.

"Of course, these findings should be confirmed through additional studies," Kish said. "Conclusions based on a single case can only be tentative."

Researchers confirmed the man's drug use through analysis of his brain, blood and hair. The analysis also confirmed that he had been using cocaine and heroin in the last months of his life. Kish said other research has shown that those drugs do not affect serotonin levels.

The man started using Ecstasy once a month at age 17. His usage increased, and in the last three years of his life he used it four to five nights a week at "rave" clubs, usually including a three-day weekend binge during which he took six to eight tablets. On the day after these binges, his friends said he appeared depressed and had slow speech, movement and reaction time.

Kish said research should also be done to determine whether increasing serotonin levels in people who are going off the drug would help eliminate some of the behavioral problems that occur during withdrawal.

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calm down dude

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dude, please, i am calm. i am informing yall! :D :rasta:

oh no not you, the guy that was above you. the one that was starting to scare people

wat causes depression i think its because us as humans our brains are smart and we dont know wat to do with ourselves. and we dont know wat happens wen we die. who gets depression is it usually older people

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lmao, if u noticed i didnt even use one single exlamation mark.
n if vulgarity alone scares you, that is a problem in itself.
i was merely expressing my disgust n vindication for these idiots unwittingly spreading uneducated anti-marijuana propaganda n defending it with the fact that they cant handle not being able to chill out without weed for whatever span of time.
just a damn fukkn shame. oh yeah, kudos on this thread, you really sparked a lively debate. :thumbsup:

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oh no not you, the guy that was above you. the one that was starting to scare people

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lol, alrighty :smokin: