@@SD-co9xe personally I buy the 5mg and 10mg gummies. Depending on the pain is what my neighbor and I take along with cbd. Amen ✝️ 👍 you can't drive on it if it has thc. Or you could get fined. So use your best judgment in your state. Amen ✝️ 👍 truthful ✝️ 👍
Awesome. I found that when I had a very high dose of CBD oil, I felt on top of the world the following day. The neuropathic pain and spasticity I have with my MS pretty much disappeared! I had the dose just before I went to sleep.
I have a lot of respect for you. I am very grateful that I found your channel. You’re going out of your way to fill us with information that we may never heard from our doctors, mine has never told me these things. Thank you ever so much to help everyone who reaches this channel. I am for the most part miserable and you’re making a difference in my life. I didn’t want to live with PPMS and I still don’t, but you’re filling my knowledge toolbox to make it more manageable. You’re a very good human and an even better professional. Thank God for people like you.
I cannot tell you how happy I am to learn, doctors can think outside the box. In the early 80's my mother remarried, My new stepdad developed cancer in his lung. His doctors quickly started him on Tylonol with codine but rapidly progressed to percocette then Darvon, later, morphine. In addition to being ineffectual at stopping what he called a drilling pain in his back and bones, it had other terrible side effects, he couldn't think, drowsiness and fatigue and worse, the constipation. His radiation therapy was wreaking havoc with his appetite. He woulds sit and sleep in a chair 24-7, he couldn't lie down or sit fully up, he hardly slept. He once offered me $20 to bring him his rifle He was dying, but worse, he was suffering immensely. I live in Texas where marijuana still remains all but impossible to get legally, Even medically, but then, as now, it was readily available on the street. His brother was a habitual user and convinced him it would help.He stopped taking he opiates and started smoking pot. I have never seen such a turn around. He would first tell me it helped him feel better, his mood and his mobility. He started to eat but more importantly to him, he started to shit again. He would lose his fight with cancer, and as they hospitalized him at the end, the hospital security threatened him with jail for smoking pot. They filled him full of morphine again until he died. Only a few years later it would be by mother's turn. She too would develop lung cancer but she had a good job, with insurance. When she started to descend, I offered to bring her pot. She knew from my step-dads experience, it would likely help her pain and appetite but she refused. She was afraid that she would be caught and fired, that would cost her EVERYTHING, including the insurance she depended on for treatment. In order to insure my future, she would suffer to death, in order to satisfy Texas' law prohibiting marijuana's use. She used conventional medication. She was spared my step-dad's fate as her cancer metastasized, hit her brain and she died very suddenly. I never forgave Texas or the medical field for making them suffer. I have been a proponent ever since, right down to the first Medical Marijuana Initiatives started in California. Thank you for doing everything you do Dr Boster.
I’m sorry for your losses. Totally agree about western medicine fails and only wants to push medication. Some people would not understand until something like cancer or an autoimmune condition came into their world. It’s crap that they are so narrow minded. The medical professionals have all the resources to research to educate themselves but cannabis does not lure them in with vacations, fancy dinners, ball games, etc just for prescribing their drugs. It’s also crap that they threatened your step-dad with jail while he was actively dying in the freaking hospital. It’s not going to be abused by people with conditions. SMH in frustration. I cannot relate entirely but I’m with you!
@maletro9888 I just would like to make a comment on your post. Your post was really touching to me, it is so full of pain from watching the people most important in your life have to deal with extreme pain. There is no reason that a free law abiding person should be forced to life their final days in pain like that. I am sorry for the pain that these circumstances caused you to feel then as well as still to this day. It isn’t fair to you either. Blessings to you.
I live in Texas (trying to move out) where they’ve gutted women’s health care. I am newly diagnosed and have had a couple of very scary symptoms. And yet, I can’t find a neurologist in Austin! There is a shortage. Why? Because this state is constantly watching them. It’s sickening. So no, this state will be the last one to legalize marijuana. I am leaving as soon as my house sells. 🤷♀️
I Love that u back the use of THC for MS. I use RSO and make suppositories. almost all my MS symptoms have stopped or decreased for the past 3 years now. Also all My MRIs have no new progression or have actually gotten better!!! It’s the way to go to help ur MS!!!!
I am a 65 year old female with RRMs. I have been using edibles in Ohio for 4 years. I started with the medical dispensaries where they use Delta 9. The dispensaries are very expensive. I learned from friends that Delta 8 is much cheaper and you can get it at most CBD shops at about 50% of the cost. I use the edibles when I know I am going to be home and not driving. The delta 8 may require a higher mg to get the same effect as the medical delta 9, but it works just as well for me. Takes away the restless legs, relaxes me and I can sleep. One side effect is the munchies. Plan your diet around those munchies. Save your dessert knowing those muchies will kick in. You also want to time those edibles around your sleep schedule. If you have get up at 4 am don't take one at midnight the effects will still be with you when you wake up. I give myself 12 hours from ingestion to the time I have to wake up. I usually take my edibles at 8 pm and wake up around 8 am. I feel great after a few stretches in the morning.
This is the first time I have seen mention of Delta 9. I going to delve more into the literature. If you have any references to share, I wppl greatly appreciate it. I too am 65 , and have RrMS. TIA
Thank you for all you do !! 65 year old hippie here, cannabis has always helped me !! From the homegrown in the seventies to dispensary shops, medical cannabis, I'm in Minnesota, and waited forever for someone to get smart in Minnesota !! God bless
Not all Dr's are open to learning something from their patients. Publish an article on this in a medical journal. 🤞 Not just about MJ, but about listening. ❤
Omg, I am so glad I found this video. I am really fixing to talk to my dr about this. I have been using cannabis for many years to help with my symptoms. It helps with spasticity and helps me get a good nights sleep. I am honestly nervous about telling my neurologist but this video is giving me the confidence to do it. So thank you.
I have had multiple sclerosis for the past 18 years and 10 of those years marijuana has helped me and right now this is my only medicine. I have come off of all drugs. The last 5 years I have been in remission. God Bless Cannabis🙏🏾
I was Dx in 1995. When my oldest son was in high school (2008) he wrote a big essay on Marijuana for M.S. We were so proud of him even though it wasn't as common then. He received an A on that project!
Edibles I am fine with due to their slow release. Vaping or smoking is detrimental for my cognition and makes my tremors and walking worse, but do help with sleeping heavier. It's about finding the right balance for ourselves as we are all so different ❤
I’ve had RRMS for over 40 years but it is only in the last couple of years that I have been taking CBD for it. I’ve found it to be wonderful for controlling the anxiety I have experienced as a symptom of my MS and would recommend it to anyone with this condition. Thank goodness the government (in my case in Australia) have finally woken up to the fact that medicinal cannabis is of benefit to those with chronic diseases like MS, even though cannabis is still illegal here. Love your videos, I’ve been watching them for a while now and look forward to watching them as you post them. It’s wonderful to finally find some great information about MS, for so long there wasn’t anything out there, especially when I was diagnosed. Keep up the great work Doc, you’re so appreciated ❤
As a ppms diagnosed women from Canada, where canabis is fully legal, I can say that I can't sleep without it, can't enjoy my day without it... Lot of pills that don't work but that little plant is a life saver for me!!!!!
I found this out in the 70’s lol. FF to being 66 and newly diagnosed MS. I was offered a gummy, Delta 8, and I only need a half of one. It helps me mentally and physically. It helps with pain and sleep. I’ll take this over prescription pain meds any day!! Thanks for this video Doc! 👍🏻
MS and ARFID. A quarter of a gummy with CBD and THC helps with pain, fatigue and my appetite issues (lack of an appetite, desire or normal urge to eat... not uncommon in the past for me to go a day or two without eating and not feel or notice it. My dad's always had the same issue, and was actually the one who suggested gummies after my MS diagnosis.) Also, new here. MS traceably started in late-'17, early-'18 (first lesion- misdiagnosed at the time, and it's now my biggest), but the migraines and some physical issues that led to that misdiagnosis were ongoing when I was still a Junior in HS, just have no way of discerning that they were MS-related for sure... Officially diagnosed three days after I turned 24, and I'm freshly 27. Really happy I found this channel.🙃
I love your channel! I’ve used cannabis for a long time to treat my bipolar and MS. I find it helps a lot! I live in a illegal state but “hemp” is legal here! They have medical hemp/cannabis stores now since the 2018 farm bill. If anyone is struggling in a illegal state look for dispensaries they are popping up all over the place selling thca flower and cbd. I finally could legal relief after years and years.
