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Medical cannabis is a bit different here its pretty much this only and almost impossible to get a prescription https://www.mssociety.org.uk/about-m...nnabis/sativex and certainly not the ability to buy "normal" weed
Not that CN wants normal and think your other suggestion's may be an idea for him.
Last edited by rob276; 07-12-22 at 22:45. Reason: spelling
Did you know that the word 'Heroin' was fabricated by the German phramaceutical in order to use it as a trade mark?
It fell into disuse when the company ceased to produce it and the term became generic.
Jus' sayin'.......
I'm actually suggesting he avoids THC altogether. Are there no legal weed products there? Here you can buy it legally in all shapes and forms. People have suggested I take a 1/4 of a gummie, but I don't think they get how nuts it makes me. I've smoked weed twice in the last 25 years. And both times were definitely NOT good. I had a girlfriend who took at THC pill and ended up in the hospital.
Would be interested in what people's experiences are with the CBD gummies. They have been recommended to me by friends for sleep problems but I find the choice a bit overwhelming. Noticed that they are mainstream now however, even being available in Boots.
There's a site called Shift MS which is really good and consists of real-world MSers not consultants which means the support and suggestions are realistic when it comes to MS and people who live with people with MS. Mrs C uses it more than I do. I was able to access and try Low Dose Naltrexone last year via that site.
Yes, this was the route we've been exploring i.e.avoiding any THC high whatsoever because of added complications with brain damage not just nerve damage. Mrs C did all the leg work (no pun intended) in Amsterdam earlier this year where there are many different options. Things were manageable then but spinal nerve damage is worse now and has flared up. It's Secondary Progressive MS so there are no treatments available at all.
Interestingly though, in Amsterdam, they have trip sitters who are medically trained to monitor and sit with you (obviously!) so that's an option and then there's been a lot of work with psilocybin and MS too.
I'm in a Catch 22. No treatment available, but actively discouraged by consultants from 'officially' exploring alternatives. I usually ask them what they would do if they were told this and they can never answer.
If you can get some nice resin and crumble it up in a yoghurt you should be able to reduce the pain and sleep better too
I don't know if you could do the same for weed but an ex girlfriend of mine couldn't smoke so on a Saturday evening she would crumble some cannabis into a ski strawberry fruit pot , go and lie on the sofa and I wouldn't hear a peep out of her all night .
Which whatever way you look at it is a result .
Yeah, the Sativex route is for spasticity and muscle spasms which can be crippling when they kick off. However, there are lots of pitfalls to getting it because of the licensing wording. I think I'm going to need to explore every avenue and take baby steps but I'm no longer prepared to listen to mainstream medicine and need to explore more progressive avenues otherwise quality of life will be too sh*t. The UK is very conservative regarding MS and neurological diseases.
For those who can't or don't want to smoke, then dry vapes are amazing. I started getting nauseous from joints a few years ago so bought a cheapish vape to test, and it was a great investment. Turns out it was the tobacco and not the weed making me feel weird. They are so easy and convenient to use, and only emit a mild, pleasant smell as opposed to smoke.
I tried CBD oils too for my arthritis in my ankle, and they helped me sleep really well if nothing else. They are expensive though, so a vape with weed is what I use now. There's shops here that sell weed with only CBD if that's what people are after. One of my mates buys that. Personally I like to get a little bit baked on a quiet Friday staying in. High grade skunk is a thing of the past for me now though!
Definitely
They say youngsters smoking skunk at 15 or 16 these days are a high risk of developing serious mental illness like psychotic depression or paranoia or the various forms of schizophrenia
I came back from college in 1990 and my mates girlfriend was a psychiatric nurse and said they dealt with a lot of people who had bad psychological reactions to cannabis , even then
A girl at our student halls of residence was a big smoker but gave it up after she developed panic attacks and anxiety serious enough to be admitted to hospital
I used to love having a smoke on a Friday night but it's certainly not harmless . Less harmful than alcohol for sure but not harmless
Thanks again guys for all your suggestions and responses. They're all really appreciated and have given me options and a lift as my spirits were down. I do love the way this board can help people and even though we get a bit feisty at times, we're able to look out for one another. That's community in my book and why this board is so important to me and I'm sure many others.