WeedandDepr essi on Mos t peopl ewhoc ons umemar i j uanados of ori t smoodal t er i ngabi l i t i es . Pot gi v espeopl eahi ghandal l owst hem t or el ax .Howev er ,heav yc ons umpt i onofmar i j uanac anc aus eunwant edr es ul t s .I tc ani nc r eas et heanx i et yand depr es s i onaper s onex per i enc es .Res ear c hhasf oundt hatanx i et yi soneoft hel eadi ngs y mpt omsc r eat edby mar i j uanai nus er s 1. I ndi v i dual sf eel i ngdepr es s edandanx i ousmaybepr es c r i beanant i depr es s antmedi c at i on.Ther ear es ome ant i depr es s antus er swhoal s oc ons umeweed.Thes ei ndi v i dual smaynotr eal i z et hatt her ear es i deef f ec t s andc ons equenc est oc ons umi ngbot hmar i j uanaandpr es c r i pt i onant i depr es s ant s .
Mar i j uanaandDepr essi on Si nc et he1980s ,r es ear c her shav ec ompl et edt r i al sont heef f ec t sofTHCandCBDondepr es s i onandanx i et y . Fort hemos tpar t ,t her es ul t sofmar i j uana’ sef f ec t i v enes st ohel ppeopl edeal wi t hdepr es s i onandanx i et yhav e beenpos i t i v e.Howev er ,t hes ampl es i z eoft het r i al shasbeens mal l . Whi l et her es ear c honweedanddepr es s i onandanx i et yi spos i t i v e,s t udi esonweedandant i depr es s ant si s al mos t ni l . Ther ei ss t i l l l i t t l et hat r es ear c her sk nowabout t hes i deef f ec t sof mi x i ngmar i j uanaandant i depr es s ant s hav eonaper s on2. Ther eas onf ors ol i t t l ei nf or mat i onont hes i deef f ec t soft het woi smos t l ydownt omar i j uana bei ngi l l egal i nmos tpl ac es–al t houghanumberofs t at esi nt heUni t edSt at eshav el egal i z edt hedr ug.
Sel f medi cat i ngweedanddepr essi on Al otofpeopl es uf f erf r om depr es s i on.Howmany ?Ac c or di ngt oAnx i et yandDepr es s i onAs s oc i at i onof Amer i c a
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( ADAA) ,i nanygi v eny ear ,i ti ses t i mat edt hatnear l y16mi l l i onadul t sex per i enc edepr es s i on.Unf or t unat el y , t hatnumberi sl i k el yt obewr ongduet ounderr epor t i ng.Manypeopl edonotr epor ts uf f er i ngf r om depr es s i on bec aus et heydonot want t obel ook edat ass uf f er i ngf r om ament al i l l nes s . Thes t i gmasar oundment al heal t h c ont i nueandpeopl edonotwantt obel abel edasdepr es s ed. Duet ot hec os toft r eat menti nt heUS,manypeopl es el f medi c at ewi t hmar i j uana.I ti s n’ tj us tt hec os tof t r eat mentf ordepr es s i ont hatt ur npeopl eont omar i j uana,howev er .Manypeopl eus ei tt of eel “ hi gh”andget t hems el v esoutoft hedol dr umsofdepr es s i on. Somepeopl emayf eel goodandl es sdepr es s edaf t ers mok i ngorc ons umi ngpot .Howev er ,notev er y onewi l l f eel bet t erwi t hweedanddepr es s i on. Ther es ul t sc anbebas edont hei ndi v i dual .Oneoft heas pec t st hatc an mak eaper s on’ sanx i et yanddepr es s i onwor s ei st hes t r engt hands t r ai noft heweed.Us er ss houl dk nowt he s t r engt hoft heweedast hes t r ongeri ti s ,t hewor s et heymayf eel .
Pot ent i alsi deef f ect sf r om mi xi ngdr ugsandweed Any onemi x i ngdr ugsandweedi sl i k el yt oex per i enc es i deef f ec t s . Thi shappenswi t hal l medi c at i onswhet her weedoral c ohol i smi x edwi t ht hem. Si deef f ec t sc anbehar mf ul whenmi x i ngdr ugsandweed. Al t houghant i depr es s ant sar eamoodboos t erandmi x i ngmar i j uanawi t ht hem woul ds eemi ngl yi mpr ov eaper s on’ smood ev enmor e,t hi si snott hec as e. Doc t or sar el i k el yt or ef us eapat i ent anant i depr es s ant pr es c r i pt i oni f t hei ndi v i dual i samar i j uanas mok er . That c oul dbeduet ot hel ac kofs t udi esandr es ear c hc ompl et edont hemi x i ngofmedi c al dr ugsandmar i j uana. Heav y ,l ongt er m weedus ei shar mf ul f orpeopl e.I tal t er st hebr ai n’ sf unc t i onsands t r uc t ur e.I nt hel ongr un, aper s onc anbec omeev enmor edepr es s ed.Ther ei sabel i eft hatmar i j uanai sal l nat ur al andnothar mf ul t o aper s on’ sheal t h.Thi si snott r ueandweedc anc aus eheal t hi s s uest hemor eaper s onc ons umesi t .
