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My fiance started abusing herbal incencse and i really am disturbed by this. While on it, when he has the...

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health problems with Kratom

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Side Affects to Ceasing Coffee

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Weed- Loss of attention Span.

I am 15 years old now, and when I was 13 I smoked MJ for about 6-7 months. During those months I would smoke...

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I am 15 years old now, and when I was 13 I smoked MJ for about 6-7 months. During those months I would smoke MJ sporadically, on average 5 different times a month. I would be smoking MJ to be 'cool' with my friends, not really caring for the drug itself. They would smoke it when it was green, and then I would get basically "ash". It wasn't literally all ash, but there was a very little amount left, and in the bowl of the pipe there would be some left over ash.
It has been almost 2 years since I smoked MJ, I have to desire to smoke it again, but I am very concerned it may have caused some detrimental health affects:
1) The first one being is when I am in a pool and my chest is submerged in water, I find it hard it breath, as if there was a weight pushing in on my chest when I am trying to inhale. I do not remember it being so difficult, but I am still able to breath just not comfortably (a lot of effort).
2) The second concern I have is that I always feel kind of depressed. I know that I am not depressed, but I never feel as happy normally prior to smoking MJ. I think I already know that this is due to me destroying the some of the receptors in my brain that receives serotonin from an overload of THC. But I'm still worried and wondering if there is anything I could do to help it or will I have to deal with it my entire life.
3) The third and I believe that I am most worried about, is blatantly being sluggish and less-intelligent. Prior smoking MJ I was a good A+ student. Now though as I am a sophomore in High-school I feel as if I take a very long time to do certain things. For example I am mostly if not always last to finish tests. I am finding it harder to comprehend certain subjects like Math. I finished Algebra II with a B, and I feel like I do not remember anything from that class. I am currently taking an AP World course, which I do enjoy, but every night we have to read about 20-25 pages, along with this I go out of the way to take extensive notes on each chapter (3-8 pages typed) to ensure that I will have a quick resource to study for the AP Exam. As this all seems good there is a huge problem with it, my friend types his notes in 1-2 hours, while I sit down seem to take way to much time reading. After reading one paragraph I loose my attention very quickly. I can't concentrate, and when I loose focus I go Surf the internet )for 30min (because I'm taking notes on my computer, then start to read/take notes again for maybe one or two paragraphs then loose focus. This eventually takes me from 3PM to 12AM, because when I get tired and its late, I for some reason am able to crank through it all very fast. Thats only about 1/3 my homework usually so I am usually up till 1-2 AM on a school night getting 4-6 hours of sleep. I am concerned because I really do sit there and try to do my homework, but then then next thing I know it 10PM and I have read 9 pages. I still pull off three A's and a B at the end of the Quarter, but I am very concerned that this sleep loss could be detrimental to my overall health. I might also add that I play on the Computer for 8-14 hours a day on the Weekends. So I consider myself addicted to the computer. I exercise about 2-5 times a week (usually 2 though), but I am an Ectomorph so I don't really gain weight.
So my question is, did the MJ cause me to lower my attention span and my overall intellect? And if so, is there anything I can do to help heal the damage I caused to my brain (the memory loss, lowered attention span, depressive mood, difficulty to comprehend higher learnings)? Please, I don't want my future to be undermined by the mistakes I made when I was 13, any insight is gladly thanked for.
I have to apologize for how extensive this post is, and I have to thank those who took the time to read it, and try to help me out.
Cheers,
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Herbal Products to help with Alcoholism

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Sudden alcohol intolerance / allergic reaction

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Help for getting off Suboxone

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Am I there Yet?!

For 5 years now I have been addicted to opiates.I started taking them due to severe back issues.I was perscribed...

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For 5 years now I have been addicted to opiates.I started taking them due to severe back issues.I was perscribed Hydrocodone.At first I took it as perscribed.But one day my back was hurting really bad so I decided to take two of them.I started feeling the affects of the pills.And basically,I was right away hooked.I liked the way it made me feel.I have always had to fight addiction.Addiction runs in my family very strong.I previously had an addiction to cocaine.I beat that so I figured I could handle simple pills,and when I was ready to stop I would just stop.HA!Being addicted to opiates is very different.Over the years,I started taking more and more pills.One day I went to my doctor because I had run out of pills and was withdrawing severely.I couldnt tell him that,so I told him I was hurting really bad and needed something stronger.Well he fell for it.He put me on Fentanyl patches.Well I started chewing them and I really liked the way they made me feel.At first it was just 25mcg patches,but everytime I would run out of pills and patches,I would just go back to the doctor and tell him I needed stronger.Well, over time I was constantly running out of my medicine so I ended up getting a second doctor to perscribe them to me as well.I had to use a false name,but surprisingly it worked.I was getting 120 10/325 hydrocondone and 10 75mcg from 2 different doctors.And all of that wouldnt even last me two weeks.I could take up to 45 tabs of hydro and eat 3-4 patches in a single day.Up until yesterday.I have been wanting to quit for a long time.I have been through withdrawls so many times,I knew I couldnt go cold turkey.So I have been looking for a doctor that would see me for my addiction.I looked on the internet and found a doctor through turntohelp.com.I called and was just completely honest with them about my situation and he agreed to see me.He perscribed me suboxone 8-2 films.I was really scared it wouldnt work.But I dont want to live like this anymore so I had to give it a try.I started taking the suboxone yesterday,and thank God they work.I dont feel any withdrawl symptoms and it helps with the cravings.I want nothing more than to be clean.I want my life back.I have lost so much because of this addiction.So please wish me luck and pray for me.I am on day 2.And God willing I will make it all the way to CLEAN! I welcome any questions or comments. I will be checking back in every few days to give updates.Wish me luck!View Thread

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WITHDRAWING FROM OPIATES (HYDROCODONE)

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dry drunk behavior???

