Posted by JohnL on July 21, 2001, at 9:25:42
In reply to Marijuana Use, posted by geekUK on July 21, 2001, at 6:00:47
> I must add a personal point, just to voice my thoughts. pot 4 me was not a depressant, It made me a little sleepy to start, but by the end I was not anything but happy and amused.(I used to have a fairly bad habit 4 about 10 months). In fact pot may have precipitated a '?hypomanic?' phase. Possibly if pot was legal in the UK (as it will be in a few years) then I would be self medicating as its the only 'antidepressant' that has made any difference.
One of the main things marijuana does is increase dopamine activity. So if you respond well to marijuana, then that could be a hint that dopamine drugs such as Zyprexa, Risperdal, or Amisulpride might work well.
Marijuana is tricky because if you smoke too regularly you can build tolerance to it. And then when you back off you will experience a severe, though short, depressive fall. When that dopamine level drops, look out below.
John
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