Anyone Bi-Polar? Using Strictly Mmj?

[Medicated Monkeys]

I am wondering if there are any bi-polar patients out there relying strictly on mmj for their mood stabilization?

 

Have you been able to get off mood stabilizers & anti depressants? How long did it take to change over to just mmj? How has your experience been?

 

I am curious because I am looking to do the same.

[Guest 1TokeOverLine]

My daughter is a bipolar patient, she can't manage her own finances or care for her children without cannabis. Medications produced uncontrollable anger and spontaneous outbursts of suicidal attempts. Before MMA she suffered interrupted supply and had to be forceably medicated against her will, and had to choose between her kids or cannabis. The children were removed from her home and she went downhill from there, wanting only to die in peace.

 

As the law passed she begged me to supply her and since I've been her caregiver she has been able to maintain a semblance of reasonable lifestyle without outbursts or destructive behavior to herself. She is now on track to having her children returned to her custody, and her life is getting back to "normal". Life is once again something she looks forward to. I have been able to grant her control of her finances and she is doing well.

 

Sadly there is no cannabis that can repair the physical and mental damage that a lifetime of prescription drugs have done to her, nor give her back any of the life she has lost.

 

1T

[ernst]

I weened myself off the mood stabilizers long ago....i just started taking less pills and consuminig more cannabis when i was on prescriptions i had ups and downs on a daily basis fits of anger weekly and suicidal thoughts constantly.....after 4 years of being of prescritions Ive had a huge change, i wont lie i get down sometimes but not like i used to and ive noticed that if i go a day without cannabis i dont freak out and get sick like i did if i missed just 1 pill......

[Budz-4-U]

My daughter is a bipolar patient, she can't manage her own finances or care for her children without cannabis. Medications produced uncontrollable anger and spontaneous outbursts of suicidal attempts. Before MMA she suffered interrupted supply and had to be forceably medicated against her will, and had to choose between her kids or cannabis. The children were removed from her home and she went downhill from there, wanting only to die in peace.

 

As the law passed she begged me to supply her and since I've been her caregiver she has been able to maintain a semblance of reasonable lifestyle without outbursts or destructive behavior to herself. She is now on track to having her children returned to her custody, and her life is getting back to "normal". Life is once again something she looks forward to. I have been able to grant her control of her finances and she is doing well.

 

Sadly there is no cannabis that can repair the physical and mental damage that a lifetime of prescription drugs have done to her, nor give her back any of the life she has lost.

 

1T

 

I stopped taking Cymbalta for minor anxiety/depression. Was always on the verge of needing Prozac/Cymbalta...., but never did. When my back went to hell, two years ago, I started Cymbalta. Took it before/during/after surgery. After I had surgery, I was able to stop the pain pills, the muscle relaxer, and Cymbalta. Traded up to Medical Marijuana. Those pills were too strong for me, lasted too long, bad side effects..... etc. Now, I medicate, and feel I am better off.

When my back is sore, feeling depressed, or anxiety......... I know what to do. Pick a Indica, or a Sativa, or both. Different strains act differently.

[Medicated Monkeys]

Glad to hear the success

 

Were any of you also in need of anti psychotics? Were you able to get off of those?

[T & J]

Glad to hear the success

 

Were any of you also in need of anti psychotics? Were you able to get off of those?

 

I'm bi-polar, suffer from OCD, and have the occasional anxiety attack...so I can relate to your situation with the prescriptions. I tried Paxil, Risperdol, Lexapro, and Depakote. While they all worked to some degree they still had enough negative side effects that I no longer take them. I know take 1000 mg of Lithium daily, as well as a healthy dose of medicinal marijuana to medicate. As far as weening off entirely, I personally don't think I ever will due to the severity of my manic bi-polar condition. I think each person is different, however I feel the best approach for me is a combination of both. I hate the Lithium but fear the consequences of not taking it. I do, however, feel MUCH better after I smoke to alleviate both my back pain and "brain pain." Hopefully for you, you can get off the prescriptions. I know how you feel, those pills are a real drag sometimes. Good luck!

[Phil78]

be careful, though.

 

i have noticed in myself (depression, not bi-polar), that after 24-36 hours of not having mj, a wave of depression hits. it only last 24 hours or so for me, and it goes away.

 

just watch, is all i'm saying. it wasn't as bad as the depression i got when i'd quit using the meds, though. i was up to 120 mg twice a day of cymbalta, and don't wish that on anyone. it wasn't working, and the side effects were nuts!

[phaquetoo]

be careful, though.

 

i have noticed in myself (depression, not bi-polar), that after 24-36 hours of not having mj, a wave of depression hits. it only last 24 hours or so for me, and it goes away.

 

just watch, is all i'm saying. it wasn't as bad as the depression i got when i'd quit using the meds, though. i was up to 120 mg twice a day of cymbalta, and don't wish that on anyone. it wasn't working, and the side effects were nuts!

 

 

depending on how long you have been using mm! I wouldnt think you would feel anything other than a physical need, ie certain time of day when you used mm, it is not addicting but it is missed very much if you get to thinking about it to much!

 

I was on xananx, methadone, cymbalta or trazadone, and presently celexa,,I got off alll of my pharmicuticals(incarcerated, had no choice) I woke up in ICU 8 days after being locked up, I almost died!

 

any how i use mm for everything now, but did find the need to get back on celexa, I have anxiety attacks and some anger issue's and I just couldnt control them on my own, i started seeking therapy for it, and was told to ask my dr to double my dose of celexa for now !!! Im not suicidal, but I most def could hurt some one else, not kill, unless i had to !

 

But I def have anger issues and dont share my inner feelings well like most men my age or older! we werent allowed to cry or feel t;hat kind of emotions, I dont know about most but i got grounded and called a wuss by my old man, and got my arse whipped! I have always hated authority!

 

Im hoping I can weed down from the celexa soon,(punn intended) I have been on them now for prob 6 months or more, started with 20mg now im upto 40mg a day!

 

and most def different strains make me more or less anixious, depends on the strain! As far as my anger goes, Im under control with the celexa for now, been going thru a lot recently! I just got back from my brothers 6yr old grandaughters funeral!! We dont even know cause of death yet!

 

so not a good time for me to try getting off anything at this time,,,Im a nuclear bomb with a very short fuse right now!

 

peace

FTW

Jim

[Glacier Hills]

I feel ya phaqueto. I may or may not be as bad off. For me i have smoked daily for 20 some years, with never more than a day off and knew it kept my anger in line and I was more able to deal with my rage. I did not know I was bipolar untill I stopped smoking and went back and forth into severe teeth breaking anxiety and rage and weeks of depression until I felt I had to get some help. That is when I found out I was/am bi-polar. I live with an exhaustive amount of anxiety if I don't smoke. My doc tried to put me on pills but I refused and told her I'll go back to MJ. it works for me, always has. She is fine with it. When I was a kid they misdiagnsed me with ADD. after a few visits and some reading about this condition I understand myself and why I have been so impossible for other people to deal with.

So to the original poster my situation is backward from yours or your question but the resulting idea is the same MJ is what keeps me even keeled and it took quitting to diagnose me with bi-polar. I'm 95% back to not raging and not having bouts of depression, but I have never been on prescription drugs ever, except for antibiotics a couple times.

[GregS]

Depakote and Lamictal were very, very bad. It was impossible to walk without stumbling and talk without fumbling for words. Dreams were real, and waking hours were dreams. Nausea was in the mix. SSRI's all have their rude side. Cannabis is an excellent mood stabilizer, and without side effects, with the exception of a short period of euphoria that some would argue. That is an important part of the treatment as far as I am concerned. The condition should be added by the State.