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Posted by craig getty on December 10, 2004, at 14:34:08
Has anyone tried the THC pill (I think it's called Marinol)? Does it work for depression/anxiety? How does its effects compare to smoking weed?
Posted by Dan Perkins on December 10, 2004, at 14:41:27
In reply to Marijuana Pill for depression/anxiety, posted by craig getty on December 10, 2004, at 14:34:08
Don't know about you, but I always get profoundly depressed when I smoke pot. I get really attuned to everything that I am missing in life by being so depressed, which only serves to make me much more depressed.
> Has anyone tried the THC pill (I think it's called Marinol)? Does it work for depression/anxiety? How does its effects compare to smoking weed?
Posted by cubic_me on December 10, 2004, at 16:11:02
In reply to Re: Marijuana Pill for depression/anxiety, posted by Dan Perkins on December 10, 2004, at 14:41:27
I haven't tried this pill, infact I hadn't even heard of it, but following on from what Dan said, I find smoking pot really relaxes me and makes me feel 'fuzzy' inside - kind of like I am in love! I have a friend who smokes it all the time and is extremely paranoid now, could this be a side effect if you take the pill?
Posted by Iansf on December 10, 2004, at 16:23:47
In reply to Re: Marijuana Pill for depression/anxiety » Dan Perkins, posted by cubic_me on December 10, 2004, at 16:11:02
> I haven't tried this pill, infact I hadn't even heard of it, but following on from what Dan said, I find smoking pot really relaxes me and makes me feel 'fuzzy' inside - kind of like I am in love! I have a friend who smokes it all the time and is extremely paranoid now, could this be a side effect if you take the pill?
I don't know about the side effects of Marinol, but smoking pot made me paranoid after awhile. Once I realized the pleasant time was starting to be outweighed by the paranoid time, I stopped smoking it. What was the point? Initially it was rather wondrous, but not later.
Posted by Mariposa on December 10, 2004, at 17:57:31
In reply to Re: Marijuana Pill for depression/anxiety » cubic_me, posted by Iansf on December 10, 2004, at 16:23:47
in addition to paranoia, it messes w/sex life.
Posted by Racer on December 10, 2004, at 22:07:42
In reply to Re: Marijuana Pill for depression/anxiety, posted by Mariposa on December 10, 2004, at 17:57:31
PROBABLY CAUSALLY RELATED: Incidence greater than 1%.
Rates derived from clinical trials in AIDS-related anorexia (N=157) and chemotherapy-related nausea (N=317). Rates were generally higher in the anti-emetic use (given in parentheses).Body as a whole: Asthenia.
Cardiovascular: Palpitations, tachycardia, vasodilation/facial flush.
Digestive: Abdominal pain*, nausea*, vomiting*.
Nervous system: (Amnesia), anxiety/nervousness, (ataxia), confusion, depersonalization, dizziness*, euphoria*, (hallucination), paranoid reaction*, somnolence*, thinking abnormal*.
*Incidence of events 3% to 10%
PROBABLY CAUSALLY RELATED: Incidence less than 1%.
Event rates derived from clinical trials in AIDS-related anorexia (N=157) and chemotherapy-related nausea (N=317).Cardiovascular: Conjunctivitis*, hypotension*.
Digestive: Diarrhea*, fecal incontinence.
Musculoskeletal: Myalgias.
Nervous System: Depression, nightmares, speech difficulties, tinnitus.
Skin and Appendages: Flushing*.
Special Senses: Vision difficulties.
*Incidence of events 0.3% to 1%.
******************************************That's adverse effects from rxlist.com, a place worth checking out.
It's also a Schedule III drug in the US, so getting it would be a problem. You wouldn't be able to get refills called in, you'd have to take a physical prescription, multi form, from your doctor every time. Since one cautionary note says that it shouldn't be used in patients with depression, because of a tendency to make the condition worse, I very much doubt a doctor would even consider prescribing it for you. (It's a very controlled substance, and is the drug of last resort for it's approved uses.)
Sorry to put a damper on your enthusiasm, dude.
By the way, there's an article about pot that mentions Marinol in the current issue of Scientific American. Basically says, though, that smoking the real thing works better than the pill form...
Posted by craig getty on December 11, 2004, at 5:57:31
In reply to Re: Marijuana Pill for depression/anxiety, posted by Racer on December 10, 2004, at 22:07:42
Thanks. Do you have the Scientific American link. By the way, for the person who said it could dampen sex drive - I disagree. Pot always makes me more horny, and has been a good solution to SSRIs that have reduced my sex drive.
Posted by Sebastian on December 11, 2004, at 11:56:56
In reply to Re: Marijuana Pill for depression/anxiety, posted by craig getty on December 11, 2004, at 5:57:31
Is it available in the USA? Not very sure I would take it. But admit pot was the greatest when I first started smoking, no sexual problems. And at the end realy started to suck. Yes now I have paranoia, lot the just didn't seem real.
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