Posted by sigismund on August 17, 2010, at 18:26:15
In reply to Re: Marijuana as a Medication in Depress and Anxiety » bleauberry, posted by SLS on August 17, 2010, at 18:06:08
>Where do you place the importance of the psychomimetic effects of marijuana and its potential to precipitate schizophrenia earlier in life? Of course, very few psychotropics are without untoward effects. However, I am curious how you weigh them against the potential benefits.
There's an interesting video somewhere on Youtube in which a no nonsense British scientist is given injections of THC in the one instance and cannabinoids in the other, and is asked about her mental state and given a questionnaire.
In the case of cannabinoids she had a typical if very positive reaction (I wish this happened to me!) where she thought the whole process was too funny to be able to perform.
In the case of the THC, she said something like 'Oh my God, I feel like someone has just died'.Many people find the difficult side of marijuana quite challenging.
Some people should certainly avoid it.
I know of people in whom it precipitated a breakdown.
My advice would be to avoid it if you don't like it, if it doesn't agree with you.
Some people will take it regardless of their reaction to it, and this is unwise.
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