Slightly Stoopid

I too suffer from bouts of depression, i have for a couple years now. I know it can be a pain, and then you get anxiety and that sucks too. I beleive medicince can be a cure for this, and if it works take it. I beleive if it makes you better, it isn't an incomplete way of fufiling your life (greenman i forgot your exact words), but it helps. Lately i have noticed myself forgeting about my depression. It sounds funny, but a few nights ago i was at a party, and it was like my depression and enxiety just went away.

BTW, off topic.raegp1, did you know marijuana alieviates Turrets syndrom? i saw it on the discovery channel, some doctor from Germany treated like 17 people with marijuana and 15/17 people said it helped with thier twitching, and symptoms.

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Slightly Stoopid
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raegp1

Hey , thanks for all the help guys. I didn't know weed helps with terrets syndrome-thnx stoopid. Taking Paxil and smoking weed is the complete oppisite though because whenever I had a toke I started to get very anxious , nervous and twicting my eyes etc.
Does anyone know if there is a possibily to get a medical marijuana perscription for terrets? This seems very unlikey because It isn't a deadly deisease.
Terrets is a neurological disorder that cannot be cured and it runs in my family. I think there should be medical perscriptions for marijuana for people that have depression and anxiety. It's not fair
All of the legal drugs that treat these disorders I have to say completly suck. They are evil and they distroy your character and everything else.
I am tapering off of Paxil right now.

I know I will succed and I will get a lot better soon. I have faith.
Peace guys

AndieBear

I currently use mj for my depression, and it helps quite a bit. It elevates my mood and because I've used it for so long, I can control my dosage. My dad suffers from manic depression and has yet to find a medication that will offer relief. He continues to try everything his doctor will perscribe. It has been a rollar coaster. I have gotten him to use cannibis once (about 5 1/2 years ago) and for the first time in about 3 years, he smiled and laughed. He ate a meal then took a nap. My mother didn't like the idea and made him promise to never use it again. After this long of trying different meds, he is almost willing to try mj again. He's hoping to get results from his ECT treatment.

I hit a dry spell this past month, and couldn't find any mj. I went to see his dr. and he perscribed welbutrin along with my prozac. I don't think my prozac is working anymore. I took the welbutrin for 3 days and yesterday, I wigged out. I moved every peice of furniture in my 3 bedroom home to the garage, by myself. (We are getting new carpet today.) I couldn't sit still, and I was really aggrivated. I'm not going to take it anymore, but that means...(the point of my post) I'll have to keep trying new meds. If I can find something to help me take care of my responsabilities, I will take it. It has to be better than feeling like this. If not, I will use myself as an example in my area (Oklahoma ) for medical mj. My dad feels that I need to exhaust all of my options before I can claim to use weed for medical purposes. I think that's BS, why look for something when I have it right here, and I know it works?

If you don't think mj offers any relief for your symptoms, and it sounds like you are currently not getting any relief, you need to keep trying other meds. There may be something out there that will work for you. And if your Dr. isn't willing to find that medication, you need a new Dr.

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Stewpad

Hi,

Depression sucks. Badly. The few times I've been depressed were the worst times in my life - But, I have a cure. Well, it works most the time.

First, kick the **** out of something that's not alive and you don't care about. I myself like my punching bag in the basement. Kick the **** out of it until you're too tired to throw another punch.

Second, get on your computer and type a long essay on what's pissing you off. Don't stop for a single break, just keep typing. It doesn't matter what it's about, as long as it's personal and meaningful to you.

Third, ( and this is optional ) smoke a bowl. Be nice and relaxed.

Last, think about something you love. Honestly love. It could be a girl, could be your mom, could be a funny event that happened when you were with friends or anything else that makes you crack a smile thinking about. Be thankful for everything you have. I know it sounds corny and whatnot but it's so incredibly true. You have a house, at least one person that loves you, and...

You're bowl or bong or joint or whatever.

By then, you won't be depressed for a LONG while. Try it.