So glad I see this video, great info. I try cannabis n I’m n for the most greatly disappointed, I wish I knew all this before info before. I think the lack of education from people working at dispensaries, about the use for MS n other conditions is the problem.
I have anxiety. Never even considered it could be a symptom of MS but honestly I have wondered why I am anxious about certain things that never bothered me before. I appreciate your tip about the state line and job consequences. Very helpful.
Ive been impressed that cannabis can help w/seizures. It is valuable. My elderly neighbor told me smoking a cigarette sharpened her thinking when writing letters. Nicotine receptors.
I'm a cannabis believer now, at 67 years of age. I tried it as a kid, hated the feeling, so no weed for 50+ years Several years ago, a trusted friend (also an MS patient) told me of the relief from several symptoms she received from gummies. She was another who was a non user prior to trying a gummy I decided a tincture was my best choice, and it still is Sleep, spasticity, and pain are much better now, with one dose at bedtime. If pain or spasticity are bad before then, a half dose will bring a fair amount of relief and allow me to still function I use a 1/1 blend of thc to cbd, which seems to be the right mixture for me Thank you
Ohh Dr. Boster, I so wish you were my doctor. You are open to different ways of treating MS. I have a neurologist and he's quite closed minded it seems. I'm in Canada and things are different up here, but I still look to you for your insights. I have recently been upgraded to SPMS :( it's an upgrade you don't want! Thank you for doing what you do. :)
Im 51 years and very healthy and not on any doctors pescription medicationand. I've been using cannibas for some 6 years now...my Bf suggested that I tried it to help me sleep when I switch to night shift cause I was having trouble sleeping, also because I was always in a " bitchy" uptight mood the littlest thing use to get me angry. I started using cannibas and it totally changed my personality...I don't get upset anymore, I'm sleeping well, I don't stress. Now I use it for when I'm doing my yoga and daily exercise. It hepls me to concentrate on my body movements. I use it when I'm watching intense documentary, or watching a comedy movie... or cleaning the house. I am very discipline when using cannibas my cut of time is 5 hours before work, 4 hours before driving. I can also say that I don't feel that I'm addict or crave it. I just stopped for 1 month because my bf had to pause for a while due to some tooth problems...so over all it benefits me
Dr. Boster I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your videos. It's been 4 years since I was diagnosed and my MS specialist finally told me that I might benefit more by going to PT that specializes in neurological/MS symptoms as opposed to a regular PT facility. Huge difference. Anyway my PT told me she had worked with you when she was in school and highly recommended you. Since I've been watching your videos I've learned so much and felt like I'm validated. I'm not crazy with all of these goofy symptoms. I just finished a clinical trial at U of M testing the effects of CBD/THC on sleep and pain in MS patients. Turns out I was just receiving THC and it has helped alot. Hearing this video helps me to not feel guilty for continuing to use it as I'm one of those 60 something year old ladies from the "just say no" Era. 😂 I really appreciate you. Thank you for sharing.
I’ve not lived in a state or worked for an employer where it is ok. That has changed now so I’m considering the role it could play in my MS fight. If I could improve my insomnia, my life would be vastly improved. After a lifetime of “just say no” it feels weird to go into a dispensary. Thanks for the video.
Kevin, i guarantee you, that you will fall asleep immediately and stay asleep for 8+ hours. I used cannabis before diagnosis and thru the first 6 years of diagnosis and i believe that marijuana plus my MS medicine + good lifestyle of healthy ish eating and working out, is what has caused me to remain so stable. I finally got a MMJ card this year as i was tired of dealing with the streets and it's a game changer as all the products that the Dr spoke about are available! I especially enjoy concentrates in a vape
When I lived in Washington state, I got amazing relief from my fatigue from a strong sativa. I would be unable to get off the sofa, vape the purest sativa I could get my hands on, and I could get up and get meaningful exercise, do chores, etc. I had tried Provigil and Ritalin for my fatigue with inconsistent and tepid results. Unfortunately I am now in Georgia, which has approved medical cannabis for MS, but has infuriatingly not authorized any dispensaries. I have tried hemp, which is legal here, but it does not work nearly as well and I build a tolerance to it very quickly.
