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I lost my kid during my first delivery. It was a shock to me. I was totally depressed and I couldn't control my sadness. As it was my first baby I had many expectations and was waiting for that day to welcome my little baby. But God's plan was something else which was hard for me to take. My husband and my parents were there to support me to handle the situation. Some of my cousins and friends were trying to support me in overcoming the situation. They tried to make me engaged with the things I love to do. But I was still depressed. These days I started smoking to get a relief. My husband suggested me to have the depression treatments such as CBD. But I was not ready with those treatments. Yesterday he suggested medical marijuana treatment for me. I was hearing it for the first time. I thought of getting that treatment. I took an appointment in a clinic for getting the medical marijuana treatment in British columbia. But I don't know much about the treatment. Can someone share your recovery story of depression after getting medical marijuana? Is there any risk factors for this treatment?
Did you mean to say CBT coping skills?
I get major depression episodes and I've always used prescribed antidepressants for that. I use a Zen Cbd oil mixture. It makes me tired and lazy but it helps my pain from MS. I don't get high from it.
If I was in a depressed episode I don't know I'd touch the stuff. I would be really worried of depression getting worse. I guess there are different kinds though
I didn't get the official treatment, but I have used cannabis for treating my PTSD, which my psychiatrist was aware of, even though he wasn't exactly thrilled for me. He's a benzo guy, and I despise benzo's.
It was very helpful for me, for the night terrors and flashbacks. THC interrupts deep REM sleep, which helped stop the all night nightmares.
Of course, like all meds, there are risks and occasionally pot makes me really paranoid and I can't drive my car on it, but compared to some of the side-effects I've had from antipsychotics and antidepressants....it's way, way safer for me.
My most sincere condolences.
My bottle of CBD apparently gets me a bit high. I upped my dose today and yep! It's a Zen product. It's got like 10% indicia thc per pipette (I usually only have like 1/4 pipette twice a day). It also has St. John's Wart and something else - I assume to keep it from tasting like total poop.
It helps me sleep, I'm completely relaxed. If I take less I'm more high functioning, but for the most part it's a very zen feel. It sounds like the mix is a bit different for everyone. I don't like smoking weed.
Anxiety? Yes. Pain? Yes. Depression??? It sounds like it's worked for others. Good luck. Let us know how it goes
i also vape the same amount - i started at half the amount - if i wake to pain.
sometimes now, i wake to no pain !!! that was BEFORE my doctor had me drop seizure medication 100mg. The dosage drop brought on A LOT of pain.
so much, that i forgot about CBD oil. now that i've been reminded, i'll try again for some pain relief. i don't have any pain medication other than CBD oil.
gentle hugs and welcome to the group xo