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Finding relief from epileptic seizures Dec 3, 2020 | By Jennifer O'Hara (@jenohara)Comment receiving replies
Here is some information from Mayo Clinic about clinical trials of cannabidiol for epilepsy https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/clinical-updates/neurosciences/clinical-trials-of-cannabidiol-for-epilepsy
Research continues. The purpose of this extension study is to investigate the safety of using cannabidiol in children and young adults with Dravet or Lennox-Gastaut syndromes that are not well controlled. https://www.mayo.edu/research/clinical-trials/cls-20179706
You'll find general information about the clinical use of medical marijuana from Mayo Clinic here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/medical-marijuana/art-20137855
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It is a shame that the United States is so far behind other countries in recognizing the use of medical marijuana. You have to exhaust all other possible traditional treatments and drugs before any health care professional will even give it a thought. I read Mayo's articles. In one they listed some possible side effects and they are all pretty mild in comparison to most of the prescriptions I have taken.
Minnesota makes it quite expensive to even give it a try. You have see a licensed board certified registered with the state, $200. Then you send an application to the state to get your card $200 yearly. There are only a few dispensorys in state and from what I can tell the actual medical grade pills etc are quite expensive. I would like to try it but $500 or so just to see if it helps my symptom is out of reach.