Posted by Pathur on January 9, 2004, at 14:54:31
In reply to Marijuana dependance treatment using SNRIs/SNRIs, posted by KieranK on January 9, 2004, at 9:28:15
I hear you loud and clear, I'd been a heavy pot smoker for 20 years, I smoked with friends, by myself, at work etc... . I loved the stuff and swore that I'd never quit, but age takes a natural toll on our bodies and this is only magnified by substance abuse. so I quit cold turkey six years ago at the age of 38, and I haven't looked back. It took atleast three years to start feeling comfortable with myself, my amotivational attitude decreased over the years to the point where I finally can say that I now have more motivation than I ever had since I started smoking in my late teens. I guess what I'm saying is have Patience, six years of heavy pot smoking is alot less than 20 so I'm sure that it won't take you no six years to feel normal again. My personal opinion would be to accept that the draggy feeling will get better, forget the ssri's and look at each day as another day of cleaner lungs and clearer thinking, heck, you're still a young duffer and the brain is more forgiving at your age than mine. Just my thoughts, the best of luck to you. P.
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