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Meds
19/f
I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, insomnia, ADD, and severe depression. I am on four different medicines right now. Trileptal for bipolar disorder.
Trazodone for depression and insomnia.
Lamictal for bipolar, and Adderal for ADD. I have been a self medicating pot smoker for 8 years now and it has worked pretty well. Weed calmed me down when i had spouts of anger,made me happier,and more hopeful for my future. but weed also made me feel less dedicated to those around me and more like a different person. I am a lot less social and I used to be miss social. I started adding these four meds about a year ago and Within the past 7 months or so I have started noticing significant changes. I am slowly becoming stupid. My brain is slow and I cant grasp even simple things. My ADD has worsened and I cannot remember anything whatsoever. I never eat much anymore and my body just rejects food. I have also become much more irritable. I get headaches all the time and I'm constantly weak. Because of this I failed all my courses in college and have been suspended. I have never had this problem before. I am a smart girl and have always loved school. Although these meds have multiple side effects, they seem to help with the suicidal tendencies and mood swings. My question is along the lines of should I quit meds and smoke or should I stay on the meds and only smoke occasionally?
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My experience with Lamictal was pure hell.
I couldn't remember what I had done five minutes before no matter how hard I tried. I thought something was seriously wrong with me because my short term memory was like completely gone. It was pretty bad.
I refused to believe it was that medicine for the LONGEST time though. I have ADD also, and it caused me to have the attention spand of about 5 seconds. I could not focus if my life depended on it.
If you're as irritable as I was, I feel for you. I would get SO pissed off over nothing. God, that was horrible.
And I wasn't sure what was causing it at the time, but I guess that's what was making me feel so weak 24/7 too.
Personally, since I wasn't smoking weed while on Lamictal cause I was scared about the interactions (A friend told me they ended up having a panic attack which scared me away from mixing the two), I HIGHLY doubt that's what is causing all this for you.
If I were you, I'd drop the Lamictal and find something better. It's a new med. No matter how much they try and convince you otherwise, they don't know shit about it or how it works. Plus it does more harm than good in my opinion.
Good luck and I hope you're feelin better by now! :D
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i have add my self and use yo have insomia witch made me worry about every thing and i still suffer from depession well i think i might know because my therpist is doctor to she has put me on concerta but to help you to boost things and get things done some times they have to higher the dos of your meds to help you to be social concerta HAS HELPED me alot the lower dos didnt help but im more out and about and i take lexapro for my deppression lexaprp dosnt make people moody conterca makes me happy i have to take 54 mil grams for concerta and lexapro 20 mil grams put i have to take half in the morning and in the atfer noon you really dont need 4 meds because bipolar i understand can be stressful the mds i tae they hafe said help people with the same thing you are just diffrnet dont smoke the weed its just going to make your brain less work meds can help like i take talk to your doc about getting on tow like mine higher the dos and you gotta wake up ealeir be happy you gotta wake up and say in the mirror im a great persion im goingto get out thier but you got to help your self to that the only wat do things you like to do get your nails down if your happy with your self the stress will stop and help you get out and not be shy it will help you also to stop thinking bad thoughts they say that new abilfy is allso a second meds if you anti deppesent isnt working enough so ask you doctor ok hope this helps
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Talk to your psychiatrist. If he can't find a solution, get a new psychiatrist.
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Don't set up a false choice.
It's not a black and white thing. It doesn’t have to be:
MEDICATION or WEED
Go back to your doctor and talk about your symptoms, ALSO be honest about your past and current marijuana use.
Remember that there are many different medications out which are similar but work in different ways and different people experience different side effects.
The first medication I took ruined my short-term memory and killed my attention span. I had trouble focusing in class, or even watching a whole TV show. I tried two others before finding on that really worked for me with almost no side effects.
Also, if difficulty with memory and learning are symptoms, you need to keep in mind that the main detrimental effect of smoking marijuana is on your short-term memory. Young, healthy people who regularly smoke pot have more difficulty acquiring new skills and grasping new information and this effect can linger for quite a while after the THC high has left. That's not anti-pot propaganda; scientists have been seeing strong evidence of this effect since the 90s.
None of here are doctors, so we can't really advise you on the details. Just go back to yours and have a real and honest talk, and probably a full check up while you are at it (for all you know, there might be something completely unrelated wrong with your body). If your current doctor isn't open this sort of dialogue, find one who is.
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