Me & My use of Cannabis Medically

[*Ryno*]

Hey all,

 

So as I sit here this morning I am dealing with head spins (pretty bad at times), sweats, bad nausea & headache, To sum it up, I feel like shit... and the reason for this is because my body is going through Zoloft withdrawal... Yeah, Zoloft. I had been taking Zoloft & Valium prescribed by my doctor for major depression & anxiety, and while Zoloft may have helped initially, I should note that it did nothing for me except dampen all my emotions, and did almost nothing for my anxiety.

 

Initially I admit that it helped in a way, but I remember thinking after 6-8 months "something has to give". Including my Arthritis medication I was taking 10-16 tablets a day made up of Zoloft, Valium, Sulfasalazine (known to cause severe depression in young males, Im 26) & Pain Killers all under the "supervision" of my doctor. I was exhausted from swallowing all these pills, all day... I can't explain what that's like. I've always been a really upbeat, friendly person, I was great at my job (always wanted to start my own small business), loved being social, loved going to the gym and the beach. I loved life, but I turned into what I saw myself as, which was a pill eating recluse, and I wasn't getting any better.

 

I had tried smoking Cannabis before, on and off for recreational use since my early teens, so I started smoking Cannabis again, not to try heal myself, but because I had drunk all the beer in the house and the bottle shops were all closed. I called a friend and bought a 50 and started rolling joints (I now use bongs mostly, occasionally joints... but I'm buying a Vaporiser this week). Suffice to say, I had the best night I had had in years! I watched some great movies, laughed my ass off at everything, got a chance to look at the world in a different way, and slept better than a baby. Oh and woke up feeling pretty good too.

 

I continued doing this nightly ritual for a few months, and after a while I realised without even consciously making an effort, I was reducing my intake of pills for EVERYTHING. After 4 months I was down to 1 Zoloft tablet (50mg) a day and starting to think I may not even need it. So I stopped taking it... BIG MISTAKE. This shook me around more than anything I had ever dealt with before, worst 'come down' ever. So I did some reading and started bringing myself off it slowly (like I did for the Sterioids I was on for my arthritis). I have now been trying to get myself off Zoloft for the last 5 months, for 5 months I have been dealing with the headspins, nausea etc during the day, just trying to get myself off this awful medication, and I have only found salvation in one place, weed.

 

I strongly stand by my claims that Cannabis cured my Depression & Anxiety, and is the best pain relief for my Arthritis. I hardly even have problems with Arthritis anymore, I get sore maybe twice or 3 times a week, and from being almost totally bed-ridden 24/7 to how I am now, I'd say I'm doing pretty damn well, thanks to Cannabis.

 

I have now reached a point where I refuse to take Zoloft when I get head spins, I want off this fucked up shit... so if I have to go a few months with headspins & nausea during the day then so be it, I'm not going to let some little white pill rule my life, I'm done with it.

 

Over the time I have been using Cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes I have researched it every day (I love science and investigating things), and feel like I have a new lease on life because of this wonderful plant. When I feel sick during the day I think "it's OK, I have Dr. Green at home, I'll be fine" it's so nice to know I have a safety blanket to fall into when I get home.

 

So I can confidently say:

 

1) Major depression - Cured

2) Anxiety - Cured

3) Nausea - Cures

4) Headache - Cures

5) Head Spins - Cures

6) Pain - Helps in many ways

7) Arthritis - Helps & A work in progress.

 

I hoping to grow a pound of Cannabis and extract the THC just as Rick Simpson (and many others) would do, into a fine paste, and take this orally over a month or 2. I am confident this will cure my Arthritis.

 

It saddens me that in 2011 this beautiful plant is still Illegal throughout Australia and the world. It is the best medicine I have ever used in my life, and I'm a strong advocate for the positive influence Cannabis can have on a single life and IMO the positive influence it would have on society if legalised. I share my information with my friends and anyone who is willing to listen, and especially those who have been brainwashed to believe that Cannabis is bad. When I found these forums, I truly felt that I was at home, because it's hard to express to the world how good Cannabis can be for an individual, but its made it alot easier to chat about it, So within that I'd like to say.

 

1) Thank you OzStoners.com

2) Thanks to all the open minded people out there

3) Thank you Cannabis! For showing me a better path, I truly owe you my life.

4) Fuck you Pfizer, you will never get another dollar from me!

5) And thanks to my Mum & anyone else who has helped me along the way.

 

Feel free to ask questions or whatever.

 

Thanks for your time.

Ry

Edited January 24, 2011 by *Ryno*

[MetalBongMaster]

Glad to hear something is working out for you!

