Hi-
I’m very new to the site. I joined because of this thread. I just sent in my application today. My doctor said she would do it in the beginning if the week, but I ended up in the hospital. Luckily I was able to luckily keep my appointment today right after I got out and they helped me with my application as well as did fingerprints and pictures for me and my mom who will be my caregiver. I feel like I’m the odd wo(men) out kind of because I’m very excited for the chance to try marijuana and hopefully get off a lot of medications but my experiences with it in the past have not been so great. I’ve gotten paranoid and uncomfortable and didn’t find any pain relief but I was told that there’s some many strains and they would be able to find the right one for me. I also have a 7 year old so I want to be aware enough to care for her. Also I haven’t seen anyone with the condition I have and I’m hoping this post will help me find someone as well as maybe qualm my fears about how I will do on pot. I have MS which has caused trigeminal neuralgia (yes the “suicide disease”.) Due to MS I have atypical so constant pain as well as what I call shooting pain. Opiates do nothing for it. The only thing that does is tegretol and it keeps lowering my sodium level so much they send me to the hospital. I’m having my second nerve block soon. Basically I’m desperate. I know marijuana helps MS but do any of you have TN and find relief? I’m also looking for relief from MS spascity, back pain, anxiety, and PTSD. Can I get relief from the bladder spasms or the numbness and tingling in my extremities? I am also anxiously waiting and have been trying to find out why they deny people’s cards so I can be prepared but I can’t find it online. Well that was a very long post and a lot of questions but I will be very thankful for anyone’s who answers.
Thanks so much!!!
Aeq.. I have similar problems tolerating most strains out there. The beauty of this mmj situation is you can get a known type with stated thc/cbd ratios. I did an experiment in Colorado about 3 years ago with interesting results. I was first administered a high thc/low cbd strain and the result was my usual.. paranoia, anxiety, nervousness etc. I felt myself panicking. Immediately after that, even though it was the last thing I wanted, I was administered a strain that was high in cbd and low in thc. Within a short time I relaxed and felt completely the opposite of how the high thc strain made me feel. It was one of those moments that few strains had produced in my younger life. The only difference was that I never knew why this occurred or what strain I was even smoking in the wild. It was a very eye opening experience in that I not only learned what would work best for me, but also that if someone like me did get ahold of something high in thc, using a high cbd product directly afterwards would counteract it. I believe that I need *some* thc. I have used cbd only oils and literally there is no effect on my mood/personality. I also could not confirm any physical effects, but my goal in it's use was cancer treatment. If the strain you try is say a 2:1 cbd to thc ratio, I'll bet it will make all the difference for you. I recently spied this one on my (future) dispensary website called Euphoria that is cultivated by Shelby County Community Services. Its 12.45% cbd and 6.11% thc. I was told by the state that my app was approved when I called this past monday, so I'm assuming some card or letter should arrive any day now. I'm looking forward to trying Euphoria or some similarly situated strain to see if it relieves my pain, stress and anxiety. I really believe something like what I'm suggesting would work for you because our reactions are so similar. One thing to add is that even though I do feel what I guess you would call "high" when using a strain like this, I don't feel impaired in the sense that I'm fully aware and in control of myself and surroundings which is a MUST for me. This is also a big reason that I live in extreme pain daily and reject narcotics to try to relieve it, not to mention a host of other side effects that narcotics cause such as nausea, constipation and a very odd whooshing sound in my head! Come on card, get here already!
Applied electronically 11/9/2017. Called state 01/22/2018 and was told I was approved and a letter was being sent. Have not received it as of today 01/27/2018, but hopeful for this upcoming week. I did not have any issues with unsubmitted doctor verifications or photo problems, etc. I say this based on the call with the state and assuming the woman I spoke with is correct and I am actually approved. I'll update when something is received.
Peace
