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Marijuana And Seizures

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Scottsdale, AZ

Marijuana can help seizures (not in huge amounts in a safe amount) at least I’ve heard I asked my own neurologist and she said it does but not in crazy amounts I personally smoke weed and I’ve found it does help (when it isn’t super bad) if you do yourself what’s your opinion if you don’t still drop your opinion in the comments

January 10, 2022
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes it works for me..but only in small amounts....if i have too much specially at night b4 bed ..i pay for it when i wake in morning..withdrawal factor i suppose..but yes it is amazing..to the point where my wife will get it out and make me have it if im not all there..

January 10, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Nicotine causes them I have to quit which is difficult but I feel like depending on what type of seizures you have depends on how it effects you

January 15, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I’m glad someone else understands that my dad doesn’t believe it does which I understand but I wish people could see it like this too

January 10, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I smoked weed for years before having seizures so I tried switching to CBD and it actually made my seizure activity worse. My seizures come in a cycle of every few weeks I'll have a cluster if a few days of them. At the time I was having them every 3-5 weeks. Then with the CBD I started having them 2-3 weeks apart, sometimes not even 2. Now with cutting out the weed for a year and cutting down how much tobacco I smoke I have gone up to 9 weeks in-between the seizure clusters but they have also gone from 3 days of up to 15 seizures to 6 days of 11... So not sure how good it really is hahaha

January 11, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I plan on getting my medical card sometime this year

January 10, 2022

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