I’ve been a Medical Marijuana Recommender for three months. In this video I share my early experiences using MMJ to help people with Multiple Sclerosis.
This was very informative because I've heard amazing results but to nervous to approach. Case was made it's safer than pain pills you are on,this is a plant. Good insights,thank you!!
Does anyone know about the options in Australia? I haven’t applied for a legal exemption as I don’t know how to, and I don’t want to inhale anything into my lungs. If there’s anything OTC, or available without a prescription (provided its legal lol), I’d love to hear about it 😊
I have "some" experience with cannabis. And I would definitely say smoking is not the fasted way to experience the "high". Vaping takes like 30 sec to come on. You vape and your basically high straight away. Also I would definitely not recommend eating, the experience from eating is more like tripping then the relaxed smoking/vaping high. Tripping can go wrong quick, you can spiral into some weird psychotic mind states. Using edibles should only be considered when you have explored what cannabis does. I have seen eating go seriously wrong in new users. Only recommended when you want to deepen your experience with cannabis. Otherwise the psychotic mind state will deter you from ever using it again. As for the benefits on my M.S. I don't suffer severe spasticity or pain as part of my M.S. experience. Cannabis does help me relax, and my reasoning is: A relaxed mind state will bring a more relaxed immune system. I use it like my vit. D, I don't over do it even though I consider it beneficial. A little of my background: I was born and raised in Amsterdam, I consider myself quite experienced with the whole cannabis thing. It was part of me growing up, and now it's part of my M.S. experience.
I am trying tinctures and capsules again, but I have not found relief yet except with a 1:1 5mg thc/cbd gummies. Unfortunately, I'm keto for seizures and bummed that the industry hasn't caught on to erithrytol for the purpose. I want to say this, having worked in the mmj industry, I find it unlikely that regulatory procedures have caught up with testing for pesticides and anything like scientific dosing: mass spectometry would not be cost effective to run on small batches. Maybe you are aware of something I'm not? If you really want to know what and how much is in your cbd product, I think you need to buy from the UK where Sativex (close to 1:1 nasal spray I believe) has been approved. I'm still curious what other cannabanoids are present in these mixes. Certain relatively low cbd strains like Blue Dream, Banana Kush (landrace not hybrid), and the orig Cotton Candy have provided incredible relief where Sour D and Soma did not. Also, my cognitive function is so wonky these days that I don't want to be high, but the thc combo does seem to provide relief for the discomfort. Wish we could isolate this more!
I use edibles/pills – you can get them as low as 2.5mg per pill which is enough to dull pain but not make you so high you can't work, and then at night if I need an extra kick to get to sleep I can take a bigger 5 or 10mg pill.
I vape Cannabis and it treats my symptoms in a way nothing else does, spasms, neuropathic pain, depression, etc. We’ve got to get past the stigmas for those of us that suffer from MS. Thank you for this video!
It eases anxiety for me, but the side effects on my life are too severe. I get demotivated; I find it impossible to meditate;I have trouble concentrating, and my cognitive abilities are greatly hindered. Also, strains that are sativa-dominant seem to worsen certain symptoms, such as twitching and a muscle spasm that happens, strangely enough, in or near my ears. So, I wish it worked. I have a long history with it/-Smoking, dry vaping, oil vaping, and edibles. Any kind of inhaling makes my lungs hurt. Oil vaping feels a bit like frying my lungs (hot oil? Probably is frying them a bit). Edibles seem to help, with the least side effects. I’m not sure any forms help with MS symptoms. Instead, I think they help me relax a bit so I’m not cringing and bracing and miserable. That’s worth a lot. Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. MMJ helps me with the latter, at the expense of creative, material, and spiritual activities. Nice video. 🙂
I hope you see this and answer it Door Boster. I have been watching your videos for quite some time now, it started a while back about a year and a half. I had left previous comments about symptoms I had that matched symptoms of MS. I had the MRI but not MS was found. Instead they told me I had a Chiari Malformation, and told me that, the urinary incon. The muscle spasms , the sleepless nights of nerve pain the bouts of not being able to get my words out, and much more could not be explained by my Chiari, and that I should see someone for anxiety. Early this morning, I woke up to let my dogs out and then went back to sleep. 4 am. As I was drifting out , I started to smell fire. And then it turned to a really weird smell. I was concioua and my body was shaking, but I couldn't move. I have no memory of anything until 8 am. This is four hours later. But I remember the feeling of not being able to move. I believe this was some sort of seizure. I am scheduled to have a cine MRI, on July 14. I'm not sure I have MS , but I'm not , not sure. Something is going on and it's def. Not in my head, and after this morning, I am scared. And I am sick and tired of my symptoms being wrote off, And put on meds that make me feel worse. Id like a second opinion. I'd like to be taken seriously. I called your office and left a voice mail, but I'm not sure if you can even see me without a referral ? Do you think k this is something you can help with?