An interesting benefit I've found from using edibles; I have terrible neurogenic bladder symptoms every day, and that's been the case for about 11 years. I've tried Oxybutynin and Vesicare, and while they help a bit, I still can't really drink (water) before bed or else I'm up 1-2 times a night. UNLESS I take an edible. After an edible, I can drink an entire bottle of water and not wake up once. If anything, I'm more "worried" about a UTI than waking up to pee haha. Have you ever heard anything like this from your patients? Love your videos BTW!
I’m glad to hear you mention anxiety, I’ve had anxiety for a few years and never connected it to my MS. I just chalked it up to my being home all the time because I had to quit working due to vertigo. I kinda felt like I was crazy or something because going out and. Lot of things had started making me anxious. I’m about to cry knowing it is a symptom some people with MS suffer from. I also suffer from cog fog so I sent this video to my husband so he can help me decide which road would be best for my symptoms. Will any of this help with vertigo?
Thank you so much for this information!!! Ironically I live in Colorado where it’s all legal. But trying to find out how much to take and how doesn’t seem to be easy to find. I decided my opiates weren’t helping and the risk was way higher than I wanted to have so I came very quickly off of them by choice and started using thc. But my first experience was a bad one so I was really concerned about trying it again. Luckily I have a neighbor that works for a dispensary and has a lot of the same issues I do that has helped me slow start using thc where I feel comfortable using without the “high” that I don’t want from any drugs or alcohol. I like being in charge of my mind at all times. So it’s nice to see you putting this info out in the open so people can find it!!!
I started using oil vapor with combination of thc and cbd at age 65 for my MS symptoms. I am 72 now and it works for the headache, spasticity and hyper nerve feeling in my hands, legs and elbows. I am so glad I tried it for the symptoms. Thanks for addressing this subject.
Thank you Aaron for this video, the information you provide as always is exceptional. I've tried multiple different medicines for pain and spasticity. Muscle relaxers such a Baclofen just make me floppy, nothing seems to touch my constant 24/7 screaming nerve pain in my legs/feet. The words quality of life no longer appear in my vocabulary because I feel I have none, thanks to ever worsening mobility, spasticity, pain, poor sleep, bowel/bladder problems. Until recently I've been reluctant to go down the Cannabis route, but I feel my hand is being forced now. Medical Cannabis here in the UK has been legal since 2018, I'm slowly researching it and for the first time I feel a little hope and excitement. It's expensive, and not covered by our National Health Service but I've got to try something. The information you've provided here in your video is very encouraging for me, so thank you again. All the best - Neil (UK)
I experience severe intermittent eye pain in either eye at times that is quite debilitating for me. The only thing I have found to provide consistent significant relief is use of canabis. I only use it when I'm in pain and it works every time. I have had MS since 2000 and only the last 3 years started experiencing this symptom. Thank you for your informative videos!
Dr. Boster. I have been taking Lions Mane mushrooms since December. A month later, I started dreaming again. Well remembering them at least. And has been almost a nightly thing since. I do take breaks from it for a week or so from time to time. Ive been doing a lot of reading into the health benefits to mushrooms. Since ive been taking differnt types, my quality of life has improved dramatically.
Isn't the Lions Mane wonderful? I've been taking it as an extract (though I did try cooking with real Lions Mane once, it was interesting!), and feel like it's been reall helpful in terms of healing. It can't do the "heavy lifting" of my DMT when it comes to slowing disease progression, but with the progression slowed and relapses tamed, I think it's really supporting my brain's best efforts to remyelinate.
Life limitations are meant to be overcome. You are meant to be you. Particular particle person being. Don’t mess up on being the best of you, as Joseph Campbell would add.
I have tried using it over the years with mixed results. Intially after ingesting it it makes my symptoms worse. After an hour or so things seem to calm down and I feel relief. The next morning afterwards though I feel much worse than if I would not have used it at all. There are effects from it for some time afterwards. I have dabbled with it for 10 years now. There are pros and cons to it. There are short term benefits but also some intermediate negative effects.
Have you tried CBD dominant cannabis ( where levels of CBD are greater than THC ) ? Or even lower levels of THC than what you have tried could help as well! I have MS too so I send support on your journey!
This was the most informative video on the matter I have seen. I am newly diagnosed with primary progressive and would love to find a way to help with some symptoms. I've never been an advocate in my life for Marijuana but after watching this I may just look into it. Thank you Dr Boster ❤
You can try cbd first, as it wont do any "high" to you. I dont use THC and CBD drops help me with better sleep and less spasticity (which I dont have much, but still), also it helps with anxiety stuff and bad digestion (these two go hand in hand). I use drops under my tongue before sleep, but some people like to do it in the morning. You cant go wrong with that.
