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What Are Effects Of Smoking Weed While On Mirtazapine?

Hi, I'm 19 5 foot 8 and 9 and a half stone. I'm on 15mg Mirtazapine for my depression and anxiety. I used to smoke weed to help me sleep and although the mirtazapine helps a little still struggling and was wondering the efferts weed would have whilst on mirtazapine?
my anxiety is social and I fear being surrounded by people. I guess my depression is from lack of social contact. I'm also having CBT treatment to help with this.
Thank you
Dom
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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Ok..... Mirtazapine and CBT are very good treatments. The interaction with the mirtazapine is the LEAST of the concerns (not much). The real question is what happens to anxiety, depression to being on marijuana and/or withdrawing from it.
Quite
A
Lot !!!
That's very individual with a lot of individuals not having a good effect of the marijuana and a lot of indivduals masking other problems and deluding themselves with the marijuana (self-medication). Really cannot say in your particular case. It's one of the few situations where some counseling can be helpful to explore where the problem is.
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What Are Effects Of Smoking Weed While On Mirtazapine?

Ok..... Mirtazapine and CBT are very good treatments. The interaction with the mirtazapine is the LEAST of the concerns (not much). The real question is what happens to anxiety, depression to being on marijuana and/or withdrawing from it. Quite A Lot !!! That s very individual with a lot of individuals not having a good effect of the marijuana and a lot of indivduals masking other problems and deluding themselves with the marijuana (self-medication). Really cannot say in your particular case. It s one of the few situations where some counseling can be helpful to explore where the problem is.