I've been smoking all of last week, all day, everyday. And now as I've totally stopped for a break, I've gotten many of the symptoms of clinical depression. Does anyone have any advice or anything?
It'd really mean a lot, thanks.
Printable View
I've been smoking all of last week, all day, everyday. And now as I've totally stopped for a break, I've gotten many of the symptoms of clinical depression. Does anyone have any advice or anything?
It'd really mean a lot, thanks.
Its good that you stopped smoking for a little...marijuana won't cause depression but it can help trigger it. Depression is a trickey thing, its like a drug, people react to it differently. Some people get angry, others sad, and others suicidal. When I start feeling the cold fog of depression descending upon and dimming the flame in my soul all I can do is ride it out and know that it is up to me and only me how i am going to feel in this life.
I wish I could give you real advice, something you can do to make the depression dissapear, but it isn't really that easy. Feelings come and go, and as a human being we can decide what feelings to dwell on or try to push out of our minds. My best advice to you is to keep on truckin, and keep your eyes open for love (it is everywhere and it is beautiful), it is the only thing that can light that flame in your soul again. The world becomes what the mind thinks, focus on the good rather than the bad.
Hope this may help. Good luck.
What kind of strain (indica/sativa) have you been smoking?
My doctor said that smoking marijuana everyday might cause some depression and to not exceed smoking more than 4 times a week unless it is a very chronic illness
do a search on the web
I recently read something about too much marijuana causes depression while, a little use, may actually get rid of it!
Some 60%Sativa/40% indica stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coelho
Thanks for that response! It cleared things up a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by 40oz
The only reason cannabis is causing depression is because you think to yourself, "man i just wasted a week of my time that i could/should be doing something more productive"
now if that is truly how you feel, thats a good thing, a good depressed feel will sometimes get me outta the house and out working or such (not many ppl can go to work whenever they want).
If you were some retired dude that doesnt have anything to but sit around and smoke and have a good time, i highly doubt you would get depressed. Cause you would be like, I could be out....... I could be doing...... I could be eating at a denny's!!!!
/fin
Well... ive noticed whenever i smoke some indica-ish (>30% indica) weed during a long time, i get a bit depressed... what dont happens when i smoke sativa-ish (>70% sativa) strains, cause they made me feel happy, uplifted and energetic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Euphoric7
(This proportions may feel a bit weird, as it would seem that any weed with more than 50% of sativa would be sativa-ish, but for me its not so. The indica effects last longer than the sativa effects, so even if the weed were mainly sativa but has a reasonable amount of indica in it, the indica effects will linger for longer and will make me somewhat depressed.)
Its all in your head. You control yourself, you cant get rid of clinical depression but you can turn it into what ever feeling you wish. Depression is a stoners stepping stone when smoking weed. Dont be so down, and if you are theres a reason besides the pot.
^What do you mean by "stoner's stepping stone"?
Cannabis is known to trigger depression in many individuals. However, the reason behind this is unclear, as depression itself can, in many cases, be controlled by the person. If you're like me, you get depressed when you simply think too much. You know, when you just get done with a nice piece of your headstash when you're all alone, then you just sit there and think about literally everything. I have a negative mindset just by habit, a byproduct of me being raised, and combine this with some rather morbid thinkiing among actual events going on in both life and politics... Just gotta be careful, bro.
Blaze satty, blaze with a friend, blaze with your girl, blaze playing guitar or painting or something... but from my experience, one shouldn't indulge when they are alone. :( Try and do something fun when medicating, stimulate your mind with something that interests you. And there is truth in SFGurilla's words; if your depression is persistent even in positive environments, there is another reason besides the pot. If things tend to go wrong, it's not really appropriate to smoke to just feel better... combine that with being alone, and it's just what I said before. :( But since I'm starting to go in circles, I'll just stop right here before I ramble any longer. Don't mind me, haha...
Smoking all day every day is a habit and no longer enjoyment, over indulging with anything is going to have a not so good effect on your well being.
A little of what you like is ok, to much of a good thing is bad for anyone.
So my advice to you dear chap is take it in moderation.
Quote:
Originally Posted by 40oz
as a person who lives with depression every day i can tell you that mj doesn't cure depression, it just makes it a bit less oppressive, a bit more endurable.