I started dating someone a few months ago. He is an alcoholic that has been sober for the past 4 years. We...

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I started dating someone a few months ago. He is an alcoholic that has been sober for the past 4 years. We started dating everything was wonderful, never fought, enjoyed each others company, worked on his house together, he told me he loved me, wanted a future together, family etc. because of our distance I would stay at his house from fri to mon. everything was greatâ€¦we would text/talk during the week when apart. After another great weekend, out of the blue I don't get my usual good morning text, he doesn't return mine, doesn't answer the phone. This goes on for 2 days then I get a text basically saying..it's not working, get your stuff get out (I had some things at his house). He wouldn't talk about it (was almost angry) wouldn't answer calls, it was over. So it ended, I was crushed I never had closure because I didn't understand, I didn't expect to hear from him that was it. During discussions with his mother it was learned that ever since he stopped drinking 'this is what he does' she can't explain it he shuts down, shuts people out, even her and the rest of his family. Says it hits him out of the blue, almost like a rage, that he says he needs to be by himself. Jump ahead a few months, communications start up again with him, he apologizes, says things were great he got scared etc wants me back. I'm hesitant tell him my fears of it happening again, he assures me it won't. I go back to him, again everything is wonderful couldn't be more perfect. Again after a great weekend, no texts, no return calls..Here we go again. Later in the week I get a text saying I need to get things straight, I'm seeing my counselor again (doesn't specify what kind of counselor) , I need time, I'm having a really hard time right now, etc. His mother is beside herself because no one knows what to do to help him. I've looked up depression, bi polar, and a friend suggested 'dry drunk". I've never heard of this before but am searching for some explanation for this behavior. His mother said ever since he stopped drinking this has shown up and maybe the alcohol was masking this behavior. We can't understand if there's a 'trigger' for this to happen, it seems to happen out of the blue when things couldn't be better. He cries all the time, won't let anyone help him, pushes everyone away, but knows he has a problem and can't explain why this happens to him when everything's going good. Does anybody have any advice or can tell me if this is 'dry drunk' behavior? ThanksView Thread

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Weed + wellbutrin

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ok im a 26 year old male and ive only just recently gone cold turkey off of smoking weed over the last few...

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ok im a 26 year old male and ive only just recently gone cold turkey off of smoking weed over the last few weeks i have had two bongs while off of it but thats it and did smoke some cigarettes too while i stop but now am cleaned up. for about 4-5 years straight i had been smoking weed mixed with tobacco constantly and i mean constantly it left me broke every payday because i would get credits of bags every day i couldnt live without having a rage other wise i would freak out stress and just go crazy, i have been to detox 3 times twice last year and again early this year but i always managed to go back on to the weed. but when i was clean and got off the weed in detox i felt a hell lot more better and refreshed i would wake up early and be fresh and ready for the day with so much energy but now lately i have been more tired and waking up a lot more later or i would wake up early but be so tired i would fall back to sleep and just wake up really tired. my motivation was back when i was in detox but now when ive gone turkey and cleaned up i still have no motivation. i find im more reguarly on the computer on facebook too which is also another bad addiction im starting to find. ive been trying to look for work and active apply everywhere to only be turned down i been hoping if i get a job i can be better save up and do more things in life and be more active since i only get paid 208 dollars a week by centrelink (im in australia) and still have many debts of loans and fines i have to pay off not to mention my car is off the road needing new parts which is making it harder for me to not only go to interviews but to go to jobs to places since the bus schedules are changed and you either rock up too early or too late. i dont understand why im more tired and have been trying to find out ive been to my local doctor only for him to tell me its normal but i know it cant be normal because i know my body and how my body has been working for over 26 years so im pretty sure this cant be normal especially if i got off the weed before again and again and been more fresh yet now im more tired??? i do miss it but since i have been off it i dont really need it anymore and my friends can smoke it in front of me and now and i might feel like having it but i dont really want to smoke it now knowing what it does well after your clean it does change but also stays the same but either way i dont want it no more cause i dont like it anymore. i did have a hard time eating but it is sort of back to normal again i used this thing called rescue remedy lollies that helped me eat or calm down if i get stressed and it did help a lot big time but the fact that i wake up more tired and less refreshed could it be the computer screen from the laptop from sitting down a lot more, ive looked up about this information and havent found anything suitable. im a healthy male my body is still in athletic shape since i used to play a lot of sport ages ago and want to get into it again but it is so hard. it also not just mornings to everything i do like going to the city to do things for the day only to come home really tired and passing out for a few hours in the afternoon effect me to so i feel like im sleeping more when im off the weed than when i have been on the weed. my body and brain is like adhd or add meaning im more hyper active than usual people so i still have those same qualities but just really more tired and less motivational. i would like to do the things i want to do but the funds are very little no matter how much i try to improve. i would just like some advise or help in knowing if i have something or if it really is coming off but if it is why is it doing this now then when i have gotten off it a while ago and been more refreshed than before?? from what i remember we were given valium coming off it and for 3 days i slept and then i was fresh and back to normal is this something i should consider just taking valium for 3 days and sleeping to get me back???View Thread

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