Does Marijuana help with depression or make you feel worse?

Question

My spouse smokes on a regular basis, a puff here and there, never a whole joint at a time. He has become increasingly depressed over the years and refuses an antidepressant. I am not sure what the pot is doing making him more depressed or giving him a band aid on his emotions.

Answer 1

Makes it worse

Answer 2

It certainly sounds like a fill to a void. There is something else wrong here, but pot is like any kind of filler. It could be worse, alcohol, or pharmies.

I used to smoke alot, and be completely inmoveable. The result getting nothing done, gaining weight and feeling in turn very sad with my decisions. After I stopped, I had a better out look, was more productive and if I were depressed I would put my mind into a project instead.

Trust me I still partake, just with friends and on vacation. I function better and am happier.

Stress can sometimes drive us to destruction, we just have to find a positive outlet.
I hope this helps in some way.

Answer 3

I personally know a couple people who have been prescribed MJ for there depression!!

Your husband is using it as a medication. First clue is he doesn't even smoke the whole thing, meaning he is careful with it and only uses enough to kill that depression.

If I were you I would check to see if your state has the legal medical marijuana program. Get him legal. This way he can buy it legal from other card holders who care and are very careful how the grow there MJ. They are also regulated by the state. There are rules to follow, but to me very well worth having my card!

Give these people a call, ask if it is legal in your state. They are very nice 1-800-723-0188.

Answer 4

Holy smokes man! (no pun intended) Marijuana makes you worse. End of story. In fact, it's well known among medical professionals that marijuana will mimic the symptoms of depression. There's a chance he may just be dependant on pot as opposed to actually being depressed. Either way, your husband needs to seek professional medical help and be honest about his pot smoking with his doctor. If he won't do it, make an appointment with his doctor yourself and tell his doctor what's going on.

Also, he may not need to take anti-depressants, but perhaps some anti-anxiety medication like Ativan. The important thing is that he needs to quit smoking pot to feel better. No doctor can diagnose depression or other mental disorder until he's been completely abstinent for at least 3 months. That means abstinent from other drugs and alcohol too.

In any case, it's ironic that he's willing to poison his body with plenty of toxic, cancer-causing illegal drugs with nasty side effects to his central nervous system instead allowing himself to be treated with safe anti-depressant medication which are proven to work. By the way, anti-depressants won't help him if he continues to smoke pot.

Good luck getting him to stop the weed. He's likely to deny having a problem with it. It's part of the game. Denial. I'll bet he'll tell you he can stop if he wants to with not problem. Challenge him on it. I'll bet he'll stop for a few weeks and start again, saying "see, I was able to stop, so I'm not hooked" and use this reasoning to continue smoking it. It's all b.s. I wish you all the best and can't emphasize enough you getting his doctor involved in this. Good luck!

Answer 5

I use to smoke pot and it help me more than the medication I was on. I took antidepressant for years and it make me feel worst.

Answer 6

IT MAKES IT BETTER i just found out that my grandma is about to die and i smoked 3 blunts it makes u laugh and u actually get the bad stuff off ur mind so it helps me ive been smokin it since i was 9 and im 16 now and 16 years old ppl always have problems it makes it better 4 me and my friends!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

sadly it does seem to cause depression, i only gave up when i was pregnant but, i still suffer the effects now, 4 years on.

In my experience and the experience of those i know, the worst of the depression will come out if and when he stops smoking it, but the longer it goes on the deeper the psychosis can become, leaving one paranoid, depressed and terribly disconnected, physically and emotionally.

I would do my best to get him off it, not least because i attribute a portion of the blame for domestic violence that i suffered, down to to my partner using draw and coke.

All this said, if he doesn't want to stop it, he wont.

Hard to watch as they self destruct but you can rarely do much other than beating yourelf up about it i recon.

best of luck to the both of you.

Answer 8

marijuana also known as tetrahydracannabinol was formerly used in therapeutics as a sedative and hypnotic but is now rarely prescribed.its actions in man are complex and are modified by the personality and mood of the individual,by his surroundings and company, by the potency and quantity of the preparation used and by other factors. habitual users appear always to have personality defects.smoking or eating this causes euphoria,self confidence, hilarity,well being and a feeling of relaxation. sit back and enjoy, it could be worse.it is therefore not comparable with the use of cocaine or heroin. it does not appear to cause intense craving or withdrawal symptoms. in the west , intake is largely confined to adolescents and young adults in search of excitement and forms a source of profit to dealers in illicit drugs.in its defence, it does not appear to be the cause of serious mental, moral or physical degeneration and users are not normally guilty of acts of violence or sexual or other excesses.

Answer 9

Marijuana generally makes depression worse, not better. During the "highs" he may feel fine, but afterwards, the withdrawl can cause a worsening of depression, plus, if he knows it's something he shouldn't be doing, then you lump guilt and resentment on top of that. It's a lose-lose situation, really, which is why I recommend people stay as far away from the stuff as possible.

Antidepressants may help, but there is usually some ofther sort of underlying cause in these types of situations. See if he will attend counseling, and get professional help to deal with his dependency on pot.

Answer 10

I smoke bud, I get depressed sometimes but I dont blame it on the bud. I imagine it effects everyone different though. Life can be depressing at times , dont blame the bud :P

Answer 11

Well it is a depressant drug. He might already be depressed and him smoking pot will just make it worse.