Has anyone here used marijuana to alliviate the side effects of nerve damage and/or nerve regeneration after damage? Two years ago, I had a gastric bypass operation. I suffered from some post-op aneorexia, and eventually I was numb to my chest, the muscles in my feet and legs atrophed, and I completely lost use of my feet/legs. I had a Bilateral Peripheral Neuropathy/myopathy combination. It's a much longer story than that, but that's the basics. I was in a wheelchair for 6 months, then began smoking pot. I was up walking with a walker within a month, and could walk on my own within two. I had shown no real improvements until I started smoking the pot. I'm just curious about others who maybe HAVE been scripted for neuropathy or similar...Scientifically, how does it work for nerve regen?
Very sorry to hear about your operation and complications. You will just have to experiment in a gradual way and not over do the pot. It is a medicine for other problems and definately effects the nerves in the brain where the neurotransmitters are at work. You might run this by you doctor to see if there have been any medical studies on nerve regeneration. Look up on Google, "nerves marijuana" Good luck
Hi there Sabby, while I'm not legally scripted for marijuana yet, I am hoping to be in the future. I have problems with my trigeminal nerve leading to a heck of a lot of pain, the only thing that works to aleviate it has been the combination of maurijuana and amitrypline. I have had no improvement, but the stuff really helps to manage it.
I have terrible nerve damage all over my body. The only thing that has come close to alleviating it is pot. Hope that helps.
About 6 years ago, I suffered a skiing accident that left me with nerve damage on my entire left side. I made some recovery for the next 9 months, but was really down in the dumps. At that point I made the decision to try marijuana and man was it the right decision. In the next 5 years I am on the verge of recovering my hand and my leg is almost back to where it was. Similarly, research now suggests that marijuana stimulates the production of new neurons and nerves in the brain. There have been some reports in very recent research that marijuana stimulates the growth of gross motor nerves and inhibits the growth of fine, but that is only one study so far. In the end we will see America's approach to marijuana completely flip. At least we can hope. And shepards we shall be, for thee my lord for thee, power hath descended forth from thy hand swiftly shall we carry out thy command. we shall flow a river forth to thee and teaming with souls shall it ever be. in name patri, et felle es spirit a santi.
