Posted by geekUK on July 21, 2001, at 10:30:05
In reply to Re: Marijuana Use, posted by JohnL on July 21, 2001, at 9:25:42
> > 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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