Posted by blueberry on December 10, 2005, at 18:36:09 [reposted on December 12, 2005, at 17:07:25 | original URL]
In reply to Pot and paranoia.. will benzo's help?, posted by Jimmyboy on December 9, 2005, at 17:00:01
I used to smoke. The reasons you mentioned...increased paranoia...not fun anymore...were the things that finally made me quit. It just got progressively worse over time, slow and subtle. Benzos would probably help I think. What I did was wait 2 hours after taking my zyprexa dose and then smoke, because the zyprexa completely blocked the paranoia part.
Pot is complicated...it messes with many brain chemistries and the changes in the brain can be long lasting.
One way to quit is to wean down the same way you would wean off a med. If you smoke joints, count how many puffs you take. Say for example you take 8 puffs. Next week, smoke the same amount of joints, but only take 7 puffs. Next week, 6. And so on. You'll be able to cut down on how many joints you smoke per week. Just keep counting downward. It makes the final quit so much easier. And by counting, it adds some goal oriented process to it all.
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