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 Weed as a pain killer? 
#7346620 - 08/28/07 10:53 PM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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Can weed be used as an effective pain killer?. My stomach can sometimes hurt so bad its unbelievable.
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 Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: bumble]
#7346863 - 08/29/07 12:28 AM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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I would guess that pain relief is one of the the most common reasons people cite for therapeutic use of cannabis.
I've heard personal claims that it is useful for gastrointestinal discomfort. Though, if I had an ulcer I would be concerned with more permanent relief though dietary methods.
Edited by Clean (08/29/07 01:02 AM)
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Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: bumble]
#7347031 - 08/29/07 01:41 AM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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Don't get me wrong, I like pot and everything, but in my experience, its effect is to amplify your senses. If a cancer patient is experiencing extreme pain and smokes a joint, their pain is going to be far more pronounced than it was originally.
It's also important to take note that the vast majority of people who support medical marijuana are just stoners who want to be able to get high all day and not have to worry about getting hassled by the law. I have yet to see someone with serious medical problems vigorously campaigning for marijuana legalization. I mean shit, why can't you bastards just be honest and say "hey, I like getting high, and it doesn't have that many bad side effects, so just legalize it" instead of hiding behind this medical marijuana bullshit. Pot has no medical benefit, except maybe to people with glaucoma because it helps them see better.
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If a cancer patient is experiencing extreme pain and smokes a joint, their pain is going to be far more pronounced than it was originally.
I'm sorry but that is just plain wrong.
Marijuana (especially of the indica variety) has an extremely noticeable reducing effect on pain. Have you ever been in pain and were in more pain after you smoked? I sure as hell haven't!
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Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: trendal]
#7347704 - 08/29/07 09:26 AM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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Edited by StickyWater (04/29/08 12:33 PM)
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Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: trendal]
#7348864 - 08/29/07 03:23 PM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
trendal said:
Have you ever been in pain and were in more pain after you smoked? I sure as hell haven't!
Yes! As I said, in my experience, marijuana amplifies the physical and emotional state that I am experiencing at the time of ingestion. This is why I do not smoke when I am in pain, or depressed, or sick, as marijuana tends to amplify the sensations which accompany these states, often leading into a full blown panic attack.
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Ive toked many times while slightly sad/depressed nothing too serious and its always helped. I never tried though with a more physical discomfort like stomach pain. Could just be that it works on some and others it dont.
Although this isnt weed related it shows how drastically the same drug from the same batch can effect you very differently taken at different times. I took shrooms I had ground up with a coffee blender and had an amazing experience, one of the best feelings I ever felt in my entire life while listening to trance as the song reached its climax. Few days later I took the second half from the exact same batch and it turned into a nightmare, I was in such desperate pain I sat at the dinning table eating a tomato in hopes it would somehow distract me from the pain, didnt help at all.
That said its possible that weed may sometimes work on everyone and sometimes not work on everyone for some unknown variables.
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Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: bumble]
#7350775 - 08/30/07 05:21 AM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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Edited by StickyWater (04/29/08 12:32 PM)
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Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: bumble]
#7350811 - 08/30/07 06:14 AM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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for stomach pains it should most definitely help (I often use it to settle my stomach in the mornings) as [endogenous] cannabinoids are present in the stomach
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Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: demiu5]
#7350895 - 08/30/07 07:51 AM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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I have been a medical user of medical marijuana for more than 20 years.
I use for chronic pain: Ankylosing Spondylitis, Crohn's and Fibromyalgia.
The first and last thing I do every day is medicate. At night to knock me out so I can rest a bit and in the morning to take away nausea, extreme back and gut pains.
This has been and continues to be the only medication that actually works for me.
The combination of cannabis and morphine ups its efficacy in pain killing.
Cannabis is non-toxic has no side effects and deals with the side effects from pharma meds.
LEGALIZE, REGULATE, EDUCATE and MEDICATE
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<<Yes! As I said, in my experience, marijuana amplifies the physical and emotional state that I am experiencing at the time of ingestion. This is why I do not smoke when I am in pain, or depressed, or sick, as marijuana tends to amplify the sensations which accompany these states, often leading into a full blown panic attack.>>
Don't dog this guy too much because the truth is that it is a very individual and condition related thing and as a doctor who *probably would* (or whatever we're supposed to say like we are hiding and keeping secrets from someone we can't hide or keep secrets from...) recommend and even provide marijauna to my patients I have lotta chance to see and there isn't anything really that any of you have said here that is wrong in and of itself - it is all relative and applies to the individual like most all drugs and conditions.
