ADHD and MARIJUANA

[Faria]

Hi I'm new to this site and was wondering about someone who has ADD/ADHD and whether or not it is wise to smoke pot while on the meds or off.  Just curious to know if anyone else smokes pot when the meds wear off.  For me I have smoked pot since I was fifteen years old, five years after I was diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.  I am 27 now any suggestions would be very helpful.

Thanks,
David

[AnonymousHelper]

No disrespect intended ma'am, but there are various ways to consume cannabis and if it vaporized there are no carcinogens. It is pure water vapor and THC/CBD depending on what strain of cannabis is consumed. Also, that is not the reason it is referred to as pot.

I have ADHD, am 18 years old and cannabis helps me do homework after school. My medicine wears me completely out mentally during the day so that by the time I get home it is impossible for me to concentrate on homework and I have absolutely no motivation. Cannabis makes my homework a fun and challenging puzzle instead of a required task/chore.
There are also studies that show that ADD sufferers are able to focus more clearly while under the influence of "pot" because it awakens and increases activity in the pariental lobe.

[rob103]

I do not mean to disprove your comments but the most harmful thing about pot is the police, and the black market. I used to smoke Marijuana and my parents test my urine and they found traces of Phencyclidine (PCP) Needless to say i stopped smoking after that. The point is that if marijuana was legal the PCP would had never been there. And furthermore Marijuana is not called pot because of " it literally causes divots (pot holes) in your brain.  Kind of like sever acne, on a face." Your are ignorant for thinking so. marijuana kills brain cells -- is based on research done during the second Reefer Madness Movement. A study attempted to show that marijuana smoking damaged brain structures in monkeys. The test was performed by placing a gas mask on a monkey and pumping marijuana smoke in for 30 mins at a time, with no brakes for oxygen or clean air.  The study was poorly performed and it was severely criticized by a medical review board. Studies done afterwards failed to show any brain damage, in fact a very recent study on Rhesus monkeys used technology so sensitive that scientists could actually see the effect of learning on brain cells, and it found no damage.

So please stop informing people things that you know nothing about.

[rob103]

I do not mean to disprove your comments but the most harmful thing about pot is the police, and the black market. I used to smoke Marijuana and my parents test my urine and they found traces of Phencyclidine (PCP) Needless to say i stopped smoking after that. The point is that if marijuana was legal the PCP would had never been there. And furthermore Marijuana is not called pot because of " it literally causes divots (pot holes) in your brain.  Kind of like sever acne, on a face." Your are ignorant for thinking so. marijuana kills brain cells -- is based on research done during the second Reefer Madness Movement. A study attempted to show that marijuana smoking damaged brain structures in monkeys. The test was performed by placing a gas mask on a monkey and pumping marijuana smoke in for 30 mins at a time, with no brakes for oxygen or clean air.  The study was poorly performed and it was severely criticized by a medical review board. Studies done afterwards failed to show any brain damage, in fact a very recent study on Rhesus monkeys used technology so sensitive that scientists could actually see the effect of learning on brain cells, and it found no damage.

So please stop informing people things that you know nothing about.

[katfan77]

i am 33 yrs old & have fought with adhd all of my life. outside of a doctor nobody has any clue about what this does to you (they only know the science), my parents still act like they hold a grudge against me for stuff i did 20-30 yrs ago. cannabis works best for me with an adderall in the morning, nobody want to hear this works for some reason. if i take the adderall all day like they tell me i experience side effects that i hate. why is it we are told pot is so wrong when science has proven all the propaganda wrong. JOd3 you have absolutely no clue what you are talking about, pot has NEVER killed anyone in the 12000+ years people have used it & the study ronald regan propped up to show pot was harmful & was said to prove pot killed braincells was complete b.s.. the monkeys they used were hooked to a machine that forced pure cannabis smoke into their lungs with very low oxygen levels at a rate of 90 joints worth in just 5 mins & after they died after just a few months the brain showed a large # of dead braincells. well you dumb f&*ks when you freaking suffocate the first thing that happens is braincell loss that is after death so by suffocating monkey's with pot smoke was proof for regan that it not only killed braincells it killed you. how ironic it is the s.o.b. died from alzheimer's & researchers are finding that it could be one of the best substances known to slow & help the effects.

[staceman]

i have a 20 year crack cocaine addiction and was diagnosed with a.d.h.d about 6 months ago and placed on 15mg of adderal i realy dont know how it has helped my a.d.h.d but it sure as hell has helped alot with my cocacaine addiction it dose have side effects for mebut i recently discovered that adding weed too the mix has realy been a good thing for me i lost my scripts for adderal during a move and within 1 week fully relapsed in too my crack cocaine addiction just got bak on meds and dont want cocaine at all and the weed  gives me appetite as well as alows me too get a good nights sleep can anyone relate too this combination

[tomsudblg]

My son was diagnosed with ADD when he was in the third grade.I have refused to have him take any of the perscription meds.He has been in private school thru 8th grade and doing pretty good(C average).We wanted him to enjoy his H.S. years,so I let him smoke some weed and do homework.It's been amazing to say the least.He just finished 9th grade,happy and carrying a 3.8 GPA.He's the same kid weather he smokes or not,his friends can't even tell when he's high.It allows him to REALLY focas on whatever he wants and he does a great job at anything weather it be surfing,school,playing games or even when he cooks he does a better job of it.I recommend smoking weed for everyone,throw away all those perscription drugs and that killer alchohl.This stuff is all natural.