Controvertially Curious

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Ok, so this is going to read as something more than a little contraversial, but I just want to know what peoples thoughts are.

Someone here mentioned the use of cannabis recently and after a lot of reading I am going to approach my Dr at my next appointment about the prospect of Sativex, the cannabis derived sublingual spray.

I appreciate that cannabis is illegal, and I am not someone who moves in circles of junkies and dealers, I hold down a steady job for an international bank, I have never had a days unemployment in my life and the last thing I want to do is be breaking the law. I live in a rented house, and if I were to grow plants for personal use I would be in breach of 100 lease terms, and breaking the law, so I am not wanting to do that, neither do I want to be using nasty resin full of ketamine and wood glue and god knows what all else.

From what I have read neuralgia is one ailments best treated by this drug and I am more than willing to try to see if it works, I am already polluting my system with dozens of synthetic chemicals that aren’t keeping my TN to a level that I am happy with, and if a natural substance will help then all the better, the drugs are doing so much, but not enough, and the benefits of some of them are outweighed by the drawbacks of the side effects. Surgery isn’t an option for me, and after not a days respite in 16 months a remission is something I have stopped hoping for, if it happens it will be a godsend but I cannot keep waiting for it.

So my plan is to see what my GP says, as far as I can see, it is currently unliscenced but it is possible to prescribe, so I will see what they say, I doubt they will write me up, but there is no harm in asking.

What are peoples experience in using sativex or cannabis for TN pain? ( I have in the past had success in using cannabis for an unrelated condition, which has not bothered me in years now, and I have not used it since that particular problem cleared up, so I am a believer in its potential, I just wanted to know what other people thought on the matter)

Anyways I am just curious to see what peoples thoughts and experiences are, I haven’t tried this for TN yet, I am going to wait out to find out about the sativex first and I will take it from there.

Anyway much love to all.x x x x x

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I know what you mean about the dizziness and nausea, I struggled with that in the early days while I was getting used to it, but the slow release really helped me in that respect, the quick release stuff really kicked the stuffing out of me, that and the fact I was never sure what I had taken and when led to the change over, thanks though I will have a look at the videos and see what they have to say for themselves.

Gracie.x

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I know what you mean, I’m scatty enought when I am straight and sober without screwing with my system and cetatonin (sp?) levels! :slight_smile:

Yeah I think that even now that the doctors are allowed to prescribe it many wont, but I figure it is something worth asking about, I was lurking on another forum, just reading about medicinal use, and there was someone who had mentioned medicial use of cannabis to their doctor, partially to cover themselves from legal issues if they were ever caught, and later when buying their house they were refused both home and life insurance due to the fact that this was listed on their medical records! That’s scary, but I guess thats how the world works. Anyway thank you for the links and take care. Love Gracie x x x

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I say go for it. I am not a drug user now, but was in the long ago past. I tryed it before I found my meds, and it worked for a few days, but then instead of no pain, all I had was being high. So I quit. I am not saying it is ok, but look what you are going through now and no relief. If you can get it legally or (I turn my head as I say this) however, since it is a natural herb, it is worth a try