Posted by PeterMartin on March 11, 2014, at 1:12:09
In reply to Re: Going off Anti-psychotics?, posted by SLS on March 11, 2014, at 0:52:42
My first manic episode came as a result of smoking pot daily after going to university and having my own place where I could smoke whenever I wanted. 99% of the time I could smoke like everyone else but due to having latent bipolar I there'd be that one day where smoking would cause me to run with a thought and not be able to stop. Pot helped my depression (or numbed me to it) so I kept smoking even after a number of hospitalizations due to things like running down the street naked thinking I was becoming an angel.....yea great times....
That was early 20s....36 now. Had a rough go w substances until 32 when I stopped everything including alcohol......haven't been hospitalized since....
I'm feel like I'm rambling but basically pot can definitely cause a minor bipolar issue to become a big bipolar issue. I'm not trying to tell you not to smoke but just saying regardless of what you read or hear there are some people like me who can get set off by pot......
On my phone so sorry if this reads poorly.
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