2006-12-31 10:51:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Absolutely it can, and does. Marijuana is a depressant in its class of drugs. Let me tell you I had a problem with pot for several years, couldnt go a day without it. I was depressed and on many antidepressants because of it. I always thought that pot made me feel better. It doesnt, I have been clean for almost 2 yrs now and not one bit of depression since. Stay off pot if you can. Dont let people fool u when they say its not addictive, because it really is. And its not easy to get off. Your a very handsome young man, dont ruin your life with drugs.
2006-12-31 11:45:49 · answer #1 · answered by arielsalom33 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Marijuana produces a "high" so "relative to this high" there can be a LULL compared to it that would be considered a depression, that doesn't make it one. Its just comparative.
Now, alcohol is a known depressant, yet people never say, "Oh, I'm going to drink until I'm depressed." Do they? No, they go for the buzz and suffer the depression quietly.
So, what's the difference? If one is okay, why isn't the other?
2006-12-31 11:38:35 · answer #2 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i dont think marijuana can *cause* depression.
but it might exacerbate depression that is already there to begin with.
marijuana is a psychoactive drugs. it makes people think differently. if you are depressed, and use marijuana, it could just make you think about your depression more and get more depressed.
i suppose its also possible that you could be completely normal, but when you use marijuana it makes you think more about problems in the world, and that makes you depressed.
but, frankly, i'm not sure that being depressed is such a bad thing. its a sign that you're thinking, and i think that's a good thing.
2006-12-31 11:35:03 · answer #3 · answered by cambridgebrian 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sure, I never smoked Marijuana, I smoke Marlboro, and I assure you, the costs of cigarettes really cause depression in me.
2006-12-31 12:17:24 · answer #4 · answered by Kedar 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Marijuana is a mood enhancer.......so, if you are in a little of a depressed mood.....it will make you more depressed.
Use it wisely.
Oh & Happy New Year!!!!
2006-12-31 11:05:38 · answer #5 · answered by Canadian Ken 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can. Drugs have different effects on different people. It all depends on the individual.
2006-12-31 11:23:13 · answer #6 · answered by Paul 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...also premature senility due to the waxy coating that developes on the myocardial sheaths in brain cells...also low fertility.
2006-12-31 10:59:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't depress me
2006-12-31 12:08:43 · answer #8 · answered by gunnerbstrong 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are thinking about it, DON'T !
I have heard many older people say they wish they never started on drugs.
I have NEVER heard an older person say that they wish they started drugs when they were young !
Think about it !
2006-12-31 11:01:12 · answer #9 · answered by Nota LGBT 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have heard it does along with paranoia also.
2006-12-31 10:55:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