Does anyone have experience with smoking reducing symptoms VS the meds and side effects what’s better I’m not a big pot smoker but I wonder if the herbal effect is less hard on your system
Talk to a doctor. Weed can cause symptoms to get worse
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I mean it can bring it out but maybe it can also reduce symptoms
I smoked weed to reduce symptoms,
It doesn’t work long term.
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I would talk with your doctor. I used to smoke weed and had strain-based effects (both positive and negative), but I found it was better that I quit it altogether.
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@GoldenRex has it on point. It might reduce symptoms temporarily, but it won’t work for the long term. For some it sets of a psychotic state as soon as you smoke it.
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some people it helps them but for me weed makes the voices alot louder and makes me more paranoid and panic
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If I smoke weed it’s instant psychosis. The last time I smoked a joint I wanted to hide under my bed for the duration of high. I get extremely paranoid not to mention I turned into an Alzheimer’s patient for 2 weeks.
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So it’s like Russia roulette with the herb 
Pick your faint green or medication
Waaaater, the reefer me slaaaaaughter…
Please talk to your doctor if you’re considering weed, because its something you should never attempt on your own.
I’ve been on medical marijuana for over a year, and so far I’ve only had good results. But that’s only if I stick to indica, and avoid sativa, and if I don’t run out. Everyone is different, however. That’s all I’m going to say, because this is actually a very frowned upon topic, here.
Don’t be surprised if they shut it down.
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Cbd oil helps with schizophrenia anxiety and depression. It is the part of the hemp plant ie Mary Jane that helps with psychosis:
I smoke weed and take meds. Medication is a big part in helping psychosis I think. Weed not so much.
I self medicate with weed to help increase my appetite, sleep, and help with anxiety.
I don’t think weed is the best for people in our situation. Other forms of MI aren’t as affected by weed in a bad way. However lots of people with psychosis find weed tends to make things worse.
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If anything I think weed helps me deal with side effects of my medication. If I just smoked weed I would still be mentally ill. Bottom line is weed isn’t an antipsychotic.
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I used alcohol to medicate when my old med stopped working. It took many months to get my drinking stopped and me on an antipsychotic that works. Today is my first normal day, or close enough. I agree that nothing else is an antipsychotic.