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Meet Nikki Lawley, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor and cannabis advocate who was once a pediatric nurse, a blackjack dealer and HVAC salesperson…but Nikki’s injuries unfortunately put a dampener on that lifestyle for quite some time, and it wasn’t until she found cannabis that she found some reprieve. Check out the video and hear her story for yourself …
Medical Marijuana for Traumatic Brain Injury
A lack of truly effective pharmaceutical treatments for TBI means that many patients are curious about the potential of CBD and THC, the chemical compounds found in medical cannabis. While promising research has focused on treatments soon after initial injury, a growing number of patients are also considering medical marijuana as a way to manage ongoing issues.
How marijuana can help those with traumatic brain injury
It should be no surprise that more doctors are asking if the noble weed may hold some answer for those with traumatic brain injury that currently need better therapeutic solutions. One study shines a brighter light on this possibility.
Cannabis and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A Personal Journey
My personal journey learning about the connection between healing traumatic brain injury and cannabis started on March 27, 2017. It was a normal Monday, or at least I thought it was, until approximately 4:38 p.m., when my destiny was forever changed.
Tourette Syndrome
A review of the scientific literature reveals a limited number of case reports and human studies specific to the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of TS. One of the first studies documenting the efficacy of THC appears in the American Journal of Psychiatry in 1999.
FEATUREMedical cannabis and Tourette’s – “The truth needs to be out there”
To mark Tourette’s Awareness Month medical cannabis patient and Project Twenty21 participant, Jim Finch, and his prescribing consultant, Dr Tahzid Ahsan, share their journey with the ‘life-changing’ treatment.
Child finds relief from tourette’s using medical marijuana
A Lawton couple says their child finally has some relief from a painful neurological disorder thanks to medical marijuana.
MARIJUANA AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
While frequently touted as a folk remedy for spasticity, marijuana is only occasionally mentioned with regard to other neurological disorders. Perhaps people with movement disorders, epilepsy, or Alzheimer’s disease derive little benefit from marijuana, but it may also be the case that relatively few patients with these conditions have tried it.
PTSD Sufferers Who Used Cannabis Were 2.5 Times More Likely To Recover In A Recent Study
Sadly, PTSD is not an easy condition to treat or to live with. Still, some PTSD sufferers say they’ve found relief from their intense symptoms through a controversial treatment – medical cannabis.
PTSD and Medical Cannabis Programs
Finding pharmaceutical options dangerous or ineffective, thousands of patients have turned to medical cannabis for relief, and states are increasingly adding PTSD to their lists of qualifying conditions for medical cannabis.
The 2019 Veterans Health and Medical Cannabis Study
The use of medical cannabis to treat symptoms of PTSD has emerged as a possible alternative therapy, however, the evidence related to treatment efficacy is conflicting.
New Research Reveals Why Cannabis Helps PTSD Sufferers
PTSD patients have been saying for years that cannabis helps with their PTSD. And while research on the topic has been somewhat inconclusive, many PTSD patients continue to report that cannabis does help.
Medical Marijuana for PTSD?
Combined with other therapies, medical marijuana may help those with PTSD.
Post-Traumatic Marijuana: Some Military Veterans Are Embracing the Drug as Scientists Scramble to Study its Effects
“I started taking so many prescription pills,” he recalls, “I was numb to the world.” Over time, he ended up replacing those pills–up to 150 a day, he says–with marijuana.
A Nurse’s Account of Medical Cannabis Treatment
Tracey Gregory, RN, discusses her experiences with veteran patients with PTSD, her work with Hospice for Heroes, medical cannabis, and more.
Gateway to Wellness: One Veteran’s Story of Healing Through Medical Cannabis
Stephen Mandile—veteran, cannabis patient, and advocate—shares his personal experience with medical cannabis and how it has given him a new mission to help other veterans gain access to this plant.
Patient Story- Jason Barker, C-PTSD and Medical Marijuana
The Impact Marijuana Has Had On A C-PTSD Patient
Patient Story: Retired Marine Finds His Remedy
“We got to talking about my PTSD, anxiety, and insomnia and how I had just moved here. He mentioned something about CBD, and gave me some to try. I had never used cannabis before and was just shocked by the results. I couldn’t believe something so small could make such a big impact on me.”
Patient Story – Former Police Captain With Parkinson’s Has Amazing Results With Medical Marijuana
After a 20-year battle with Parkinson’s, Larry has exhausted every conventional method of treatment, every drug, and even brain surgery. Read his story.
How Cannabis Helps With My Cerebral Palsy Symptoms
I think it’s time someone wrote about marijuana and cerebral palsy. I have a mild case of cerebral palsy. My speech is slowed. My hands clench when I let them. I often have tightness in my legs. That’s just how life is for me. Could be better, could be worse. But I’ve found that cannabis helps.
MARIJUANA AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
While frequently touted as a folk remedy for spasticity, marijuana is only occasionally mentioned with regard to other neurological disorders. Perhaps people with movement disorders, epilepsy, or Alzheimer’s disease derive little benefit from marijuana, but it may also be the case that relatively few patients with these conditions have tried it.
I swore I’d never touch marijuana. Here’s why I finally did
But the more I struggled with pain, the more I started hearing about people who take edibles for pain.
Why a man who never smoked weed is now a medical cannabis advocate
Kevin James is strictly opposed to recreational cannabis consumption and admits to once having long-standing doubts over medical marijuana being used as a chronic pain treatment. So why does the 55-year-old now describe himself as a “leading medicinal cannabis advocate” who is calling on “the government to relax its overregulation” of the alternative treatment?