My Neuro gave me a certification for a medical marijuana card. It dulls my MS pain, like water putting out fire. I've lost 12 pounds since I started using- January 2020. Marijuana is crazy expensive, but it WORKS (for me). I like the chocolates, gummies and tincture, but the flower activates quickest for me. Never smoked until now. No regrets.
15months with MMJ, for Spasticity, Chronic Pain/nerve pain on my left side, my mood, Sleep, Anxiety, and if im lucky munchies because i have difficultly eatting and balancing my mood (fighting with PTSD so to much CBD gets my mind to repeat DV so took a bit to find 1/3 cbd and 2/3 thc so i rolled my own joints) In Canada, so im Clear. now im trying to cut it all off cause Oc starts July 8 i cant wait because rather then loving the green, im finding it as a chore and away from my kids Herb -smoked joints (21 half joints a week/10g month -kept going out) til i found Bob a vape pen that made it soo easy and no crumbs. during the winter months i had ediables and cbd pills, sprays and droppers instead of being outside. Bob is using oil in their vape pen and now its 3 puffs at morning, 3 at after school and 3 puffs before going to bed. |(scheduling so then im not even driving) My go to is Vaping oil, way faster then trying to light a joint or relighting a roach up for 15mins but being a returning customer ive been getting surprise herb grams that helps as a back up (purple candy)
I have severe spasticity; my Nuero dx’d me with Stiff Person Syndrome after testing showed elevated anti-GAD. MS and SPS: what a combo. Enter new neurologist. He, in Consultation with an MS specialist and other neurology colleagues, determined that the spasticity was from MS. That’s actually good news because SPS is nasty. Baclofen does not work for me. I presently take 45 mg of Valium a day +18 mg of tizanidine, and even with all of that I can I have major episodes of spasticity in any or all muscles in my body. My lower back is especially bad. I have been quarantine at home since January, not because of the coronavirus at first anyway, but because My body did not tolerate rituximab very well. My IG Levels were well below normal, Enough so that I have a new doctor, an immunologist. But back to Spasticity. It’s ironic that you recommend going to the dispensary so that you know what you’re getting, and I just could not disagree more. I have been very vocal about cannabis being studied for medical applications, seeing as there are over 100 cannabinoids ingested in one hit off a joint. I want to know exactly what I’m getting, and what the dosage is. I have friends who deal with a dispensary, sometimes they get stuff that works, and sometimes they don’t. So I was quite surprised to learn that my doc could prescribe Synthetic THC, Marinol, and I will pay prescription co-pay for it.
About a year or so ago, I tried looking in the literature for peer-reviewed research regarding a relationship between marijuana use and cognitive decline in MS patients. Unfortunately, I found very little and what was there involved very small sample sizes. For MS patients with cognitive deficits, I hope more research is done in this area since we would have to weigh pain-relieving benefits of marijuana with increased cognitive deficits.
