depression

does weed really help people with depression? if so i think it may be my only cure because ive been through everything else and nothing works. i also need to know if weed will cause people with anxiety disorders to have anxiety attacks. if so then its out of the question. if its not out of the question then is there anyone is stl willing to help cure me of my depression?

I think weed is a depressant.

depressants slow down (or depress) your central nervous system and the messages to you brain...that doesnt mean it has any real affect on whether your depressed or not

well...it may help you forget about you depression for a bit, but like all drugs the effect are temporary.

I beg to differ..when I used to smoke daily I started to become very apathetic, which soon led to being depressed. I am not saying everyone will react this way especially if you smoke on occasion. But it should be considered as a factor.

Depends on the person, it may make your symptoms worse. But all you can do is try, so light up.

also my problem my source moved away from me before i got the guts to try it and now im looking for a new source. again, anyone from stl want to help me cure my depression?

"Weed is nor a depressant or stimulant"

Benefits of Marijuana Book

"Weed is nor a depressant or stimulant"

Benefits of Marijuana Book

Then how would you class it?

It by no means cures it. But it could help.

I have depression too, but when I smoke it relieves that depression , like a heavy bag coming off your shoulders and makes things just a little more bearable when I'm not high.

I think it depends on the person, but it absolutely help me. I have bipolar disorder and severe seasonal depression, and cannabis is the miracle drug. for the past 20 years I feel like Ive been some kind of guinea pig. Ive been on most if not all prescription drugs that have showed hope to some sort of constant "good". Nothing worked. The stimulants would keep me up through the night, causing me to not sleep for roughly 5 years. Ive tried all sorts or medicinal remedies for the mind and body, valerian root, different types of tea, specific thai chi or relaxing tapes to help your mind get in a relaxed state etc.

when I smoke, I gain an appetite. I gain drive. The ability to look past all the bullshit and just go out do whatever needs to get done, no matter whats going on. Most of my life, all I remember is sitting in a bed being so pissed off because I couldnt go outside and live my life because no matter how much I told myself "get up" my muscles wouldnt move, so id just keep sitting there, and eventually just go back to sleep for the day. Worse part was, even I couldn't believe that this was a real disorder or whatever, so I saw myself as a giant failure.


Some people may read this and like, "damn, this kid is a sad excuse for life. I mean... what kind of kid cant get out of bed and go downstairs to eat breakfast."

When I started smoking, I sleep, wake up, shower, make coffee, and sit on my porch and enjoy my morning, and then go about my day. Thats something that for a long time seemed impossible. But honestly, thanks to cannabis, its not.

Edited by liner, 14 February 2012 - 11:36 AM.

I think it depends on the person, but it absolutely help me. I have bipolar disorder and severe seasonal depression, and cannabis is the miracle drug. for the past 20 years I feel like Ive been some kind of guinea pig. Ive been on most if not all prescription drugs that have showed hope to some sort of constant "good". Nothing worked. The stimulants would keep me up through the night, causing me to not sleep for roughly 5 years. Ive tried all sorts or medicinal remedies for the mind and body, valerian root, different types of tea, specific thai chi or relaxing tapes to help your mind get in a relaxed state etc.

when I smoke, I gain an appetite. I gain drive. The ability to look past all the bullshit and just go out do whatever needs to get done, no matter whats going on. Most of my life, all I remember is sitting in a bed being so pissed off because I couldnt go outside and live my life because no matter how much I told myself "get up" my muscles wouldnt move, so id just keep sitting there, and eventually just go back to sleep for the day.

Some people may read this and like, "damn, this kid is a sad excuse for life. I mean... what kind of kid cant get out of bed and go downstairs to eat breakfast."

When I started smoking, I sleep, wake up, shower, make coffee, and sit on my porch and enjoy my morning, and then go about my day. Thats something that for a long time seemed impossible. But honestly, thanks to cannabis, its not.

Very similar to me, I use it for depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia, etc. It definately helps with all of those where all the zillions prescription drugs didnt. Lately all I can get is hash and that can make me lazy sometimes too, but still more productive than feeling like shit and sleeping all day. Its definately worth trying.

Marijuana helps my depression by helping me forget about all the things that make me depressed.

Go speak to an actual Green Wellness doctor who prescribes for MMJ. You may not qualify for MMJ for Depression, but if you have other qualifying conditions you could talk to them about how it could help your depression.

Now there are quite a few types of depression and mood disorders. Anxiety often goes with them. I'd be happy to answer questions you have, because I struggle with Major Depression and awful anxiety/panic from PTSD.and just being anxious. But I smoke pot every day, not allday every day, but every day, and I am doing much better than I was before November.

Feel free to PM me.

Yeah its very helpful. You should go for the sativas, they are strains that helps with depression, get you energetic, makes you happy, and improve apetite.

These strains include pineapple express and maui waui just to name a few, which helps with depression. Its helpful not to smoke something like a whole a joint if you are a new smoker, but use until the point where you feel comfortable

Edited by 420Juggalo610, 16 February 2012 - 08:41 PM.

It helps my depression in the sense that I do not over think things, which makes me 100x less stressed.

It helps my depression in the sense that I do not over think things, which makes me 100x less stressed.

So, to me, that sounds more like an anxiety problem that leads to depression as a symptom. It lets you accept things as they are, a more simplistic answer with the use of cannabis, is enough for you?

That's how it works for me, well one of the ways it works to help me. It really helps me from drifting off and thinking about bad things that cause me to feel like I'm dying inside. That would be part of the PTSD/Depression/Anxiety for me.

I beg to differ..when I used to smoke daily I started to become very apathetic, which soon led to being depressed. I am not saying everyone will react this way especially if you smoke on occasion. But it should be considered as a factor.

Same, i think weed was one of the main reasons i became depressed.
I loved being high, living in that different reality where everything was so much better, then it wears off and your back in this shitty reality so you smoke again to get back to that place, and on and on and on

Same, i think weed was one of the main reasons i became depressed.
I loved being high, living in that different reality where everything was so much better, then it wears off and your back in this shitty reality so you smoke again to get back to that place, and on and on and on

Agreed any thing that takes you out of reality has the same potential its much easier to gain healthy coping strategies when you are on a somewhat even level most of the time.