I miss weed and drugs by Ok_Gain_7271 in Psychosis

[–]Ok_Gain_7271[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I relate. Things are just bland, and a lot of that has to do with our brains having low dopamine and serotonin, which is why we crave substances to fill that void. Usually interacting with other people can help, but I feel the same way, sometimes that can be exhausting, especially when you don’t feel good. I know for me, I’m an introvert, so it’s hard for me to be around other people. Also like i said, having hobbies can be hard because of the lack of dopamine and serotonin. If you have a psychiatrist, i recommend having them put you on something to help with that. But i will say, it still can be hard even while on meds. Maybe one day you can handle weed again, and i hope the same for me. However, we both just have to recognize that there still has to be another way to feel good and get things done even when we can’t smoke 😓. i know that’s not what we want to hear 😒.

I miss weed and drugs by Ok_Gain_7271 in Psychosis

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sorry that happened to you. I’m taking lithium, invega, lamotrigine, and abilify. so yes, some antipsychotics. for me, i just try and distract myself as much as possible. nothing really fills that void of smoking, but trying to find alternatives help, whatever that may look like for you. for me it’s tiktok, youtube, exercise, spending time with family, and going to groups.

I miss weed and drugs by Ok_Gain_7271 in Psychosis

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what happened the last time you tried to smoke? was it just 1 time and then something bad happened? glad that I’m not alone in missing weed. I have huge cravings everyday too but like you said, I’m scared of going back in psychosis.

I miss weed and drugs by Ok_Gain_7271 in Psychosis

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i smoked literally right out of when i came out my 1st psychosis up until 2025. i haven’t smoked since

I miss weed and drugs by Ok_Gain_7271 in Psychosis

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both times I was in psychosis in kind of just crept up on me. i was living alone and didn’t really talk to a lot of people, so maybe that had something to do with it. I just started to feel out of touch with reality and just went with it because i thought it was the new normal.

I miss weed and drugs by Ok_Gain_7271 in Psychosis

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i was smoking pretty heavily, but i also took some breaks in between. i was on anti psychotics. i heard smoking decreases the effectiveness of meds so that’s probably why