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Smoking marijuana and drinking

Thu, 02/07/2008 - 01:51
I was just reading on this website all of the forums about drinking and smoking cigarettes and how bad they are for you. It didnt say anything about weed and I smoke weed maybe once a week or once every two weeks and is it bad for having seizures? Also if you drink maybe two beers to three beers once a weekend is that bad?

Comments

Re: Smoking marijuana and drinking

Submitted by catsamu on Thu, 2008-02-07 - 12:34

If you live in a state that has passed medical marijuana laws, you could probably get a prescription for it.  My understanding is that for most (if not all) of these states, epilepsy is a covered condition.   That should tell you something about marijuana and epilepsy, but everyone's different.

I've never had a problem with drinking and the mild type of epilepsy that I have. 

Deb

If you live in a state that has passed medical marijuana laws, you could probably get a prescription for it.  My understanding is that for most (if not all) of these states, epilepsy is a covered condition.   That should tell you something about marijuana and epilepsy, but everyone's different.

I've never had a problem with drinking and the mild type of epilepsy that I have. 

Deb

Re: Smoking marijuana and drinking

Submitted by sifra on Wed, 2008-02-27 - 05:02

 I'm also interested in smoking or drinking weed

I asked my neurologist about it: This is his answer;

"There are 2 kind of molecules in marijuana; one that prevents seizures and one that increases

or stimulates seizures" I understand that that also is with AED So I'm still searching for the possibillity

even though it is forbidden here

sifra

 I'm also interested in smoking or drinking weed

I asked my neurologist about it: This is his answer;

"There are 2 kind of molecules in marijuana; one that prevents seizures and one that increases

or stimulates seizures" I understand that that also is with AED So I'm still searching for the possibillity

even though it is forbidden here

sifra

Re: Smoking marijuana and drinking

Submitted by xgi on Fri, 2008-02-29 - 14:31

I told my nerou I smoke weed for my sez's and he was pretty cool with it. I have cut my sez's down about 95% since using mj.  I guess it's the better of the two evils. This year in MI we are trying to get in legal for medical MJ.  Wish me luck......x

I told my nerou I smoke weed for my sez's and he was pretty cool with it. I have cut my sez's down about 95% since using mj.  I guess it's the better of the two evils. This year in MI we are trying to get in legal for medical MJ.  Wish me luck......x

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