Posted by europerep on January 13, 2014, at 14:07:49
In reply to Cannabis induced psychosis?, posted by revv33 on January 13, 2014, at 13:57:46
Hi,
The only way to really know is to stop using cannabis and see whether psychotic symptoms disappear. With cannabis-induced psychosis, symptoms should be gone after a few months of abstinence, and any remaining symptoms should be considered to not have been drug-induced and thus require "standard" treatment.
If you can, it would be good to see a psychiatrist with experience in these questions and who approaches the issue rationally, i.e. neither downplaying the possible effects of drug use but not exclusively focusing on cannabis use either.
I hope this helps. Feel free to post more questions that you have.
ER
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