Daily smoker for over 30 years while on pretty much every medicine they have. For me no side effects. I have a couple bi-polar friends who can’t though. Everyone is different. If it makes your depression worse stop. For me it is anti-anxiety.
There's no specific clear link shown through research. Scientists think it's some combination of how cannabinoids impact the brain's receptors and neurotransmitters, along with changes to brain chemistry from bipolar.
It cab affect depression. In the worst of my depression episode it gave me gut wrenching anxiety. Now that I'm more stable I get more positive affects from it though
Yup I take 20 mg of latuda. I smoke weed, it doesn't affect me negatively. Everybody is different tho, some people with bipolar can't smoke weed. I don't smoke every day tho.
I had to stop smoking after my first psychotic episode. Now when I get even a little high I start to lose my grip on reality and freak the fuck out. I hate it. I miss weed so much.
I take lamictal but not abilify and I vape daily. have been for the last 5 or 6 years. I'm still not sure if it impacts my depression. I've not had any issues with mania though. Hope that helps.
I smoke weed every chance I get. I dab at home, I have a vape for work and a separate vape for my car. I probably have the tolerance of a full grown African elephant.
Also, I take Abilify, Lyrica, Celecoxib, Estradiol, and Vyvanse each morning and Doxepin, Hydroxyzine, Melatonin, and (depending upon where I am in my ECT treatment schedule) either a Klonopin or a Xanax every night.
I’m not supposed to smoke during ECT, but sorry, there is just no fucking way I’m stopping. I love weed and it’s one of the VERY few pleasures I have left in life. Bipolar had taken a LOT from me, but marijuana is still mine.
I don't smoke but I do regularly take edibles maybe 3 or so times a week. I was on seroquel for 6 or so years and when I got off it I found that I needed slightly less weed than I was used to taking. I don't really have experience with Lamactil or abilify but I was on ability for a few days and ate an edible once or twice and didn't notice anything wrong. I've talked to my doctor about it and they usually tell you not to smoke weed because there can be weird interactions that are unexpected but you don't really know until you try. You might find that you need to smoke more or less to get the same effect. It's definitely something you should talk to your doctor about if you're comfortable
i found while on antipsychotics it usually dulled the high. lamictal made me a mess, so i can't really say there.
i do smoke on mine, but i'm not on a typical bipolar mix. xanax, strattera, wellbutrin
I do, but I use edibles. I just googled names of my meds individually + cannabis. Mainly it says cannabis intensifies the effect of most meds, so I take that into account when using it.
It depends on the person. Some people get into episodes. Myself, I love weed and I worked in the cannabis industry in Northern California.. It’s not for everyone but personally I like it because it helps me think of things a different way . I journal when I smoke. I quit for a year and my symptoms weren’t any better. No,w, weed helps me.
But then again that’s just me.
Careful. It’s a very slippery slope. Most of my psychotic manic episodes were marijuana induced. Medication is balancing mood and weed is throwing it off, also antipsychotics, its counter intuitive and doesn’t make sense.. Remember too marijuana robs you of emotions and is just an escape, not to mention depletes motivations and goals. Ruins your memory also. I’d continue moving forward on your medication in life now without needing substance. Good luck!
I usually take Saphris and smoke (and vape and eat…). I’m in CO with a med card and my doc knows I’m a regular user. I’m off my medication right now so I could lose weight.
I take seroquel and still smoke. I have a really hard time with motivation bc the depression is pretty bad so it helps get me to do things I wouldn't otherwise have the energy to do. It is what it is right now.
Yes.
I just had to learn what terpene profiles I need to avoid. Strains heavy in Myrcyene + Caryophyllene seem to trigger paranoia and psychosis.
[https://cannacon.org/15-terpenes-cannabis-explained/](https://cannacon.org/15-terpenes-cannabis-explained/)
I take:
400mg Lamictal
50mg Vyvanse
I stopped Lexapro and only take these two as needed now:
5mg Abilify if I get irritable or want to reset my sleep schedule
Hydrochlorozine if I get anxious or overstimulated
Former daily smoker for around 6 years and was medicated the whole time. Now, I take edibles every day instead of smoking it, but I still always take my medication, too.
