Comment by hirvi74
2 years ago
> I’ve been self medicating my whole life with caffeine and weed
As someone that has been treated for over a decade, I swear this combo is perhaps better than the treatments. Not initially, for there is a "honeymoon" period of course, but definitely over the longer term.
I'd go back to the combo if it weren't for the legal and social issues that come with it.
Do not let me discourage you by any means. I am just some random person with an n=1 experience. I truly hope you get the help you need, and that you find something that works even better.
Thanks for validating that this is indeed a combo that works for people suffering from this. Weed was the only way I got through my doctorate, I would have never been able to write my dissertation sober.
I’ve quit weed more or less (became a daily thing, now just occasionally). Today what I’m doing is exercising (a lot) and this is really helping me. But I do go back to the weed pen every now and then, and there’s nothing that makes me feel more focused and capable than that first hit (is that how normal people feel all the time?).
But the problem I have with it is it plugs me up and I also am driven to eat like shit. So I’ve gotta figure out the right balance still.