I do have to say that for years I have had my eyes and ears full of very sick and debilitated people going to court, risking thier own safety and campaigning very hard for medical marijuana so I don't understand how someone could miss that except that they just haven't seen or don't have a job in life relative to such issues or persons and didn't know.
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Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: curenado]
#7351897 - 08/30/07 12:37 PM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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I used it for a long time.For pain from this 
It doesn't really stop the pain, as much as take your mind off the pain.
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Quote:
Don't get me wrong, I like pot and everything, but in my experience, its effect is to amplify your senses. If a cancer patient is experiencing extreme pain and smokes a joint, their pain is going to be far more pronounced than it was originally.
It's also important to take note that the vast majority of people who support medical marijuana are just stoners who want to be able to get high all day and not have to worry about getting hassled by the law. I have yet to see someone with serious medical problems vigorously campaigning for marijuana legalization. I mean shit, why can't you bastards just be honest and say "hey, I like getting high, and it doesn't have that many bad side effects, so just legalize it" instead of hiding behind this medical marijuana bullshit. Pot has no medical benefit, except maybe to people with glaucoma because it helps them see better.
Pot has no medical benefit? I'd like you to say that to someone who has had aids for 10 years and can barely swallow their own spit.
A lot of cancer patients EAT weed as well. Eating weed has way more sedative narcotic type effects than smoking it. It may not kill pain but it will definetly slow you down enough where you won't notice it as much.
It's been used to help glaucoma as well, even you said that.
Stating that marijuana has no medical purpose and anyone that smokes it are just stoners trying to get high proves how uninformed and ignorant a person can be. Nice to know some conservative right wings make an appearance on these boards to though
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Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: Brainiac]
#7352489 - 08/30/07 03:34 PM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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Son - that there's pain - Hope you have found some dietary supplements to help keep that as soft and free as possible.
Do you use glucosamine/chondroiton or other type "bone lube" to help keep the suffering off that?
Do you know that after a certain amount reishi/cordyceps makes the hydrocodone work about twice as good? I use 3-4 "00" capsules in combo with hydrocodone on mine, but I warn them to start out by breaking the hydro in half until they get the fuller effects before eating that second half if they need to. (bet the boogers do anyway!
Best Wishes with that! Hope you are getting good care because that's gonna be with you awhile.
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"joint" pain [Re: bumble]
#7361087 - 09/02/07 08:25 AM (16 years, 7 months ago) |
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it sure as shit relieves persistent back pain.
no Rx - no problem'
effects don't last too long - but long enough to relieve some major discomfort.
so i hear
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It's different for everybody. Marijuana doesn't so much "kill" the pain as help distract the mind from it. It's the only thing that helps get me through my godawful cramps and nausea during my period, because I'm usually so sick I couldn't keep a pain pill down in the first place if I didn't smoke. It's relaxing effects can calm the mind and relax muscles in some people.
I guess the only way to know is to try it. Medical mj is most frequently prescribed for arthritis pain and the physical pain caused by terminal diseases like cancer, so there must be SOME merit to its use as an anti-pain medication. It's certainly safer than taking NSAIDs daily or getting on something like Vioxx or and addictive opioid drug. Some people find that weed allows them to quit their pain meds entirely, while others say it increases the effectiveness of their medications.
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Re: "joint" pain [Re: MK Ultra]
#7443813 - 09/23/07 11:26 AM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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Its really good for stomach aches.
I woke up after drinking my ass of. With a hang over i drank 2 glasses of juice and had a stomach ache so i couldn't fall asleep.
I smoked a bowl of hash and before i knew it the stomach ache was completely gone. And i didn't think about headache and fell asleep.
Depends on pain i guess.
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Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: bumble]
#7446225 - 09/23/07 11:27 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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it depends on what kind of pain it is. if its your stomach like you say it can help, or if you have a headache or your arthritis hurts or something it can help that too.
but if you are stoned and burn yourself on the stove its going to hurt 10x worse than if you was sober, i dunno weed is weird like that.
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Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: bumble]
#7446237 - 09/23/07 11:30 PM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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It really varies from person to person. For me, it dulls out most pain. I feel like one of marijuana's strong points is reducing upset stomachs.
I was talking to a coworker the other day (his dad went through prostate cancer) and marijuana was the only thing that helped make the pain manageable. (pain meds didn't work) I'm sure for others it might not do a damn thing or perhaps make it worse. Like most medicines, it works on a person to person bases. Try it out and see if it does work for you.
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Re: Weed as a pain killer? [Re: Toddo]
#7446356 - 09/24/07 12:28 AM (16 years, 6 months ago) |
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It might be a good idea to go and get checked for food allergies. I used to get horrible stomach aches until I found out I had a minor peanut and milk allergy. Stomach aches are usually associated with dietary problems.
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