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I know its illegal, But it works and I have my life back

Tue, 04/12/2005 - 13:50

I dont condone doing illegal activities but this was my life here.

I have suffered from complex partial seizures for over 10 years. Before I go unconscious I have a 10 second simple partial seizure (aura) . I have smoke marijauna for this purpose as every single time with out fail it has stopped my complex partial seizure from triggering. I never have gone unconscious once if I have marijuana whilst have the simple partial seizure. im sure everyone who has this epilepsy feels restricted in many ways, I have lost friends and cant work. But as soon as I put this technique into practise i got my life back. My neurologist knows everything about it and after months of nagging the austen Hospital in melbourne to research it they finally told me the good news that they had funding for it. It may be available in pill form in the near future.  Please reply to me [email protected] if you have had similiar experiences with this highly over looked medical plant . I have now had the surgery and suffer from simple comlex seizures but I can live with the aura feeling. I highly recommend my advice above. Try it at least once. Do it for yourself.  Pete

Comments

RE: RE: I know its illegal, But it works and I have my life back

Submitted by flashbakx on Fri, 2005-04-08 - 01:52
Hey . I understand your point about your daughter . It must be hard for you. Not to sound nasty or nothing, but if I were you, I would rather live with guilt with breaking the law (which should be legal for our purpose) thank having seizures and not be able to give my daughter my full time and energy. Just something to think about. Feel free to email me if you want to discuss this further.

RE: RE: I know its illegal, But it works and I have my life back

Submitted by janb on Fri, 2005-04-08 - 13:36

good afternoon,

as a parent i dont like maj never have i have a daughter whom is 33 yrs old and she has complex partial seiz if i thought the maj would stop her seiz  for a day i would buy all of it i could find and let her smoke all she wanted

she does not go one day with having several of them and she falls down alot and hurts herself quite often

and there is not a D-- thing i can do

all i can say is if it works keep on doing it untill they tell you different

a loving mom

 

good afternoon,

as a parent i dont like maj never have i have a daughter whom is 33 yrs old and she has complex partial seiz if i thought the maj would stop her seiz  for a day i would buy all of it i could find and let her smoke all she wanted

she does not go one day with having several of them and she falls down alot and hurts herself quite often

and there is not a D-- thing i can do

all i can say is if it works keep on doing it untill they tell you different

a loving mom

 

RE: I know its illegal, But it works and I have my life back

Submitted by Faecanuck on Fri, 2005-04-08 - 10:23
If it works, keep doing it. I've had neurologist after neurologist tell me to smoke marijuana. I used to in my teens all the time, and had very few seizures. They all figure that the marijuana is the reason for so few... It's good for medical purposes, so it's not as bad as using something harder might be...

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