Hi i have been on thc pill for a long time so i started smoke with very right away help me for many year but the long time afeck is not good the pain now in my chest is not good so i stop smoking and started to eat gummy bears with my pill i eat just a little like a ear or two iam fining that this is help me make it though my day and sleep better at night some night i get the muches so i need to look at that some
Eating medical marijuana I would think. Idaho hasn’t legalized marijuana my neurologist said as soon as it becomes legal I’ll be one of her first patients to receive the card.
Hi Dr. Boster! I live in NJ and have been in the Medicinal Marijuana Program for the last 5 years (since it began). The cost for the license, the RX refills and the products are pretty expensive. I normally purchase some bud, and oil cartridges for vaping. I get great relief from both. But In this day of coved-19, I wish they had tinctures and gummies at my dispensary. Anyway I love your videos! You are helping so many people navigate through this horrible disease. THANK YOU 🙏
Hey Dr B, great video. I would be grateful if you could point me in the right direction to one of your videos on the spinal cord? I'm sure you have one but I can't find it. 🙈 Thank you so much! #WeHaveMS ☺️👍
The only downside I have noticed taking medical marijuana is if I consume too much I have severe urinary retention. If it’s the right dose I can actually urinate better than I do normally. I have also noticed it helps a lot for me (as a woman) with low libido. Just have to have lubricant at times. Low libido is something I know that lots of us suffer with. Lastly it helps me with my pain but doesn’t help me be able to fall asleep.
Thank you, Dr. Boster, for being open minded to complimentary modalities! You are helping a lot of people.Mine & most US neurologists dont want to recommend anything besides accepted "guidelines".
I make my own cannabis cold-infused olive oil to control spacicity. By making it myself, I control the dosing and pour a teaspoon over my food or in my coffee, etc. Very rigid with my diet so no store-bought edibles. Difficult to control when it hits and how long it lasts but definitely less side-effects of inflammation and cough. I also vape the flower, in between, since the medicated oil does not work quickly. I have also put it into capsules so I can just pop a couple w/o eating.
I take cbd oil which helps settle my tingles in my hands. Spasms are getting worse and asked neurologist if I could have Sativex (UK) before lockdown, still waiting for response from the powers that be. 🤞🤞
Here in AK.,Marijuana consumption is legal in all forms now. I have tried every form you mentioned with smoking and vaping being favorites. Drinking a tea is nice as well. It has definitely helped in all aspects of my MS. I prefer a hybrid that is Indica dominant b/c INDICA’s seem better for pain and spasms, but a pure strain makes me too dopey, tired, etc… On the opposite end of the spectrum, a SATIVA pure strain if GREAT for mental acuity, energy etc… but can cause paranoia, anxiety and heart palpitations for me. So the hybrid is hands down the winner unless it’s bedtime. As a retired healthcare professional, it took me a long, long time to be comfortable w/ MJ as medicine b/c of the stigma. But it is so much better for me than opioids would be! I appreciate your willingness to look into and stay on top of MJ & it’s potential for help in MS. Thanks again Dr. B.
Dr. Booster I have enjoyed your video series. Please be advised that marijuana can make some people very sick. CHS. I have suffered from this syndrome and it is no joke. Hot showers, uncontrolled vomiting, laying flat on the floor in terrible pain crying and praying for death. Other than that I'm an advocate. Just be wise in your use . Practice moderation.
Your Awesome! I wish you were my physician!!!
This was very informative because I've heard amazing results but to nervous to approach. Case was made it's safer than pain pills you are on,this is a plant. Good insights,thank you!!
Does anyone know about the options in Australia? I haven’t applied for a legal exemption as I don’t know how to, and I don’t want to inhale anything into my lungs. If there’s anything OTC, or available without a prescription (provided its legal lol), I’d love to hear about it 😊
Federal employees can’t even use CBD oil.