Howdoesmar i j uanaef f ectamedi ci ne’ spot ency? Thewayi nwhi c ht hebodyabs or bsandpr oc es s esanant i depr es s antmaybeaf f ec t edbyweed.Ther ef or e, t hepot enc yoft hedepr es s i onmedi c at i onmaybel es sef f ec t i v e.Mar i j uanai nhi bi t st hemet abol i z at i onof ant i depr es s antdr ugs .Nothav i ngt her i ghtpot enc yofant i depr es s ant s ,aper s onmayei t herhav eadel ayi n t her el i efofdepr es s i onors y mpt omsi nc r eas i ng. Aper s ons eek i ngant i depr es s antmedi c at i ont hatus esweeds houl ds peakt ot hei rdoc t or .I ti si mpor t antt he doc t ork nowsaboutapat i ent ’ sweedus e,s ot heyc anpr es c r i bet her i ghtmedi c at i onands t r engt h.I ti si mpor t antf ort hedoc t ort ok now aboutt hei rpat i ent ’ smar i j uanaus e.Weedi sbei ngl egal i z edar oundt heUS,s o doc t or ss houl dbeopent os peak i ngaboutapat i ent ’ sus eofi t .
Qui t t i ngmar i j uanat ot akeant i depr essant s Medi c alpr of es s i onal ss ayani ndi v i dualpr es c r i bedant i depr es s ant ss houl dnots t opus i ngmar i j uanac ol d t ur k ey .Heav ypotus er ss houl des pec i al l yav oi dgoi ngc ol dt ur k ey .Thes i deef f ec t sofwi t hdr awalf r om weed wi l laddt ot hedepr es s i on.Aper s onwi l lex per i enc eanx i et y ,i r r i t abi l i t y ,l os sofs l eep,c hangeofappet i t e,and depr es s i onbyqui t t i ngweedc ol dt ur k eyands t ar t i ngant i depr es s ant s . Aper s onbegi nni ngt ous eant i depr es s ant ss houl dc utbac konweeds l owl y .Whi l er educ i ngt heamountof
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weedus e, c ombi nei t wi t hmi ndf ul nes st ec hni quesand/ ory oga. Ex per t ss t r es st hat nonmedi c at i onc angr eat l y i mpr ov eaper s on’ smood.
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Mar i j uanaaf f ect saper s oni nv ar i ousway s .Di f f er entt y pesofmar i j uanapr oduc edi f f er ents i de ef f ect s.Si deef f ec t smayi ncl ude: l os sofmot ors k i l l s poororl ac kofc oor di nat i on l ower edbl oodpr es s ur e s hor t t er m memor yl os s
Al t houghweedmayseem l i keadepr es s ant ,i tc anbeas t i mul antf ors omepeopl ewhous ei t . Someuser smayex per i enc e: i nc r eas edhear tr at e i nc r eas edbl oodpr es s ur e anx i et y par anoi a i nc r eas edener gy i nc r eas edmot i v at i on Mar i j uanac anal s opr oduc ehal l uc i nat i onsi nus er s .Thi smak est hedr ugahal l uc i nogeni cf ors omeus er s . Weedc r eat esdi f f er ents i deef f ec t si ndi f f er entpeopl e,mak i ngi tav er ypot entdr ug.Now,mi x i ngment al heal t hdr ugswi t hweedc anc aus eev enmor eunwant eds i deef f ec t s .
WeedandDepr essi on Longt er m weedus ec anmak edepr es s i onandanx i et ywor s e.I naddi t i on,us i ngmar i j uanac anpr ev ent pr es c r i bedant i depr es s ant sf r om wor k i ngt ot hei rf ul lpot ent i al .St oppi ngmar i j uanaus ec ol dt ur k eywhen begi nni ngant i depr es s ant sc anaddt oaper s on’ si s s ues . Weedc ons umpt i ons houl dber educ edgr adual l yt ogett hemos toutofant i depr es s ant s .Mar i j uanai sadr ug andi ti shar mf ult oi ndi v i dual ’ sl ongt er m heal t h.Weedhasmanys i deef f ec t sandt hec ons equenc esar e di f f er entt oeac hper s onwhous esi t .
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