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Finding relief from epileptic seizures Dec 3, 2020 | By Jennifer O'Hara (@jenohara)Comment receiving replies
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.
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It's amazing that I'm acturally using marijuana! I grew up at a time no illegal drugs were used in my world. Now, I'm thankful to have this addition to my health plan. Hopefully, we will have legal access to marijuana for relief of so many health issues. And, the cost in Florida is also much too high. We have a good selection of dispensaries in my area. BUT, it's taking a lot of my cash. I'm retired, on limited income. I pay the doctore $250 for first visit, $250 every 6 month follow-up visit! Plus, the drug itself costs $200+ monthly. It provides me pain, anxiety, seizure, fibromylagia, arthritis spine/disc and more relief, but I need relief from the costs. Also, something needs to be worked out when I go into the hospital to enable me to continue to use the drug, as it's my pain and major anxiety relief. FYI: I now carry a small THC tincture spray for pain. If I'm in pain during the day, I can spray a tiny bit into my mouth and it dulls, smooths out the pain. No side effects at all. But, It works. Nothing else has done the job as well..... So many years of heavy meds w/side effects and less relief. I'm blessed.