Legal marijuana help ptsd?

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I live in a state in which marijuana has just been legalized.

Has anyone seen help from it? Have you been able to stop taking all other meds?

Thanks!

 

[shimmerz]

No other meds for me besides marijuana. I was on benzoids for 10 years.

Marijuana has helped me beyond belief. Way more than the pharma drugs have. I take a low THC (high CBD) oil 1:1 THC:CBD. The more the THC, the more the anxieties potential for ramping out of control. I am expecting a bottle of CBD only oil in the next few days and am hoping that helps me even more.

Best of luck.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

I have a vet friend who had to take pee tests for a couple years to prove he wasn't taking pills in order to finally be approved for medical marijuana. He deals with chronic pain issues as well as ptsd and reports the relief he finds with the medical marijuana significantly pales in comparison to the prescribed pain pills he had been handed through the years.

Oops.....I meant to say he noted the relief from the pills pales in comparison to the relief he gets from the medical marijuana. Was typing faster than I was thinking. My apologies.

 

[shimmerz]

Thanks for your clarification on that @Tornadic Thoughts . I don't deal with the pain issues so much, but really appreciate knowing this.

 

[EveHarrington]

Interesting to see replies.....

I'm in a soon to be MMJ state but who knows if my doc would prescribe. I'm not sure if MJ would work in a comparable way to my one Rx med which provides a lot of symptom relief and keeps me stable without any unwanted side effects. I know that the jump to MMJ would be a big one and not something I'd be willing to do until I found a bit more stability.

 

[PondRacer]

MMJ is not a cure all medicine for depression, PTSD, et al., and is not for everyone.

That being said, they (the powers that be) SHOULD make it legal for medical reasons because a lot of people gain benefit from it, from pain management to PTSD symptom abatement to insomnia to muscle spasms, and it carries with it far fewer side effects compared to meds from Big Pharma.

I am currently living in a state that still has fascist policies against MMJ, yet I still use.. because if I didn't I would be thinking is blowing my brainses out day in day out just to stop the suffering from PTSD. I'm working on moving to Colorado, though.

PondRacer

 

[Cannottakethis]

I take it and it has assisted me in getting off the benzos as @shimmerz said, and a plus is that there's a strain that helps my migraines. But I still take mood stabilizers and anti-anxiety meds. I've only been using it since February and the results have been great so far.

 

[BloomInWinter]

I used CBD oil and microdose of low THC medical marijuana. I'm now off most other meds and it has really improved my quality of life and helped me deal with stress and anxiety. I don't use during the day, just at night for sleep. But having medicine that doesn't carry the side effects nor risk my other meds did has been wonderful. It's not a cure-all, but I no longer have to take NSAIDS all the time just to keep up with my work and parenting chores.

 

[user44376]

Been doing serious research on weed and have come to appreciate it. I was an 80s stoner so it's not as if I'm coming in clueless. But I stopped for years and years. Starting using again last year on a reg basis after researching. It helps me. I feel calmer. Relaxed. It's helping me ease off clonazepam by offsetting anxiety. I'm still on Effexor but at this point I'm too scared to deal with withdrawal. I turkey'd off 300mg a day about 15 years ago after school when I was super stressed and depressed. I'll die before I do that again.

Do your homework. Learn about strains and differences between indica and sativa. I've used CBD oil which is serious bodybuzz but I also got baked as well. Lol. Really baked. I had gelcaps which are great but I found em hit n miss. Lots to do with eating vs not eating before vs after, if a liver enzyme is not secreting enough at that time you'll feel nothing. Etc. It's a costly experimental process. I found after a gelcap I felt meh or else knocked on my ass.

Now I smoke only. A nice indica at night for sleep and decompress, and lately a sativa during the day to relax but stay alert and creative. Still a work in progress.

As usual some side effects suck. Obvious cardio issues. Short term memory toasted. Tolerance buildup. Dependency. Although I'd rather be dependant on weed than benzos or SSRIs. And anxiety is always possible. Even I still get tripped out at times. Shit is stroooooooong today. Be careful.

 

[anonymous]

I don't get any of the side effects except to say 'it makes me stupid.' I don't mind though it doesn't last that long and there are some fun things I can do while watching for my short term memory to come back. Also I have been able to maintain such a low dose for going on 2 years. I've had no tolerance problems and so no cardiovascular problems because I smoke such small amounts. I just get street weed from a guy I know very strong usually and I have not had to pay the 250 bucks for the card which lets too many people know who the stoners are. Lol. I use a one hitter once or twice it has helped me so much and is so much better than "meds" I can't even tell you.

 

[EmmaOwl]

Have you been able to stop taking all other meds?

I haven't stopped all other meds, but my pain level tends to drop when I vape.
So I certainly take fewer meds.
I'm still hoping to find something, maybe a different strain of MMJ, to consistently help me get a good night's sleep.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I used it for a very brief period when I was working off the Xanax and had major withdrawals. I had to stop because I did not like how it made me feel. I had used it a lot back when I was in high school and even then it made me paranoid. My hat is off to anyone who can use this, more power to you. But it is not for me.