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Have You Tried Medical Marihuana?
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I have had seizures since I was 16 years old, and now I am 54. I believe that medications have affected me in many ways besides memory problems, I have a lot of anxiety and paranoia. I have even thought on quitting my job because of how bad anxiety has gotten. I have taken lemotragine for decades now. I am tired of doctors saying to me that lemotragine is a mood stabilizer. Do not know what to do to control my anxiety. I have been thinking in medical marihuana but they tell me that will affect… read more

posted October 28, 2023
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Thank you

posted October 29, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

No, I've heard of it and may work for others, which is good and their call, I am ok with my meds, my answer

posted October 28, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

And I was not talking about a cure. If you go to the Resources section of the site you. Here is the link to marijuana on the site: https://www.myepilepsyteam.com/resources/medica...

posted October 29, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I am not looking for a cure. I am looking for an alternative to the medication that I take. A different one or the ones that the Neurologist suggested are kind of the same kind. I guess Marihuana gives me hope in the sense that the side effects are going to be less than the ones that I have had so far.

posted October 29, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

And it is also important to realize that nothing works the same for every epileptic, thus medical marijuna can work where nothing else will for some epileptics. However, in other cases, it can not only help the epileptic to reach a seizure free state, but it can ruin marriages and relationships with your children or parents. I know this because I have friends who were/are on this site that shared this with me when they went into using it as a wonder cure. The key thing to remember is that there is NO CURE for epilepsy. Any of the success stories to date are in reaching a long-term seizure-free state by whichever means that works.

posted October 29, 2023

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