Smoking weed and depression meds

[PaRRoTT]

i take wellbutrin and prozac daily and smoke weed daily and i havent noticed anything different, you should be okay man.

PaRRoTT Reviewed by PaRRoTT on 06-15-2007. Smoking weed and depression meds Hey, I take an anti-depressant drug prescribed by my doctor (have been for several years now) and just want to know if smoking weed is dangerous or going to fuck me up (in a bad way)??? Anyone else out there on anti-depressants??? I'm still fairly new to smoking weed. But it's not something I'm going to ask my doctor about. Rating: 5

[Matt the Funk]

I'm taking prozac and some other meds currently and they don't really change the high. I NEVER get anxiety now though:thumbsup:

[xfukinxfedxupx]

weed is an antidepressant, i was pretty depressed before i started now im fine.

[5150]

I take Wellbutrin & Lexapro and i have not had any effects. Mary makes me feel much Betta though

[BabyFacedAbortion]

I'm on equatro and zyprexa (mood stablizers) I have no negative side effects of the mixture of them and weed. I personally would rather be perscribed pot vs. pills tho

[BlAzInIt4:20]

i have been prescribed so many different anti-depressants, and it's gotten to the point where i just don't even take them anymore because i hate the way they make me feel - they make me feel flat, no emotion. i have no ups, i have no downs. i do not get happy. i do not get sad. and that sucks. i would like to have a little emotion in my life and be able to enjoy things, ya know?

so i quit taking my meds, and instead of taking my meds for the past year, i have been smoking. i feel like with the smoking it helps with my depression and bi polar tendencies (my doc is in the process of diagnosing me with that). when i smoke weed, i actually have ups and downs and am able to experience emotion. without weed or meds i sink into such a depression that i am extremely apathetic and don't give a shit about anything. and my energy is drained. so for me, i've found that smoking weed is what truly helps my depression, not the anti-depressants

i know what you mean blazed babe, the doctors say im severely depressed and iv taken many meds. Celexa is one that made me feel nothing i felt like a bump on a log.. still doing my daily activity's but i found it was hard to smile.. I am now taking lexapro and gabatril. One for depression and the other is a mood stabilizer. I seem to get angry fast i dunno.. but i have smoked weed the whole time (4years now) and i haven't noticed if it has effected the other drugs in me. but what i have noticed is that when i smoke weed im not an angry person.. i smile.. and nothing seems to bother me.. :thumbsup: and to be honest with you i believe it all depends on the person.. your body could act completely different then others, so just be careful on whatever you plan to mix..

[PHATTY LUMPKINS]

I take prescription anxiety medicine, And smoke every day with no problems.

[chantoke]

if you're bipolar and you're already on an anti-dep then i would worry that the "pep" weeds (ie the ones that give you energy) might set off a manic phase for you. just be careful with the strain you get--make sure they're the ones that chill you out.

also anti-deps take 3-6 weeks to kick in. gotta be patient with them..

bottom line is what works for you and lets you keep being a part of the outside world is what works for you. don't listen to some guy all because he has an extra letter or three after his name.

[blazed_babe]

[quote=chantoke]
if you're bipolar and you're already on an anti-dep then i would worry that the "pep" weeds (ie the ones that give you energy) might set off a manic phase for you. just be careful with the strain you get--make sure they're the ones that chill you out.
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this is true, but mostly for bi-polar type 1. bi-polar type 2 has pretty different manic episodes. those manic episodes are more like extreme mood swings in seconds that are either trigged by something or worse because there's no trigger. so actually sometimes the strains that chill you out can be worse. because they can actually be a factor to one of those mood swings where you feel like you've just fallen through a trap door and into a black sinking depression. just some info

[chantoke]

[quote=blazed_babe][quote=chantoke]
if you're bipolar and you're already on an anti-dep then i would worry that the "pep" weeds (ie the ones that give you energy) might set off a manic phase for you. just be careful with the strain you get--make sure they're the ones that chill you out.

this is true, but mostly for bi-polar type 1. bi-polar type 2 has pretty different manic episodes. those manic episodes are more like extreme mood swings in seconds that are either trigged by something or worse because there's no trigger. so actually sometimes the strains that chill you out can be worse. because they can actually be a factor to one of those mood swings where you feel like you've just fallen through a trap door and into a black sinking depression. just some info

bipolar I has ups and downs. bipolar II has no ups. it's just downs alternating with normal mood (euthymic). i agree--i was more thinking of type I.