Medical Marijuana And The Va

[broncovet]

Dr. David Allen Explains why it works:

The Va has "loosened up" on medical marijuana:

V.A. Easing Rules for Users of Medical Marijuana

By Dan Frosch [published in the New York Times front page above the fold]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/24/health/policy/24veterans.html?pagewanted=all



All leading up to this new VA policy!



http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=2362

http://www.veteransformedicalmarijuana.org/

This explains the states where CBD is available:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_that_have_decriminalized_non-medical_cannabis_in_the_United_States

[tmoe]

If you are using my local VA pain clinic they will boot you out and cut off all opiate painkillers if they test you and find pot in your urine or blood. They will boot you out if they find anything that resembles an illegal drug. I live in Florida. I am not even sure they would help me to withdraw if they found MJ in my urine. I mean withdraw from narcotics I have been on for five years.

John

John,narcotic pain meds is a killer even though they help it is not good for long time use fentanyl, vicodim,morphine,I have been on these for 8

years I quit it cold turkey with no help from VA (but i wouldn't advise anyone to do this) I like to went crazy for about 5-6 days no sleep cant sit still

up exercising trying to burn energyto go to sleep never happen. The only thing keep me form sick on stomach with out the hard withdrawal

systoms was MJ. but please don't try this along after about three weeks i really could feel the difference. never again will I got back to these drugs

again.They do give me some low hydrocodone but the others they can have. iTS ILLEGAL mj, but it helps with pain!!

Edited February 12, 2013 by tmoe

[john999]

Tmoe

I don't think I will quit narcotic pain meds cold turkey if I have the option. I have been through that a couple of times years ago. The first time I did it was accidentally in Vietnam not knowing the stuff they called "coke" was actually heroin. It took about 10-12 days use to become addicted physically. I stopped suddenly and learned the meaning of "kicking the habit". I had pretty intense symptoms for such short use. When I get off these meds I will do it slow and easy. If you have chronic debilitating pain what is there besides some kind of narcotic? I have not found anything the VA has to offer including Cymbalta and Lyrica.

John

[tmoe]

Tmoe

I don't think I will quit narcotic pain meds cold turkey if I have the option. I have been through that a couple of times years ago. The first time I did it was accidentally in Vietnam not knowing the stuff they called "coke" was actually heroin. It took about 10-12 days use to become addicted physically. I stopped suddenly and learned the meaning of "kicking the habit". I had pretty intense symptoms for such short use. When I get off these meds I will do it slow and easy. If you have chronic debilitating pain what is there besides some kind of narcotic? I have not found anything the VA has to offer including Cymbalta and Lyrica.

John

John Cymbalta and Lyrica this is what VA recommeend for me to try ,this is what I first started with,they just keep you on one thing for a while that

won't work try the other. Cymbalta really help me for now i have good energy and pain not so bad. One thing that help me is walking, then i find

out i had PAD in legs forgot about the back pain but worring about PAD in legs other words try not thinking about it might help. I bouhgt some

herbs meds from GNC for poor blood circulation (Centellavein) could not walk a quater mile about three weeks ago, today on threadmill I walk 1

mile so its getting better. Some time you got to try somethingdifferent..VA won't pay for Cymbalta or lyrica

Edited February 12, 2013 by tmoe