Jen - For the Grateful Dead site, try http://dead.net/ . The site went to one of those numbers, but I lost that when I changed computers.

As for the medicinal marijuana thing. I dunno; I'm sort of up in the air about that. I used to think that it was relatively harmless until I saw my first true case of cannabis psychosis. I had always thought it was just that some people couldn't handle the high, but I have seen it act as a trigger for bipolar disorder and (possibly) schizophrenia.

Also, even for the majority that have no problem with the drug, it still impairs functioning (remember the Amtrak accident). Marijuana relieves some worries, but also some short term memory (while intoxicated). When you come down the worries are still their. I guess there are worse things a person could be using (eg. alcohol, opiates, cocaine, methamphetamine).

When comparing marijuana to alcohol, I believe that marijuana is a much "safer" intoxicant, in most respects. Still, an escape is still an escape. I guess occasional use is okay, but most people I know who smoke are daily users, even if they don't want to be. I haven't imbibed for awhile because I just don't have the time to be high, and I hate trying to play "catch up" with my work.

As for the Celexa™ (citalopram), if it is resulting in a remission you shouldn't notice a difference when you come off of it. You do want to make sure that you stay in remission because I feel, as in bipolar disorder, that there is kindling in major depression (ie. the more depressive episodes that you have, the longer and more severe each subsequent episode is). I have no proof of this, but many psychiatrists I have worked with feel that this is the case, as well.

I hope that this is of some use. - Cam

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