How often do you use medical mj?

[badbelly]

I recently got a medical marijuana card and some high CBD marijuana to use with a vaporizer. I was a very casual mj user before my diagnosis (maybe once every few months) and I'm worried about using mj too often. I want to avoid becoming a stoner type and avoid memory problems, etc.

I'm wondering how often you guys use to control your symptoms and how you balance it with the rest of your life and treatments. I'm mainly looking to lower my inflammation.

 

[ctrl z]

Right now I'm not working and just going to school so I mostly use it on the weekends and it's good enough to hold me over most of the week. I haven't found that it affects my memory as far as school goes but I realize everyone is different.

If you are worried about it interfering with things too much, maybe you could just use it on the weekends and see how you feel throughout the rest of the week?

It will probably take longer to build up in your system doing it that way but you should still be able to feel the benefits.

 

[FrancisK7]

Hello badbelly,

I vaporize 3 to 5 times a day (usually three to four deep inhalations @ 220C) which maintains me completely pain free, maintains my appetite, and reduces the amount of visits to the stool.

At first, the psychoactive effects did induce some lethargy. If you keep to your daily vaporizing schedule, you will quickly develop a resistance to all psychotropic effects, but will maintain the full medicinal benefits. If you want to quickly build up your resistance in an efficient way so it doesn't interfere with your daily life at home or at work, what I did is I took a week of vacation, remained home, and vaporized multiple times a day. The first day I was couch locked, the second day I was lethargic, the third day I was euphoric, and already on day four I could function. By Friday I felt in control enough to work.

If you want to avoid the lethargic effects, you should look into getting sativa dominant strains. The sativa high is very energetic and uplifting, it is stimulating. This is what I use during the day. And for my last vaporizing session before bed I switch to a more indica dominant strain which has a powerful mental lethargic effect that makes me sleep like a baby and totally pain free.

My only persistent symptom used to be loss of short term memory capabilities. Long term memory remains completely unaffected. Thankfully, I was able to train myself to regain my short term memory with the help of a neuropsychologist.

With the proper strain and regimen, you can use medical merijuana safely, without losing productivity in your daily life. A lot of people believe that medical marijuana will turn you into a stoner, an unproductive citizen or a good for nothing loser.

Not only am I a high functioning adult who owns a successful business, I could NOT be working right now were it not for cannabis. I was diagnosed with UC in November 2012 after nine months of pain and symptoms. They put me on 5-ASA but found out I was allergic. As of today, I am still waiting on test results to begin Imuran, so my UC is completely untreated. I was started on prednisone two weeks ago because my pancolitis was flaring too severely, but before that, I had absolutely no medication.

Cannabis probably saved my business, because I could never have kept up with my 45-50h workweeks without its sedative and pain relieving effects. You will have to fight the high at first, but once you've gained your resistance, you will be fully functional.

Good luck!

 

[rollinstone]

I use it everyday, maybe 3-5 times a day, you should use luminosity, neuro brain games, they help train your memory etc, I'm actually due for a few games haha

 

[chuckha62]

I'm not vaporizing, but probably should... I smoke two hits a night just before bedtime and I'm convinced that this keeps me in remission with the use of NO other drugs. I'm not into the high, but it sure makes me sleep well!

I'm an avid cyclist and so far haven't noticed any decrease in lung function or capacity. In fact, I just had a lung capacity test and was told that I am 120% of the expected "normal" for my age (51). So far, so good

Chuck

 

[rollinstone]

Keep rockin whatever you're doin then chuck!

 

[Jer]

Currently, 2-3 vape hits at night.

Due to the nature of my job, I need to be carefull about using it during the day, so that is something I need to play with and figure out how long and how well it affects me. Like FrancisK7 mentioned, my plan is to use a few vacation days and see how well I tollerate it's effects and find a regiman that suits me.

 

[darster]

I smoke 3-5 times per day (don't have that vaporizer yet). For each session I smoke roughly 1 medium size bowl. I feel the benefits almost instantly. My cramping and bathroom visits stop in their tracks. It works better than anything else I have tried, and I have tried many, many different prescribed drugs.

 

[enumeras]

Depends on how bad the inflammation is. If I'm not feeling bad or feeling great bathroom emergencies, I'll take 1 pipe hit 2x a day (an eighth can last for about 3 months). If I'm not doing too good, I'll take about 4 joint hits 2x a day and I'm back to healing.

 

[melodisaster]

Well I feel like the odd one out because I use M.M everyday. I find that if I don't smoke at least once everyday, I have no appetite and the inflammation is almost unbearable. I have tried to eliminate marijuana from my routine, but I've found that it's more effective than any other medicine.

 

[Jer]

Well I feel like the odd one out because I use M.M everyday. I find that if I don't smoke at least once everyday, I have no appetite and the inflammation is almost unbearable. I have tried to eliminate marijuana from my routine, but I've found that it's more effective than any other medicine.

Don't feel bad for that. You have to do what you do to function.

There is no one else who knows exactly how you feel but you. If you have found something that works for your condition, then thats great. Just because our society still has some hang ups regarding a plant that grows naturally, but they are fine with taking anything that was made in a lab is absurd in my eyes.

Hope you keep feeling well.

 

[rollinstone]

Don't feel like that haha, I use everyday also, I don't know if I need to anymore I just use it for maintenance reassurance

 

[FrancisK7]

Well I feel like the odd one out because I use M.M everyday. I find that if I don't smoke at least once everyday, I have no appetite and the inflammation is almost unbearable. I have tried to eliminate marijuana from my routine, but I've found that it's more effective than any other medicine.

Do not feel bad I vaporize multiple times a day too