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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Marijauna and prolixin
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jan 13, 2004 12:00AM
, Jan 13, 2004 12:00AM
First, the dangers. With that diagnosis, you need to keep your mind fresh and clean in order to combat the images that distort reality. When you use marijauna, you loosen your hold on reality and heighten the power of the internal images you want to combat. It is the opposite of what is in your best interest.
On a chemical level, both of these drugs effect your brain chemistry in a very complex way, not all of it totally understood. Marijuanna tends to deplete your serotonin over time, leading to more depression, which is not good for you.
On a chemical level, both of these drugs effect your brain chemistry in a very complex way, not all of it totally understood. Marijuanna tends to deplete your serotonin over time, leading to more depression, which is not good for you.