Thanks so much Dr. Boster. I am so glad you addressed this topic. I am not a users, but I know many MS friends that it helps. I am also open to trying it in the future if needed.
We need health insurance to recognize cannabis & thc as a valid treatment to b covered by the co-pay coverage. Products r too expensive when used daily long term for chronic conditions. Especially when many patients r either retired early due to the disability they live with or they r 65 plus in age. Either way, a fixed income on social security makes using any treatment not covered at least partially by Medicare or Medicaid extremely difficult to sustain. On a side note: Thank u for the content, its very helpful. The best to u & urs……
I am employing both Western and Eastern medicine to treat my MS. Ayurveda practices, have helped me so much. I maintaining a routine. And to stay away from over processed and chemical products.
Thank You Dr. Boster have MS since 2019 Leissons brain & lower spine which took active use of left leg and balance. Use a rollanator walker. Moved from FL to Ventura County CA discovered cannabis gummies with sativa. Love it gives me energy to walk in my 5' pool daily to perform calisthenics.... only place I can't fall down LOL still take my Ampyra and Techfidera twice daily.
This is why I became a dispensary owner, because in big into holistic medicine vs pharmaceutical drugs and I enjoy helping people become more educated as well as healthy.. Great video and if anyone want to become a dispensary owner please feel free to reach out to me I’d love to help you get started
edibles helped me tremendously when I was first diagnosed. Help me cope with all the new symptoms and with the emotional side of things. I haven’t used edibles in a few years. Just because I’m afraid that my job will test me. It’s a shame because it really helps with my MS symptoms, I just have to suffer through order to keep my job. I would never use it on job. Mostly on nights and weekends. But it still shows up when tested.
Darn missed the premiere! 6am EST is 10pm NZT. Will be watching next Monday! Thank you Dr Boster, such an important topic. I am frustrated that it isn’t more accessible in NZ it’s very expensive through prescription. I hear from many people that it helps many different symptoms. I wish there was more research. CBD cream been recently trialed here for seizures and had a beneficial effect for one of the children I see. I hope it will become more available in future. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💜
I have MS. I had it probably since teenage but was diagnosed with 34 with many old lesions. I am in Croatia. Here im medical marihuana legal for specific illnesses but there is no legal sellers. I manage how I can and it helps alot. I also have F41.2. It calmes me, switches bad toughts into good, gives energy and will to be productive, and relives of some pains. All my main doctors (general, neurologist and psychologist) know that I selfmedicate. But I would much rader have known source and proper dosages.
Thank you for sharing your information. There are so much out on RUclips that has a slight difference in your info on addiction to canibus and personally I have not had an addiction to it, but it's good to hear it from a professional source like you. Thank you! Since my prescription expired and my nighttime muscle spasticity returned. I'm no on an oral baclifin 10mg and my sleep time has gone to 6hrs from 2hrs and my calves spasticity has gone away. I'm not crazy about big pharma but it's better than 2hrs nightly sleep. Thank you for sharing your videos and the info.
Thanks so much for this topic ... I have my card for medical marijuana but haven't bought it yet because I didn't know enough about it and now I do. Looking forward to some relief of my pain.❣️
I am very happy to hear you recommend Cannabis. It’s legal in California and I have Progressive Relapsing MS and smoke it but I am having problems with my COPD so switching to edibles. I can’t share this with my neurologist because she is part of Kaiser Permanent Hospital network and they frown on their patients taking Cannabis. I keep it to myself unless it shows in my blood work
Thank you for tackling this subject, i live in Canada where it is legal medically and recreationally but MS team still hasn’t embraced it and sorta scoff at me when i bring it up. I wanna start by saying I am not a big fan of cannabis recreationally, i have no problem if others wanna use it but I don’t particularly enjoy the high. That being said I have found it very helpful in managing my pain and spasms due to MS. I only use it in the evening and it is a huge help with sleep. I use the tincture and find it takes about 45 minutes to start working and peaks around 2 hours. If you are considering it give it a try. You may experience backlash from youtube about the subject matter of this video because it is not legal American wide. Hope it doesn’t cause you too many problems. Thx again.
