Posted by bleauberry on March 29, 2009, at 8:47:50
In reply to new paper on endocannabinoids and depression, posted by Larry Hoover on March 28, 2009, at 20:07:55
> JAMA. 2009 Mar 18;301(11):1165-6.
> Impairments in endocannabinoid signaling and depressive illness.
> Hill MN, Gorzalka BB.
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> Not even an abstract available. Anybody with access care to share?
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> TIA,
> LarWell, I can't comment on the abstract. But I can comment on the substance involved.
That is, cannabis, marijuana. Never in all my days have I seen a substance so profoundly capable of instantly treating a wide array of symptoms. For example:
Manic state getting out of control? A couple puffs of Indica.
Dark depression? A couple puffs of Sativa.
Pains? A Sativa/Indica hybrid.
Anxiety, panic? Indica.
Wasting syndrome? Any.
Appetite stimulation? Any.
Insomnia? Indica.
Anhedonia, lack of motivation? Sativa.
Concentration, focus? Sativa.
Keep in mind, when I speak of marijuana for medical purposes, I am talking about doses of it, just like we would meds. And if you get high, you took too much. The idea is not to get high, but to treat the symptoms, which usually respond very well very fast to even miniscule amounts.
I would put cannabis up against any of man's best invented drugs. It would be a one round knockout punch. Nothing compares. As far as I am concerned, it is the world's best mood stabilizer because it does whatever you need it to do whenver you want it to, the world's best antidepressant, best anti-anxiety, best sleep aid, best appetite stimulant, and when other pain meds fail, the best pain med.
I haven't smoked in over 3 years. Too risky. Too expensive. But I have to say honestly, when I did, I did it like a medicine in small controlled doses for specific reasons, and there was nothing a pharmacy had that could come anywhere close to competing with its efficacy.
I am a firm believer the endocannibinoid network is involved with a wide variety of illnesses and symptoms.
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