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McBiff

man, i feel your pain. seriously dude i went for a while when i was having severe anxiety attacks and i felt like i was literally going insane. my friend, you are probably just another very intelligent individual who has a very overactive brain and thinks way too much about the "worse". ALL of the symptoms you just described are *benchmark* symptoms of depression, classic symptoms. sleeping too much, having trouble *getting* to sleep, sever anxiety, (do you eat too much too?) and feeling like your friends aren't really friends after all. I know it all, man. please don't kill yourself, bro. life is life. don't forget you're ALIVE. here and now. remind yourself that getting caught up in social issues and everything else is just a waste of time. if your friends really ARE talking **** and don't care (which probably isn't the case and your friends might just be wishing that you could chill more often) then WHO CARES. just remember this. just truly don't give a ****. it's the only way you can get the fullest out of life. remember that word, LIFE. what if you *weren't* here right now, enjoying the moment? you may not believe it, but if you killed yourself, MANY, many people would sorrow, even if they didn't know you that well. that's the way it goes. even if people give you ****, deep down inside they really do care. learn to *love people*, man. seriously. even if they are dicks, learn to love them. because positive people ATTRACT positivity. NEGATIVE people attract NEGATIVITY from other people. fact of life my friend. think about what you can change TOMORROW and not what you could have changed in the past. i have had many experiences with this and have learned the hard way. think optimistically. TOMORROW, NOT yesterday. yeah, you may think "hey, i'm gonna end up dead anyways sooner or later, so why not now" but DON'T THINK THAT WAY. LIFE WILL PASS YOU BY QUICKLY LIKE I JUST SAID, SO LIVE IT TO THE FULLEST INSTEAD OF ENDING IT FOR STUPID ASS REASONS. YOU'RE ALIVE. DON'T RESENT IT. like i said, think about what you can change tomorrow. and if you can't change it who cares. you're YOU and you're an individual. people are awsome and you're just another LUCKY person who has a life on this earth. take advantage of it, my friend. oh yeah, and GO OFF THE PAXIL. instead, start taking St. John's Wort. believe me, you may not think so, but studies agree that this drug works better than prescription anti-depressants like paxil (get off that ****, the negative effects outweigh the positive) and has almost no side effetcs. you may be skeptical but i'm telling you i've been taking St. John's Wort for two months now and i feel great. i feel no public anxiety, barely any suspicion of my friends, and when i do, i just let it pass and not worry about it. i've read about people taking St. John's for years, and still they feel OUTSTANDING. it takes a very long time to work, sometimes up to 3 months, but believe me you won't regret it. i hope i helped you out my friend. stay alive

Super Woman

I could have swore I replied to this. Oh well. I used to be on Paxil, I was on for like four months but they changed it again. Not unusual for me. I went and saw this weird docter who was going to adjust my meds. becuase I was getting suicidal. I thought he was crazy. But that's pretty much what he said about me, exepct but it in big medical terms. He said I had a border line personality disorder. That pissed me off, a lot. He said stuff like for some people with depression anti-depressants can have the oppisite effect. He put me on a low dose of an anti-phycotic and honestly I do feel better. I have my ups and downs but they pass. I used to be obbcesed with self-multilation but it just doesn't do the same thing anymore. I stopped purging altogether and I still have suicidal and really negative thoughts, but they pass. Which they always did but I would usually do something impulsive first. I have been dealing with the metal heaith profession for way too long. I think I can diagnose myself now: I think I have a mood disorder. I have feelings that easily take over me and change everything around me, but pass with time. I remember the other day me and my mom were driving home from the store,things were going okay but it took all of me to keep from breaking down and crying. I know it's healthy to show your emotions but I'm always afrid my mom would overeact and make me go back into residental. She used to be cool (my mom). She would be nice to my friends, let me do things, more like a friend than a parent. Everyone would say what a cool mom she was, and I agreed. I could talk about casual things with her and she would give me money and supported me in everything I did. She let and liked it when I had my hair blue, and I was going to get my bellybotten pierced with her. I wasn't doing anything bad/harmful either. No drugs, sneaking out, cutting, purging etc. Things were soo perfect. Now after dealing with rape and hospitals she is really protective and she's turned evil on me. She blams everything on my best friend, maked threats about friends to me, almost like she joined a f*cking cult with her other friends. She *****es about everything, and I think I'm being managable. This is too much. I need to calm. This post is pretty long, and I'm not getting to my piont. What is my point. I don't even know. Just hang in there. My sister delivered a really powerful speach to me. I don't know how to summerize it. Even with depression you choose the kind of additude your going to have. Depression and other disorders effect it, but you have alot of control. If at some point you think that your life isn't worth living and you don't want to live, there's nothing anybody can do about it. But people are going to be really affected by your choice and it won't go away. Your decision is going to be with your family and friends forever. There's got to be something better than the way your feeling, and killing yourself can't make everything better. Nothing can. You have to have a combination of postive things going for you. Want to get better. Try to find some medications that work for. Get support. Don't only have one thing to fall back on when you feel like sh*t, e.g. weed. Be open minded. No one should have to go though life being depresed, but it happens, all the time. You just have to learn to live with it and not let it control your life. Good luck dude. Hang in there. Peace...

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