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Bipolar and Illicit Substances

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Do any of you smoke marijuana? Does it help your symptoms? Has it had a negative effect?

I have a friend whose medication doesn't really work very well and the only way she can calm down is to smoke pot. It seems to help her and I'm wondering if we were allowed to do studies on it, would we find anti-anxiety effects or mood stabilizing effects?

Maybe I should move to Amsterdam and become a scientist so I can conduct studies. Anyway, anybody have any imput?
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i smoke weed and i find it helps with my symptoms, and it doesn't seem to interact negatively with my medication either (which i take regularly, and also does it's part)
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I smoke pot. It can help, but it can also make you paranoid. I have cut back to about once a month because of the side effects. It won't hurt to try it, (except that it is illegal) but everyone has to judge for themselves.
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Well I didn't want to admit it, but I do smoke and I was just curious to see how other people feel about it. I think it helps a lot. Anyone have adverse effects?
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i'm a smoker, and i don't know that it helps out in the long run. when i freak out, yeah, it helps a little.
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i find it's most helpful when i'm in that place when you're depressed and all you can do is walk around your apartment in slow circles with your head in your hands wishing you could think about anything else other than the horrible things you are thinking...that's when sparking up is most beneficial for me
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I am not pro-pot, but I do know some people seem to only be able to get the relief they are looking for by smoking it.

But if it were me, I would exhaust all other possibilities first. Just listening to my neighbor hack is enough to keep me away from it.
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if they completely decriminalized it, there are other ways to use it other than smoking that are not bad for your health...you can eat it (usually as a "butter") or drink it (oil)....the liquid is the easiest because you can add it to just about anything, including meals as you cook them
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You are absolutely right starving, it alone has not been proven to cause health problems, except the smoke part.
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and the carcinogens in pot smoke are way less prevalent than with cigarette smoke.
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also true tragic....it's because marijuana doesn't have the additives that they put in cigarettes for some reason (ie. arsenic, asbestos, etc)
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Smoke it all you want but remember to pass it around. Namely, pass it in my direction.
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ps i also have a friend who finds it helpful with his anxiety
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Yes starving but it does have chemicals in the form of fertilizers and growth hormones :))
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not always...it depends on where you get it, if you know and trust the person you buy from
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some grow it as "organic" produce lol
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