I had a friend with MS. Her early symptoms before diagnosis was difficulty walking (not sure the exact problem whether spasms or something else). She ended up needing a wheelchair. By accident she found out smoking cannabis enabled her to walk. As her condition progressed it no longer worked. This was over 20 years ago.
Oooh nice breakdown. I found as I researched- my MS & Mmj. It has helped physical pain- not so much nerve pain. Of course every one is different. I love the mmj pharmacist in the dispensary- they break it all down like this for each person. To help you find what will work for you. Great video Doc. #WeHaveMS Hugs
Im gonna try the edibles again, cuz I need a good night sleep as I'm. experiencing this insomnia. Thanks for this valuable information. God bless what u are doing for all us patients. Love hearing what u have next to share with us 🙏🏻
Thank you dear doctor🙏 Jus like medicines and their dosages even cannabis intake must be done in a dosage level within the parameters of risk benefit analysis.
Thank you very much for your valuable information. I am always looking forward to your videos. This was very informative because there is not much sound information about cannabis available especially regarding MS. I am using it for insomnia. The THC drops. All the best for your important work!
Hi dr Boster, great vid. I'm from the Netherlands where canabis has infamously been legal (sort of) for ages, but I don't feel comfortable talking to my neurologist about the option of vaping or edibles to improve my sleep or battle the nerve pain I sometimes (very rarely thank G) get. So I bought a couple of joints at a local canabis shop to smoke when I'm in dire need. Ironic isn't it? 😅
I use a topical for my legs and feet as well as a great tch patch. I wish I could find an edible that didn't have any feelings of being high. I just hate that. I would love to just get symptom relief without all the prescription meds. I'm always Thankful for your videos!
I was diagnosed in January and haven’t started any DMT yet. I am Canadian and I smoke, eat and vape cannabis daily. Without it, I wouldn’t get out of bed 😔
Hello Aaron, I'm Raúl from Argentina, fighting MS since you created the channel! I'm user of canmabis oil (it helps me with sleep and mood) and vape for heavy symptoms like spams and spasticity. I have implanted a baclofen pump since 2020 but the results are poors... I think it needs more attention but my doctor don't give me response. Could I take an appointment with you online so you can see my MRIs and give me an advise? Thanks for all your LOVE teaching about MS!
I have a Florida medical card, and was given the referral from my neurologist. I think if you have to choose between medical cannabis and something like Gabapentin, you’re choosing between the lesser of two evils.
I've been fortunate enough thus far to not have symptoms requiring me to take any meds other than my DMT. However, I'm very pro cannabis for any conditions. If it makes you feel better, it should be your choice on what you do to your own body. I've heard many stories from people using edibles to treat chronic pain with much success.
56 male at 240lbs and recently diagnosed w/ MS. 1000mg CBD lotion for hands and feet twice a day sure does help reduce the tingles on hands and feet. I do try to stay away from THC items. I tried a 3000mg CBD lotion, but at twice the cost I didn't feel it was worth the extra $$ Thanks for getting the word out.
I recently began to take edibles that have both cbd and thc and it has helped with my anxiety/depression, especially when I'm due for my infusion which is the worst time of the month. It does help a lot and it helps me to sleep for at least 6 hours. I do feel a relief and so much better in the morning. Unfortunately I had to stop taking it recently because I dont want to have to depend on it and I have responsibilities at home and it frightens me to think that I won't be able to deal with any kind of medical emergencies if I'm high due to the THC. But to answer your question, it does help. I am 45 years old and had my first episode at 24.
Dr.Boster you might look into the grounding effect of taking a hot shower. And grounding in general, i personally buy into the theory of grounding, and have noticed many times that just being barefoot in the yard will calm my symptoms of neuropathy, the numbness and the cold to touch condition of my hands. Sometimes.. not always but enough times that i will make myself go outside and try. Back to the shower thing, I've tested myself in a warm shower and you are grounding in a warm shower. thank you btw i just liked and subscribed.
Chronic symptoms require Chronic Solutions 😅 Sometimes I feel like I can’t eat or rest, MMJ helps. I haven’t really needed my Zofran much anymore, only in dire necessity at this point. I was noticing I was forgetting one of my Baclofen every once in awhile as well. Which my doctor said was completely fine. I also noticed when I would consume CBD with THC together, I would have remarkable symptom control. There are creams and lotions that also help me. I practice mindfulness and am very self-aware. I think that is vital to my MS management; Knowing the body’s baseline and rhythms. An important part MMJ consumption is to consume it like the medication you’re prescribed. Anything can be taken into excess, sadly. I think this video confirmed my thoughts on switching to vaping though, very timely. Thank you.
