Re: Medical MJ

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it helps me with nausea and pain and depression (mutes my symptoms) and it makes

me less upset that i am having a relapse; definitely helps. i only do it at

night when i am through trying to function and it helps me relax at night which

seems crucial to functioning the next day.

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> Hi All,

> Has anyone tried Medical marijuana? Ive been sick for 6 years now, started

with a stomach virus infection and have remained sick ever since. I am always

dizzy/lightheaded and have body pains, among other symptoms 24/7. I am homebound

and not able to work. A friend of mine gave me some medical grade marijuana a

month ago and told me I should at least try it. I held on to it a few days

contemplating to even try it. Then, I decided to just give it a shot, heck I

have 2 big boxes of several medications Drs pushed on me over the course of

years being sick and medical visits, why not give this a try I thought? Well, I

tried it and it has helped me. I have noticed that it numbs the pains and has

helped me to get back on my feet(I also have OI). I have been able to function

better and can do more things around the house. I am 39 years old and I was

raised with the mindset that MJ is a bad drug, so I have remained quiet about it

and not told anyone. Anybody else that can share some info on this? Has it

helped others?

> -Ricky

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Does it put you right to sleep?

It seems like it would be bad with the sore throats we have, to smoke it.

Is it ok wiht our immune issues?

Has anyone tried it as a tea or in food?

Amy

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With MMJ there is no need to smoke a whole " joint " , that would be way too much

for our condition. You should start with only one puff so that you see its

effect and know what to expect. There are 2 kinds of MMJ, one is INDICA, which

gives you a " body high " , this kind contains more CBD's which are natural pain

killers and also relaxes you. The second kind is SATIVA, which gives you more of

a mental high and is more stimulating, but it does numb the pains.

I think in the small amounts we would be consuming it, there should be no

problem. You can even purchase a " Vaporizer " which only heats up and vapors the

crystals, not the leaves, so its easier on the lungs.

Yes, some people even consume it by eating it, but you must be careful not to

eat too much and realize it will take a couple hours before you feel anything.

All in All, I think it helps by numbing my symptoms. Its either I feel all my

horrible symptoms or the High I get from taking a couple puffs, which last me

1/2 day. Forget about the negative stigma the government cast over it in the

1940's. We've all been programmed to think its a bad drug, when its really a

GREAT medicine for sick people. Its already been well documented as helping

people going through Chemo and AIDS patients. Most of us with CFS feel like were

going through chemo everyday. I say try it for yourself, you probably already

exhausted the Big Pharma route anyway with no positive results....

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> Does it put you right to sleep?

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> It seems like it would be bad with the sore throats we have, to smoke it.

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> Is it ok wiht our immune issues?

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> Has anyone tried it as a tea or in food?

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> Amy

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Hi Ricky,

I havent tried medical cannabis (although i'm assuming it's a purer version of

the street stuff?).

I can offer my experience of just cannabis, i used to smoke it for years all day

long. It was brilliant. That's just me though, the aches went, the headaches,

the pain, the worry, i could function better, I felt happier etc. Of course

there is side effects and down sides to everything. Hopefully medical marijuana

has cut down on a lot of the bad properties of the illegal stuff. Its usually

high thc content in " skunk " that causes a lot of problems.

As I stopped smoking I can no longer smoke it, and after becoming very unwell I

can't use my usual preference " skunk " because it makes me too out of it and

tired. I like the sound of this medical stuff though!. So how do they purify it?

does it have a lower THC content? is it a tincture or herb?

On a serious note though perhaps all it did was " numb " it and not make it go

away and now what i'm feeling is what I did before, but I have nothing to numb

it anymore. But I honestly felt so much better when I had it. It can become

something you use all the time though, you should just be mindful of that,

because it does really help, you obviously want it when you have symptoms, which

as you said is 24/7.

I saw my Dr once and she asked if i had taken any drugs in the past, I told her

and she said well it's not so bad! lol.

Thanks for posting this

Amy

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> Hi All,

> Has anyone tried Medical marijuana? Ive been sick for 6 years now, started

with a stomach virus infection and have remained sick ever since. I am always

dizzy/lightheaded and have body pains, among other symptoms 24/7. I am homebound

and not able to work. A friend of mine gave me some medical grade marijuana a

month ago and told me I should at least try it. I held on to it a few days

contemplating to even try it. Then, I decided to just give it a shot, heck I

have 2 big boxes of several medications Drs pushed on me over the course of

years being sick and medical visits, why not give this a try I thought? Well, I

tried it and it has helped me. I have noticed that it numbs the pains and has

helped me to get back on my feet(I also have OI). I have been able to function

better and can do more things around the house. I am 39 years old and I was

raised with the mindset that MJ is a bad drug, so I have remained quiet about it

and not told anyone. Anybody else that can share some info on this? Has it

helped others?

