Should I tell my doctor I smoke?

[thcbongman]

When I was telling my doctor about all the things I've tried to help my chronic pain, I said at the end "well.... and I use, cannabis". All he said was "yeah that'll work pretty well" lol . I like my doc, he's a really smart guy that's always going to international seminars and the such to expand his knowledge, and he just spent 6 months in the Doctors Without Borders program where they work pretty much for free in foreign countries.


On the issue of telling your doc though, I wouldn't recommend it. I told my doc and one other, and I'm sure that having such a thing on my file is part of why doctors still won't give me oxycontin (rather than lame-ass tramadol), since I'm a "drug user" and would therefor only want oxy to "get high"

Man get a new doctor, if you been having serious chronic pain you should be referred to palliative care. I don't know your exact pain, but pain control is a fine art form. Doctors don't want to give too much to dope you up, but enough to make you comfortable. I mean you don't want to give a guy oxycontin to a guy for example sprained his ankle. Doctors would prescribe you the necessary drugs if you truly need them. They gave me high doses of fentanyl, pretty much the ultimate opiate out there other than heroin. I gotten prescribed fentanyl methadone, oxycontin, percs, dilaudid, morphine. My admitted pot use had no bearing on what they dispensed to me.

But god, I'm so sick of taking opiates. It's triggering some weird flashbacks, they aren't even psychedelic, when I close my eyes, it's like watching a scanner darkley that keeps changing images constantly, every 10 seconds. I swear, the amount of opiates I had in a the last few days could kill a dozen of human beings. I wish marijuana was legal, especially for medical patients. Opiates shutdown your digestive system, constapating you if you take it consistantly. Marijuana doesn't, none of those side effects that cause more problems than it relieves. It absolutely a fact some potent indica strain would do a better job at killing pain than any opiate out there.

thcbongman Reviewed by thcbongman on 03-18-2007. Should I tell my doctor I smoke? Tommorrow is my annual physical and of course my doctor is going to ask me if I am smoking weed. I have always told them I don't, but this year I am debating on weather or not I should. Should I? Rating: 5

[rebgirl420]

I never tell. Hasnt hurt me yet.

[memoryburner]

Its your doctor. You can tell them anything. Like Stinkyattic said, Doctor-patient confidentiality. Just like a shrink. I dont think they can tell anyone even if you tell them they can.

[synesthetic]

I've learned the value of denying everything.

[Lucifuge]

The doctor won't care, he probably smoked weed throughout college anyways... it won't hurt you in any way if you tell him.

[206 DankySpanky]

i dont tell , they ask but i just deny. i guess i just dont want it to change the way he treats me or anything. im young so im not as open about it i guess

[Dr.Hashman]

My mom drug tested me, I told her it would be positive, she still took me in, and it showed up positive! If your parents do take you to the doctor to get drug tested, ask your parents to tell the doctor to not put it on your record and to pay with cash, not with any health insurance. I told my mom that she could punish me however she liked, but there is no reason that she would want a positive drug test to be on my medical record.

My doctor knows that I smoke, and he even recommended it to me under the table for my tourettes and such. I just ask him whenever I get put on any medication if my lifestyle would interfere with the medication. He has only said yes once, and that is when I caught tuberculosis and was Isoniozid which is a very strong medication and he said that smoking when using Iso could cause problems, so I stopped for 6 months.

You could just ask your doctor if there are any substances that would interfere with medications. Try to be broad with the "substances", or go and look it up online to see what medications clash with cannabinoids/THC.

[tootsie roll]

Tommorrow is my annual physical and of course my doctor is going to ask me if I am smoking weed. I have always told them I don't, but this year I am debating on weather or not I should. Should I?

Always always always tell your doctor the truth about anything you put in your body. It could be important info if you ever have an accident or anything and need medical help. Besides, your doctor has an obligation to keep what you tell him confidential forever.:thumbsup: