I live in california, where medical marijuana is legalized.
I just found out that it can be prescribed for any disorder that it provides relief...
My question is this...
I have been suffering from a bad stomach problem for as long as I can remember. everytime I eat I get sick, which used to lead me to going days without eating. I eventually devoloped hypoglycemia from that, so now I HAVE to eat, every few hours. and its very painful.
I have been to many doctors and none of them have known whats wrong with me.
I had a theory for awhile it might have been glutten intollerance, (for those who dont know, gluten is a type of protien found in pretty much anything except for dairy, eggs, vegies and fruits.)
but since it makes me sick to eat, I still try to eat as little as possible...which eventually leads to my hypoglycemia going crazy and me getting really dizzy and feeling aweful. so I kinda feel like no matter what I do I feel aweful.
The pain is the absolute worst! its extreme nausea to the point that is also painful. i dont know if that made any sense.
My doctor thought for awhile it was from anxiety, but I really think it is related to food. because it pretty much always occurs after I eat. (or am brushing my teeth. but there is no way im gonna stop doing that!)
I had another doctor saying maybe it was an ulcer, and he told me a bunch of stuff to fix it.
that didnt work.
really, no doctor knows what it is and they keep guessing.
but back to my point:
I started smoking pot recently, for fun with friends. and then I noticed something, it helps my appetite a lot, (which is really good since i really am never hungry..) but I dont over eat when im on it. but it is not painful to eat at all, and its just great to finally feel that relief. on top of that, I also have really severe depression, probably one of the worst cases. and marijuana completely diminishes my depression.
I really want to talk to my doctor about this all, but I'm kinda scared to.
I'm afraid he will think i'm a druggie and take away my xanax. (which I really need because I have panic attacks really bad combined with a heart problem. my body is kinda falling apart.)
so how do I bring this up to my doctor?
My dad just started smoking pot for medical use to treat his OCD... its very very very very very severe OCD. but im afraid to ask him about what doctor he went to and how he got it and such cause i dont really want my family knowing.
I really want some sort of relief, and if i was able to do it legally I would feel a lot better. this stomach problem causes me to lose tons of weight. (I lost 20 pounds in one week before.) and for me, its nearly impossible to gain weight. im currently 115 pounds and 5'4 which is a healthy weight, but i am very afraid of it dropping any lower than that.
so I was wondering for those of you that talked to your doctors about medical marijuana, how did you talk to them about it?
and do you think I would qualify to get it?
I just found out that it can be prescribed for any disorder that it provides relief...
My question is this...
I have been suffering from a bad stomach problem for as long as I can remember. everytime I eat I get sick, which used to lead me to going days without eating. I eventually devoloped hypoglycemia from that, so now I HAVE to eat, every few hours. and its very painful.
I have been to many doctors and none of them have known whats wrong with me.
I had a theory for awhile it might have been glutten intollerance, (for those who dont know, gluten is a type of protien found in pretty much anything except for dairy, eggs, vegies and fruits.)
but since it makes me sick to eat, I still try to eat as little as possible...which eventually leads to my hypoglycemia going crazy and me getting really dizzy and feeling aweful. so I kinda feel like no matter what I do I feel aweful.
The pain is the absolute worst! its extreme nausea to the point that is also painful. i dont know if that made any sense.
My doctor thought for awhile it was from anxiety, but I really think it is related to food. because it pretty much always occurs after I eat. (or am brushing my teeth. but there is no way im gonna stop doing that!)
I had another doctor saying maybe it was an ulcer, and he told me a bunch of stuff to fix it.
that didnt work.
really, no doctor knows what it is and they keep guessing.
but back to my point:
I started smoking pot recently, for fun with friends. and then I noticed something, it helps my appetite a lot, (which is really good since i really am never hungry..) but I dont over eat when im on it. but it is not painful to eat at all, and its just great to finally feel that relief. on top of that, I also have really severe depression, probably one of the worst cases. and marijuana completely diminishes my depression.
I really want to talk to my doctor about this all, but I'm kinda scared to.
I'm afraid he will think i'm a druggie and take away my xanax. (which I really need because I have panic attacks really bad combined with a heart problem. my body is kinda falling apart.)
so how do I bring this up to my doctor?
My dad just started smoking pot for medical use to treat his OCD... its very very very very very severe OCD. but im afraid to ask him about what doctor he went to and how he got it and such cause i dont really want my family knowing.
I really want some sort of relief, and if i was able to do it legally I would feel a lot better. this stomach problem causes me to lose tons of weight. (I lost 20 pounds in one week before.) and for me, its nearly impossible to gain weight. im currently 115 pounds and 5'4 which is a healthy weight, but i am very afraid of it dropping any lower than that.
so I was wondering for those of you that talked to your doctors about medical marijuana, how did you talk to them about it?
and do you think I would qualify to get it?
"I" know what works for "me". You ARE in CA., if your present physician refuses to recommend cannabis, there's one right down the block that will.. 
