I am 5 ft 2, 106 lbs and take drugs that would probably put down a small circus animal! I never slur my words, shuffle my gait or feel high. I do get a better sense of I guess you would call euphoria maybe for the first hour. But u have to remember when u are in that much pain, FOR REAL, the pain receptors are just going to go right through those meds and there is little room for getting high. Something of which I hate. Have you ever tried talking to someone stoned. omg... I find it very annoying and I just don't want to look like that. I think that's why I am battling my son about smoking weed. I am by no means a prude. I just am afraid that I will get wasted and be a jerk. He keeps reminding me about the last 3 lines I just wrote to you guys, but I don't know if it can be tolerated like pills? Still thinking. Then there is the whole not legal in NY and getting thrown out of pain management for something that may or may not work. Well thanks for sharing. Please don't worry about addiction. Be honest with yourself every time you self medicate. You don't need another problem on your hands, but hey, do every thing you can to stop the legitimate pain you have....hugs to you and all..e
Joya-eva, I smoke a lot and managed to become a game developer/programmer despite being on oxycontin and smoking 5 joints a day. The dispensaries here carry strains lower in THC and higher in CBDs, which are what help with pain, and doesn't make you as stoned as pot bought on the street. They do sell hash which makes you stoned, it's much more potent, but it's also awesome at calming down neuropathic pain for a lot of people. My pain specialist said he has an 86 year old woman who admitted to using it. The only reason for slurring for me is dry mouth from the combo of pot and nortriptyline together...way worse than pot on it's own.
Not quite, I told him I started smoking hash and he said great, while he can't prescribe it himself they(his dept.) encourage patients to use it if it helps, assuming they've tried it on their own. He said now in WA anyone can use it, so go for it.
Cleo said:
Is that 5 joints a day part of your pain management program?
Yeah talk about the old cotton mouth! I swear sometimes I could just spit dust! I that's not even with smoking weed. Thanks for sharing Shindig about the THC and CBDs this gives me a greater understanding on coming up with a decision. I would not not smoke street stuff. I worked the ER for many years and u could not imagine the emergent cases from pot lace with some really bad stuff that these kids come in with. If I decide to do so I will have a contact to get medicinal. Thank you Shin and all of you out there for being there for me....Sunshine