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Also (to those reading this) be careful to look up the fact(?) that for some psychological profiles, marijuana can actually aggravate existing tendencies for me

Also (to those reading this) be careful to look up the fact(?) that for some psychological profiles, marijuana can actually aggravate existing tendencies for mental disorder. I have no idea of the rates, so maybe it's very rare, but I've heard of it happening. One basic example: I've heard some with anxiety say it calms them down. I've heard others say it makes them freak out.

kaitai 13y ago
For some folks it can cause a psychotic episode; this happened, for instance, to an acquaintance who was also bipolar. Carl Hart's book "High Price" had some interesting anecdotes about how drugs interact with underlying brain chemistry, environment, and cultural expectations to give different experiences.
- orblivion 13y ago
  > For some folks it can cause a psychotic episode; this happened, for instance, to an acquaintance who was also bipolar. I believe I've also met a bipolar person who had a psychotic episode from pot, though the dude apparently was doing an insane amount; claimed to be having THC flashbacks, which I'd never heard of.
- jon-wood 13y ago
  With bipolar stay well away from mind altering substances unless its under professional supervision. The combination of an already delicate brain chemistry, recreational drugs, and quite probably a cocktail of mood stabilisers and anti depressants isn't a pretty sight.
- jon-wood 13y ago
  With bipolar stay well away from mind altering substances unless its under professional supervision. The combination of an already delicate brain chemistry, recreational drugs, and quite probably a cocktail of mood stabilisers and anti depressants isn't a pretty sight.
canadev 13y ago
I'm one of those people for whom weed brought about psychosis (requiring a three week hospital stay -- I was certified). I smoked for ~13 years before this happened; I definitely had other negative side effects but nothing nearly that drastic. I don't smoke anymore. I do do a lot of other stuff (meditation, CBT, ...) and life is pretty good these days.

kaitai 13y ago

For some folks it can cause a psychotic episode; this happened, for instance, to an acquaintance who was also bipolar. Carl Hart's book "High Price" had some interesting anecdotes about how drugs interact with underlying brain chemistry, environment, and cultural expectations to give different experiences.

orblivion 13y ago
> For some folks it can cause a psychotic episode; this happened, for instance, to an acquaintance who was also bipolar. I believe I've also met a bipolar person who had a psychotic episode from pot, though the dude apparently was doing an insane amount; claimed to be having THC flashbacks, which I'd never heard of.
jon-wood 13y ago
With bipolar stay well away from mind altering substances unless its under professional supervision. The combination of an already delicate brain chemistry, recreational drugs, and quite probably a cocktail of mood stabilisers and anti depressants isn't a pretty sight.
jon-wood 13y ago
With bipolar stay well away from mind altering substances unless its under professional supervision. The combination of an already delicate brain chemistry, recreational drugs, and quite probably a cocktail of mood stabilisers and anti depressants isn't a pretty sight.

canadev 13y ago

I'm one of those people for whom weed brought about psychosis (requiring a three week hospital stay -- I was certified). I smoked for ~13 years before this happened; I definitely had other negative side effects but nothing nearly that drastic. I don't smoke anymore. I do do a lot of other stuff (meditation, CBT, ...) and life is pretty good these days.