Quote Originally Posted by Pride
My dad is EXTREMELY manic.

Although he is against smoking weed.. he did smoke one time like 14 years ago with his friend who had some weed and all it did was make him sleep but he can't get high. I asked his friend for his side of the story and he told me that it made him.. normal.
In fact, it made him so normal that it was scary because my dad is usually hyper or just plain fucking crazy.

How does weed affect people who are bipolar?
My dad is VERY crazy so this is not a minor illness.
He gets pretty fucking crazy sometimes.
Can weed help him? How does weed affect manic people?
His medicine cannot help him enough.
Thanks
This is bizarre because I just responded to a thread in community Re the same thing..... well anxiety and weed. For some It can be very calming, for others It Can tweak them even more. I am bipolar and for some reason this hit me hard about three years ago. Looking back I can see a thread of it as it would constantly keep me abit emotionally tweaked, I could cry easily, or get rather torqued off as well. Kind of an emotional.....man how to describe....amplifier ~ definitely ~ operating with the volume control at about 3:00 o'clock. With the Amp I have,.........that would be heard streets over. To answer the last post I did a bit more reading.

Sativa, for me, was like turning the volume up even more.....definitely bad news for me.. We all differ. I explained that In other post. just click on my name and read the previous one. I have done a bit of home work on this for several reasons. I must qualify again that Bipolar and the "WRONG WEED" is an explosion waiting to happen. Imagine your dad's state On "steroids".

The problem is I haven't cared much for the indicas I've tried. I don't want to just sleep.
i DON'T WANT TO DIE, i JUST WANT TO RIDE MY MOTOR CY..........CLE.
WHO WANTS A PICKLE? JUST WANT TO....OKbipolarshowinup.

Can you imagine me on sativa. I would take over the world!!!!!!!!!! I love that cartoon with that guy ... where was I?

I would suggest that 1st your dad... I should say ~ 150mgs of Lamictal and also 300mgs of lithium twice works well for me. Look again, I am not a Dr. ~ my point is, I would suggest he get his emotional engine, slowed down, It's hard to operate at about 5-6 thousand RPMs for long. This is primarily why I am "on the heal". I am very fortunate to have a loving wife, that has been very patient with me. (Don't sweat it, Bird - shes at work, I would not be here)

All joking aside, This is serious business. Bipolars over the edge... can lose wives, families, prisons are full of bipolars. Emotionally rev-ed, handling a sensitive thing or conflict.... Ok, negotiating a parking lot in your car with pedestrians and the engine wrapped up to 4k RPM.... Don't work!!

I'm sorry, about your experience....genuinely. I don't want - At all - to detract from that, with any humor. But, Humor Is what many of us incorporate that have also grown up with a bipolar..........Dad. Some in the family are just now able to talk about some of the things.....etc....My own siblings.... again I'm very sorry, It seem that you appear to have been able to dissociate yourself from HIS problem. The fact that you are reaching out.... buddy I must also applaud. Your care for your dad also shows. Whatever occurs,....... listen.... he will never forget, tho some may never be able to go back and talk about it.