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Title: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: jedicounsellor on September 14, 2014, 05:22:00 PM
So I've just been released from the psychiatric hospital for another episode of psychosis. Now I'm not supposed to be smoking pot but what about that synthetic stuff you get from adult shops? I've been smoking it for the last few weeks straight, and while I'm still on antipsychotics, and on a CTO (community treatment order; I'm an out-patient), I haven't been experiencing psychosis but here's the thing. I don't want to experience the hospital again. If I go back in there, they're likely to give me ECT which I narrowly avoided this time.

I suppose it would be nice to hear a little bit on how the synthetic "weed" mixes with people who're unable to smoke pot due to chemical imbalances of the brain.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Genesis on September 14, 2014, 05:32:39 PM
I was dx'ed as Psychosis when I was younger.....

I haven't had any episodes with it for awhile. Yet then again I was an 8 year old with an over-active imagination.

ECT= Electric Current Therapy?
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Jack on September 14, 2014, 05:32:59 PM
Welcome back.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Parts on September 14, 2014, 05:43:56 PM
Ideally you should stop everything but what they give you.  I would worry about the stuff from adult shops more than weed at least you know exactly what it is and how you react to it.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Gopher Gary on September 14, 2014, 05:52:34 PM
but what about that synthetic stuff you get from adult shops?

Are you trying to get back into the hospital?  :P
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Genesis on September 14, 2014, 05:58:39 PM
but what about that synthetic stuff you get from adult shops?

Are you trying to get back into the hospital?  :P

That or he is too stubborn to listen to instructions.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Yuri Bezmenov on September 14, 2014, 06:09:24 PM
So I've just been released from the psychiatric hospital for another episode of psychosis. Now I'm not supposed to be smoking pot but what about that synthetic stuff you get from adult shops?

That crap is 10 times worse than pot. I wouldn't smoke that shit if that's all that there was.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Icequeen on September 14, 2014, 06:36:48 PM
So I've just been released from the psychiatric hospital for another episode of psychosis. Now I'm not supposed to be smoking pot but what about that synthetic stuff you get from adult shops?

That crap is 10 times worse than pot. I wouldn't smoke that shit if that's all that there was.

That.

Unfortunately, sometimes smoking pot can trigger psychosis in some people with a pre-disposition for it...synthetic can be way worse.

IF you just can't stay away from it, try to cut your usage down or stick to mid-grade.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: lutra on September 15, 2014, 05:14:50 AM
Yeah, if you're prone to psychosis, due to smoking pot, it might be best to quit smoking it.

Also, the quality of marijuana and the quantity of THC (and other substances) in it can differ greatly. Some pot has a way higher risk for someone who is sensitive for it than others.

Dunno..
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Yuri Bezmenov on September 15, 2014, 10:53:14 AM
I've never heard of THC induced psychosis. I thought that was a myth from the movie Reefer Madness.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Icequeen on September 15, 2014, 04:15:06 PM
I've never heard of THC induced psychosis. I thought that was a myth from the movie Reefer Madness.

Back then that's all it probably was...a myth. If it was anything like some of the home grown weed I remember, catching a good buzz was a crapshoot. Hell, when we bought "good weed" back then we were probably all smoking that shit sprayed with paraquat. :LOL:

Just about anything can induce psychosis though...certain prescription meds, alcohol, severe stress, depression, or anxiety, certain illnesses, or even lack of sleep. It's all about the way certain people are wired I guess.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: jedicounsellor on September 17, 2014, 06:20:48 PM
but what about that synthetic stuff you get from adult shops?

Are you trying to get back into the hospital?  :P

That or he is too stubborn to listen to instructions.
No, hospital is the last thing I want but I don't handle boredom well, I'm afraid.
I worked out the instructions for smoking legal weed, didn't I? ;)

Welcome back.
Thanks.

I was dx'ed as Psychosis when I was younger.....

I haven't had any episodes with it for awhile. Yet then again I was an 8 year old with an over-active imagination.

ECT= Electric Current Therapy?
Electro-convulsive therapy. How old were you when you were dx'd with psychosis?
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Gopher Gary on September 17, 2014, 07:37:57 PM
I worked out the instructions for smoking legal weed, didn't I? ;)

Yeah, but you're still a dumbshit if you do that stuff.  :zoinks:


Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: odeon on September 18, 2014, 12:37:00 AM
Don't. Smoke. Them.

Unless you like the hospital, of course.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: renaeden on September 22, 2014, 01:45:59 AM
I smoked marijuana when I was 17 and it made me really paranoid. I thought "they" were coming to get me, whoever "they" were. I checked the locks of all windows and door over and over all night. The effect wore off by morning, thankfully, but I had no sleep.