Cannabis eased Nicole’s cancer pain: “I’m so thankful it’s here for me”
Nicole Blair’s physician recommended she try medicinal marijuana to provide some relief of the pain associated with her cancer — as well as the complications of chemotherapy and radiation.
I feel like cannabis really saved my life.
Living with chronic pain and the repercussions of two accidents also left her, for the first time in her life, with anxiety. Tahsha started to research medicinal marijuana and sought out a physician who would support her efforts to find a more natural way to heal and to reduce her pain. She found cannabis eased her pain, enabled her to … Read More
Treating Chronic Pain with Cannabis
Pain is the number one reason people seek medical treatment and patients seeking pain relief are the most prevalent group employing cannabis medicines.
How Medical Marijuana Changed My Life
Coping with fibromyalgia’s cycle of chronic pain, anxiety, and depression left me hopeless. When it seemed like all else had failed, I decided to try pot—and it was amazing.
MS Patients Find Cannabis Helpful for Easing Pain, Spasticity, Study Reports
About 85% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) using cannabis find it to be helpful for pain, and 79% find it eases spasticity, a new study reports.
Marijuana Eases Spasticity in MS Patients
Marijuana extracts may reduce spasticity symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis, a new study shows.
What to know about marijuana (cannabis) and multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a degenerative condition that affects the nerves in the central nervous system. There is currently no cure. Marijuana (cannabis) may be useful for treating several symptoms of the condition.
Can Medical Marijuana Help Your MS?
If your multiple sclerosis treatment isn’t giving you the relief you want, or if you’re newly diagnosed with it, you may be curious about how medical marijuana might help you.
7 Things I Learned Using Medical Cannabis for Multiple Sclerosis
There’s a growing body of research supporting the use of cannabis for MS symptom relief. Would it work for me?
I Tried Medical Marijuana for My MS, and Here’s What Happened
MS can redefine your life in an instant and then decide to mess with you and redefine it again tomorrow. I fought my way through the flares, fatigue, and fog, a warrior on a mission wielding my pink cane as a sword.
Patient experience: medical cannabis and multiple sclerosis
Medical Cannabis Network spoke to the first patient in Australia to receive a medical cannabis prescription, Jason Jordan, about his experience with cannabis and multiple sclerosis.
My Experience with Medical Marijuana
As this topic has become less taboo than it was even just 3 years ago, I feel like I should share my own experience with people looking to give cannabis products a try.
Cannabis Saved My Life — Multiple Sclerosis
This is the story of Teri Heede, who went from being bedbound and pain racked to taking on the system with the help of medical marijuana.
Medical Marijuana for Multiple Sclerosis: An MS Patient Story
this interview, we speak with MS Warrior Christina about her experience with MS. She is a mom with a message: you can do this. We spoke with her about her diagnosis three years ago and the journey she has taken since then.
Cannabis Use for Treatment of MS Symptoms
Experience with cannabis use for treatment of pain, spasms, and anxiety due to multiple sclerosis is shared by Dr Picone and her patient Richard.
Treatment of Neurodegenerative Conditions with Cannabis
MS patient, Barbara Douglass, has actually improved her sight, mobility, and bladder control with her use of cannabis.
Member Blog: Bennabis Health’s own Anne Davis Shares Her Journey with Multiple Sclerosis and Medical Cannabis
As an MS patient, cannabis is an integral part of my daily life. I use it every night before bed to help with fatigue, muscle cramping and spasticity. It also significantly helps elevate my mood, especially on days when I feel a sense of overwhelm.
How Medical Cannabis Eases HIV Symptoms, Reduces Disease Progression
“There are dozens of HIV/AIDS drugs on the market which reduce viral loads in the body and ease certain symptoms, but also cause unpleasant side effects such as headache and nausea. As a complementary medication, could cannabis improve the lives of HIV and AIDS patients?”
Does Marijuana Help or Hurt With HIV?
“If you have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, you might wonder if marijuana — medicinal or recreational — can help or if there are risks. The key treatment for HIV is antiretroviral therapy (ART). Some people use marijuana not to treat the virus itself but to ease HIV-related symptoms like weight loss, appetite problems, and nerve pain.”
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
“Survey data indicates that cannabis is used by as many as one in three North American patients with HIV/AIDS to treat symptoms of the disease as well as the side effects of various antiretroviral medications.”
Benefits of Medical Marijuana for HIV
“From the earliest days of the HIV epidemic, marijuana (cannabis) has been used to treat many of the complications of the disease, ranging from the symptoms of HIV wasting syndrome to side effects associated with antiretroviral drug use.”
Why HIV Care Providers Should Discuss Marijuana Use With Their Patients
“Marijuana has been used by people living with HIV since the early days of the epidemic. Today, a growing number of people with HIV may be using marijuana, and the drug itself has changed dramatically from a plant that’s usually smoked to a diverse menu of plant-based and synthetic products.”
AIDS Patient Turns to Medical Marijuana for Relief
“I have AIDS for 3 years now. Through the use of cannabis I reduce the amount of scripts I take from 13 to 6 in a year. I have not had to use a cane on a regular basis anymore.”
Can Marijuana Help AIDS Patients?
“It’s been shown in numerous studies that marijuana, or cannabis, can be useful as a therapeutic treatment for patients who live with HIV/AIDS.”
