Posted by Quintal on December 28, 2006, at 21:35:24
In reply to Re: Marijuana, the Anti-Drug » Quintal, posted by linkadge on December 28, 2006, at 18:51:08
>Schizophrenia is more than a temporary alteration of biochemical functioning.
How do you know?
>There are real, structural differences in the brain's of schizophrenic patients. Such abnormalities have never been linked to marijuana use.
There are real structural differences between the brains of healthy people. Few cases of schizophrenia have ever been conclusively linked to pathological brain structure.
>I don't recommend getting stoned or even high. For me, a few puffs is more than enough to kill anxiety and insomnia, without getting high at all.
How can you tell the difference? I was using the word stoned as a general adjective for marijuana intoxication.
>Do you have any relatives with schizophrenia or schizophrenic like illnesses?
No, there's no family history of schizophrenia as far as I'm aware, but some have autistic traits.
>I have had residual effects from prescription drugs. For instance, lithium + SSRI's was very trippy. I thought the railway crossing barriers were swords of giant soldiers.
That sounds like a 'seeing as' hallucination, or delusion? I was alarmed to read in my dothiepin patient information leaflet of the risk that it could "precipitate schizophrenia". Many OTC cough and cold remedies containing diphenhydramine and dextromethorphan carry a similar risk so this isn't just 'War on Drugs' propaganda. Marijuana does trigger psychotic episodes in some people - I think that's a better way of describing what happens to those unfortunate people rather than 'causing schizophrenia'.
>Thats kinda why I encourage the medicinal use of it. At least people know then what they are getting
I agree, but even then some people have had psychotic reactions to nabilone and medical grade marijuana. The only drug that I have ever had full blown hallucinations with though is Ambien - I saw little elves dancing around a maypole on my quilt cover.
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