This told me that I would have fared worse had I kept smoking. Why continue to do something that makes you mentally ill?
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: 'andersom' on September 22, 2014, 02:07:26 AM
Official Dutch sites on cannabis also state that the chance of a psychosis is there. And, that with very potent weed, the chance is bigger.

Overall Dutch sites are not fear mongering, when it comes to drugs. So, I think they really did find a link between psychosis and cannabis, for some people.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Yuri Bezmenov on September 22, 2014, 12:22:25 PM
I smoked marijuana when I was 17 and it made me really paranoid. I thought "they" were coming to get me, whoever "they" were. I checked the locks of all windows and door over and over all night. The effect wore off by morning, thankfully, but I had no sleep.

This told me that I would have fared worse had I kept smoking. Why continue to do something that makes you mentally ill?

I've had paranoia after smoking pot when i was younger too. The paranoia wore off as I got older.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: jedicounsellor on October 09, 2014, 12:02:12 AM
Yeah, I'm over smoking the shit. Does f-all after you abuse it (is there any other way), then there is my financial state, and the physical state I'm in isn't pleasant either... I'm sure the one I've been smoking is addictive.
Anyways, I think there's some money to be made in it so I'm looking into making a dollar out of it.

Hence, I've quit


Henceforward, I've also quit ciggarettes so not all bad has come of smoking the shit.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: 'andersom' on October 09, 2014, 12:33:02 AM

Henceforward, I've also quit ciggarettes so not all bad has come of smoking the shit.

That's what I hear from more weed users. In my country almost every joint is rolled with tobacco, but daily blowers often use less and less tobacco, even if they started as true smokers.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Genesis on October 09, 2014, 01:08:40 AM
but what about that synthetic stuff you get from adult shops?

Are you trying to get back into the hospital?  :P

That or he is too stubborn to listen to instructions.
No, hospital is the last thing I want but I don't handle boredom well, I'm afraid.
I worked out the instructions for smoking legal weed, didn't I? ;)

Welcome back.
Thanks.

I was dx'ed as Psychosis when I was younger.....

I haven't had any episodes with it for awhile. Yet then again I was an 8 year old with an over-active imagination.

ECT= Electric Current Therapy?
Electro-convulsive therapy. How old were you when you were dx'd with psychosis?

I was around 8 or 9 years old.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Genesis on October 09, 2014, 01:09:06 AM
This was fall of 1998
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: jedicounsellor on October 09, 2014, 01:24:53 AM
That must have been quite difficult for you at that age, Genesis.

Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Gopher Gary on October 09, 2014, 07:05:47 PM
Yeah, I'm over smoking the shit. Does f-all after you abuse it (is there any other way), then there is my financial state, and the physical state I'm in isn't pleasant either... I'm sure the one I've been smoking is addictive.
Anyways, I think there's some money to be made in it so I'm looking into making a dollar out of it.

Hence, I've quit


Henceforward, I've also quit ciggarettes so not all bad has come of smoking the shit.

Hey, that's great, man. Good for you.  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Genesis on October 09, 2014, 08:55:08 PM
That must have been quite difficult for you at that age, Genesis.

It was difficult for years.... I didn't realize about my autism till Seventh Grade. You know how painful that can get right???
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: awiddershinlife on October 09, 2014, 10:01:46 PM
I actually enjoy the drug trip of feeling such a strong sense of how meaningless is life is. Thinking about how immense our universe is gave me comfort and so I love the concept of multiverses. I overcome it it with a feeling of triumph. I am a warrior.
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: jedicounsellor on October 10, 2014, 08:39:13 PM
Yeah, I'm over smoking the shit. Does f-all after you abuse it (is there any other way), then there is my financial state, and the physical state I'm in isn't pleasant either... I'm sure the one I've been smoking is addictive.
Anyways, I think there's some money to be made in it so I'm looking into making a dollar out of it.

Hence, I've quit


Henceforward, I've also quit ciggarettes so not all bad has come of smoking the shit.

Hey, that's great, man. Good for you.  :thumbup:
Thanks Gopher. It's nice to get a little encouragement. I just hope that I can stick with it this time. For some reason I take up smoking again down the track - as though it's going to benefit me in some way.
That must have been quite difficult for you at that age, Genesis.

It was difficult for years.... I didn't realize about my autism till Seventh Grade. You know how painful that can get right???
I sure do! I wasn't dx'd with Aspergers until I was in my mid-to-late 20s. I found it an immense relief as well as a sort of hurt. Finding out that I have aspergers was both a relief and a cause for me to become a bit worse, I think; mainly because I was aware of the things i was doing/am doing... such as stimming, for example.

I am a warrior.
Only in this universe :P
Title: Re: Drug induced psychosis
Post by: Genesis on October 10, 2014, 10:31:29 PM
Its more of a relief now....  I don't have to worry about the stupid things I get confused about.