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    Definitely some good advice on here...Somethings we could all learn from

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    Quote Originally Posted by Onelasttime View Post
    I think you'll find cannabis is invariably the problem, not the solution. You might as well suggest LSD.
    In a couple of years we might well be suggesting LSD or psilocybin based on recent research at Imperial. http://psychedelicscience.org.uk/mag...ssed-patients/

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    Great thread which all can read and relate to and probably relate to in some way. Be it for themselves. Family or friends.

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    imo until your son faces up to the problem he has theres not much you can do , if he wont see a specialist and take 1 tablet a day then getting him to take multiple OTC remedies is going to be just as as difficult.

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    UPDATE:

    We finally got our son in to see a psychologist a week before he left the country. The shrink convinced him to begin a mild course of Prozac. We've noticed a very favorable change in his outlook during our phone calls ever since.

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    Good news.

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    Very pleased to hear it.
    It's just a matter of time...

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    Indeed...very good news. Keep listening...I imagine that he doesn't much like being talked at.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Umbongo View Post
    Also a rather stupid route to take. The negative, energy and motivation-sapping effects of cannabis are (except to those who regularly use it and in a denial much the same as the heavy drinker) very obvious.

    I have friends who have smoked/used cannabis for years and, despite it having been a "harmless" element of their lives for many years, it's now beginning to really start turning them into oddballs - Moody, disconnected, paranoid and generally not "on the ball".

    I'm no manic anti-drugs lobbyist - given my past that would be hypocritical - and l think that there are times and places in the right persons life for certain things to be enjoyed - but cannabis for depression...

    ...there's a reason it's called "dope"...
    Recent studies have suggested a link between depression and the body's endocannabinoid system. Different strains of cannabis have different chemical profiles. https://www.leafly.com/news/science-...depression-tre

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    Just read this thread for the first time, and almost cried.
    My wife is struggling with depression and anxiety and alcoholism. She has been on anti depressants for twenty plus years and is a heavy drinker her whole adult life. She had a seizure two years ago in Tescos which made matters more difficult for her but manageable, then 3 days after getting her license back another seizure in the high st, that badly knocked her confidence, now just over a year later she is driving again but her anxiety levels have gone through the roof, she doesn’t want to leave the house unless I’m with her holding her hand. Her drinking is out of control to compensate and now she has started on the painkillers as well as her normal medications. She constantly makes excuses why she can’t get help and or they can’t help, her doctor of many years seems to just prescribe but I know that when she goes she lies about her mental state.
    A watch forum for advice? Christ on a bike, but I’m so alone with this as everyone around us just ignores all the signs, “she’s such good fun your missus”
    It’s not it’s hell, I’ve been to alcohol help organisations but they can’t help me as he won’t go, I’ve suggested she seek help, but no she won’t go as she’s waiting for occupational help to get back to her, 4-6 weeks for an appointment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neilw3030 View Post
    Christ on a bike, but I’m so alone with this as everyone around us just ignores all the signs, “she’s such good fun your missus”
    It must be very, very tough for you. Sounds like you have tried everything you can think of. She is very lucky to have you battling for her. If its been going on for so long, its not going to get fixed overnight though.

    I think you need to concentrate on your own welfare for a bit. Find someone to talk to about your emotional and mental state, not just in the context of wanting to help her. Someone you can tell how you feel - a professional/friend/family, whoever.

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    Neil, just read your post and what a terrible situation to be in. I am sure as alfat has said, if your wife isn't willing to seek support then you have to.

    A brief Google of 'partners of alcoholics uk' revels a few organisations that I'm sure might be able to point you in the right direction.

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=pa...obile&ie=UTF-8

    I seriously would suggest you follow up on something like this as it sounds like you are under an enormous amount of strain.

    Also there is alot of support available here on the forum, and I don't feel like you should feel that you have to face this problem alone

    Good luck and I hope you do get the support you need

    All the best mate
    Dave
    Good luck everybody. Have a good one.

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    I was reading through this thread then one of these interminable pop-ups appeared about getting involved with 'Girlguiding' and I thought first someone was taking the pi$$. Then another one appeared about Casumo.com gambling. I suppose either could be a way of dealing with depression
    I can see the purpose of monetising the forum but allowing them to appear in this way particularly on a sensitive issue type thread is a bit bizarre imo.

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    Consider Googling 'Cocoa and depression' … cocoa's flavonoids can reduce propensity to depression. But don't start eating too many chocolate bars which have too many other ingredients. Sprinkle a spoonful of cocoa into e.g. porridge.
    "Well they would say that ... wouldn't they!"

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    Another of Sammy’s thread resurrections.

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    depression

    Having battled with anxiety and depression for 40 years I can say that meditation - 30 mins twice a day is the most mind calming thing that's free and has no side effects.

    Also I have consumed numerous books on the subject and I find myself coming back to Lost Connections by Johann Hari is really helpful. also The fear bubble by Ant Middleton is powerful and pragmatic.

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