Posted by Acero on September 10, 2000, at 22:27:04
In reply to Re: Marijuana + Zoloft = Liver Failure?, posted by Winfield on September 10, 2000, at 20:52:26
> > Acero, That's a new one to me, liver failure? Are you seeing a family doc or a psychiatrists...let me guess...
> > One question though. If you have used pot chronically for three years, do you feel that you can control it to just weekends? Just wondering.
> >
> > Phil
>
> Acero,
> If you have smoked for the past three years, how
> could one of the safest alternative medicines on
> earth cause any problems with your liver. It's
> doctors like that, that are causing fear in people.
> If anything, the mj will help with the side effects
> caused by the harsh chemicals in zoloft.
> Then again he is a doctor, but from never having
> met him, he may very well be a an anti drug crusader
> and was trying to scare you into quitting. I say,
> definatley get a second opinion on this one.
> Also, I highly doubt that there have been any studies
> done on the corellation between the two drugs.
> Write back to let mee know how things are going.
> LaterHi, Thanks for responding. In regards to your questions, I am seeing a psychitrist and he is the one prescribing the medicine. I do feel i can control my marijuana use to once a week because the only reason i turned to chronic use was that i was homeschooled for high school and had nothing to do and alot of free time on my hands. Now i have a much busier life so i don't think i'll have a problem. I do believe this doctor may be trying to use scare tactics on me and i'm skeptical of his knowledge and judegement. During what was no more than a 10 minute evaluation he asked if i felt like people were watching me and i responded with a yes. He immediatley prescribed me risperdal. I was surprised and just sort of accepted it without questioning. When i returned home i look up some info on that and found it was for mental patients and stuff and it totally turns you into this zombie-like state. Also, the dosage he gave me was 5mg for 2 weeks and 10mg after that. I looked it up in "The Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs 1997 edition" and it said doses over 6mg aren't recommended. This really bothered me so i decided not to take the risperdal. Anyway, this decision that he made leaves me wondering if his call on Zoloft and Marijuana causing liver failure is true. There was another thread on this board about zoloft and marijuana and a few people posted saying they do the two drugs daily and are fine. The question of liver failure or anything never came up though. I could see this as a possible side effect if combined with alcohol, but i don't understand why marijuana would have anything to do with the liver.
Thanks,
Steve
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