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Marijuana Use For Depression?

Discussion in 'Medical Marijuana Usage and Applications' started by shortyjat, May 7, 2014.

  1. Hi guys. So I've been smoking for about a year and I was recently diagnosed with moderate depression. I saw on some website that small amounts of weed can help with depression, so I decided to smoke just a little bit last night to see if it helped. I felt better last night, and I still did all day today, even though I obviously wasn't high anymore when I woke up this morning, and I haven't smoked since last night. How is it that smoking last night had an affect on how I felt today? Anyone else have any experience with this?

     
  2. Usually when I smoke the night before I'll feel a little different the next day. Sort of like reality is a bit less real or something, like I'm there but I'm not perceiving it the same. I actually enjoy that feeling, it helps me to narrow my focus and the time seems to disappear.

    As for depression, I'd assume that certain strains can have an uplifting affect, but others with more knowledge can probably shed more light on this. I will say, and I speak from experience, that weed should not be used as a crutch when things aren't going well. I've found consistent smoking has kept me from sorting out what it was that really made me feel depressed. So I took a two week break, and then some 5 day breaks, and got my shit on track, and now I'm blazing again.
     
  3. @Dabs 
     
    Thanks, yeah I know I shouldn't use it as a crutch, but I have a great life I'd say and I honestly don't think there's anything wrong with me other than some sort of hormone imbalance that's causing my depression. I figure that if weed works, I would rather use it than some sort of prescription meds with weird side effects.
     
  4. go with a good sativa/ indica blend. the sativa will boost your endorphins to relieve depression and the indica will help it mellow out long term. if you can use the oil of cannabis it will help balance out your euphoria at a more consistent rate and boost your immunity to deal with free radicals and oxidative stress which depresses/suppresses the organism. the great thing about cannabis is you do not have to figure out what ( """medicine""") you need in the future to fix the complications from the fucked up medicine doctors are giving you now. the solution is the cure
     
  5. Could be placebo as well, who knows. 
     
  6. This is such a rich topic. Books can, have, should, and will be written about it. I suffer from depression so-called; also likely PTSD from childhood. But what these actually are is so variable, so individual, that the names start to get in the way. One good thing is that they are so vague that people who are having problems can get a vague diagnosis (even by themselves), try the plant and see what happens.
    I explicitly do NOT simply feel uplifted, "high", out of my depression or any other issue. In fact, I find I am able to face issues head on, by thinking about things with more detail and clarity, and FEEL things more thoroughly. This often involves incredible bouts of crying. Or laughter. Joy, sadness, fear and the courage to face it. It all returns to a richer silence eventually.
     
    If people want escape, herb may provide it for a brief time - it never really did for me, but people seem to claim this. Sooner or later, she will demand you face some shit. If you can, she will help you stand, sit, lie, or even dance in that space and integrate it. If not, you become just another burnout casualty or regressive simpleton. It needs to be a sacred part of a sacred regimen, that should include work, love, yoga, meditation, activity, diet, everything! I had all the rest, and it wasn't until I started allowing myself to smoke again after many years of total substance abstinance that a whole level of healing could start. You have to pray - herb has to be used as a sacrament, however that manifests. I can't see any way around this.
     
    Also, one to three hits is always enough! No exceptions! More is stupid, a waste, and an insult to the plant.
     
  7. I'll try and keep this short but here's my experience...
     
    As a teenager I was a stoner. I was a heavy smoker. Then there a came a point where I started to get a lot of anxiety while I was high and I was no longer enjoying the experience, so I made the decision to stop, and over a twelve month period I gradually gave it up.
    Depression and anxiety definitely hit me hard and was a huge struggle for me. I was put on all sorts of medication, attended 'groups' and even admitted myself to hospitals (public and private) to deal with my 'issues'. It didn't get me very far. 
    LONG story short (all about my personal journey, spiritual discoveries etc) I decided to get rid of the 'legal' meds. It was killing my soul. And I started picking up the weed again. But this time, I would only smoke on my own, when I was feeling overwhelmed, down or anxious. I used it as a tool, not a toy. And I took control of my mind again. I started to make decisions about my state of mind and what I wanted. And I'm happier and more content than I ever was.
     
    Every one is different but this plant holds a lot of power when used with good intentions.
     
  8. Dealt with anxiety/depression my entire ilfe, I've been smoking over 2 years now, it's by far the most successful medicine I've used and I've used plenty, none worked, cannabis does. 

    It helped me overcome constant panic attacks, helped me graduate college, helps me go to work every day. (And I dont smoke every day or during the day, I smoke at night before i go to sleep)
     
  9. i use for bi-polar disorder.. have alot of sympoms of mood, altho not always depression or angry as alot of people may think,,, tbh if your an angry bi-polar person, anger management my be for you.. lol. there are alot of different moods i go thru, but a gram/day keeps it at bay and the mood is stable im just high... :bongin:
     
  10. You bet!! Higher the thc the better!! I have a prescription to battle some severe depression and other things. Without the marijuana I would be on a whole whack load more pills than I am now. And also my doses have been lowered because if marijuana usage!! I am closer every day to freedom because of medical cannabis!!!!


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  11. using weed for depression really depends on the person.. i would say no ..but others would disagree I'm also not a doctor but for anxiety and depression there have been studies that they actually end up making it worse…might wanna look online instead of a weed advocating site for realistic answers. 
     
  12. It's just a temporary fix for mine.
    But that's better than getting on anti-psychotics and having my hair fall out.
     
  13. I've been suffering from Major Depressive Disorder for many years, and have been on and off various rx. I've been smoking most of the time since then, but it was only since I started smoking daily that I noticed a real difference. Since then, I've been able to get off sleeping pills, and halved my dosage of antidepressants and still maintained a stable mood.
     
    It's helped me, but you should probably also see a therapist, as that helped more than anything.
     
    Good luck! :smoke:
     
  14. Same here, brother... same here  :bongin:
     
  15. Think of it like jump starting a car. You were just a little dead, and needed a boost to get back to functioning. Also, as THC is still in your system afterwards, depending on your metabolism, you could still be "high" technically speaking. But, I like the metaphor thingie better ;)
     

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