Thread: About Cannabis
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Old Jun 02, 2018, 02:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Christopher1990 View Post
https://psychedelictimes.com/cannabi...bd-may-be-key/

Research is extremely sparse for the treatment of cannabis in bipolar disorder.

THC; The component in marijuana known to get you high can increase the risk
mania/psychosis in bp/sz patients.

CBD is non-psychoactive and can act as an anti-psychotic, anti-convulsant, mood stabilizer, along side with all of its health benefits.

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I can see how CBD can be soporific - it was not in me, but many people report that it is. As to other claims, they appear wildly exaggerated, for one, and illiterate, for another. With the exception of Lithium, mood stabilizers ARE anticonvulsants - why would someone list them using a comma? And antipsychotics in bipolar illness act primarily as mood stabilizers, whereas in schizophrenia and other other psychotic illness they are primarily used to prevent and combat psychosis. It is not clear what the statement means.

For yourself, if there is any likelihood however small that you might get drugs off the street, then yes, living in the West and not facing potential imprisonment would be far better.
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Zyprexa Zydis 5 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
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Levoxyl 75 mcg (because I took Lithium in the past)


past medications: Depakote, Lamictal, Lithium, Seroquel, Trazodone, Risperdal, Cogentin, Remerol, Prozac, Amitriptyline, Ambien, Lorazepam, Klonopin, Saphris, Trileptal, Clozapine and Clozapine+Wellbutrin, Topamax