Funny, every thread on this board seems to turn like this... I suppose the thread has served it's purpose.
To everyone who has joined in with their experiences, I say THANK YOU! To those yet to share, please join in!
I'm personally on the fence about cannabis for mental illness for my myself - as said before meds effect everyone differently and my current pharmas are helping more than they're hurting.
Maybe canna isn't for everyone?
My wife uses a crazy (to me) amount and functions at a better level than I've seen from her in 10years. Hell, we just had some visitors over for the day that had no idea she was even a user let alone that she had taken 2 canna caps an hour before they surprise visited us!
Me on the other hand freaked out when I had to answer the door for pizza last night cause I had taken a puff off the solo.
Different strokes for different folks.
Now I'll pound a beer and kill my liver legally while the cannabis users risk their freedom. Fucked up world!
For me, I always smoked recreational marijuana - since before High School. But - I would only smoke a couple times a week, or take a few weeks or a month off.
I had NO tolerance.
AND - when I get depressed, I stop smoking. And then after a few weeks or months of not smoking anything, when I DO smoke - I freak out and get sad and have uncontrollable sad-thoughts.
Buuuut - ever since I decided I was going to use MMJ, and treat my illness with it - I have not experienced ONE negative side effect.
It wakes me up, helps me focus, puts me to sleep, it seems to do everything I need it to.
My mom is getting a prescription soon, for her arthritis. High CBD, and low THC is going to be what she is looking for. And - she will be talking it, probably in pill or cookie form - because she can't smoke.
She has NO tolerance - so she will have to start off small, and work her way up to what is the best dose for her level of pain and inflammation.
Sorry - that was a little off-topic from the mental illness. I DO think she's a little crazy too (OCD). I actually think MMJ is going to help her in many aspects of her life.
I'm stoked - fingers crossed!