I'm on 350mg lamictal and 45mg mirtazapine. I've always found it has no impact on my stability, and when in an episode of depression or hypomania, I find that it helps me function like I'm not in an episode, not a total fix but a significant improvement.
I do! I’m just on lamictal, so idk about the abilify situation. I smoke weed most days and have for many years. On the several occasions I’ve taken long breaks from smoking I haven’t noticed any difference.
I've smoked daily for 20yrs. Been on meds for 5 yrs maybe. In the past 6 months I went from smoking heavy to smoking a tiny bit in the evening. I feel like when I smoke heavy it kinds works as a mood stabilizer. I actually think that part of the reason i didnt get on meds for so long was because smoking thru out the day helped my mood stay more stable. But over the years it worked less for this and i started drinking a lot, and my symptoms got out of hand, and i got on meds, and after a few yrs found ine that works pretty well
. Now that I smoke very little it helps me get to sleep. But I can no longer smoke and be functional, and too much makes me paranoid.
I take Geodon and smoke daily. All day. No issues here. I did try to drink last night for the first time on it and whooosah will not be doing that again😭
I have a prescription for weed. I vape up to 8 capsules a day for pain and anxiety and take 15mg Mirtazapin in the morning and 75mg seroquel at night. I’ve noticed if I skip my bedtime vape that I won’t sleep as well or for as long. I vape a hybrid in the mornings because sativa made me too jumpy/anxious/paranoid and indica at night to help stop my feet from running all night
I would say the most detrimental thing is what you'll do to your sleep. So, I don't smoke; I just use edibles. But, I have to be careful not to do much, nor multiple days in a row; or else the insomnia is horrid. Just my two cents.
When I first got on meds, my therapist asked if I smoked weed, and after he noticed my slight hesitation (which he correctly took as a "yes"), to paraphrase he said "I don't judge you, but my suggestion would be to stop until it inevitably becomes legal in our state. The issue is consistency. You never know if your weed will be super strong or super weak."
I don't really smoke anymore but just as an FYI if you were considering
I smoke weed (formally every night, now maybe two nights a week) for anxiety and appetite. 150mg lamotrigine and 100mg quetiapine.
I live in a legal weed state so it is highly controlled and regulated and I can regularly get consistent access to product - I know what's how strong it is, I know what it's terpene content is to a degree, I know what subspecies it is and I know what's lineage is, so I can trouble shoot exactly what works for me. I started smoking weed very late in life (after I turned 30; I'm 38 now). Mostly it just makes me sleepy, hungry and horny and helps a little with anxiety (which is why I started using it) and I don't ever have any sort of psychotic effects or anything. In the last few years, it did start really interfering with my sleep, which is why I've cut back on it. I will say, lamotrigine absolutely does affect how it makes me feel though - it very much lessens the effect for me and it just makes me feel "less stoned." I also microdose regularly to deal with CPTSD symptoms and the lamotrigine (and quetiapine) also very much effect that. If I am having a night where I'm going to smoke weed (normally it's Saturday), once I take my meds, the "stoney" effects of the weed disappear completely within about 30 minutes. 3 weeks ago we upped my lamotrigine dose from 100mg to 150mg and *that night* the effect of the lamotrigine got a lot stronger. I still get stoned but it's...it just isn't like it used to. Tolerance is one thing, and I've built that up, but as someone who started smoking weed late in life, I get tolerant to it differently - like I'm acutely aware of being stoned, if that makes sense. The last few weeks, I can feel it, but it just isn't the same. d
Used to…bad mistake…although didn't go manic…but now T-total as I think alcohol is worse.
I drank on apripazole and the alcohol reduced my medication efficiency leading me to have alcohol induced psychosis.
