Marijuana is known to help endless people with all kinds of conditions and ailments, epilepsy is just one chronic condition that medical cannabis can curb the symptoms of. People with epilepsy suffer from unpredictable seizures (which are caused by abnormal electrical misfirings or discharges of brain cells) which can cause muscle and body spasms and loss of consciousness and coordination. This can be a devastating and sometimes very serious event since the person can injure themselves while falling, or choke on food or even their own tongue. Some kinds of Epilepsy can be controlled by anti-convulsant drugs, but there are forms of epilepsy that do not react well to the usual conventional pharmaceuticals. These pills can have some serious side effects as well, including swelling of the gums, emotional instability, decreased production of red blood cells, and bone softening. On top of that anti-convulsants only completely stopped seizures in 60% of epileptic patients. Since the 19th century marijuana has been investigated for it’s anti-convustant properties, and to this day many people with epilepsy prefer Mary Jane compared to most conventional prescriptions out there. A lot of people found if they smoked or ingested marijuana on a daily basis seizures became less frequent and most found them to stop completely. Many use it combined with their prescribed pills finding they need much less of a dosage then they would regularly without cannabis. Most people just want what works best for them, and everyone needs to be treated differently and individually, but if marijuana can stop your seizures and lessen your need for pills with harmful side effects, then you should definitely look into talking to your doctor and getting your MMAR card. People are using marijuana to help aid them with anything from arthritis to epilepsy to Tourette’s syndrome. Not only can it be used as a eating and sleeping aid, but also reduces pain and inflammation as well. That’s not even the half of it! Here’s a list of 6 helpful things about marijuana, that you might not know! Marijuana can: Reduce swelling and inflammation. Swelling and inflammation can occur after an accident or can be a symptom of many ailments. Marijuana has been known to reduce swelling and inflammation in a series of illnesses and conditions. Anyone who has felt these symptoms, will agree that living a normal everyday life can be difficult with such a hindering problem, and most find that marijuana definitely helps relieve such symptoms and will improve the quality of life. Reduce seizures in epilepsy. Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. Epilepsy can cause spastic seizures which can result in unconsciousness. Many people with epilepsy use marijuana and find that it curbs the symptoms by reducing the amount of seizures and muscle spasms which in turn can prevent the loss of consciousness.
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