Take it easy, Peace 'n' Pot

[OZ_CANOOK]

hate to dampen your mood mate but rick simpson is a fraud for the most part , i was an original breeder in bc canada before i moved here and i have nothing but hate for rick simpson and the lies he pedals on the back of the real medical movement , he exploits the weak an elderly like all other miricle cure pedlers

[smashed1]

hi ryno, yer i agree with you on that one all them antidepresant tabs are crap pot works much better an you dont get light headed an sick when you run out , it took me about 2 weeks sick as a dog worse than any flew ive had ( drink alot of water all day helps heaps stops you drying out stay down couse you can faint youve probly worked that out now sumtimes i would crawl around the the house, an try eat sum soop even if its only a couple spoons ,

then after two weeks of fuk all energy an no sleep unles you can score sum wicked nock out tablets but dont try arsk your doc couse they will give you shit an want help at all coase after five days of no sleep an sick as thats when most people give up even wen your cutting down week by week youll still get withraw symtoms mildly but you will get the dissy head more than sick but wen you drop off the last half mill its still nearly as bad anyway but only for three days its it gets better much quicker ,

sorry to rave on but after all my experiance with cold turky just thout id give you sum of my tips for getting through the first two weeks

 

be carfull bro you can have a hartattack if you have a week hart DONT GO COLD TURKY !!!!!!!!!!!! couse your hart will pump rite out of your chest for two weeks like wen you on speed speed but worse !!! its a bit freaky acualy and makes you wounder what your doing to yourself

good luck bro i know what your about to go throu just dont give up its only two weeks at the most ow yer an when you get real sick no energy dont have any pot it makes the symtoms much more suvere

good luck

the reason i said all this was becouse the first time i was scard as hell an just wanted to now how long an then after each time i did it it got much less stress full an not as scary so if anyone is thinking of doing it its just abit of a guide sum people have difrent experiances but mostly its all the same even for opiots but there another week easy on top so 3 weeks but prity much exactly the same

 

ow well im going before i rite a book on cold turky

Edited January 25, 2011 by smashed1

[*Ryno*]

hate to dampen your mood mate but rick simpson is a fraud for the most part , i was an original breeder in bc canada before i moved here and i have nothing but hate for rick simpson and the lies he pedals on the back of the real medical movement , he exploits the weak an elderly like all other miricle cure pedlers

 

It's actually quite refreshing to hear from someone who doesn't agree with Rick Simpson, but he isn't the only reason I think Cannabis can cure my arthritis when concentrated, And regardless of wether he is pushing in the right directon or not, what he is pushing is still heaps better than what Pfizer are pushing.

[*Ryno*]

hi ryno, yer i agree with you on that one all them antidepresant tabs are crap pot works much better an you dont get light headed an sick when you run out , it took me about 2 weeks sick as a dog worse than any flew ive had ( drink alot of water all day helps heaps stops you drying out stay down couse you can faint youve probly worked that out now sumtimes i would crawl around the the house, an try eat sum soop even if its only a couple spoons ,

then after two weeks of fuk all energy an no sleep unles you can score sum wicked nock out tablets but dont try arsk your doc couse they will give you shit an want help at all coase after five days of no sleep an sick as thats when most people give up even wen your cutting down week by week youll still get withraw symtoms mildly but you will get the dissy head more than sick but wen you drop off the last half mill its still nearly as bad anyway but only for three days its it gets better much quicker ,

sorry to rave on but after all my experiance with cold turky just thout id give you sum of my tips for getting through the first two weeks

 

be carfull bro you can have a hartattack if you have a week hart DONT GO COLD TURKY !!!!!!!!!!!! couse your hart will pump rite out of your chest for two weeks like wen you on speed speed but worse !!! its a bit freaky acualy and makes you wounder what your doing to yourself

good luck bro i know what your about to go throu just dont give up its only two weeks at the most ow yer an when you get real sick no energy dont have any pot it makes the symtoms much more suvere

good luck

 

Thanks dude! Yeah its been mega rough at times. Luckily i havent been having issues with sleep though (good bud ) If I have ever had issues with sleep in the past though i always go to the chemist and get Unisom Sleep gels (you gotta ask for them coz they are usually behind the counter) I take 2 or 3 depending how tired I am. Knocks me out cold for a good 10 hours. I don't use them very often, and they are synthetic, but they do a great job at getting me (and a few of my mates ive suggested it to) to sleep. Can make you feel drowsy the next morning if you hav to force yourself to wake up with an alarm or something, but if you let yourself wake up naturally its usually no problemo.

 

Cheers for the advice on the water n stuff, i'll definitely keep it in mind!

