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CrazyHiefer

Updated 1y ago

Quitting Weed and Smoking with Schizophrenia: Medication Interference?

Any schizophrenics out there who are trying to quit weed and/or smoking? Do the medications your doctor recommended interfere w your mental health symptoms?

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Knelle199

2y

I’ve already quit weed but struggling with quitting cigs. I’ve tried different meds to help but none does the only thing that’s ever helped was having a reason to really want to stop. Medications only help so much. For some a lot, for some a little, for some not at all. It depends
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Muffie

2y

I’m struggling to quit vaping. It doesn’t even feel good, I just feel withdrawal.
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Knelle199

2y

Sounds like it’s not helping you then maybe you shouldn’t do it, try something else. How bad are the withdrawals from caping (to be honest I would mot know)
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Knelle199

2y

Not*
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Knelle199

2y

From vaping *
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Roboman140

2y

If you can’t quit cigs you should try the faster acting gums or lozenges like from Lucy or try nicotine pouches like Zyns and try to switch to a safer alternative
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KatarinaDuCouteau

2y

For me no, only sativa bothers me. Meds make me hypersomniac, weight gain (i already have body dysmorphic disorded), depression, increased SI. I stopped taking meds and still vape and smoke. I stick to indica and have gotten to the point where i can spot delusions/paranoia and just ignore it and carry on.
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Amos_P

2y

I can’t do THC. Makes me paranoid and my voices get bad. I vape instead of smoking.
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Muffie

2y

The vaping withdrawals for me are not terrible, just this urge to take pulls even when they make me feel sick😢
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Amos_P

2y

Sometimes I crave smoking. It’s tempting but I don’t. How do you deal with this illness? I have my ups and downs. Takes a lot of energy.
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bzzzcow

2y

i’m trying to quit smoking weed right now, but i’m on no medication and weed is my way of escaping reality. i run to weed when feeling suicidal or when i feel as if nothing is real. i run to weed when i’m angry, sad, etc. from my years of trying to quit, i can honestly say it really is addictive. I can’t see myself being sober because that would mean i’d have to face reality and i have such a fear of doing that, that it literally drives me insane. feel free to vent to me if you want, i know some different strands of weed that can help with different issues! if you’re interested in learning that.
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Amos_P

2y

I vape. Can’t do weed, makes me too paranoid. My meds work pretty good. I do get voices and anxiety though.
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Or

2y

I’m currently quoting smoking for the sole reason of having to because of upcoming surgery. It’s been about a month and it still really sucks, and the withdrawal or whatever definitely messed with me- very irritable, anxious, depressed, etc. I just started Wellbutrin, which is an antidepressant that is also used to help quitting smoking so I hope that works. Yeah I’ve found quitting smoking very difficult but just keep in mind why you’re doing it. And, one day at a time… one second at a time, one minute at a time.

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