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Help with marijuana and epilepsy
Fri, 12/09/2011 - 11:57Comments
Re: Help with marijuana and epilepsy
Submitted by Gandalf on Fri, 2011-12-09 - 16:21
As a patient with life long epilepsy, intractable for the last thirty years, I have always wondered why people could throw away their good health, which should be so precious to them. The abuse of any additictive substance, such as marijuana, other drugs, alcohol, and tobacco is bad for everyone.
For those of us with brain problems, such things which affect its functions are particularly dangerous. In addition, they do not mix well with your meds, or any meds, either reducing their effectiveness or leading to undesirable side effects. You are dealing with a serious problem already, whatever its cause, don't make it worse by messing with marijuana.
Eddie
As a patient with life long epilepsy, intractable for the last thirty years, I have always wondered why people could throw away their good health, which should be so precious to them. The abuse of any additictive substance, such as marijuana, other drugs, alcohol, and tobacco is bad for everyone.
For those of us with brain problems, such things which affect its functions are particularly dangerous. In addition, they do not mix well with your meds, or any meds, either reducing their effectiveness or leading to undesirable side effects. You are dealing with a serious problem already, whatever its cause, don't make it worse by messing with marijuana.
Eddie
Re: Help with marijuana and epilepsy
Submitted by lordzflo on Fri, 2011-12-09 - 12:47
Im not a medical professional but anything inhaled in your lung isn't good for you. I used to smoke both cigarettes and marijuana. There are alternatives in the intake of THC which do not involve inhaling smoke.