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depakote and marijuana

Mon, 12/06/2010 - 23:07
Hello, my name is jared i am 25 years old i was diagnosed with epilepsy about 4 years ago.  prior to this time i was normal, i did smoke pot almost every day for numerous years and never had a bad experience.  now that i have been on meds for the past 4 years (depakote 500 mg 2 x a day) i am always tense i feel sick anxious and my vision is strange.  i have an overall sense of anxiety constantly.  pot used to calm me down tremendously and help me focus now i am a zombie on these meds!! i no longer like social interaction because of the way i feel and pot makes me feel even worse it exacerbates my anxiety and dizziness.  i am fairly upset because i can no longer drink and pot was the only thing i really enjoyed and the only thing that helped me relax and sleep which is what cause my seizures in the first place, i was having trouble sleeping.  does anyone have any related experience with anything i am going through i am so desperate for help i dont wanna live like this anymore!!!

Comments

Always desiring to be happy .

Submitted by warren-is@live.nl on Tue, 2015-08-11 - 06:35
Always desiring to be happy . let it come and go like the nature don't identify with it and don't hate any feeling love and respect yourself 

I'm not one big ball of over

Submitted by warren-is@live.nl on Tue, 2015-08-11 - 06:35
I'm not one big ball of over emotion energy anymore . Which isn't me anyway 

Depakota works well for me ,

Submitted by warren-is@live.nl on Tue, 2015-08-11 - 06:35
Depakota works well for me , its how u see life that intensifies feelings . If u think your like a zombie then your that . I see it as being centers and at one with the universe the depakota helps me to identify less with my emotions and helps me rest in awarness

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