Can smoking cannabis help me to wean off Prednisone?

[Crohn'sFor Life]

Every time my GI tries to taper the pred, I get a nasty flareup at 10mg or so. He says that we need to look at our surgical options. I am personally tired of the steroid rollercoaster. The Cushings disease and side effects that I have had to deal with for these past two years have taken a great toll on my body and mind.
Does anyone think that cannabis has the ability to reduce inflamation in the digestive system?

This is my poor colon's last chance.
:yfrown:

 

[vonfunk]

it really depends on how bad the disease is, it might help ween you off and possible become a treatment but tread carefully.

Cannabis is a viable treatment for some people, but not everyone.

 

[Terri]

How slowly are you tapering? I found out I have to taper super slow and so far, it's working great.. patience is key when you're taking prednisone..dont ween off of it too quickly..once I get down to 10 mg a day i'll be at 5 mg and etc...I had been on 30 for the past month and a half..and now tapering on 20 mg..and then after one more month I'll begin to taper again down to ten..so far it's working..before it never did..cause I did it too quick too soon. You just gotta find out what works and what doesnt. this disease is frustrating and works differently for everyone..I have only been diagnosed since last Dec.

 

[Crohn'sFor Life]

Terri,

I have been going though this since July of 2009. A never ending roller coaster of ramping up and tapering down.

I have found that I can taper quickly to 20mg. But after that, it gets trickier around the 10 mg range. I've gone down by 2.5mg every 2 weeks...every 3 weeks...
Even with a slow taper, the pre-flareup signs start to show. A little more mucous, pink cast on the toilet paper. Drip of blood. Uncomfortable feeling in the gut.

But I will certainly make this (my final taper) a very slooooow one. And find out if cannabis can help me on the way.


Mahalo

 

[Terri]

Right now im fresh outta herb..but yes it DOES help..it helps with me mentally, physically, in everything..I had the best time of my life last weekend..pouring down rain thunderstorms during our garage sale we had to hurry and bring in the stuff but people kept coming! So some dude came by and said "if you got a blunt I got some weed!" and we were like hell yeah! hahaha we played backgammon totally gone we forgot what was happening so we closed the garage as not to draw unwanted attention....Mahalo..so are you..Samoan? did I spell that right? lol I'm Japanese

 

[vonfunk]

I was pred dependent they tried everything to get me off of it, while I was never completely off I was able to get my dose down to 5mg, most likely because of pot.

and mahalo =thank you?

 

[Crohn'sFor Life]

Right on Von!

sorry guys...I shoulda explained.

Mahalo means thank you in Hawaiian.

I am neither of Hawaiian nor Samoan ancestry.

But mahalo is a common word that us local folks use in the islands.

And yes, I hope that cannabis (pakalolo in Hawaiian) can help me to bring the pred as low as possible.

 

[Kenny2hm]

Smoking marijuana definitely helps subdue my stomach cramps and can give me a good nights sleep without having to get up 10 times. But it can make you very paranoid. Try it it may work for you, your not gonna get addicted from a couple of hoots. It's not a cure by any means.

 

[vonfunk]

Marijuana causes no physical addiction. As far as paranoia it depends on the person and the strain, indicas are a less cerebral high with less of a chance of paranoia.