Depression & Marijuana - Page 11

Wigmo · #**101** 12-02-2007, 08:17 AM

yup doctors are evil

tahoe58 · #**102** 12-02-2007, 08:19 AM

careful...man....not all....my mom and dad were both doctors.....they were not evil! they were healers!

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Originally Posted by Wigmo

yup doctors are evil

Lacy · #**103** 12-03-2007, 06:21 AM

Wow! they really did a number on you.

I was practised on also, like a lab rat. It is an awful feeling knowing first of all that you are different but then to be experimented on, just adds salt to the woud, so to speak.

I also have to agree with Tahoe in that not all doctors are evil. I think unfortunately people with these disorders get treated this way from lack of knowledge in this specific field.

I've had most of them also and then some. None of the worked,...only made my symptoms worse.

I don't like doctors but know there are some very good ones out there.

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Originally Posted by giagemgal

You all should be very proud of yourself. You have taken control of your body and realized it is called a Dr's practice for a reason. They practice on us and I am sick of being the lab rat.

3 years ago I took control of my life.

The list of medications I have been on would scare most people to death.

As of late, here was my list and now what is going on:

Cymbalta .....for pain and depression GONE

Lorazapam .....for anxiety and sleep...... 1 maybe every 3-4 days now instead of 2 every night.

Kadian.......for pain ...... GONE

Lithium......for stabiliazation from the effects of the pain ..... GONE

Oxycodone ...for pain...... 1 every now and then for breakthrough pain

Zonegram.....for the demylenation in my brain ...... GONE (almost killed me, allergic)

Prednisone......for God only knows...... GONE

Fen Patch.......Pain......GONE

Visteral.......for nausea......GONE

So, right now I take an occassional oxycodone for breakthrough pain and MMJ.

What do you call the guy/gal who graduates in medical school at the bottom???

DR.!!

Philly_Buddah · #**104** 12-04-2007, 08:06 AM

I went through a period like that 2 where they took me off effexor and tried me on 3 or 4 different medications. It was a bad time of my life becuz I wasnt really thinking as myself so I couldnt stop and think normally and try to take control of it by myself. None of them worked that good and they finally put me back on effexor for probly a year. After another year I stopped taking effexor 2.

The withdrawal from effexor and the others was pretty bad and lasted maybe 2 weeks it felt like a really bad hangover. After a couple months I started to feel like my normal self again. I had been on different medications for 3 years strait so it was good to be clean. All of that took place during my high school days so u can imagine how shitty goin to high school was for me lol. but I did have fun skipping high school and doing little things so it wasnt all bad lol.

Lacy · #**105** 12-04-2007, 08:25 AM

Its not wonder you felt like you had a hang over when you went off of effexor Philly.

Although effexor osn't a strong drug it has to be gradually taken and needs to be gradually reduced when discontinuing it.
Your doctor should have told you to gradually decrease the strength over a period of time.

nice to see you again Glad to see you post

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Originally Posted by Philly_Buddah

I went through a period like that 2 where they took me off effexor and tried me on 3 or 4 different medications. It was a bad time of my life becuz I wasnt really thinking as myself so I couldnt stop and think normally and try to take control of it by myself. None of them worked that good and they finally put me back on effexor for probly a year. After another year I stopped taking effexor 2.

The withdrawal from effexor and the others was pretty bad and lasted maybe 2 weeks it felt like a really bad hangover. After a couple months I started to feel like my normal self again. I had been on different medications for 3 years strait so it was good to be clean. All of that took place during my high school days so u can imagine how shitty goin to high school was for me lol. but I did have fun skipping high school and doing little things so it wasnt all bad lol.

Philly_Buddah · #**106** 12-04-2007, 08:33 AM

I should have stopped over a period of time but I stopped cold turkey and thought I would be ok lol. Effexor wasnt 2 bad and it helped me the most but I still dont like being on medications. I told my doctor I was quitting it and he said it wasnt a good idea and I should gradually reduce it but I quit anyway. The withdrawal was bad but not 2 bad. Im fine now so it all turned out good, now I just have my good days and bad days.

Nice to see u again too Lacy.

Lacy · #**107** 12-04-2007, 08:38 AM

Oh that good that he warned you then. I'm not on a high dose either. My doctor wanted me on 150 mg a day but I only take 37.5 x's 2 daily. It's worked the best for me out of any other drug they have put me on.

We are completely snowed in here today Philly.
We have over 2 feet of snow and it is still snowing so i really should get off my butt here and help hubby outside.

Take care and have a good one also.

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Originally Posted by Philly_Buddah

I should have stopped over a period of time but I stopped cold turkey and thought I would be ok lol. Effexor wasnt 2 bad and it helped me the most but I still dont like being on medications. I told my doctor I was quitting it and he said it wasnt a good idea and I should gradually reduce it but I quit anyway. The withdrawal was bad but not 2 bad. Im fine now so it all turned out good, now I just have my good days and bad days.

Nice to see u again too Lacy.

Dr High · #**108** 12-04-2007, 10:54 AM

My prozacs dont do Shit anymore. 20 mg of prozac... i need to up my dose cuz im falling back into deprssion.. or is it because of this clock in my head?? during winter iget depressed. it sucks. i smoke more then usual=) Peace

Fake Plastic Trees · #**109** 12-04-2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr High

My prozacs dont do Shit anymore. 20 mg of prozac... i need to up my dose cuz im falling back into deprssion.. or is it because of this clock in my head?? during winter iget depressed. it sucks. i smoke more then usual=) Peace

Me too I hate depression, I moved to Spain to be with my girlfriend but now I can get more Sun in the winter. I was better last year, its lovely here, it can get cold and the days are short but sometimes you can sit on the beach and read in the sun in the middle of winter (fully clothed though), fantastic.

I crashed and burned at work a few years back and went into depression, it was a scary place, I knew I was down but I couldn't pull myself out. Tai Chi helped me but now I am full on Martial with Taekwon-do I love it and no sign of depression at all this year for me

Now all I need to do is find the perfect strain to help me relax and sleep, my sativa is like bloody ectasy teehee

All the best

giagemgal · #**110** 12-04-2007, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by grobudd

it will never be legalized as long as Dr.s dissaprove of the "smoking"....my dr. wont give me the ok simply because her oppinion is...weed ok...smoking really bad...

SO, EAT IT