reaction of taking lexapro with marijuana

i AM WORRIED ABOUT MY NEPHEW. SEE SUBJECT LINE.

KATIE wrote:

i AM WORRIED ABOUT MY NEPHEW. SEE SUBJECT LINE.

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Hello Katie,

Although I have been off of lexapro for a number of years, there was a time when I was on 10mg of that ssri and I often smoked simultaneously. I noticed no negative effects whatsoever.

If your nephew decides to try any harder drugs, he may find that ssri's can have very "whacky" effects ranging from intensification to complete nullification, but god willing, you'll never have to deal with that.

But like I said, in my experience, and for my body, no negative effects when combining those two drugs (lexapro & thc)

cheers

i am also a user of marijuana and i take lexapro...i notice nothing bad even with other drugs...but i would make sure to watch him cause he might be using other drugs marijuana is considered a "gateway drug" and he may be using harder drugs..

KATIE wrote:

i AM WORRIED ABOUT MY NEPHEW. SEE SUBJECT LINE.

do they counteract with each other?\

i also smoke marijuiana and take lexapro....everything is fine. just make sure he's not getting into any other kind of drug.

I HAVE ADD WITH GENERAL ANXIETY DISORDER AND A BIT OF OCD.
My story...it might help you understand.


I never used ANY illegal drugs until my 30's. I am 41. I first experimented with MDMA. The key "happy" ingredient (that was legal until 1984) in Exctasy.

Before I did that, I was on Serazone (Reallllyyyy bad reaction). Upon occasion when I was younger, I was given Buspar and Xanax. I had anxiety issues and ADD. I stopped taking all the drugs. But I still had major anxiety issues. When I did "roll" on E, I noticed everything slowed down for me. I was calm and able to take a vacation from everything. While others were dancing their asses off, I calmly sat at my chair, and for once examined everything. I was stopping to smell the roses! The problem was that MDMA is NOT always in the drug E. Bad crap is mixed too. I finally got off of E through smoking weed. It saved my life. Then I tapered my use of pot.

Recently my wife was assaulted and held hostage at an EB games store. It brought back all my anxiety issues. Luckily, we had insurance and the Doctor recommended Lexapro. Within a month or two, I was feeling MUCH better. I noticed a decline in some obsessive thoughts, and I could handle things better. Unfortunately, my ADD was not better, so they put me on ADDERAL, WELLBUTRIN (they are experimenting with it for ADD), and STRATERRA. Not good. They all had weird effects on me. I went on to use a tea, made from marijuana, and withing 45 minutes I was calm (NOT STONED) and able to read ( I could not sit and read a book before this) a whole article.

My point is this...

Just because society has told you that MJ is bad doesn't mean it is. It is when it is abused...like any other "Legal" drug.
Do research on it as I did. There are MANY doctors that believe in it. IT is legal to buy for medicinal purposes in over 12 states. YouTube.com has several doctors (who do not smoke it) talking about the benefits of it.

Most people that smoke MJ MIGHT have a Dopamine deficiency (a theory). People with ADD tend to have anxiety issues most of the time. I don't like the whole smoking ritiual, because it makes me feel like I am smoking crack, so I make it into a tea OR have it in an edible form. However, bad/cheap pot can add to the anxiety or depression he might feeling.

I know that you've probably grown up in an environment that says MJ is bad for you, but understand also that there are many legal drugs (now outlawed) that have screwed with our brains too.

MJ has been around for a few thousand years. But like legal drugs, you can't always trust it for yourself. You need to experiment first to see if it REALLY helps or hinders your situation. Be honest with yourself about the effects it has. Your nephew might find that he is able to live a semi normal life with it. If he's smoking it just to get F'd up then there might be a problem if that becomes a pattern.

I'm lucky I live in a state where I can go into a Cannibus store and buy it legal and also know what I am buying, what strain, and where it was grown.

Hope this helps ( and doesn't scare ya).

hey im 23 years old and i smoked everyday for 5 years,been taking lexapro for a few months now and have had no side effects,but when im on the lexapro it blocks out my emotions which makes it harder for me to quit cannabis

although marijuana does not have any strong adverse interactions with lexapro, it does decrease its bio availability. thc is fat solluble and stays in fatty areas of the body for longer periods of time. believe it or not our brains are mainly fat, and the thc actually clogs the synapses, in effect slowing down the serotonin the your nephews lexapro is supposed to make available. so while your nephews pot smoking may not cause him to die or go crazy it will make his lexapro less effective. presumably he is prescribed lexapro for a reason, and if he seriously wants to treat his mental illness you should encourage him to give up the pipe.

There's some evidence that SSRI's can potentiate the effects of cannabis, however I wouldn't worry about any major reactions to the drug, not that many drugs react negatively with cannabis. Also know your own body and source however.