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pot and Schizophrenia Posted: 05-09-08 11:55am
Hi
it all started when i was four, i saw a
tiger on my couch, it seemed as real as
anything...i dont even know if i knew what
a tiger was back then yet it was huge and
on my couch, then i was seven and i
started to hear a voice calling my name in
the park from all directions, it was the
same voice and it came from all four
sides...then when i was 11 i heard my dads
voice when i was laying in bed, he was
screaming at me from all coners of my
room, all his voices where saying sumthing
diffrent....it all stayed good till i
started smoking pot which was at 14, i
smoked ALOT of incredibly pot then one day
i just kinda snapped, everything i knew
and everything that was just seemed
unreal, my mind felt like ...empty....so
...i kept smoking pot cuz everyone just
told my it was a panic attack, so thing
just got worse, i started to go
insane....i got my voice which as been
with me since then, its in my mind...it
does not feel like my voice and it can
talk in diffrent tone and style.....i was
finally put in a mental ward of a hosptial
when i was 15, they gave me risperdone,
things where getting better....today i am
16, i havent touched pot since a year ago,
i still feel like i am in a alternate
reality, i still can sence a voice in my
head.....but all i can do nowadays is
nothin....i feel like a retarded
person....i am not smart anymore (which i
was probly one of the most intelligent
kids u know) i feel like no one cares i
have these problems....i cant even tell
anyone how i feel.....
am i insane...maybe in a coma? anyone?
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spuzman
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Posted: 05-09-08 12:20pm
srry i left many parts out but i just cant
put it all togather
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antigone
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Posted: 05-09-08 12:20pm
You are most certainly not insane. You are
quite conscious and awake. You have a
mental health disorder. You are not alone.
I have 2 children that have had similar
experiences with auditory hallucinations.
They both take risperidal. You may be
experiencing cognitive dulling due to the
risperdal. Have you reported this to the
psychiatrist? You may need the dose cut
back a bit. Another medication can be
added that would perhaps cause less
cognitive impairment. You need to tell
your parents about this. Let them know
about the disconnected feelings and still
hearing voices. These are all indications
that you are not stable. This warrants a
visit to the doctor.
You are not stupid. Medications can dull
you. With the right doses and combinations
of medications you can recover your former
abilities. Go to your parents and let them
know what is going on.
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Posted: 05-09-08 12:27pm
Thx for replying, i take only 1 mg of
risperdone, i think its farless then
avrage
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antigone
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Posted: 05-09-08 13:21pm
Yes, that is a low dose. Perhaps you need
a different medication altogether. Mood
stabilizers can be very effective. There
are other antipsychotics that may be more
effective for you. Your doctor needs to
know what is happening with you. I
encourage you to notify your doctor. You
are so young and deserve to have a full
life. Finding the right medication takes
time and it is trial and error. There is
no one size fits all formula. I know it
can be tiring to do this. Be persistent.
You can feel better.
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Sinc17
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Posted: 05-10-08 16:18pm
Pot gave me skitso too, but somehow I
recoverd (not 100%)
now i sometime smoke pot And have the
biggest insights ever, and it helps
I smoke once a month tho
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Manic Mark
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Pot and schizophrenia Posted: 05-12-08 20:52pm
Age 57 Schizophrenia since 16 and have
smoked pot since 16 off and on Agrees with
some meds, Trying to quit. Who's out
there?
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AminiGrainy
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i'm here i'm schizo and i quit pot Posted: 05-14-08 19:15pm
I'm here. i'm schizophrenic. i've also
quit doing drugs including pot. pot has a
very bad effect on me. i was very
addicted to it, and i knew it. everyday i
would wake up and nothing was more
important than smoking it again. it took
me realizing that there would be legal
consequences because of things like
delayed responses while driving, mainly my
driving, and i also had significantly more
voices while on pot than off. being in a
bad situation for me, forced me to quit,
and i've never been more thankful for
anything in my life. the last of my
addictions, cigarettes, was quit two weeks
ago. i had always seen myself as a huge
addict and i tell you that life without
dependance on anything is always better
than relying on something for your
wellbeing. plus pot would always cloud my
thinking, and i socialized with non-pot
smokers, and that made me paranoid. so
more schizo voices, paranoia, and a nasty
addiction. i don't care how many times i
read its not physically addicting. simply
because its extremely psychologically
addicting, to the extent where it matters
very little what kind of addiction it is.
you still have to have it. whether its
your mind or your body it matters very
little. its so good to be off all that
stuff but i tell you it can be done.
people might think that life is boring
without out. thats the mentality of pot
smokers. if life is boring without it,
i'd rather create another addiction that
is positive and good for me to replace
that boredom. thats the nature of
addiction you replace one addiction with
another.
you'll also realize that you'll have to
find new friends. when i was a pot smoker
all my friends were people who drank and
did drugs. i find that making friends
that dont do that stuff is much more
fullfilling, seeing as people who are
addicts tend to have more problems,
though, very often they dont realize it.
yes its much better for you and its not
easy but it can be done and it ought to be
done. our genetic designs do not include
dependancy on a external force for
happiness or to cure boredom.
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