Posted by pellmell on August 7, 2001, at 15:25:43
In reply to Re: Cannabis and depression (and Effexor), posted by mickey on August 6, 2001, at 20:06:25
mickey,
Hey, it seems you might be right about that intensification thing. I was asking for advice after all...I'm sorry I was so dismissive in my last reply. < :\
From http://www.vh.org/Providers/Conferences/CPS/30.html
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Ablon and Goodwin administered oral THC doses of 5 mg/d to 20 mg bid to under double blind conditions to 8 unipolar and 5 bipolar patients. Dysphoric reactions were noted in 75% of the unipolar patients but in only 20% of the bipolar patients (p< 0.10). This compared to a 33% dysphoria rate in normal volunteers. The authors hypothesized that the THC acted as a "mood intensifier" and best ought to be avoided in patients with unipolar affective illness (Ablon and Goodwin 1974).
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> People who seem to be at ease with themselves, are not conflicted internally, mentally or emotionally, seem to handle pot well. And it stands to reason that if a person is troubled the high will intensify those troubled feelings.
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