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I am a 23 year old male who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia since the age of 17. This forum seems like an excellent resource to learn more about my mental illness. I thank anyone who will help me.

I have been in and out of psych wards. Right now, I am court mandated to attend a day program. I am living in a facility where meals are prepared and I am fed medications.

I believe my schizophrenia was marijuana induced. This drug I consumed for many years in solitude or with close friends, but in terms of life in general and social settings it debilitates me.

Just welcoming myself to the forum. Appreciate this resource.

Thank you,
Ben

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Welcome Ben :smile:

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Welcome Mr. X

Pot alone wouldn’t produce psychosis/schizophrenia but it certainly brings it out of the people with that potential.

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Thank you, bud. I appreciate your reply. If I had waited to smoke weed longer, would it have been a less severe breakout? I experienced psychosis to the point where weed worsened it and I was hearing voices having paranoid delusions.

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Same here. Sober for almost a year now, won’t go back on that.

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You can’t really fret over the past aside from trying to come your own understanding of what happened.

Smoked for the better part of a decade before my symptoms started manifesting.

Uhh just don’t smoke any more. That’s the least you can do.

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Thank you. I go to AA meetings and try to keep myself busy. What do you think about another thread, from the title it seems to juxtapose your view that schizophrenia is completely inherent, and can’t be marijuana induced. DO you know why schizophrenia is completely inherent? Please explain in simple terms, as I am not educated enough to understand brain chemistry discussions by any means

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hi ben tifytcuvi

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I’m not a doctor dude.

Statistics show something like 24% increased risk of developing schizophrenia for people with predisposition to the order.

There are people who smoke and smoke and smoke and smoke and never have any issues at all.

Something like 8 genetic clusters or some such â– â– â– â– .

The illness is a trip man. Sober up.

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Genetic nature meets chemical nurture. “Bio-psycho-social” which in your case may be somewhat or largely at two different levels of “bio” meeting “psycho.” (Though, somewhere in the back story, I suspect there’s plenty of “social.”)

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Dude wassup man?

You stopped smoking? Thats the first step.

Coming here is the second step there is a whole bunch of very understanding people here because we have been there ourselves.

And you know man someone is always here 24 hrs a day man this is a great community bro and its great that you choose to be part.

My names petester ill be around I hope to see you.

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Hey Ben. Welcome.

I have spent years beating myself up about my previous mj use. It got me nowhere just made me feel bad. Just stay clean now and try and marginalise the past.

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I did marijuana too. But I think my salvia use really got me. I think salvia is worse.

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The marijuana was probably one factor among several. Isolation probably played a role.

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Hey Ben how are you doing today

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Welcome Ben!!! :smiley:

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thought i would say hi.
take care :alien:

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Hello Ben! Thanks for sharing. I have a little brother who has a similar condition. I’m just saying hello and that I’m here along with everyone else.

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I’ve never smoked a day in my life, but I have worked with estrogen blockers. Yet, many men in the exercise scene have taken e-blockers or anti-e and haven’t broken out with mental disorders.

I don’t know, man. I’ve had SZ for three years now. It has to be genetic or something, b/c prior to this I was thriving with energy - writing everyday, hitting the gym everyday, managing a serious relationship, etc… It has to be genes.

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I think a pre workout mixed with psych meds caused my first episode. Now, it doesn’t go away without meds.