Amazing how many people have an opinion on cannabis but have never tried it. It can have a powerful effect on some people so it’s important to be safe. I have been smoking it regularly for decades & have paid close attention to other variables present. The quality of cannabis is very important, the effects of fertilizers & pesticides & molds in my experience create many undesirable side effects where as smoking natural healthy plants creates a much more pleasant effect with very few side effects. Low dopamine levels with a lot use feels true in my experience. Another very important thing to keep in mind when reading studies about cannabis is the fact that the usa has outlawed all studies on cannabis having a beneficial effect for a very long time. So if it’s research from the USA it is very biased, as is the culture, unfortunately. For people that are sick cannabis can be the healthiest possible treatment & can actually help with the cause of many diseases not just symptoms. I don’t trust any dr that prescribes pills with countless side effects designed to hook people forever. I’ll stick with plants & continue encouraging people to do the same.
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You had me until "I don't trust any dr that prescribes pills [...] I'll stick with plants".
Many, most! Meds are based on plants (aspirin for example). In the form of medicine, the dosis of active substances is very specific and the effects a lot more controlled than in any naturally grown plant.
Yes, it sucks that research with cannabis has been limited and I think its potential should be used more but that doesn't make existing medicine bad.
You’re right, cannabis prohibition alone hasn’t made modern medicine bad. What makes existing medicine bad in the US health system is profit seeking. Pills & treatments are designed to treat a symptom & weaken the host at best. At worst they create many more problems & are prescribed many pills at a time with no contraindication studies. The prices of everything are unfairly inflated to enrich insurance companies who charge more & more to an increasingly sick population. Drs prescribe treatments based on what they can legally profit off & not what is best for the patient. Elective surgeries are treated as no big deal, where did the opiate crisis come from?
Here is the a side effect list of aspirin
https://www.drugs.com/sfx/aspirin-side-effects.html
Was going to copy & paste but it is way too long. I wouldn’t take it because the companies who make it have a long history of medical fraud for profit.
How can you trust a system that provides zero nutritional training for drs. The single most important thing anyone can do to improve health is improve diet but this is intentionally ignored in the us healthcare system because it doesn’t keep patients coming back again and again.
How can you trust a nutritionist to know that your systemic imbalance isn't lupus? People today are specialists (even nutritionists) and to some extent that adds a lot of value to the advice they can give because a generalist can't know all the various things that a specialist takes years to learn inside-out and upside-down. As long as you can trust your generalist and specialist to understand the extent of his/her knowledge and be willing to send you to the correct specialist you've got a better shot than they did back in the 1940's or 50's when there was almost no specialists but a huge number of generalists.
You can't tell me that a just-let-me-die migraine that lasts 3 days should be treated completely by a special diet. I have a family full of people who've been-there done-that. I'll take the aspirin and narcotics, plus the nutritional directives, plus my own research after seeing that specialist. My nephew's life has also been saved by a specialist that told him to have his stomach surgically removed despite him not having any symptoms of problems (a genetic defect). They found cancer in his stomach wall but only after it was removed. I've never been more happy that someone disregarded my advice to only have surgery if it was known to be absolutely necessary.
I agree that nutrition and preventative health care can play a large part in a person's health but medicine definitely has it's place.
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That may sound like I'm a bit cranky but I just want to explain my own experience on this problem.
Understandable, We all have different bodies & experiences so we will respond differently to things & should have the right to choose what works best for us
I did a little research on lupus & that honestly seems like it is a disease caused by a weakened overall immune system. Modern medicine wants to give people steroids for lupus which sounds terrible to me. I would go the natural route. This guys gives a quick break down of both
https://www.drweil.com/health-wellness/body-mind-spirit/autoimmune-disorders/lupus/
Glad to hear your nephew is better! Knowing only what you have told me about this case I shouldn’t comment on it. But I used to be a surgical tech & a few main things I learned is that surgeons rarely agree among each other, there is much grey area, & they will legally cover there ass above all else.
I would love to see a study about lupus incidence & exposure to antibiotics. I would bet there is a correlation there as there is with number of surgeries & opiate addictions, but I know big companies wont pay for a study like that.
I’ve never had a migraine. The only girl I know who gets bad migraines tells me cannabis is the best cure for her!
Thanks for your perspective 🙏
Cannabis certainly can make a large difference when used properly. My brother died of cancer last year and when the meds weren't working well enough he tried edibles (no smoking allowed in the hospital). He believed it made a good deal of difference in his pain.
Sorry to hear about that. Must be difficult
It was very difficult to watch the pain and the effects if the pain meds on his mental faculties but there are a couple gifts it gave us. We had time to say our goodbys and we had the ability to bring him home and care for him, showing our appreciation and love for him and knowing that he left us understanding that.
Ok I guess being from Germany and having a different Healthcare system gives me a different view.
Ofc medicine has side effects (cannabis does too), it's practically impossible to change something in your body without damaging something too. The question is always how willing you are to accept the side effects?
My mom beat cancer but was utterly miserable during chemotherapy. Still, she believes it was the right thing to do. And she's someone who usually prefers homeopathy and home-made remedies over medication. I tool antibiotics a whole of three times while growing up because she was very, very careful with medication.
And she still chose chemo.
Because you need to understand sometimes that the side effects are necessary to save your life. Might be a bit over dramatic to compare that with aspirin tho.
I can't take aspirin, it makes my stomach feel awful. But I'm getting horrible migraines (seems to be genetic) so you can prey my ibuprofen from my cold, dead hands.
Choose your risks.
But yes the health care system in the USA is majorly fucked up and I believe that a lot of bullshit is prescribed.
Glad to hear your mom is doing good! A lot of my bias comes from helping my dad with early onset Alzheimer’s for about a decade. It’s very sick what the medical system tries to do to people who have no voice if you don’t stick up for them. Very scary. One of the things my dad used to take a lot of was ibuprofen. I suspect this as being one of the potential causes of his dementia. There seems to be studies claiming ibuprofen lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s but I would bet those studies are funded by the pharm industry. I just found this article pertaining to aspirin use & Alzheimer’s you might find interesting.
https://www.dddmag.com/article/2015/04/strong-link-found-between-dementia-common-anticholinergic-drugs
The last neurologist I talked to used aspirin as an example of how pharmaceuticals are safe & great while trying to push Alzheimer’s medications that do nothing, but cause terrible side effects. I told him he was a corrupt drug pusher, who intentionally ignored the truth because of his giant paychecks. He had no retort because he knew I was right. We haven’t been back since.
In truth, I have a stomach condition too and must use ibuprofen-based painkiller. My neurologist said he had a peer who was studying how stomach issues often occur in concert with migraines. Some side effects are good.
Because I have such low blood pressure and stomach issues I'm pretty limited on the meds they can give me. In this instance my neurologist suggested I combine ibuprofen with an anti-nausea med that he was willing to perscribe (but I already had one that was perscribed for my stomach issue). I only need to take a fraction of the full dose of antiemetic to boost the ibuprofen to make a very significant difference.
I'm very glad your mother is still with you and I hope for many more happy and healthy years for both of you.