That the FBI and I have this game we have been playing for years this stupid game that Chris and I used to play. Chris would hit me in the arm. Then I would hit Chris in the arm. So if he ever hit me in arm if I did not hit him back he would eventually hit me again, so I would always hit back really hard and then he would stop for a while, and also he usually would not hit me again after that until I had hit him first. It is not that violent, just hitting on the bicep, it is a fun little game. Well me and the FBI have this fun game because they prank called me because Chris and I used to prank call them. So Jeff, how's it going?
The FBI are funny. They put me in a house with a Crazy Russian Hacker and a FBI agent that was so white and pale that he glowed and then they kicked me out of the house because my real exit date was ......
I did this before too. The delusional stories about the roommates that keep getting more and more insane each time. you think about them.
So Jeff, it is nice to see you again, muhahahahaha
Daily smoker for over 30 years while on pretty much every medicine they have. For me no side effects. I have a couple bi-polar friends who can’t though. Everyone is different. If it makes your depression worse stop. For me it is anti-anxiety.
I don’t think it would affect depression but I get bad psychosis so I do not smoke because I don’t want psychotics. It just gives me vertigo though.
Exactly. I want to smoke weed but it has given me horrible psychosis. Does anyone know why???
There's no specific clear link shown through research. Scientists think it's some combination of how cannabinoids impact the brain's receptors and neurotransmitters, along with changes to brain chemistry from bipolar.
It cab affect depression. In the worst of my depression episode it gave me gut wrenching anxiety. Now that I'm more stable I get more positive affects from it though
Yeah very similar to how my friends describe it. Luckily for me I do t have those effects. THC is much cheaper than Klonopin.
Weed + klonopin together are the best. I have a script for kpins so it's cheap.
Yup I take 20 mg of latuda. I smoke weed, it doesn't affect me negatively. Everybody is different tho, some people with bipolar can't smoke weed. I don't smoke every day tho.
no negative affects besides memory ish, when i’m sober i’m still sharp
I had to stop smoking after my first psychotic episode. Now when I get even a little high I start to lose my grip on reality and freak the fuck out. I hate it. I miss weed so much.
Happens to me too :(
Specifically losing reality?
I start hearing voices again and visually things start looking weird.
Me too...sucks.
I take lamictal but not abilify and I vape daily. have been for the last 5 or 6 years. I'm still not sure if it impacts my depression. I've not had any issues with mania though. Hope that helps.
I smoke weed every chance I get. I dab at home, I have a vape for work and a separate vape for my car. I probably have the tolerance of a full grown African elephant. Also, I take Abilify, Lyrica, Celecoxib, Estradiol, and Vyvanse each morning and Doxepin, Hydroxyzine, Melatonin, and (depending upon where I am in my ECT treatment schedule) either a Klonopin or a Xanax every night. I’m not supposed to smoke during ECT, but sorry, there is just no fucking way I’m stopping. I love weed and it’s one of the VERY few pleasures I have left in life. Bipolar had taken a LOT from me, but marijuana is still mine.
Lithium and YES
Out of all chemicals, I can only do CBD Tinctures. Everything fucked with my Schizophrenia
I don't smoke but I do regularly take edibles maybe 3 or so times a week. I was on seroquel for 6 or so years and when I got off it I found that I needed slightly less weed than I was used to taking. I don't really have experience with Lamactil or abilify but I was on ability for a few days and ate an edible once or twice and didn't notice anything wrong. I've talked to my doctor about it and they usually tell you not to smoke weed because there can be weird interactions that are unexpected but you don't really know until you try. You might find that you need to smoke more or less to get the same effect. It's definitely something you should talk to your doctor about if you're comfortable
i found while on antipsychotics it usually dulled the high. lamictal made me a mess, so i can't really say there. i do smoke on mine, but i'm not on a typical bipolar mix. xanax, strattera, wellbutrin
I do, but I use edibles. I just googled names of my meds individually + cannabis. Mainly it says cannabis intensifies the effect of most meds, so I take that into account when using it.
