Quote Originally Posted by 420kidder
I used to get depressed a lot, but it seemed it was only when I ran out of pot or had to stop smoking. Pot makes me so much better, it's like an instant, as well as long term, anti depressant for me.
My point exactly. Especially if you're using on a daily basis, quitting will often lead to some mild depression for a couple days. I'm not knocking self medicating. People did it all the time before the AMA came along and still do. Most of the time they don't even realize they are doing it. It's not a matter of blaming the bud. Never blame drugs for your problems. But drugs can and in many cases are a result of issues like depression and anxiety. That being said, the medical community often diagnoses depression when they really don't know what the problem is. I know of several people who were initially diagnosed with depression, prescribed some commercial chemical and ended up having thyroid problems or something else that had nothing to do with depression.