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drugs questions (mushrooms)

Thu, 05/19/2005 - 22:59
Topic: Complementary Therapies
 

Its seems as though no one has started a disscussion on th positive and negative effects of marajuana(If any). As well as the bodys reaction to other drugs(mushrooms). Not to exclude anyone but if you have teperal lobe damage your info would be much apprieciated. In my own personal expereance I can say without a shodow of doubt that marajuana kept me seizure free for 3 years, however I Did have a seizure when I abrubtly quit after 3 years of daily or near daily usage. Now analyzing this info is simple enough, If you stop taking your seizure medication you will have one. Now this is where many conclusions can be drawn, and differences in individual resonses to drugs can be seen. Please feel free to post your info.                                                                                               If anyone has experiance with epilepsy and mushrooms  please post your info good or bad and it will be recieved with gratitude.       

 

 

                PS keep this disscussion as professional as possible

Comments

What is your dose? Compared

Submitted by peachhawaii on Thu, 2019-10-03 - 09:11
What is your dose? Compared to body weight and size?

For background: I am 31 and

Submitted by Alissa_5da38494f2ce9 on Sun, 2019-12-08 - 15:34
For background: I am 31 and have temporal lobe epilepsy that affects me only for 3-7 days during the midpoint of my menstrual cycle. (Maybe an obvious statement, but it's hormonally activated.) It strikes most months, but not all, and is far less likely to happen when I am consistently doing simple basic self care (sleep, nutrition, stress-reduction). I have not tried seizure medications yet. I've been closely tracking my TLE since it began 10 years ago.-------> Psilocybin experience: I used psychedelics recreationally as a teen with no issues (no seizures, but my epilepsy hadn't started yet). More recently, I have used various psychedelics medicinally/spiritually in both lower and higher dosages. I've noticed absolutely no positive or negative correlation between my trips and my seizure activity.**However** I did recently try microdosing psylocybin for three months and noticed such an increase in seizure episodes in the second and third month that I had to stop. I had two of the most prolonged and erratic seizure cycles of my life. I was taking extremely small amounts because I am quite sensitive to it.Since stopping the microdosing, I have again tried regular dosages and there has been no effect on my seizures. My unprofessional opinion: psychedelic trips are extremely good for your emotional and cognitive well-being, but perhaps microdosing lowers the seizure threshold and/or increases brain activity too much for an epileptic brain.-----> Cannabis experience: Again, used it as a teen, before seizures were a thing for me. I don't like my anxiety with THC, so I don't use marijuana anymore. But using CBD oil has helped with my seizures more recently. If it weren't so expensive, I'd use that and only that.

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