tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13052242.post832182508199360719..comments2023-10-14T10:51:31.596-05:00Comments on shoester: What's new, what's oldDoug Lee-Knowleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01292823912867756642noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13052242.post-40078540855268290022008-03-11T12:14:00.000-05:002008-03-11T12:14:00.000-05:00Pot seems more effective at relieving the neuropat...Pot seems more effective at relieving the neuropathic pain in my legs than anything else I've tried (which includes carbamazepine, neurontin, lyrica, amitryptyline, nortriptyline, imipramine, zonegran and intravenous lidocaine). Actually, in the interest of full medical disclosure, I mentioned to my neurologist at the pain clinic that I was regularly using pot. He offered to write me for Nabilone, a synthetic cannabinoid, but said that I couldn't do both Nabilone and old-fashioned pot. I decided to stick with pot mainly because I wasn't crazy about the idea of always being under the influence of THC and also because my insurer wouldn't pay for Nabilone.<BR/><BR/>Shortly after that, a study was published suggesting that MS patients that smoke pot had decreased cognitive functioning compared to those that didn't use pot. And while it was a tiny little study, it gave me pause. I don't think anyone who's been a regular pot smoker would deny that it affects their cognition, but I started thinking about how I could reduce whatever risks posed by smoking. I looked into vaporizers, because there was some research suggesting that eliminiting the actual combustion, you greatly reduce your exposure to known nasties. But a good vape is expensive, and I'm not real flush just now. So I tried a brownie recipe I got off the web.<BR/><BR/>I think brownie therapy is a good fit for me. It's a gentler high, comes on quite gradually, and seems to linger as a pleasant little buzz for hours. Usually, I'll just have a little brownie before bed, so I'm not actually high while I'm awake. It's nice not to be filling the house with stinky smoke. I still take the cymbalta/amitriptylene combination for the pain, but I'd say the brownie therapy has taken my peak pain levels in the afternoon at work from a 7 or 8 down to a 4 or 5.Doug Lee-Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292823912867756642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13052242.post-86356724615904191962008-03-10T17:45:00.000-05:002008-03-10T17:45:00.000-05:00Hey! Good to see you back! So... how do you find t...Hey! Good to see you back! So... how do you find the pot? Is it helping any MS symptoms for you? You kinda just slipped that news into your posting and curious minds wanna know ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com