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Finding a neurologist open to CBD oil

Wed, 11/15/2017 - 12:53
I live in Missouri where CBD oil has become legal in the last couple of years if a neurologist gives you an "oil card." My seizures are caused by a brain tumor and my neuro-oncologist thinks it would be a good thing for me to try. Only problem is he cannot issue an oil card since he is not a neurologist. My neurologist won't give me one because he says, in his opinion, there isn't enough evidence to support its use. So my question is, how do people find a neurologist that is open to trying CBD oil? Thanks!

Comments

The thing for you to do is

Submitted by just_joe on Wed, 2017-11-15 - 18:06
The thing for you to do is have your doctors talk to each other. Both should know all your medications. Both should know what the other doctors want to do or try to do. That way if anything happens and they want to prescribe a medication they can prescribe one that will not counter the other medications. If your neurologist will not talk to your neuro-oncologist then you need to find a neurologist that specializes in epilepsy.

Your neruo might be right. I

Submitted by sunspyne@gmail.com on Thu, 2017-11-16 - 23:55
Your neruo might be right. I live in a state where Marijuana is legal so I've experimented a lot. CBD alone isn't always enough, I still need to take my precriptions, all of them, cbd just helps my break through seizures. CBD isnt the only anticonvulsant chemical in the plant either 

epilepsy .com afraid to have

Submitted by martin1056@yahoo.com on Wed, 2017-12-20 - 12:10
epilepsy .com afraid to have people discuss marijuana , go figure medical pot works people , try it before you condemn us 

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