not marijuana but along the lines of "alternative" treatment
a therapist of mine, some years ago, was not a supporter of Benzodiazepines for anxiety
and oh dear me, my anxiety was a raging high at that time (still does but we are talking about that time)
so she told me to try a supplement
and I did
and have to say, I loved it
it made me so mellow, so "in the flow"... that I giggled and chortled quite a bit
nothing bothered me, nothing got to me... still could not sleep due to racing churning thoughts BUT... nothing "got to me".
I have no rememberance of why I stopped taking it... honestly, I don't
but it's hard to find these days
I did mention it to one of my many psychiatrists... he, naturally, gave no stock to it
but then again, he didn't prescribe me any benzos neither
I was to do "other non-medicated" things to alleive my anxiety
sometimes they work... sometimes they don't (non-medicated things)
and I still cannot get a MD to prescribe a benzo... not even today
likely due to one of my OD attempts by using Ativan
and stupid me - reporting such
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I have suffered from dysthyenia for years, with manic *attacks* that would occur randomly. I have had at least 5 major depressive episodes and was told I would be on antidepressants for the rest of my life (a depressing thought!!;)- I was only ever treated for depression as the manic episodes were always discounted by my docs- but the (max dose) Zoloft just deadened my life experiences, took away the depression yes- but I would feel nothing instead of bad/sad.. Once I changed my diet- took all corn, soy, gluten and dairy out- my depression eased up to a personally manageable level and the manic episodes are now shorter and almost fun.. ;D- I get a lot done those days!! My only treatment now is cannabis- usually inhaled but edible heals the gut which helps a lot with mood disorders IMO and is milder and longer lasting effect. When I have serious anxiety (I have self-diagnosed Asperger's) there was a hash based gum I found for a while that was extremely helpful- but that company went out of business- damn feds. Using tested cannabis like I get at my collective so you know what levels of various elements is very helpful- CBDs and CBNs are non-intoxicating and you need testing to find medicine with appropriate levels.
I have brain damage-long term memory loss- from a combo of pills I took for depression/pain (fibromyalgia) and I will never trust Big Pharma again.