Feeling like crap

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I just had my period so maybe thats why I feel depressed. Not sure. Felt like crap all day. I thought about buying weed to make myself feel better. I know it would. But Im scared to. I find it hard to function when Im stoned. I dont want to rely on weed to be happy. But I dont know how else to feel happy. Especially right now. It might be my antipsychotic meication making me feel like s**t. Why is it most people dont need weed to be happy? What is wrong with me? I felt fine before my medication injection but no one wants me to go off it. So Im stuck there.

I don't know much about weed, but I've felt like crap plenty of times usually when I think people hate me or don't care to be nice.

It's possible your meds are making you feel worse. Sometimes they do that. It's a gamble. But I don't think you should smoke weed considering the negative points you mentioned about it. You'll find it hard to function, and you'll only be happy when you're high. So when you come down you'll just feel worse. Don't do that to yourself.

I broke down and bought some alchohol tonight. I felt like a loser buying it after 5 months of not drinking. It hasnt gotten rid of my depression but it has for my anxiety. I might need to take antidepressants along with my antipsychotics. I dont think I need medication for psychosis but thats a different story.

I may have to quit weed. It makes it too hard to function and Im afraid of locking myself out. I also live around a lot of people so it makes it hard to relax.

Is anyone else on antidepressants? Do they work?

I've been on antidepressants but they just didn't work because there is simply too many things wrong with me. My depression, being both clinical and situational, is exacerbated by the other deficits in my life like PTSD, autism, bipolar disorder, AvPD, etc.

Sorry you are having a rough time. Many people are of the opinion that alcohol is worse for you than weed. Maybe you can try CBD oil, a product of weed which is soothing but does not make you high, and is not habit forming.

YMMV, but strattera worked for me. the blue fog was replaced with utter calm clarity for once in my life. it enabled the other things to sink in better, such as recalling that a notably melancholy man named abe lincoln, said "a man's about as happy as he makes up his mind to be." IOW, don't dwell on the bad feelings, treat them as mental weeds and starve them of the nutrition of attention. but there are still times the crappy feelings seep in despite all the roadblocks, and at those times i recall the words of joan baez who said, "the antidote to despair is action."

Very wise person that Baez!

That has worked for me in the past.

Drugs $$$$

Precious lil "people" sometimes daily try to sell drugs to me or buy them from me

But I have never done drugs before

Drugs are addictive and experensive

Do not want to deal with that group of precious lil "people"

There are five emotions and "happy" is just one of them


Happy is not superior to sad


Too much of any emotion is bad , in my opinion

That includes happy

I've been on antidepressants for two years, tried several different ones and nothing has worked so far. Looking into natural treatments like maca powder, St. John's Wort, etc.

But I have to say it depends on your body chemistry.

Also don't feel too terrible that you had a drink. Just don't become reliant on it. Alcohol can make depression much worse - I speak from personal experience from myself and watching my family members self-medicate with it. It's not a good thing.

Weed is a depressant, it will make you more depressed.

i thought it was a euphoric

Well it never depressed me. The sad thing for me is that the happyness it brings wares off.

In the meantime, maybe you can work on building other coping mechanisms up so that you don't feel like you need weed to be happy.

Also I had no idea CBD oil is a product of cannabis. I learn so many new things here.

If you are feeling just sh***y temporarily during your period then pick out some weed that has a higher CBD content, like a 1:1 ratio of CBD to THC or a higher amount of CBD to THC or some CBD oil and you won't find it hard to function. You don't have to smoke enough that you are stoned either, a simple buzz can alleviate a depressed mood temporarily. Assuming there is stock, it shouldnt be hard to find weed that fits what type of experience you are looking for at a dispensary. It is better than booze and just smoking once in a while aint gonna hurt.

Find some weed that suits what you are looking for and watch some Netflix to get your mind off things.