Well, the depression is gone. And I haven't smoked in three days, so I guess I'll just follow the bolded advice there in a week or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greenthing
It's been a week, I feel great again. I'll start smoking soon. I think my problem (as someone loosely mentioned) was that I wasn't really having any fun. I was just using weed to fill up time.
Thanks for the posts!
Well... sometimes i think the weed-induced depression is a phylosophical one, rather than a clinical one... like... weed makes one realize the uselessness, the emptiness of things... in last instance, everything we do is void, is illusion, as several religions states it... but most time we are not aware of it, so we live without thinking about it, we do things, we believe things, as if they were important. But then one smokes, and realizes nothing is actually important, and it makes one sad.
"For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow." Ecclesiastes 1:18.
Well done Euphoric7,:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Euphoric7
Hope all works out for you, but try to remember not to over indulge.;)
Thanks for the support!Quote:
Originally Posted by Greenthing
Also, Coelho, your last post makes a lot of sense!
I"ve heard that weed changes the way your brain releases dopamine. From personal experience, low dopamine levels can definitely cause depression. To counter this you could take an L-Tyrosine supplement, which is a precursor to dopamine.
Image:Tyrosine metabolism.png - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I have mild ADD and am on Vyvanse (l-amphetamines, like Adderall); I noticed that it seemed to deplete the dopamine in my brain and I would crash in the evenings. I took L-Tyrosine and the problem went away.
hmm, you are saying you are now depressed because you stopped smoking? I understand that completely. Sad state.Quote:
Originally Posted by Euphoric7
My advise is to drop it. Take charge and drop it. You choose your day so choose it well. If you can't drop it find out why and who is not letting you drop it because it is a bad time. Have a good time. Pot is around and will be there when you want it. It is not required but it is nice to have around. You can make your day so do it. Wallowing in mud is fine for a bit but there are things to do so do it instead. The choice is there with or without the cannabis.
Part of fasting is to learn your strengths. You are the one driving so take a better road.
Mabey you dont need to smoke weed at all. If it makes you depressed then weed is not for you, take up some hobies, or get a job with more responsibilities. It sounds to me like your just starting and stoping for your leisure not any medical reson. I f you smoke and then stop and have these type of symptoms then herb is not for you. You need to seek something eles, such as sports, or active hobbies. Experimenting with the ganja is just that an experiment, it sounds to me like you are one of the few whos body does not like to rock the ganj... so dont. Simple as that, sounds harsh, but I see people that say there depressed and want drugs for it. All they need is some sunshine and exercize, if they cant get up to do somthing weed is not gonna make them get up and do something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Euphoric7
One of the reasons mj is so hard to kick is that when chronic users quit, they can become depressed. Not sure if you always smoke the way you have the last week, but that could be the reason. :thumbsup:
agree with coelho and unknown...
i find that if I get into the same habit of smoking, like into a routine, it starts to get me depressed. if i mix it up and smoke outside or smoke w different people than normal, it kind of re-energizes me. i also agree w the poster that said you have to not feel guilty about your weed smoking or it can drag you down as well. i used weed for a long time to run away from my probs and it wasnt til i realized that they were still there and it was months later that i started to change my pot smoking habits.
like other have said, its a very mental drug and it all depends on you. it may also help to take a look at your eating and exercise habits, you'd be surprised how much a little working out or yoga or whatever and eating a little less fast food per week can raise your mood.
cheers
DrSpiggity
A joint a day man, thats me. Keeps me from smoking all my weed.
When i smoke CONSTANTLY, i tend to sober up in a weird way and i get bored and sometimes lightly depressed about certain things.
I can look foreward to my toke and it feels well deserved.
You know that rough feeling after a night of heavy smoking well the cotton headedness, the slowness and tiredness in the morning. After a week of all day everyday it's just the times about 7.
If you are feeling depressed do not take prozac i couldn't ejaculate for a month on that stuff and just added to the depression(I'm sure you were all dying to know that)
Nah we didn't really want to know that lol, but that would really suck if you couldn't ejaculate for a month.
:detective1: at least i'd get a better performance in bed and my girlfriend would happier! didn't need to know that either:wtf:
damn im high right now :rastasmoke: that took me a while to type lol
Yes I had the unusual situation of the woman finishing before the man and saying I can't go anymore.
Unfortionatley that doesn't happen for me, my girlfriend rides horses too much. desensitization.