Ganja & Antidepressants

I'm wondering if anyone out there knows what a lot of pot use can do to someone with depressive and anxiety problems.  I've been on Lexapro20mg and Klonopin .5mg/3xday for a couple years now, but over the summer got back into marijuana after a long time away from it.  I try to keep it to a quarter a week, but have go through long stretches of using a half a week.  The last couple of months I've been feeling terrible and am wondering if the all the pot use might have something to do with it - maybe some specific interactions w/ my meds.  I need help I'm loosing my mind - been try'n effexor for 3 weeks now and need to stop right away because I'm having lots of bad reactions to it and I thought I'd give up pot in the middle of the effexor withdrawls and switch back to my old combo.

Justin

[justlikeyou]

in my opinion anyone who needs anti depressant medication would be very foolish to smoke any pot at all.

we need to calm our minds not activate them more.

[steve_rtr]

Pot does different things for different folks..............I personally have always found mary jane to be very theraputic for headaches and muscle pains. I took Lexapro 20's for a couple months and never had any problems with it interacting with my ganja use but different strokes for different folks right.
Honestly I found MJ to be much better for depression than the meds but...............once again different strokes......

[handofdoom]

justin are you talking ounces or pounds?  Hey, may sound like a silly question to some, but I know some people if they had the money it would be pounds.
anyway, I just started lexapro today, but haven't smoked any pot so I can't help you out there.

[Justin807]

Hey guys - thanks for the quick responses as always - I just woke and swallowed a f'n effexor and a klonopin - hope I make it through another day - I feel like my mind is so fragile right now - I just want my normal self back and I can hardly remember who that is.  To steve - yes I've always thought pot was great for depression.  Here's another piece of the puzzle - I'm a recovered heroin/methadone addict (5 years) and before my addiction to opiates I was a speed freak for about 5 years (IV use of pure freshly manufactured methamphetamine).  That's all old news, but nowadays I'm trying hard to stay clean and just live a good life.  I so tired of suffering inside.

Justin

[bunni420]

i have anxiety and depression too.  i smoke weed and i think it helps me expecially with depression.  

[GoingToMakeIt]

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