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-- Posted by Anonymous at 5:49 pm on Dec. 31, 2008

im 16, and bipolar. smoke weed everyday. i been off my medicine for almost 2 years. last week i got arrested for domestic violence ($2000 worth of damage) my OCD, Agressiveness, and depression are coming back. i dont know what to do. i wanna take the medicine and see if i feel any better but i heard if you mix it with marijuana it willl make you go insane. what should i do? and is that true?


-- Posted by XTCofGOLD at 5:50 pm on Dec. 31, 2008

Quote: from Anonymous at 5:49 pm on Dec. 31, 2008


im 16, and bipolar. smoke weed everyday. i been off my medicine for almost 2 years. last week i got arrested for domestic violence ($2000 worth of damage) my OCD, Agressiveness, and depression are coming back. i dont know what to do. i wanna take the medicine and see if i feel any better but i heard if you mix it with marijuana it willl make you go insane. what should i do? and is that true?

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-- Posted by ajm at 5:51 pm on Dec. 31, 2008

Messing any mood altering drugs is not a good idea in general.   This is especially bad if one's moods are unstable.  Honestly talk to your doctor about this.  

Your sanity is worth more than getting high.


-- Posted by Drunkwhore at 5:52 pm on Dec. 31, 2008

Quote: from ajm at 5:51 pm on Dec. 31, 2008


Messing any mood altering drugs is not a good idea in general. This is especially bad if one's moods are unstable. Honestly talk to your doctor about this.

Your sanity is worth more than getting high.


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-- Posted by Miss Vanity at 5:53 pm on Dec. 31, 2008

Quote: from ajm at 5:51 pm on Dec. 31, 2008


Messing any mood altering drugs is not a good idea in general. This is especially bad if one's moods are unstable. Honestly talk to your doctor about this.

Your sanity is worth more than getting high.



-- Posted by Broken Doll at 5:56 pm on Dec. 31, 2008

Well, I am sorry to the person you assalted. I have very limited sympathy for you though. You shouln't have gotten off you medicine or take it with pot!


-- Posted by Anonymous at 6:15 pm on Dec. 31, 2008

yeah i kno but i also have sleep imsomnia and thats what i smoke weed 4


-- Posted by unseenmadness at 2:17 am on Jan. 1, 2009

I did that too, try and find an alternative thats not as harmful.


-- Posted by Rickenbacker at 11:26 am on Jan. 4, 2009

Keep the pot to a minimum. It won't completely throw you for a tailspin but if you do it often it may. I occasionally smoked pot on lithium and Zyprexa for about a year with no side effects. I lost interest in pot and am now on new medications though.


-- Posted by Rainbow Blight at 11:29 am on Jan. 4, 2009

What's the name of the medication you want to go on?  I'm taking Zyprexa, a mood stabilizer, and benzodiazepines and nothing bad has happened to me while combining them with weed.  But then again, it's different for everybody.


-- Posted by wallopwoop at 12:40 pm on Jan. 4, 2009

Dude it's TOTAL bullshit. Weed an antidepressants don't interact, I've heard doctors say it.


-- Posted by live it up at 2:37 pm on Jan. 4, 2009

depends on what antidepressants you're on. I take lexapro which is an ssri for ocd and panic disorder, and i smoke weed everyday. But  from what i have heard bipolar people dont take ssri's and that they take another type of antidepressant


-- Posted by fuckfuckbangbang at 1:31 pm on Jan. 6, 2009

You can smoke weed and be on anti-depressants.
I've smoked while on zoloft and also wellbutrin.


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