I have "some" experience with cannabis. And I would definitely say smoking is not the fasted way to experience the "high". Vaping takes like 30 sec to come on. You vape and your basically high straight away. Also I would definitely not recommend eating, the experience from eating is more like tripping then the relaxed smoking/vaping high. Tripping can go wrong quick, you can spiral into some weird psychotic mind states. Using edibles should only be considered when you have explored what cannabis does. I have seen eating go seriously wrong in new users. Only recommended when you want to deepen your experience with cannabis. Otherwise the psychotic mind state will deter you from ever using it again. As for the benefits on my M.S. I don't suffer severe spasticity or pain as part of my M.S. experience. Cannabis does help me relax, and my reasoning is: A relaxed mind state will bring a more relaxed immune system. I use it like my vit. D, I don't over do it even though I consider it beneficial. A little of my background: I was born and raised in Amsterdam, I consider myself quite experienced with the whole cannabis thing. It was part of me growing up, and now it's part of my M.S. experience.
I tried it for the first time last week was pleasantly surprised
I ate an edible for the first time since diagnosis (first time using THC too) and I did not need my baclofen for the first time.
Thank you for your information and helping me to understand more about MS help, as I have a friend who has MS and i'm still learning.
I am trying tinctures and capsules again, but I have not found relief yet except with a 1:1 5mg thc/cbd gummies. Unfortunately, I'm keto for seizures and bummed that the industry hasn't caught on to erithrytol for the purpose. I want to say this, having worked in the mmj industry, I find it unlikely that regulatory procedures have caught up with testing for pesticides and anything like scientific dosing: mass spectometry would not be cost effective to run on small batches. Maybe you are aware of something I'm not? If you really want to know what and how much is in your cbd product, I think you need to buy from the UK where Sativex (close to 1:1 nasal spray I believe) has been approved. I'm still curious what other cannabanoids are present in these mixes. Certain relatively low cbd strains like Blue Dream, Banana Kush (landrace not hybrid), and the orig Cotton Candy have provided incredible relief where Sour D and Soma did not. Also, my cognitive function is so wonky these days that I don't want to be high, but the thc combo does seem to provide relief for the discomfort. Wish we could isolate this more!
There is very little regulation of the mmj trade here – say what you will, but dispensaries aren't shelling out the money for
I use edibles/pills – you can get them as low as 2.5mg per pill which is enough to dull pain but not make you so high you can't work, and then at night if I need an extra kick to get to sleep I can take a bigger 5 or 10mg pill.
Unrelated question. – is ms known to cause tic disorders such as tourettes?
Dr.Boster, could you review this article and give us your thoughts in a video?
https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/study-genetic-causes-multiple-sclerosis/?utm_content=buffer0e720&utm_medium=organic+social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
I vape Cannabis and it treats my symptoms in a way nothing else does, spasms, neuropathic pain, depression, etc. We’ve got to get past the stigmas for those of us that suffer from MS. Thank you for this video!
Eating for me takes like half an hour to get the effects. Smoking is almost instant.
