Quote Originally Posted by smoker4life
Hi,

I work as a mental health technician in Texas. I deal every day with people who are bipolar and schizophrenic.

You have to be very careful when you have a mental illness like BPD and you are using marijuana. Many BP people have developed chemical dependency to their drugs of choice. The symptoms of BPD are the main reasons why someone develops those problems but the chemical doesn't help either. Of course you feel better and don't have mood swings; YOUR HIGH. You feel good. Just be careful when you come down because you can crash hard.

In defense I have to say that most (like 99%) of the BP people I work with are addicted to alcohol or crack cocaine, not marijuana. But you still need to be careful.

I hope my opinion helped in any way. I have a BA in psychology and now I am a graduate student here in Texas and I am going for my LPC and then afterwards I plan on going to med school. Psychiatric illnesses are the field I work in. Just thought I'd let you know in case you questioned what I know.

laterz
Howdy smoker4life,

You should be commended,for pursueing an education-keep up the good work !

I have a friend,who's bipolar,and she's currently on a manic,driving us all nuts..bless her heart,and one of my goals,is to grow a strain that will help her out..but if marijuana just exacerbates the problem,then I don't want to do that. When she's on a manic,I want to prescribe indica to calm her down,and when she's in the depression mode,I want to give her sativa,to pick her up.

Am I wrong in this approach ?

My girlfriend is afflicted with clinical depressive disorder-can't recall if it's major or minor,and sativa seems to be her favorite,in terms of what lifts her spirits the most. After trying several different meds,a former doctor once told her that he wished he could prescribe marijuana for her-because she wasn't gittin any good results from the regimen he'd prescribed..but when she started smoking pot in the absence of meds,she improved greatly-which he noted..somewhat to his surprise.

Anyhow..I was just curious on your take on this.

Have a good one...Torog