[smashed1]

no worries bro if you want to arsk anything just pm me

[mervix]

Hey all,

 

So as I sit here this morning I am dealing with head spins (pretty bad at times), sweats, bad nausea & headache, To sum it up, I feel like shit... and the reason for this is because my body is going through Zoloft withdrawal... Yeah, Zoloft. I had been taking Zoloft & Valium prescribed by my doctor for major depression & anxiety, and while Zoloft may have helped initially, I should note that it did nothing for me except dampen all my emotions, and did almost nothing for my anxiety.

 

Initially I admit that it helped in a way, but I remember thinking after 6-8 months "something has to give". Including my Arthritis medication I was taking 10-16 tablets a day made up of Zoloft, Valium, Sulfasalazine (known to cause severe depression in young males, Im 26) & Pain Killers all under the "supervision" of my doctor. I was exhausted from swallowing all these pills, all day... I can't explain what that's like. I've always been a really upbeat, friendly person, I was great at my job (always wanted to start my own small business), loved being social, loved going to the gym and the beach. I loved life, but I turned into what I saw myself as, which was a pill eating recluse, and I wasn't getting any better.

 

I had tried smoking Cannabis before, on and off for recreational use since my early teens, so I started smoking Cannabis again, not to try heal myself, but because I had drunk all the beer in the house and the bottle shops were all closed. I called a friend and bought a 50 and started rolling joints (I now use bongs mostly, occasionally joints... but I'm buying a Vaporiser this week). Suffice to say, I had the best night I had had in years! I watched some great movies, laughed my ass off at everything, got a chance to look at the world in a different way, and slept better than a baby. Oh and woke up feeling pretty good too.

 

I continued doing this nightly ritual for a few months, and after a while I realised without even consciously making an effort, I was reducing my intake of pills for EVERYTHING. After 4 months I was down to 1 Zoloft tablet (50mg) a day and starting to think I may not even need it. So I stopped taking it... BIG MISTAKE. This shook me around more than anything I had ever dealt with before, worst 'come down' ever. So I did some reading and started bringing myself off it slowly (like I did for the Sterioids I was on for my arthritis). I have now been trying to get myself off Zoloft for the last 5 months, for 5 months I have been dealing with the headspins, nausea etc during the day, just trying to get myself off this awful medication, and I have only found salvation in one place, weed.

 

I strongly stand by my claims that Cannabis cured my Depression & Anxiety, and is the best pain relief for my Arthritis. I hardly even have problems with Arthritis anymore, I get sore maybe twice or 3 times a week, and from being almost totally bed-ridden 24/7 to how I am now, I'd say I'm doing pretty damn well, thanks to Cannabis.

 

I have now reached a point where I refuse to take Zoloft when I get head spins, I want off this fucked up shit... so if I have to go a few months with headspins & nausea during the day then so be it, I'm not going to let some little white pill rule my life, I'm done with it.

 

Over the time I have been using Cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes I have researched it every day (I love science and investigating things), and feel like I have a new lease on life because of this wonderful plant. When I feel sick during the day I think "it's OK, I have Dr. Green at home, I'll be fine" it's so nice to know I have a safety blanket to fall into when I get home.

 

So I can confidently say:

 

1) Major depression - Cured

2) Anxiety - Cured

3) Nausea - Cures

4) Headache - Cures

5) Head Spins - Cures

6) Pain - Helps in many ways

7) Arthritis - Helps & A work in progress.

 

I hoping to grow a pound of Cannabis and extract the THC just as Rick Simpson (and many others) would do, into a fine paste, and take this orally over a month or 2. I am confident this will cure my Arthritis.

 

It saddens me that in 2011 this beautiful plant is still Illegal throughout Australia and the world. It is the best medicine I have ever used in my life, and I'm a strong advocate for the positive influence Cannabis can have on a single life and IMO the positive influence it would have on society if legalised. I share my information with my friends and anyone who is willing to listen, and especially those who have been brainwashed to believe that Cannabis is bad. When I found these forums, I truly felt that I was at home, because it's hard to express to the world how good Cannabis can be for an individual, but its made it alot easier to chat about it, So within that I'd like to say.

 

1) Thank you OzStoners.com

2) Thanks to all the open minded people out there

3) Thank you Cannabis! For showing me a better path, I truly owe you my life.

4) Fuck you Pfizer, you will never get another dollar from me!

5) And thanks to my Mum & anyone else who has helped me along the way.

 

Feel free to ask questions or whatever.

 

Thanks for your time.

Ry

[mervix]

G'day Ryno

I was very interested to read your post. Yours was the first I read. I've not really looked at cannabis online before.

