I think a lot of Bipolar people "SELF MEDICATE"
It's even sorta legal in California.

I used to self-medicate with weed and alcohol. Weed to get me out of depressionand alcohol to bring me down when manic. When weed runs out depression hits harder than ever. Beware!

i was smoking dope heavily for 3 years before i met my bf and it started off all fun and mellowing me but after a while when i didnt have any or hadnt had any. id be snappy, paranoid, tired a lot, and generally unhappy. smoking this stuff in the condition we are in is just a pathway to hell. marijuana has now been directly linked to schizophrenia and considering we are already mentally ill why would you want to make it any worse? and plus its not cheap any more!

"Don't knock it until you've tried it"

An enigma.

There's a lot of things I don't knock and wish to try, but I can't.

Like go to the moon.

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I agree. You maybe selfmedicating...however, please message me about this subjust. I have infor on research studies you may be interested in. I do have an open mind...that all i want to say here. So hit me back & I'll fill you in. WORD?!?! Peace.

Or play a game of Cricket.

Uh, no. Tried it a long time ago, don't like it now because of the fact that it's ILLEGAL in this state and I have kids and a husband who works for the state and I have to earn a living. Makes it kind of difficult to use in that sense. But it's not really proven to be time-released, stable, etc - hey, whatever works for ya, dude - if self-medicating works then go for it. It may not work forever though because the amount you will need will increase as time goes on. Right now I look at it as more of an escape for you, not a treatment or preventative. Nothing wrong with trying to get away for a while here and there.

speak to your doctor tell her this and get some suitable medication!

Hi....sorry to puiss your everyone's parade....
facts: -
Alcohol firstly is the worst known depressent to mankind.

fact: -
WEED.....i don't know how to soften the blow...but here it is....
I have had 7 people in my life die on that shit..Yes the buzz is great...yes it mellows you out for awhile.
WEED is the biggest cause of schizophrenian and causes, many different conditions of depression, and ,ost and foremost PARANOIA....

Stop Stop Stop right now...if anybody cares about you...in here...they would advise the same....
Out of those 7 people I knew...i had one close friend hang himself.
the 2nd person i knew joined a cult group and ended up DEAD.
The 3rd person I knew...Through themselves in front of a train from the patform.......Spot the connection.....

I don't care who wants to fall out with me in here.....
I care about YOU and YOUR WELL BEING..You don't know me and I don't know you...but you are another human being that is a life, that is worth much m,ore than that Stupid piece of shit drug.....
Please Stop....

I don't Self Medicate anymore...like Keira86...made me more anxious and paranoid

Go back on meds. I smoked a lot of weed--every day, at least three times a day, for about two years. No matter what it does to you, it can make it worse. I've gone off my meds during that time and the weed did not do it for me. My doctor said it probably made it work (don't know if I agree with her on that one...) My recommendation is go back on meds. Pot can help, but it won't keep you together in your moments of mania or your severe depression. Trust me.

I agree - get off the weed. Go on proper meds. The weed is worthless to you. You are wasting your time, money and your life with it, and in a lot of ways you are only feeding your bipolar and anxiety and making it worse. I can attest to that, and there are countless people here on DS that can too. Go back to the doctor and get on the right meds. It may take a while to get on the right combination, but once you are on the right ones you will feel so good - I can definitely attest to that because I feel great for the first time in years. Good luck and I wish you the best. And you can always post on here to talk anytime!

Scotty...You have a bueatiful\way with words......
I cringe when i hear of people with a condition on that crap....
Listen to Scotty. That is about thew point. That's a Big Good Luck from me to..

Here are the REAL facts. This says it MAY induce psychotic symptoms in some schizopremians and is detected to a gene that they MAY have. All is still in it's trial stages....nothing for sure. Nothing about BiPolar or BiPolar with psychotic tendencies.

Fact...most with BiPolar disorder DO self-medicate with drugs and or alcohol before and even after diagnosed.

It's a choice...live to self medicate and keep suffering or
prescribed medicate to live and recover!! Plain and simple!
Test to Detect Gene Variant Responsible for Cannabis-Induced Schizophrenia
Read more... Schizophrenia Causes, Risk Factors & Prevention Schizophrenia Genetics
Scientists in the United Kingdom are working on a marketable test to determine if a person is a carrier of a gene which would put them at a greatly increased risk of cannabis / marijuana-induced schizophrenia.
The gene type was isolated by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. It is believed to increase the risk of becoming ill from the use of cannabis by five times.
Currently, we have only been able to put members of families with a history of schizophrenia into the category of being at greatest risk of developing a mental illness from the drug. This test will hopefully be able to determine others who would be included in this high-risk category.
Scientists Show How Cannabis / Marijuana May Trigger Schizophrenia
Read more... Schizophrenia
In another study that was being announced this week in London, England it was revealed
"scientists found that marijuana worsens psychotic symptoms of schizophrenics.

Fact....live to self medicate and stay suffering or educate and use prescribed medication to live and recover....plain and simple as that!