Posted by linkadge on August 7, 2006, at 17:58:55
In reply to My experience of self-medicating with pot, posted by Dunder on July 13, 2006, at 5:56:41
But we need to consider other things too. Is an effexor user not totally dependant on their medication?
I would argue that if an effexor user suddenly couldn't get the next dose that they'd probably go into just as nasty a withdrawl if not worse because of effexor's short half life. I know a few people (for instance) that say dropping marajuanna was nothing compared to getting off of effexor. (Some can't quit it yet). I've come off marajuanna time and time again, and it seems trivial compared to stopping an antidepressant.
I just don't know how a doctor can tell you that one substance is bad because it is addictive, yet hand you another addictive substance and call it better.
How much of your anxiety was due to the marajuanna, and how much of it was due to the pressure put on you to self medicate etc. Ie, if you were given a steady clean, pharamucitical grade supply, and a doctors approval, would you consider the substance of any use for certain of these disorders?
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