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[TryptamineScape]

So my mom is 60 years old. she is on 11 medications for diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, and various other needless things. The one that really scares me the most is the anti-depressant. She's been on anti-depressants since my dad died 14 years ago. They have changed the medication so many times I can't keep up, because she keeps building tolerances. Everytime they get a new "wonder" drug she's on it, because after 14 years I guess it's hard to find one that works. Without the pill her mood is erratic and crazy. With the drug she has mood swings. Either way she's not quite herself. She's high strung and always on edge. Everynight her nose bleeds from her medications. She has side effects but the doctor's only cure is more pills. More pills, more side-effects, repeat. She's always down about her medical state and the doctors are all like, "I have no idea what to do". Her anti-depressant is starting to not work again, and her doctor told her, "I can't think of any other drug safe for you." ...

I CAN...

How does one go about explaining to a 60 year old Baptist woman that is afraid of police that there is something that will change her life for the good?

TryptamineScape Reviewed by TryptamineScape on 10-22-2007. Sad... So my mom is 60 years old. she is on 11 medications for diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, and various other needless things. The one that really scares me the most is the anti-depressant. She's been on anti-depressants since my dad died 14 years ago. They have changed the medication so many times I can't keep up, because she keeps building tolerances. Everytime they get a new "wonder" drug she's on it, because after 14 years I guess it's hard to find one that works. Without the pill Rating: 5

[tenajtimmad]

tell her youve seen documentaries on it and tell ask her if she has ever come across it as a youngster.. either way see if she would consider it and that you thought of this as a good solvent

[snowblind]

just make her some brownies. say the chocolate will lift her mood.

[TryptamineScape]

you know, I actually thought of that...but then I'd feel like hell if she had a heart attack or something freaking out trying to figure out what was wrong with her...cause even though I get high everyday, if I suddenly got high and had no idea why or where it came from, I'd probably freak out.

[beachguy in thongs]

In states where it's illegal, a doctor won't even consider herb (as a medicine). If someone takes pills for years, their heart may be trained to handling that.

I'd be careful that she doesn't pass out, while holding it in.

But, remember, make sure that she's clean from the other drugs, first. Psychoactively, it's not a good thing to mix Weed with pills, and/or beer.

[snowblind]

yeah that is a good point but internally would probably be the best way as it would be longer. just dosage is really hard to gage. the trouble is you don't know how she will react because all the psycoactive drugs she is takin will be affecting her neur transmitters.

i really feel for your situation because it sounds like your mum has gotten onto the chemical treadmill. i am no pscologist of pharmacologist but it sounds like your mum really needs to get off the drugs shes on. it is likely that she will be irractic when she doesnt take them because her body is either not producing or producing way too much chemicals to compensate for the drugs. so when she is off them she would be all out of whack.

there are alot of things that can be done for depression, but it sounds like her inital reasons for the depression have long since subsided but it is the drugs and her situation that is causing her to get worse.

does she exercise much? eat healthy foods? nuts, fish, vegetables, coldpressed olive, sunflower and hemp oils all can help produce the nessecary basis for producing the right chemicals in the brain.

it might be time to seriously sit down with your mum and talk to her about viable sustainable alternatives to her concoctions of drugs. but if it is something she doenst think she can do then you can't carry the burden of her on you.

hope this helps

[TryptamineScape]

thank you...all I can do is talk to her...just wish me luck

[beachguy in thongs]

If I were her, I'd give it 1-3 days clean, then start slowly.

I don't think she'd want to handle too many hours un-medicated.

[TryptamineScape]

by now, I'd be afraid the withdrawals would be more dangerous in and of themselves...

[beachguy in thongs]

That's where the cannabis comes in, I'd think.

Cannabis is widely used for the withdrawal symptoms of other drugs.