Adult ADD and Marijuana
[QUOTE=gettingagrip]Although I did smoke pot in High School I did not like the affect it has on me. I am definetely hypoactive and it made me almost completely unable to function with the added bonus of paranoia. Because of this I did not smoke it for more than a year or 2 and infrequently. My preferred drugs were cigarettes and alcohol. [/QUOTE]
Exact same affect I had - paranoia.
[QUOTE=gettingagrip]I am definetely hypoactive and it made me almost completely unable to function with the added bonus of paranoia. Because of this I did not smoke it for more than a year or 2 and infrequently. My preferred drugs were cigarettes and alcohol. [/QUOTE]
Can I join the club on that one too?
I couldn't have written a more accurate description!
I don't smoke it now, it's taken too much effort to give up so I won't even have half a joint.
But it seems that hyperactive adders have some positive results when used infrequently
i was definitely hyper wayyy before i ever tested out marijauna...nowadays my 'hyperactivity' only shows itself in the way i walk..i cannot stand to walk along with other ppl. my husband used to be offended that as soon as i would dart out of the car i would feel totally compelled to go ahead and make my way ..couldn't stand how he would 'dawdle' as i could see it..it was like watching slow motion when i turned and glanced at him as he leisurely drew his cig from t h e p a c k a n d s t a r t e d t o w a l k..drove me nuts! i'm always chomping at the bit. when i speak i'm fast. when i explain i'm fast. when i type i'm fast. when i walk i'm fast. when i drive i'm fast. when i get somewhere i want to leave. its ridiculous. anyway marijauna made me speak even faster. but it made me totally antisocial and absolutely paranoid. it got worse after a few years. all my friends in austin including my husband were total 'wake and bakers' they all smoked massive amounts and went to work and school and did fine. i would have half a hit and be permanently glued to my house b/c i didn't want to venture out. if we were in the car smoking i wouldn't get out. even if we were supposed to go somewhere...once we arrived they could never convince me to get out of the car. so i realized it was totally a waste of time for me. i was like a paranoid freak. i never smoked a lot as a result and nowadays my best friend gave me some choice samples , they sit in my drawer unused. my husband said he hated smoking with me b/c although he got chill on it..my reaction was to get EVEN more animated and i start boring a hole into my head with such intensity i could freaking write a book about one topic....like 'yellow' when i was high..LOL
so i think it does ultra focus me..i once made the mistake of getting high when i was staying at my inlaws' house..i entered the house in the evening..dodged them..went to our room got into the closet b/c i wanted to call my friend to get over my paranoia..and didn't want anyone in the house to see me high and talk high and my husband found me eventually ..he was totally incredulous.
so no weed for me..
sumi
actually from my observations pot smoking makes me hyperfocus all the time, and it also makes it much easier for me to shift my focus to other things. although i smoked when i was younger, i smoked to alleviate the symptoms of my undiagnosed/unknown adhd, and i don't think it made any of the symtoms worse. i knew a few people in college who always smoked when studying/test taking and they would get straight a's. thinking back, it's possible they showed the adhd symptoms as well. as gettingagrip mentioned, it does seem to cause some paranoia, but i attribute this to the increase in awareness it usually brings. the grade of the pot can make a huge difference as well - small quantities of weaker grades seems to be the most controllable. stronger grades make me light headed and i get tired fast. i guess it also depends on the individual and on the mood of the individual (happy/sad/etc). it appears to me that the negative emotions cause the most problems. if we were happy all the time i bet we would be able to control ourselves much better. does doing better make you happy, or does being happy make you do better. paradoxes - i knew watching star trek would cause me harm someday! :) hope this helps.p.s - alcohol causes me the most trouble of all. whenever i drink more than a couple beers i usually do or say something i regret. i then dwell on it, and it causes me negative emotions for weeks. because of this i drink at the most 5 beers a week, and i think this lifestyle change has reduced my depression quite a bit! - cya
I never smoked pot. I couldn't keep friends around long enough to be a bad influence on me. 
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