Antipsychotics vs Benzodiazipines or Tranquilizers

[Knuckle]

Originally Posted by magnetaress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Weed immediately induces a panic attack and psychosis in me which I can't control.

With really strong weed i definitely get the panic attacks, I find taking one medium hit(inhaled for like 2 seconds and release a steady stream of smoke) and waiting 30 minutes makes it a more relaxing light-hearted affair. But yeah our chemicals are all wired different so idk.

Also, do you have any type of exercise or cardio regime in your life? Physical exhaustion is a great equalizer.

[JurisDictum]

Exercise is the most healthy drug. To paraphrase George Carlin:

Drugs works really well at really well at first, they give you a lot of pleasure with little to no pain. Over time though, the hangover increased and the high decreases. Soon they cause very little pleasure and a lot of pain. So you should acknowledge they don't work really well anymore at that point and quit.

I find the hopeless addict types can't quit because of complete lack of self control. Where the more normal addicts wait until the drug starts getting bad (again) and quit. A minority never uses any drug... Frankly most of these I met I'm not particularly convinced are somehow better people... Nor are they necessarily the highest functioning or happy etc.

Weed eventually gets to the point with most people where you have to smoke a lot to get even briefly high. So the products out there in the dispensary are sometimes targeting these people. If you do a ton of THC before you built up tolerance it wont kill you. But its not that pleasant.

Tolerance is one of those things that comes on fast than fades slowly over the weeks. So it is a good trick to get only a little high...then 30 mins later try again getting more high....etc. Your tolerance 30 mins after smoking is relatively high usually.

This is why its best for regular smokers to try to break up their smoke sessions in the day. This is also why total meth heads can't get high after awhile of staying up doing drugs and then start to "tweak" and get angry.

Its why coke heads and gamblers lose all their money and drunks tend to start drinking so much they can die on a bender.

But it works ok for weed.

[JurisDictum]

More to the OPs point:

If you go the Doctor using as-prescribed rout, the same principals apply its just the game is much more controlled. Doctors and legit pharm companies work together to keep you high and buying drugs from them*. They know how to get you on just the right amount before upping your dose.

Also switching you up. You start out on Lexapro and before you know it you are on Gabapentin and Xanax.

But in the end you have to either come down or resort to street drugs/unprescribed pills. They will taper you off and give you something for side effects. But its all just a more respectful and professional version of the street drug addiction cycle.

*They love the private insurance system because they can charge like $2000 for a prescription to someone who barely makes that in a month.

[Woke Locc]

Originally Posted by JurisDictum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

More to the OPs point:

If you go the Doctor using as-prescribed rout, the same principals apply its just the game is much more controlled. Doctors and legit pharm companies work together to keep you high and buying drugs from them*. They know how to get you on just the right amount before upping your dose.

Also switching you up. You start out on Lexapro and before you know it you are on Gabapentin and Xanax.

But in the end you have to either come down or resort to street drugs/unprescribed pills. They will taper you off and give you something for side effects. But its all just a more respectful and professional version of the street drug addiction cycle.

*They love the private insurance system because they can charge like $2000 for a prescription to someone who barely makes that in a month.

well yeah. if you take your pills to get high instead of a therapeutic dose, you're gonna run into problems.

benzos are bad tho

[magnetaress]

Thanks. I appreciate your thoughtful and objective sharing of the reality of the situation. Though appreciate may not be entirely accurate.

[strongNpretty]

Originally Posted by magnetaress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Thanks. I appreciate your thoughtful and objective sharing of the reality of the situation.

I respect the strength it sometimes takes, for people to make it through 1 day.. And some folks wake up and have to find that strength every single day of their life.. I just can't fathom it, and i respect it dearly.

[Asteria]

Go outside, buy a gun or explosives

I wanna read about you in the online newspapers

[strongNpretty]

The fuck does fay mean?

[Mblake81]

Just like it sounds.

[magnetaress]

Originally Posted by strongNpretty [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The fuck does fay mean?

Originally Posted by Mblake81 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just like it sounds.

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Except most men can't pull it off very well.