Prescription or illegal drugs?!
Question: Anxiety attacks, i don't want to take Effexor XR, considering smoking a joint. The side effects sound pretty bad and getting off Effexor sounds even scarier. I used to smoke pot/hash, whatever years ago but i haven't in 18 years, but now i'm thinking maybe a joint would calm me down just as much as Effexor but with less side effects and was pretty easy for me to quit.
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I am bipolar. I quit taking my effexor xr and other meds some time ago. Marijuana does have it's medicinal value, but with long term use, you will have other side effects. As for me, I haven't smoked for a while now, but if i didn't have a job like the one I do now, i would smoke. There hasn't been any prescribed medicine out there that didn't calm me and let me focus. But, That was with taking 1-2 drags of pot. Not smoking a quarter ounce in a day. Smoking that much is what the dr's are talking about when they tell you the serious side effect. Smoke too much, end up dumb. As with any drug, use responsibly. But.Pot is illegal. (boooo)
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I would think that pot would increase anxiety, as one of the side effects is paranoia.
I would not suggest smoking weed otherwise it will increase your anxiety. If you go off your medication, eventually you'll hit "rock bottom" & it'll take more time to get yourself back up again.
hmmm, try taking diazepam (valium) instead. it's a medicine that belongs to the group of minor tranquilisers, it's very popular and most prescribed by the doctors to prevent anxiety.
for the non-drug dependence stuffs, he may prescribe you propanolol HCl- can also be used for anxiety but not addictive.
hmmm, i can say that valium really works and really feels great!
there are a lot of meds for anxiety. namely the group of benzodiazepines/. temazepam, oxazepam, diazepam, clonazepam etc.
you can also try xanax, xanor, dormicum, ambien-if you like to sleep!
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i'm a pharmacy student./
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