i gotta quit the weed

When they move THC into the Schedule III category you'll finally be able to get "real" medicine prescribed so the world can finally get permission to not discriminate against you. Since Doctors can only give recommendations right now it seems nobody takes it seriously.

Natural medicine would my choice too instead of some poisonous chemicals created in a laboratory riddled with life altering side effects and addictive properties.

 

You could try Paxil. That treats anxiety. Pretty much any antidepressant I think helps with anxiety. So, there is Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, Lexapro, Welbutrin and probably a whole lot of others.

EDIT: Saw a response in another post you are already on Paxil. Ask your doctor to change your dose or maybe change your medication to something else. My brother and Mom are both on antidepressants they have had to change. I think they are both on Lexapro now, though.

 

You know I smoked a lot of grass, O Lord, I popped a lot of pills,,,but I never touched nothing,,,that my spirit could kill,,that song was written in 1963. I've always wondered, do people smoke pot because they are bummed out, or bummed out because they smoke pot. In a state that seemingly pioneered the pot revolution, it's BIG! Typically, Colorado takes in between $350-400 MILLION bucks a year in marijuana taxes. You'd think we'd be driving on all new interstates, but no. With our Medicaid program that costs Colorado $13 BILLION a year alone,, it gets sucked up pretty quick.
Bottom line, you can't drive a truck and smoke pot , so to all that may think about it, don't bother. It is perfect for retirement, however,,

 

I think you hit a wrong button when you replied.

The sad fact is, the brain controls the body - not the other way around.
Sadder still is when the body controls the brain because it (one or the other) is SO out of whack.
And we still have to figure in the spirit... the essence... the soul, in this huge equation of existence and sentience and control/dominance.

Body, brain and soul... and wouldn't it be nice if they could all come together and agree as one?



You are now entering... the Twilight Zone through the Outer Limits of what may be possible with the application of just a little THC.

 

And no...
That was not me being sarcastic or something.

 

I think people are confusing physical addictions with psychological addictions. One example of a physical addiction is what's called the DTs (delirium tremens). It's when an alcoholic goes a while without a drink. It is so bad that decades ago, some police would give a prisoner a small amount of alcohol. The DTs can be life-threatening. I grew up with an alcoholic neighbor, and when I was in the Air Force, one of the civilians who worked in my squadron was an alcoholic. I have watched EMTs work on both of them. My neighbor almost died. I am not well-versed in the other drugs that are physically addictive, but not all are. In earlier comments, I mentioned sugar and caffeine. I could also add nicotine. Withdrawal from all of these substances can cause some mild physical issues, like a headache, but none are life-threatening, like the DTs.

Pot is not going to cause a person to go into physical withdrawal that requires medical care, so pot is not physically addictive.

I am 100% positive I am not the only person on these boards who has witnessed someone having physical life-threatening withdrawal from something like alcohol. Once you see it and understand the difference, you know.

 

Chemical dependency is a more modern term for it. Alcohol is a great example. I've worked with many chemically dependent alcoholics. They'd start to get shaky and slam a shorty to make it go away. Similarly, opium and it's derivatives will also give the same issues.

A heroin addict will be very sick without enough of the drug in the system to keep them "well." They aren't impaired by the amount that's needed. It only keeps them from getting sick and helps them function.

I do believe a person can die from alcoholic DTs though. Opium withdraw will make someone feel like they're dying but it doesn't actually kill them.

Millions of people are chemically dependant upon their prescribed pain meds (and others) in the USSA. But for some odd reason we seem to think the effects of withdraw are nonexistent when the poison comes from a doctor.

If the feds are going to claim the testing is for safety then prescription meds should not get a free pass. Withdraw and addiction are the same regardless of where the chemical was sourced from.

 

I'm going to disagree a bit here. I agree that regardless of whether a chemical is physically or psychologically addictive, there is going to be some form of withdrawal. The problem is chemicals like alcohol that withdrawal can kill!

I know for a fact people can and have died from the DTs.