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peti mal and marijuana

Tue, 08/07/2007 - 15:00
i was diagnosed with peti mal when i was around the age of 10. i am now 16 and am off the medication for it bc it has "gone away" so...is it alright for me to smoke pot? or will it/can it trigger seizures and such?

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Re: peti mal and marijuana

Submitted by SamanthaC on Tue, 2007-08-07 - 16:47
Hmmm thats funny I thought I responded to this. But what I said is it's not a good idea! And it is possible that it will trigger a seizure. But maybe that is not the answer you were looking for... sigh. ~*Samantha*~

Re: peti mal and marijuana

Submitted by jacky99 on Wed, 2007-08-08 - 12:29
its different in every person. i smoked VERY HEAVILY for about a year. and in the beginning it was ok but by the time i decided to quit i was getting partial seizures all the time. it depends on how sensitive your brain is to the stuff. it actually helps some people. im not saying that you should smoke it or not smoke it. the decision is yours. i'm just saying that it may or may not affect you. i thought it wouldn't but it did.

Re: peti mal and marijuana

Submitted by GodivaGirl on Wed, 2007-08-08 - 16:02
Gotta agree with Samantha that it's not a good idea. Even though I don't smoke the stuff, I'm around people who do occasionally and it makes me feel really light headed & sometimes triggers absence seizures. Everyone IS different so you never know - you may be fine, you may not. I think this is probably that "older person" since I'm 33, and have seen pot playing a factor in destroying some people I used to hang out with lives (financial impact, dependency, personality changes, and more)...but part of me has to ask - what's the appeal? Why are you so keen to want to try pot when it's not really even legal? Is it a matter of fitting in with the 'in crowd'? Gaining acceptance some how? There's always gonna be that clique type b/s. Look at why you wanna do the stuff - one person I know says they have no tolerance for alcohol, but after a rough week at work it's just a decent relaxant, but they at least pay all their bills first. Another person I know says life sucks & it takes away the depression. Take a look at life & make sure you are okay with you, and your reasons are not to hide from the world as it is, so that you don't become hooked. People say you can't get hooked on pot, but I've seen people become pretty dependent. Just some words of caution along the way.

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