It eases anxiety for me, but the side effects on my life are too severe. I get demotivated; I find it impossible to meditate;I have trouble concentrating, and my cognitive abilities are greatly hindered. Also, strains that are sativa-dominant seem to worsen certain symptoms, such as twitching and a muscle spasm that happens, strangely enough, in or near my ears. So, I wish it worked. I have a long history with it/-Smoking, dry vaping, oil vaping, and edibles. Any kind of inhaling makes my lungs hurt. Oil vaping feels a bit like frying my lungs (hot oil? Probably is frying them a bit). Edibles seem to help, with the least side effects. I’m not sure any forms help with MS symptoms. Instead, I think they help me relax a bit so I’m not cringing and bracing and miserable. That’s worth a lot. Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. MMJ helps me with the latter, at the expense of creative, material, and spiritual activities. Nice video. 🙂
I hope you see this and answer it Door Boster. I have been watching your videos for quite some time now, it started a while back about a year and a half. I had left previous comments about symptoms I had that matched symptoms of MS. I had the MRI but not MS was found. Instead they told me I had a Chiari Malformation, and told me that, the urinary incon. The muscle spasms , the sleepless nights of nerve pain the bouts of not being able to get my words out, and much more could not be explained by my Chiari, and that I should see someone for anxiety. Early this morning, I woke up to let my dogs out and then went back to sleep. 4 am. As I was drifting out , I started to smell fire. And then it turned to a really weird smell. I was concioua and my body was shaking, but I couldn't move. I have no memory of anything until 8 am. This is four hours later. But I remember the feeling of not being able to move. I believe this was some sort of seizure. I am scheduled to have a cine MRI, on July 14. I'm not sure I have MS , but I'm not , not sure. Something is going on and it's def. Not in my head, and after this morning, I am scared. And I am sick and tired of my symptoms being wrote off, And put on meds that make me feel worse. Id like a second opinion. I'd like to be taken seriously. I called your office and left a voice mail, but I'm not sure if you can even see me without a referral ? Do you think k this is something you can help with?
My Neuro gave me a certification for a medical marijuana card. It dulls my MS pain, like water putting out fire. I've lost 12 pounds since I started using- January 2020. Marijuana is crazy expensive, but it WORKS (for me). I like the chocolates, gummies and tincture, but the flower activates quickest for me. Never smoked until now. No regrets.
15months with MMJ, for Spasticity, Chronic Pain/nerve pain on my left side, my mood, Sleep, Anxiety, and if im lucky munchies because i have difficultly eatting and balancing my mood (fighting with PTSD so to much CBD gets my mind to repeat DV so took a bit to find 1/3 cbd and 2/3 thc so i rolled my own joints) In Canada, so im Clear. now im trying to cut it all off cause Oc starts July 8 i cant wait because rather then loving the green, im finding it as a chore and away from my kids
Herb -smoked joints (21 half joints a week/10g month -kept going out) til i found Bob a vape pen that made it soo easy and no crumbs. during the winter months i had ediables and cbd pills, sprays and droppers instead of being outside.
Bob is using oil in their vape pen and now its 3 puffs at morning, 3 at after school and 3 puffs before going to bed. |(scheduling so then im not even driving)
My go to is Vaping oil, way faster then trying to light a joint or relighting a roach up for 15mins but being a returning customer ive been getting surprise herb grams that helps as a back up (purple candy)
I have severe spasticity; my Nuero dx’d me with Stiff Person Syndrome after testing showed elevated anti-GAD. MS and SPS: what a combo. Enter new neurologist. He, in Consultation with an MS specialist and other neurology colleagues, determined that the spasticity was from MS. That’s actually good news because SPS is nasty. Baclofen does not work for me. I presently take 45 mg of Valium a day +18 mg of tizanidine, and even with all of that I can I have major episodes of spasticity in any or all muscles in my body. My lower back is especially bad. I have been quarantine at home since January, not because of the coronavirus at first anyway, but because My body did not tolerate rituximab very well. My IG Levels were well below normal, Enough so that I have a new doctor, an immunologist. But back to Spasticity. It’s ironic that you recommend going to the dispensary so that you know what you’re getting, and I just could not disagree more. I have been very vocal about cannabis being studied for medical applications, seeing as there are over 100 cannabinoids ingested in one hit off a joint. I want to know exactly what I’m getting, and what the dosage is. I have friends who deal with a dispensary, sometimes they get stuff that works, and sometimes they don’t. So I was quite surprised to learn that my doc could prescribe Synthetic THC, Marinol, and I will pay prescription co-pay for it.
About a year or so ago, I tried looking in the literature for peer-reviewed research regarding a relationship between marijuana use and cognitive decline in MS patients. Unfortunately, I found very little and what was there involved very small sample sizes. For MS patients with cognitive deficits, I hope more research is done in this area since we would have to weigh pain-relieving benefits of marijuana with increased cognitive deficits.