> -Ricky

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Here in California you can get it as cookies or candy, or even just a liquid

extract, at your local cannibis club. Oddly enough there was a deal for it at my

local place on http://www.bargaincrowd.com/ at http://sjcbc.org/ $20 for $40 of

product. Since my doctor has recommended it several times, I'm going to give it

a shot and see if it helps.

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> > It seems like it would be bad with the sore throats we have, to smoke it.

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> > Has anyone tried it as a tea or in food?

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> > Amy

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Hi thanks for the info. Yeah I know pot could help with relaxation and appetite, it is just another thing I am thinking about,thanks,nyOn Jan 5, 2011, at 3:06 PM, vew459 wrote:

Here in Ca, one can purchase a med ID to give you the legal right to buy @(dispensary), carry, grow and smoke medical mj. I have read that it can advance fibrosis, not sure if it is true! I know it can help with appetite. It can help with sleep. There are indaca's (relaxing) and sativa's (stimulating), people also make tea's and eatables.Which give a body relaxing sensation and not a head buzz. I say to each his own there are pro's n con's with everything!

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There has been some disscussion on being denied transpant if you are treating with mj. Is that if you ever smoked it or if you are currently using ? If it is if you ever smoked it wouldnt that elimate just about everyone. The only person I know who never did was my mom. It does help. Not legal here though and we are starting drug testing at work due to one of the empolyees bad choices

Here in Ca, one can purchase a med ID to give you the legal right to buy @(dispensary), carry, grow and smoke medical mj. I have read that it can advance fibrosis, not sure if it is true! I know it can help with appetite. It can help with sleep. There are indaca's (relaxing) and sativa's (stimulating), people also make tea's and eatables.Which give a body relaxing sensation and not a head buzz. I say to each his own there are pro's n con's with everything!

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I think you just have to have a clean drug test and they can go back a year I think on a hair sample.  But with medical marijuana.. that would be a contradiction if they eliminated you for using that.  Just sayin.

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Beth Frey <bethfrey42301@...> wrote:

 

There has been some disscussion on being denied transpant if you are treating with mj. Is that if you ever smoked it or if you are currently using ? If it is if you ever smoked it wouldnt that elimate just about everyone. The only person I know who never did was my mom. It does help. Not legal here though and we are starting drug testing at work due to one of the empolyees bad choices

 

Here in Ca, one can purchase a med ID to give you the legal right to buy @(dispensary), carry, grow and smoke medical mj. I have read that it can advance fibrosis, not sure if it is true! I know it can help with appetite. It can help with sleep. There are indaca's (relaxing) and sativa's (stimulating), people also make tea's and eatables.Which give a body relaxing sensation and not a head buzz. I say to each his own there are pro's n con's with everything!

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I agree with Teri

Doctor prescribed medicine is doctor prescribed medine.

Now if there were a health issue involved, like difficulty of a Transplant working, that would be a different story.

Morals and opinion though, are not medicine.

I think someone would have grounds to fight this in a court, and win.

This polocy will have to be changed, sooner or later.

Hopefully, not too many people will die in the meantime.

love

don in ks

Here in Ca, one can purchase a med ID to give you the legal right to buy @(dispensary), carry, grow and smoke medical mj. I have read that it can advance fibrosis, not sure if it is true! I know it can help with appetite. It can help with sleep. There are indaca's (relaxing) and sativa's (stimulating), people also make tea's and eatables.Which give a body relaxing sensation and not a head buzz. I say to each his own there are pro's n con's with everything!

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hi Don,thanks!I agree, people should be allowed to take whatever is working for them. I say if Heroin killed all the sides, and did not damage the liver, then this should be allowed. I am open minded, but sadly some doctors and courts are not.thanks,ny On Jan 6, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Christ wrote:

I agree with Teri

Doctor prescribed medicine is doctor prescribed medine.

Now if there were a health issue involved, like difficulty of a Transplant working, that would be a different story.

Morals and opinion though, are not medicine.

I think someone would have grounds to fight this in a court, and win.

This polocy will have to be changed, sooner or later.

Hopefully, not too many people will die in the meantime.

love

don in ks

Here in Ca, one can purchase a med ID to give you the legal right to buy @(dispensary), carry, grow and smoke medical mj. I have read that it can advance fibrosis, not sure if it is true! I know it can help with appetite. It can help with sleep. There are indaca's (relaxing) and sativa's (stimulating), people also make tea's and eatables.Which give a body relaxing sensation and not a head buzz. I say to each his own there are pro's n con's with everything!