Posted by Declan on December 19, 2005, at 1:34:42
In reply to Re: Anybody used medical marijuana? » Declan, posted by Larry Hoover on December 18, 2005, at 23:50:44
The whole harmony of pain, the solutions for which are problematic. Yeah, well.
Cannabis seems to create little pockets of forgetfulness, which can be useful. When I had that disk pain there was no forgetfulness of the pain, but even when the pain is strong cannabis can make it more entertaining, more a mental event, a distancing, yes, a distraction from the pain.
My experience with available psych drugs has made me cautious. The ones you want are the ones you can't get (this is the substance use board, right?) Cannabis would have to compare favourably with them. A friend was paralysed with pain, some years ago. Amitryptyline was the suggestion. Compared to which....
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