koali777 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I smoked weed at a party last night (I wanted to drink but wouldn't dare on these meds). I hadn't smoked since before I started getting severely psychotic and delusional. I rarely smoked pot because I couldn't handle how it made me feel. But this time...it was so different...because it was the "same." The way I feel on marijuana is the same that I do when I'm out of it. Thoughts being snatched and replaced with auditory hallucinations. Catatonic behavior. Altered sensations and sounds. I guess I just was surprised because I had never thought they were the same feeling... Did I possibly just cause an episode in myself, or are some people's reactions to weed just plain psychotic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooster Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Some people, particularly people who have a predisposition to psychosis, find that pot triggers psychosis. One of my friends used to have wicked hallucinations when he got high. Fortunately, he decided that pot and his particular brain just didn't work well together so he no longer had to deal with thinking his pants were on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpladybug Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I think it is dangerous for a lot of people with a severe mental illness to smoke weed. Obviously lots of people enjoy it and can indulge occasionally with no problems. But people with serious brain cooties like you or me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beenaround Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) Pot definitely can trigger symptoms of psychosis, especially now that the buffering agent, Cannabidiol, has intentionally (or inadvertently), been bred out of the cannabis plant to favour the "high"-inducing THC content. This is why today's marijuana is so much more potent than that of many years ago. Because levels of THC and Cannabidiol are inversely related, higher THC means lower Cannabidiol content. Interestingly, the buffering ability of Cannabidiol shows promise in treating many conditions. This wiki link (always double-check sources), contains some interesting information in that regard. Cannabis helped my back pain but unfortunately I am one of the 11 per cent of the population who became dependent upon it and so can not tolerate its use. It also produces psychotic (auditory and occasionally, visual), symptoms for me as well. I struggled for a long time to end my dependence on cannabis - and my abusive partner/supplier. Eventually I sought out residential rehab and had success there. I still miss it but I know it produced many negative effects (paranoia, memory/concentration loss, judgement impairment etc), and I have to remind myself constantly about those or my cravings will inevitably see me relapse - and I personally cannot have that happen. Edit: Just a grammar fix and to add: Good luck having a conversation with me if I have had even just one or two tokes.... Brain mush... These days, almost a year later, I'm grateful for clearer thinking (and I need all the help I can muster ; ). Cheers! Edited June 14, 2014 by beenaround Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachite Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I don't have psychosis and was a regular pot smoker. I quit because it was making me paranoid, anxious and uneasy. I also had, not quite hallucinations, but something rather similar. Mostly, I got to the point where I was terrified when stoned. It wasn't worth it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse85 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I have social anxiety and I can't handle pot around people. It makes me have crazy thoughts so I tend to avoid smoking up or indulge only with people I'm VERY comfortable with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtclms Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Pot definitely can trigger symptoms of psychosis, especially now that the buffering agent, Cannabidiol, has intentionally (or inadvertently), been bred out of the cannabis plant to favour the "high"-inducing THC content. This is why today's marijuana is so much more potent than that of many years ago. Because levels of THC and Cannabidiol are inversely related, higher THC means lower Cannabidiol content. Interestingly, the buffering ability of Cannabidiol shows promise in treating many conditions. This wiki link (always double-check sources), contains some interesting information in that regard. Perhaps they are be line breeding to enhance THC for recreational pot. But for MMJ, they are line breeding to enhance cannabinoids, since they tend to be more useful to treat illnesses. When I lived in CA (I left exactly a year ago), and was a MMJ patient, they listed the percentage of cannabinoids in bud, extracts, and edibles for this very reason. Even so, I got high. Better high than in pain, though, at least for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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