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[norabab]

You are making a very good point. I have had some very bad experiences with prescribed drugs over many years. Won't go into all the details right now, but I was prescribed Valium, with Prothiaden (dothiepin), and when I came back and said I was addicted they said I couldn't be. Then they gave me Ativan (lorazepam) instead. This went on for 11 years. It was in the 8os and they are supposed to know better now but I'm not so sure.
I'd like to say I cured myself by unconventional means but unfortunately I didn't. I still take antidepressants, and if I don't, I just lose it.
I think we need to find a way of challenging the medical approach. It isn't wrong but it is overdone. If I'd had Dothiepin for a year and Valium for four weeks, like the first time (private psychiatrist, not the NHS!), I think I wouldn't be in this situation now.

[norabab]

Dr Dan, I know you want to be helpful, but PLEASE.....don't assume that your medical knowledge will deal with everything!

For myself, I really did hope that doctors had moved on since the time I had the bad experience I described (in my reply to PanicCured). Sadly, had another bad experience recently. Was having problems with Seroxat (paroxetine) and was prescribed Mirtazapine, as I had run out of most of the other options. I knew it would make me drowsy at first, but NOBODY WARNED ME that this could last up to six weeks!! When I nearly fell over in a busy road, after four weeks of taking it, I stopped, and went back to Paroxetine. Not working too well but at least not putting me in harm's way.

I'd like to have a proper conversation about my anxiety with you. But it will only be useful to me if you are prepared to accept that "experts by experience" -- people like me who have been through it -- sometimes have our doubts about psychiatric wisdom. And we have good reasons for those doubts!

[MisterAnxiety]

Does marijuana improve anxiety?

[Anxiety91]

Does marijuana improve anxiety?

My anxiety was induced by Marijuana... But now after a year and a half, I can say that it had nothing to do with marijuana, It was my head that induced the anxiety, Marijuana just helped with it. Just like it can make you more happy than you usually are, it can make you more anxious than u really are... It can induce, but keep it in mind that it can't do you anything if you are mentally strong to drive you trough the bad high state.

[Kuma]

The guy who began this thread -- offering to answer questions -- Realistic Train -- appears to have left us around a half a year ago. Too bad; his advice was good. But of course people come and go...

[bananasmiles]

Hi, I am also new, but welcome haha! I have a quick question, so for the past couple of days, I've convinced myself that i have some sort of vision problem. like it not even that anything is blurry or spotty, i just feel like something is off. which doesn't make sense. but i don't really know how to stop it...? its the worse at night before i go to bed, because i feel like in the dark, i get really scared that I'm gonna lose my vision. Thanks for any help!

[norabab]

This is a reply to Mr Anxiety but it has got in the wrong order somehow...

My experience of this was quite some time ago, and I have both good and bad memories. I'd say it probably is not worth the risk, unless you know someone who can get good quality stuff, and someone who can support you when you try it out. (and don't use skunk which blows your head off!)

Problem is that the effect depends a lot on your own underlying mental state. It can calm you, but some people develop intense paranoid thoughts, and that isn't nice. It can also trigger a psychotic illness if you happen to have the wrong genes. And -- contrary to what we were told back in the Sixties -- people can become dependent on it to a degree. Not to the same level as hard drugs or tranquillisers, but you can still develop a need to keep using it.

As you can probably tell, I'm not against it (most of my really bad experiences have been with prescribed medication) but just recommend caution.

[MorneBarend]

Hello everyone, is this working? can everybody read my messages?

[NixonRulz]

Check. I read you loud and clear

[MorneBarend]

Awesome stuff... is there Cellphone App i can download for this forum maybe?