PTSD and Medical Marijuana

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS

 

"Cannabis is associated with reductions in PTSD symptoms in some patients, and prospective, placebo-controlled study is needed to determine efficacy of cannabis and its constituents in treating PTSD."

 

Post Traumatic Stress disorder is caused by unresolved life threatening events.   Symptoms include flashbacks, bad dreams panic attack and panic anxiety, which severely impairs mental function.  PTSD can be triggered once in awhile or constantly.  It is often the case that PTSD lasts for years and even a lifetime. 

 

Psychological counseling helps, but functionally results are limited.  Stressful life threatening events are given top priority in the brain information management system.   In PTSD, this important life preserving system (stress and fear) goes very wrong.  After the original traumatic experience is long gone,  reminders of the horror, the scene, gunshots, loud noises, can trigger PTSD anytime and anyplace. 

 

“Though the doctors treated him, let his blood, and gave him medications to drink, he nevertheless recovered.”   - Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

 

Medical Marijuana treats PTSD

There is a lot of world-class research and clinical trials that find Medical Cannabis is definitely good for many PTSD suffers.

 

Medical Marijuana use is standard operating procedure in the treatment of soldiers for PTSD in Israel.  Scientists at Tel Aviv University are among the world leaders in Medical Marijuana Research. 

 

TA University Professor Raphael Mechoulam was first to discover the THC molecule of Cannabis and has studied and researched Cannabis Medicine for more than 50 years. .
Professor Mechoulam was nominated for over 25 academic awards, the most recent being the Rothschild Prize in Chemical Sciences and Physical Sciences in 2012.

Symptoms - Cause 

• Negative about people, self, world
• Inability to have fun, lost interest in hobbies
• Emotionally dead, then suddenly anger
• Lack of interest in activities you once enjoyed
• Trouble with sleep, concentration, inability to relax
• Live in fear, guilt, easily startled, on guard
• Self medicate with alcohol, meds, street drugs to stop the mind from triggering  fear and anxiety

 

Top 5 Medications for Depression 2015

• Cymbalta        
• Lexapro                      
• Zoloft  
• Prozac
• Celexa

 

Cymbalta Side Effects:  A light-headed feeling, like you might pass out; blurred vision, tunnel vision, eye pain or swelling, or seeing halos around lights; easy bruising, unusual bleeding; painful or difficult urination; liver problems - nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, tired feeling, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);high levels of serotonin in the body - agitation, hallucinations, fever, fast heart rate, overactive reflexes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of coordination, fainting; low levels of sodium in the body - headache, confusion, slurred speech, severe weakness, vomiting, loss of coordination, feeling unsteady; severe nervous system reaction - very stiff (rigid) muscles, high fever, more...... Source: www.drugs.com

 

How PTSD Drug Side Effects Cause Problems and Death - Information and Statistics

 

MMJ Doctor Testimonial : How Cannabis Works in PTSD

“Using compounds derived from cannabis  to restore the body's own endocannabinoid function,  could potentially help stabilize moods and ease depression, significant improvement was observed on seven of the 12 items of the PTSD scale."  -  Dr. Samir Haj-Dahmane
 

"Cannabis is associated with reductions in PTSD symptoms in some patients, and prospective, placebo-controlled study is needed to determine efficacy of cannabis and its constituents in treating PTSD."  - George R. Greer, MD

 

420EvaluationsOnline:   How can PTSD sufferers can get legal access to Medical Marijuana in California? click here.to apply online.  Our service is fast, legal and costs a fraction of a normal doctor's visit. Other services and features include: Chat assistance, 24/7 verification services, ID Cards and Growers permits. 

 

“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.”  - Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

 

FURTHER READING - HOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA HELPS PTSD

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Israeli Combat Veterans

Marijuana may help PTSD. Why won’t the government find out for sure?

General use of cannabis for PTSD Symptoms

The Use of Medicinal Marijuana for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Review of the Current Literature

New Study Finds Marijuana To Be Effective Against Depression

 

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