I'm always toying with the idea of smoking pot

[The Pogue]

Many years ago I smoked recreationally, and gave it up after graduating college.
Lately I've been struggling with mild depression, which I believe to be caused by a combination of a stressful job and peri menopause.
Long story short: Depression is the aggitated type. I'm not sleeping well, so I'm a fog brain in the morning. I've doubled my normal caffeine take, to get my brain clear enough to function on too little sleep. Then when I'm at home, I jerk and twitch, and can't get to sleep. Vicious cycle.
It helps to unwind with a beer, but I'm limited that to just a few each week, because I had alcohol problems in the past. When I saw the link to this forum. I started going Hmmmm....I always used to sleep like a baby when coming down from a buzz.

now part of me is going WHAT THE **** ARE YOU THINKING and a smaller part is still going Hmmmmm...can't hurt, might help...
But yes it CAN hurt! I quit pot in the first place because i was no longer enjoying the sensation, and it make my anxious tendencies worse.

I'm not asking for advice, because I already know what I need to do: cut way back on the caffeine, and get more exercise. I'm just rambling to bore myself into a tired enough state of mind to get some sleep.

[Grassman]

Can't hurt your ...... already hurin.

[Kevin Jackson]

My thought on the matter is. You probuly stop cause of the stero type drug user. I kind of wish the great goverment of ours use that same noncence on Alcohol and tobbacco. Now that you have grown from thoses youthfull experiment days.You have a better idea of what your looking for in pain relife. The first thing to do is not look at it as you spoke early. Sleeping good comming off a buzz. Do you take asprin to get a uforic feeling or for pain releive.Reducate your mind away from the thought of street drug use.

[The_One]

In my opition, pot is more natural than alcohol, tobacco, cafeinne and many many over the counter products... it should be treated as a herb, not a drug, the thing is, as with ANY other herb/medication, put a warning on it! its not for everyone, just like most meds... case solved right?

[AncientWolf]

It is a wondeful medicine for many people and is used to sucessfully treat a variety of medical problems. Many times it's way more effective and much safer than conventional medicines. Sometimes conventional medicines are necessary though. I use it to successfully control my epileptic seizures after going through a half a dozen or more prescription AEDs (anti-epileptic drugs) with no luck and terrible side effects. There is a such thing as abusing it just as there is with any medication. Thankfully canabis is usually a much safer alternative and not so physically addictive that it can't be brought under control with only little difficulty for most of those who have or do abuse it. I agree it should be legal *and* have a warning label. Too much of anything, even water, can be very bad for you.

Namaste,

Daniel