Hi i have been on thc pill for a long time so i started smoke with very right away help me for many year but the long time afeck is not good the pain now in my chest is not good so i stop smoking and started to eat gummy bears with my pill i eat just a little like a ear or two iam fining that this is help me make it though my day and sleep better at night some night i get the muches so i need to look at that some
Eating medical marijuana I would think. Idaho hasn’t legalized marijuana my neurologist said as soon as it becomes legal I’ll be one of her first patients to receive the card.
Hi Dr. Boster! I live in NJ and have been in the Medicinal Marijuana Program for the last 5 years (since it began). The cost for the license, the RX refills and the products are pretty expensive. I normally purchase some bud, and oil cartridges for vaping. I get great relief from both. But In this day of coved-19, I wish they had tinctures and gummies at my dispensary. Anyway I love your videos! You are helping so many people navigate through this horrible disease. THANK YOU 🙏
I would like to stop smoking cannabis and just eat it but smoking out of a bong is the only thing that does it for me fast enough.
Hey Dr B, great video. I would be grateful if you could point me in the right direction to one of your videos on the spinal cord? I'm sure you have one but I can't find it. 🙈 Thank you so much! #WeHaveMS ☺️👍
The only downside I have noticed taking medical marijuana is if I consume too much I have severe urinary retention. If it’s the right dose I can actually urinate better than I do normally. I have also noticed it helps a lot for me (as a woman) with low libido. Just have to have lubricant at times. Low libido is something I know that lots of us suffer with. Lastly it helps me with my pain but doesn’t help me be able to fall asleep.
Thank you, Dr. Boster, for being open minded to complimentary modalities! You are helping a lot of people.Mine & most US neurologists dont want to recommend anything besides accepted "guidelines".
3 mg THC at night works for me with disthesesias and sleep, edible gummies.
If I move to Columbus like my son wants me to is there any possibility I could be a patient in your clinic and actually get the attention I need?
Thanks for your help in navigating through ms ! I like vaping at night to help with pain in my legs and sleeping thru the night ❤️
I make my own cannabis cold-infused olive oil to control spacicity. By making it myself, I control the dosing and pour a teaspoon over my food or in my coffee, etc. Very rigid with my diet so no store-bought edibles. Difficult to control when it hits and how long it lasts but definitely less side-effects of inflammation and cough. I also vape the flower, in between, since the medicated oil does not work quickly. I have also put it into capsules so I can just pop a couple w/o eating.
I take cbd oil which helps settle my tingles in my hands. Spasms are getting worse and asked neurologist if I could have Sativex (UK) before lockdown, still waiting for response from the powers that be. 🤞🤞
Here in AK.,Marijuana consumption is legal in all forms now. I have tried every form you mentioned with smoking and vaping being favorites. Drinking a tea is nice as well. It has definitely helped in all aspects of my MS. I prefer a hybrid that is Indica dominant b/c INDICA’s seem better for pain and spasms, but a pure strain makes me too dopey, tired, etc… On the opposite end of the spectrum, a SATIVA pure strain if GREAT for mental acuity, energy etc… but can cause paranoia, anxiety and heart palpitations for me. So the hybrid is hands down the winner unless it’s bedtime. As a retired healthcare professional, it took me a long, long time to be comfortable w/ MJ as medicine b/c of the stigma. But it is so much better for me than opioids would be! I appreciate your willingness to look into and stay on top of MJ & it’s potential for help in MS. Thanks again Dr. B.
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Dr. Booster I have enjoyed your video series. Please be advised that marijuana can make some people very sick. CHS. I have suffered from this syndrome and it is no joke. Hot showers, uncontrolled vomiting, laying flat on the floor in terrible pain crying and praying for death. Other than that I'm an advocate. Just be wise in your use . Practice moderation.