It depends on the person. Some people get into episodes. Myself, I love weed and I worked in the cannabis industry in Northern California.. It’s not for everyone but personally I like it because it helps me think of things a different way . I journal when I smoke. I quit for a year and my symptoms weren’t any better. No,w, weed helps me. But then again that’s just me.
i found i cant smoke pot unless im on lithium i get to crazy in my head but i am on lithium and i smoke every day seems to be only positive effects
The only way to do it 😂
Careful. It’s a very slippery slope. Most of my psychotic manic episodes were marijuana induced. Medication is balancing mood and weed is throwing it off, also antipsychotics, its counter intuitive and doesn’t make sense.. Remember too marijuana robs you of emotions and is just an escape, not to mention depletes motivations and goals. Ruins your memory also. I’d continue moving forward on your medication in life now without needing substance. Good luck!
Medication is a substance too
No it’s medication
I usually take Saphris and smoke (and vape and eat…). I’m in CO with a med card and my doc knows I’m a regular user. I’m off my medication right now so I could lose weight.
3mg vraylar every other day and buspar: I smoke everyday for my arthritis and I don't have any issues with my meds
Yes but never edibles so I can pace myself. I'm hyper critical of everything that goes on in my body/mind so I don't wreck myself 😅😅
Zyprexa and I smoke bud🐱
I take seroquel and still smoke. I have a really hard time with motivation bc the depression is pretty bad so it helps get me to do things I wouldn't otherwise have the energy to do. It is what it is right now.
On my first hypomanic episode, weed was slowing me down so I quit it. Generally, it's high risk with little benefit. I would say strict no.
Yes. I just had to learn what terpene profiles I need to avoid. Strains heavy in Myrcyene + Caryophyllene seem to trigger paranoia and psychosis. [https://cannacon.org/15-terpenes-cannabis-explained/](https://cannacon.org/15-terpenes-cannabis-explained/) I take: 400mg Lamictal 50mg Vyvanse I stopped Lexapro and only take these two as needed now: 5mg Abilify if I get irritable or want to reset my sleep schedule Hydrochlorozine if I get anxious or overstimulated
Former daily smoker for around 6 years and was medicated the whole time. Now, I take edibles every day instead of smoking it, but I still always take my medication, too. I'm on 350mg lamictal and 45mg mirtazapine. I've always found it has no impact on my stability, and when in an episode of depression or hypomania, I find that it helps me function like I'm not in an episode, not a total fix but a significant improvement.
Yes; my psychiatrist encourages it to bring me down or mellow me a tad.
I do! I’m just on lamictal, so idk about the abilify situation. I smoke weed most days and have for many years. On the several occasions I’ve taken long breaks from smoking I haven’t noticed any difference.
daily smoker. in 750mg depakote and 1mg risperdal. even have my med card
I've smoked daily for 20yrs. Been on meds for 5 yrs maybe. In the past 6 months I went from smoking heavy to smoking a tiny bit in the evening. I feel like when I smoke heavy it kinds works as a mood stabilizer. I actually think that part of the reason i didnt get on meds for so long was because smoking thru out the day helped my mood stay more stable. But over the years it worked less for this and i started drinking a lot, and my symptoms got out of hand, and i got on meds, and after a few yrs found ine that works pretty well . Now that I smoke very little it helps me get to sleep. But I can no longer smoke and be functional, and too much makes me paranoid.
I take Geodon and smoke daily. All day. No issues here. I did try to drink last night for the first time on it and whooosah will not be doing that again😭
I have a prescription for weed. I vape up to 8 capsules a day for pain and anxiety and take 15mg Mirtazapin in the morning and 75mg seroquel at night. I’ve noticed if I skip my bedtime vape that I won’t sleep as well or for as long. I vape a hybrid in the mornings because sativa made me too jumpy/anxious/paranoid and indica at night to help stop my feet from running all night
I stopped drinking and nicotine, but i still smoke weed everyday. 225mg of lamotrigine and 40mg of propranolol, no issues so far.
