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Epilepsy and marijuana

Sat, 02/05/2005 - 12:32
Hi all, I was wondering whether or not the effects of pot on the brain can intefere with the effects of the epilepsy medicine Tegretol 400mg per day. I know grapefruit and alcohol have adverse effects on the drug's treatments and can lead to uncontrollabe seizure possibilities in some cases. However, in the case of weed I do not not if it does have any interference or not. So if anyone could help me here I would appreciate it. Thanks.Chris

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Re: Re: Re: Epilepsy and marijuana

Submitted by heathersmithers on Fri, 2007-01-05 - 22:54
I'll jump on the bandwagon on this one,,, i take 1200 mg of tegatol,, 300mg of topamax and have ativan for when i have 2 or more seziures in a row,,, i also have ms.. they also have me on numerous other pills,,, including some for muscle pain and some for nerve pain,,, given the choice of taking the ativan to relax me so i dont continue to seize or light up,, i chose to light up any day... sorry if that offends all of you who dont believe in that out there,,but there it is.. rather than sallow more pills i would rather inhale,,, I have raised three boys who do not smoke either cigarettes or weed, and i would hope that they never do,, they have no idea that i do but if ever caught at it i would hope that they understand as i did when i at the ripe age of 36 rolled for my mother when she was dying of breast cancer... There is not black and white answere as to whether or not this is right or wrong anymore.. i think it has now become a personal choice when it comes to pain managnement or seziure managnment..... Heather

Re: Re: Re: Re: Epilepsy and marijuana

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2007-01-14 - 19:04
Would recommend that people think carefully about downside of marijuana. It is not harmless and can cause problems for some people with seizures. Additionally, memory problems from side effects of marijuana can then lead to problems taking seizure meds regularly!

Be smart and read up on it and talk to doctors about this and any drug -prescription or recreational - before using it.

www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/provoke_drugs.html

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Be smart and read up on it and talk to doctors about this and any drug -prescription or recreational - before using it.

www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/provoke_drugs.html

Epi_help

Re: Epilepsy and marijuana

Submitted by wem511 on Thu, 2008-03-06 - 14:31
yes it is practicly harmless:)

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