Apart from recreational use in my younger years i havent touched the mighty weed for well over ten years. Becoming a parent, buying a house etc. seemed to take precendence. I injured my back 8 months ago in a workplace accident and have been in severe pain ever since. The prognosis is that I will experience high levels of pain for the rest of my life. Surgery is not an option. i've tried every medication on the market (some were pretty funky!) but nothing seemed to reduce my pain. I went to back rehabilitation, tried hydro therapy, pysiotherapy etc. all without significant positive results.. although I was able to toss my walking stick.

I talked with my wife who had a fairly anti-cannabis stance and we eventually decided that I would give it a try (for lack of any other alternative). Within a minute of my first toke my pain level had reduced from a 8/10 to a 3/10. The absence of so much pain was beautiful and wonderful.

That was about seven or eight weeks ago. In that time I have completely ceased any other type of pain meds, regained the benefit of a full night's sleep and have come out of the pain enduced shell i had put myself in.

I was really interested to read that marijuana had helped you to manage your anxiety and depression. I have been on medication for depression and anxiety for many years.I know that lately my emotions have been much more positive, but my wife believes that the pot just masks the issues. I will definitely show her your post when she gets home from work. This will be a great generator of further discussion. I must admit that I was initially concerned that pot might aggravate my depressive symptoms.... but no longer !!

My wife is still reserving her judgement on the cannabis debate, but she concedes that I'm happier, more relaxed and less anxious than she has seen me since I was injured. I know this to be true.

I'm so glad I rediscovered cannabis. Instead of a gloomy future full of pain, I look forward to my life ahead (and a nice bowl of buds)

Mervix

[*Ryno*]

G'day Ryno

I was very interested to read your post. Yours was the first I read. I've not really looked at cannabis online before.

Apart from recreational use in my younger years i havent touched the mighty weed for well over ten years. Becoming a parent, buying a house etc. seemed to take precendence. I injured my back 8 months ago in a workplace accident and have been in severe pain ever since. The prognosis is that I will experience high levels of pain for the rest of my life. Surgery is not an option. i've tried every medication on the market (some were pretty funky!) but nothing seemed to reduce my pain. I went to back rehabilitation, tried hydro therapy, pysiotherapy etc. all without significant positive results.. although I was able to toss my walking stick.

I talked with my wife who had a fairly anti-cannabis stance and we eventually decided that I would give it a try (for lack of any other alternative). Within a minute of my first toke my pain level had reduced from a 8/10 to a 3/10. The absence of so much pain was beautiful and wonderful.

That was about seven or eight weeks ago. In that time I have completely ceased any other type of pain meds, regained the benefit of a full night's sleep and have come out of the pain enduced shell i had put myself in.

I was really interested to read that marijuana had helped you to manage your anxiety and depression. I have been on medication for depression and anxiety for many years.I know that lately my emotions have been much more positive, but my wife believes that the pot just masks the issues. I will definitely show her your post when she gets home from work. This will be a great generator of further discussion. I must admit that I was initially concerned that pot might aggravate my depressive symptoms.... but no longer !!

My wife is still reserving her judgement on the cannabis debate, but she concedes that I'm happier, more relaxed and less anxious than she has seen me since I was injured. I know this to be true.

I'm so glad I rediscovered cannabis. Instead of a gloomy future full of pain, I look forward to my life ahead (and a nice bowl of buds)

Mervix

 

That's awesome to hear, and welcome to OS

 

I can understand your wife's stance, but it's only due to a lack of understanding on the matter, which is unfortunately due to the lack of research. But there's enough evidence out there from people who have successfully used Cannabis medicinally to understand that its remarkably non toxic, there has never been a death recorded, and can help a wide variety of ailments including some mental diseases. And while the fact is Cannabis treatment doesn't suit everybody, the larger consensus is that in the majority of cases (including my own) it has been seen to be a positive influence.

 

To a degree, Cannabis use does "mask" depression and anxiety, however there are days when I can't use Cannabis at all, and yet my depression and anxiety are at bay. I am no longer worried about having a relapse because the fact is, its sorted. I cant say it would work for everybody the same way it's worked for me, but sometimes it's worth a shot.

 

This plant doesn't receive even a hint of the respect it deserves within society, but I hope that someday it will.

 

If I could go back and change 1 thing it would to keep a log of events throughout the core of my therapy to document changes and anything else I felt related to it, but the most important thing to me is that I'm doing fine, and I'm sure you will enjoy the same benifits as well.

 

Best of luck with your treatment, feel free to give me a shout whenever.

 

Peace

Edited January 25, 2011 by *Ryno*