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12-02-2010, 03:14 PM #4
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Multiple Sclerosis symptoms and strains
I think you have to be more specific about your MS symptoms, in order to get real recommendations for strains. MS can vary SO much from person to person.
Brick weed is ok, but there are better traits to go after. Most of the folks who use MJ are after pain relief, which most indicas will do quite well, but at what cost? It seems like you have to take the stupidity with the pain relief.
I've used Baclofen, Valium, Neurontin and Zanaflex for pain, but MJ does more than any of these - and way better!
I have really, really bad spasticity (prevents me from walking even close to normal). I have found Jack Herer to be helpful in allowing me to walk better (and think at the same time!) I am able to walk without my forearm crutches for 1/2 mile when I use it. Normally, this distance would be impossible even with 2 forearm crutches.
I also use Northern Lights when I have a great deal of pain. I have terrible neck and hip joint pain (mostly from spasticity) that responds very well to the heavier indica of NL. It does make me stupider than Jack however, so I use it sparingly. Northern Lights has a fairly high CBD level, too, which is neuro-protective.
I've had MS for 40 years (only diagnosed for 16, though - it was so quickly transient and varied in the early years, that symptoms were long gone before I could seek medical attention. I was only diagnosed after I couldn't walk at all).
I have been using medicinal MJ for over a year, and some of my longest-lasting symptoms are starting to go away. Like curling toes (that make it hard to walk or put shoes on)that have been there for many years, are now an occasional rather than a constant problem. Also, the needle jabbing pain in my left knee is gone, and my mood is so much better (already on Wellbutrin and Effexor for many years for that, but this is great in addition to those). My balance and flexibility are much better, too, though it's hard to say if that's the yoga or the MS (or both) at work.
My word retrieval is better (especially good under the influence of Jack Herer) and I have viable, solid ideas while using Jack. Problem solving is great!
I use my High Times to do yoga (which is tremendously helpful for MS) and take a walk. I also use it to get housework done. (Cleaning is so much easier when you can SEE what you're doing and you have some coordination to work with)
You've got to grow your own if you want consistent results. It's not hard and it's good therapy.
I vaporize and use tinctures that I make (ETOH based) in my coffee when I travel - it's more discreet)
Best wishes to you. MS is lifelong, but growing and tending and creating solutions to your own problems that medicine can't offer, is also a lifelong pursuit. And, so worthwhile!
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