Opinions please.
2007-09-14 13:56:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Mopar Muscle Gal - I've never smoked pot. I take anti-depressants.
2007-09-15 11:07:58 · update #1
Not the same. For one thing, you can never know exactly what grade pot you're getting, you have no idea exactly what substance in the pot is creating the anti-depressant effect and you have no idea how much of that substance you're getting per hit.
With an anti-depressant, you at least know you're getting a substance that's been tested for that specific condition. You know exactly how much of the substance you're getting, and you have doctors and pharmacists to talk to in order to properly titrate the dose so it's most effective for you.
You're comparing rag weed to apples.
2007-09-14 14:06:31 · answer #1 · answered by sonofstar 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your bodies chemistry and the quality of the drug. Depending on my mood or quality, pot either made me happy OR more depressed. You're actually rolling the dice when you try it. Anti-depressants are designed to make you feel better. So I guess the answer is NO!
2007-09-14 21:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by Georgia Peach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never smoked pot but I am around someone who does every day. No, I take an antidepressant to function. It does not make me high--whatever that feels like.
2007-09-14 21:08:51 · answer #3 · answered by just julie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my opinion, kinda. well, actually... i'm not sure. on the surface, maybe, but i don't know much about anti-depressants and how they really work. by the way, pot isn't going to make you feel better.
2007-09-14 21:04:40 · answer #4 · answered by aarfan44 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the key prefix here is anti. pot is a depressant an anti depressant obviously isn't
2007-09-14 21:06:59 · answer #5 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No to start with it's legal, secondly they won't damage you'r lungs, and thirdly smoking pot is known to cause schizophrenia.
I take meds to feel normal not to get high.
2007-09-15 08:21:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. One acts by improving an already existing neurological process (think selective serotinin reuptake inhibitors and the way they improve the amount of neurotransmitter available,) the other inhibits a process(THC inhibits the neurons from firing properly.)
2007-09-14 21:04:06 · answer #7 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Antidepressants are done under the supervision of a doctor. Pot is illegal.
2007-09-14 21:05:02 · answer #8 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anti-depressants don't slow your reflexes, distort your visual perception, or crap up your lungs with smoke, so I would have to say no.
2007-09-14 21:05:50 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no correlation
nice try to rationalize your pot smoking
2007-09-14 21:04:28 · answer #10 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