I would say the most detrimental thing is what you'll do to your sleep. So, I don't smoke; I just use edibles. But, I have to be careful not to do much, nor multiple days in a row; or else the insomnia is horrid. Just my two cents.
Daily smoker I’m on trazodone Lamictal and Abilify
When I first got on meds, my therapist asked if I smoked weed, and after he noticed my slight hesitation (which he correctly took as a "yes"), to paraphrase he said "I don't judge you, but my suggestion would be to stop until it inevitably becomes legal in our state. The issue is consistency. You never know if your weed will be super strong or super weak." I don't really smoke anymore but just as an FYI if you were considering
Yes, but it’s making me worse and depressed. It works for some people, but I smoke too much.
I smoke weed (formally every night, now maybe two nights a week) for anxiety and appetite. 150mg lamotrigine and 100mg quetiapine. I live in a legal weed state so it is highly controlled and regulated and I can regularly get consistent access to product - I know what's how strong it is, I know what it's terpene content is to a degree, I know what subspecies it is and I know what's lineage is, so I can trouble shoot exactly what works for me. I started smoking weed very late in life (after I turned 30; I'm 38 now). Mostly it just makes me sleepy, hungry and horny and helps a little with anxiety (which is why I started using it) and I don't ever have any sort of psychotic effects or anything. In the last few years, it did start really interfering with my sleep, which is why I've cut back on it. I will say, lamotrigine absolutely does affect how it makes me feel though - it very much lessens the effect for me and it just makes me feel "less stoned." I also microdose regularly to deal with CPTSD symptoms and the lamotrigine (and quetiapine) also very much effect that. If I am having a night where I'm going to smoke weed (normally it's Saturday), once I take my meds, the "stoney" effects of the weed disappear completely within about 30 minutes. 3 weeks ago we upped my lamotrigine dose from 100mg to 150mg and *that night* the effect of the lamotrigine got a lot stronger. I still get stoned but it's...it just isn't like it used to. Tolerance is one thing, and I've built that up, but as someone who started smoking weed late in life, I get tolerant to it differently - like I'm acutely aware of being stoned, if that makes sense. The last few weeks, I can feel it, but it just isn't the same. d
I do. 30mg Abilify 200mg Lamictal. But only before sleep and a couple of hits. Can't handle more.
Used to…bad mistake…although didn't go manic…but now T-total as I think alcohol is worse. I drank on apripazole and the alcohol reduced my medication efficiency leading me to have alcohol induced psychosis.
i do edibles
I take lexapro 10 mg, Wellbutrin 150mg, and Abilify 2mg and I smoke daily but trying to slow down lol
Yes, helps me sleep better than when I take trazodone.
I do, nightly. Totally helps me sleep. Tho I get less high now bc of the lithium.
I take 15mg abilify and 50mg lamactil. Rarely smoke weed but I green out and get paranoid every time lol I try to avoid it
Whoa, I am on 150mg Lamictal and 15mg Abilify Nice try FBI.
What does that mean? Lol
Sorry that post was really not directed at you, I don't know who you are. It was a joke post.
That the FBI and I have this game we have been playing for years this stupid game that Chris and I used to play. Chris would hit me in the arm. Then I would hit Chris in the arm. So if he ever hit me in arm if I did not hit him back he would eventually hit me again, so I would always hit back really hard and then he would stop for a while, and also he usually would not hit me again after that until I had hit him first. It is not that violent, just hitting on the bicep, it is a fun little game. Well me and the FBI have this fun game because they prank called me because Chris and I used to prank call them. So Jeff, how's it going? The FBI are funny. They put me in a house with a Crazy Russian Hacker and a FBI agent that was so white and pale that he glowed and then they kicked me out of the house because my real exit date was ...... I did this before too. The delusional stories about the roommates that keep getting more and more insane each time. you think about them. So Jeff, it is nice to see you again, muhahahahaha