What is Marijuana Addiction
The drug cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. The major acti...
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Hey,
I have smoked weed a long time. I had stopped for 4 months this year and was doing fine. I know that smoking that long has to have something to do with my Anxiety and other mental issues. I started back after being in much better shape and then all of a sudden my anxiety got much worse. I was on klonopin and lamictal (came off 2 months ago). Sometimes I would get stoned and feel better and other times It would make me feel worse. After having extreme anxiety a month ago, my klonopin stopped working as well, actually it made me feel worse. I have not been smoking near as much weed as I did in the past. Only a joint on Friday and Saturday night. Anyway with my anxiety being so bad, I have been very suicidal for 3 weeks. My new Psych. that I like very much put me on 300mg of Lithium to calm down the suicidal thoughts (2 days ago) and also to help stabilize me. I was going to smoke a little and after doing some research I found out that lithium and weed does not go well together at all. At first it made me sad. But maybe it's a sign that at age 52 I finally need to leave the weed alone for good. I'm not sure if the Lithium will work, but anything is better than wanting to kill myself everyday because of my anxiety. After only taking the Lithium for one day I had no suicidal thoughts today, I hope it helps me. I'm still sticking with the Klonopin also. It's seems to go well with the low dose of lithium. I always loved my weed, but I love life also. What do you folks think ? Maybe it's time I said goodbye to pot for good, Lord knows if and how it's damaged my brain. For years I would smoke an ounce a week. Posted on 07/02/09, 08:07 pm |
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I smoked weed for a very long time(24 yrs or more)quite heavy at times. I was diagnosed bi-polar in 2000, but suffered from it much longer. I believed for alongggg time that weed was my best medicine..even though I continued with the mood swings I just would smoke another joint to relax. I just recently quit the weed,6 months clean I am now. I wish i would of quit it longggg ago. I feel great now...my medicines work MUCH better..I'm MUCH more happier and stable. I'm 44 now and more "together" than I have been in years!!! Its not an easy addiction to stop..you really have to want to do it. The longest I had ever went in the past was 3 months. One thing that helped me was to write down the reasons you want to quit and have them on hand to read when times get tough. I wish you the best!!!!! 
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Thank you Lynn. At one time I made it for over a year. I have not really smoked much this year. But I did smoke a joint on Friday and Saturday night (the last 3 weeks). Did not make me feel as good. I can do it again (quit), geeze i'm 52, I need to let it go. From what I have read, lithium and weed is a very bad combo. Maybe it's what I need, maybe the good Lord is letting this happen for a reason. Almost everytime I have had a mental relapse in the last ten years, I had either started back or had been smoking weed.
I remember when I was in a rehab for downers at age 22. This nurse told me that if I did not quit smoking so much weed that I would either " Lose everything I had (I did), go insane or die " . I think of her saying that all the time.
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I think it would be a good idea to quit--- mixing weed with your meds is downright DANGEROUS....
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Smoking the weed never allowed my meds to work correctly....and WOW..these meds are awesome w/o the weed messing with them!!! Life Is GREAT!!!!!!!!!! Waking up each morning and my first thought was "how much weed is in my drawer"...damn it feels goood not having that to determine what kind of mood I would be in...I could go on and on of the benefits from not smoking but if ya go thru other posts on this subject Kenny you will see others viewpoints..:)
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Hi Kenny and welcome-
I too had smoked marijuana for about 16 years daily (pretty much) and socially for 10 years before that. I have tried to quit many times, and the most (so far) was nearly 3 months, when I was in the UK, where it is HIGHLY illegal...so I couldn't get any. But as soon as I got back to my home state, I was at it again. Slowly at first, only at night, or when I was done with everything for the day. Then it crept up again and my day would be done at 2pm, then noon, then I was right back to wake n' bakes. I also have suffered with depression and at times, it resembled bi-polar, and was on meds off and on (mostly off) and believed the weed to be my saving grace every time. Well, when I was off it for those months...I felt sooooo good. Physically and mentally and I found I didn't crave it. Now, my Dr. prescribed me Welbutrin, to help me quit smoking cigarettes. While I have cut back on those quite a bit...I completely lost my craving for weed about 2 weeks ago. It's the coolest thing! I think it's helping me with the depression as well and I don't feel as down, or as in need for the weed. Try and give it up completely for at least a few months and see how you feel. Be prepared that your meds will affect you differently and speak openly with your Dr. about it. I can almost guarantee you that you WILL feel better all around. More power to you. K
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Thanks, very much. I'm gonna give it me best shot. I need to stick with it this time. It's Friday and the only high I'm on is from my Lithium.
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Living life with a balanced mind is hard enough to do without adding further complications from unneeded mind altering substances.
I relate to the other comments on this post - of experiencing constant ups and downs, and resorting to weed as an equalizer. Only problem, it didn't still my turbulent mind. It only shrouded it. The issues and turmoil were right there, boiling. Unpleasant reality would feel extra cold and stark when I'd wake up sober in the middle of the night, or when I'd run out of weed, or when my tolerance got too high, or when there were no other external distractions. Quitting was essential for me to face reality and learn how to deal with it. Reality isn't always technicolor beauty, but I feel better about not back-peddling constantly with the weed. I speak for myself, but I take an educated guess that it is time to give your brain a rest from the weed. Jolting your brain and body and stressing your adrenal glands over and over again with THC can only make it harder to have a balanced mind.
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One day at a time, that is all we are capable of doing in my opinion! I cannot "not" smoke tomorrow, or for my future, but I can "not" smoke (or drink or drug) today and make that a lifestyle.
www.ma-online.org for online marijuana anonymous meetings, on land meetings and chat. www.marijuana-anonymous.org for more information, literature. For those with a desire to quit smoking. It only matters what you think - no other opinion matters, even a doctors, unless we share it. I wouldn't go back to smoking pot because I couldn't control it and it degraded the quality of my life slowly but surely to the point where I didn't even recognize how bad it had gotten.
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I meant
it only matters what you think (if you desire to quit), it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, even a doctor, unless you agree (w/ the opinion).
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