(Formerly TheLaney) I’ve never tasted alcohol or smoked anything….until a couple years ago and now I’m “irie” 😬. Game. Changer. It takes me from tears streaming down my face, shaking in pain to tears of relief and a huge sigh, if only for a bit. I am more present with the ones I love and I can go places with them bc of it. The stigma is so old. 😢
I live in Canada and my physiatrist recommended medical cannabis. I was prescribed a High CBD Low THC oil which I started out using a low dose and slowly moved up over many weeks/months to 75mg a day. The low THC made me not feel nauseas, woozy or ill. I had no side-effects at all. I was sleeping better, my stiffness and spasticity improved. Pain level decreased (I have osteoarthritis also so it was helping that too). My physiatrist sees me for Botox injections in lower legs and he immediately noticed the tone of my legs/movement to be far better than pre-cannabis appointments.
I am in Canada Aaron so I too have the luxury of gummies. I use 1/2 gummy at night for sleep but often I wake up with nerve pain , if it is too close to work time I use a massager machine to numb the pain if it’s like 2am I take another gummy. I’ve been doing this for a few years.
growing up in the 70’s with my teens being in the 80’s, I still have that paranoid, judgemental feelings about myself creep in when I vape. I know we’ve come a long way with cannabis and legalization, but we’re still not there yet, and I think that’s when the stigma I feel will dissolve (maybe?). I use it for insomnia and it works great! No hangover when I wake up in the morning; I cal also take ABX gel caps and they take about an hour to kick in. I still haven’t found the perfect concoction for spasticity (antispasmodic strains have the opposite affect on me), and pain. I’d love to hear from you or any Warriors here on what strains work for you with certain sx. As always Dr, I appreciate your sharing your knowledge and opinions, esp. when many Neuros don’t discuss these topics. 🎗️
Please make a video about Lion's maine. As is it safe to take when we have all sorts of drugs anyway and what to be awake. I know it might not help but I would like to try it just I case with dmt
I use the tinctures bka drops they are good. Allergic to gelatin & cane sugar oh yea & coconut 😢 so I have not found a gummies I can eat. So a drop & hit from my vape helps a lot. Dr. Boster thnx for all you do. ❤U & your staff. Smooches 😘🦋🐞
I live in Michigan were it’s legal and take edibles at night to sleep !! It helps tremendously!!! Now am looking to start tinctures… because i don’t want to put anything in my lungs!! Thanks for the recommendation!!
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I have MS and a quarter of a gummy with CBG and THC helped take me off of 4 meds and made me functional. It was literally a life saver.
That's amazing! May I ask what concentration of CBD & THC are in the gummies you take?
Do you take it at night or in the day?
@@SD-co9xe personally I buy the 5mg and 10mg gummies. Depending on the pain is what my neighbor and I take along with cbd. Amen ✝️ 👍 you can't drive on it if it has thc. Or you could get fined. So use your best judgment in your state. Amen ✝️ 👍 truthful ✝️ 👍
Amen 👏 👍 so true
Awesome. I found that when I had a very high dose of CBD oil, I felt on top of the world the following day. The neuropathic pain and spasticity I have with my MS pretty much disappeared! I had the dose just before I went to sleep.
I have a lot of respect for you. I am very grateful that I found your channel. You’re going out of your way to fill us with information that we may never heard from our doctors, mine has never told me these things. Thank you ever so much to help everyone who reaches this channel. I am for the most part miserable and you’re making a difference in my life. I didn’t want to live with PPMS and I still don’t, but you’re filling my knowledge toolbox to make it more manageable. You’re a very good human and an even better professional. Thank God for people like you.
I concur!
I cannot tell you how happy I am to learn, doctors can think outside the box. In the early 80's my mother remarried, My new stepdad developed cancer in his lung. His doctors quickly started him on Tylonol with codine but rapidly progressed to percocette then Darvon, later, morphine.
In addition to being ineffectual at stopping what he called a drilling pain in his back and bones, it had other terrible side effects, he couldn't think, drowsiness and fatigue and worse, the constipation. His radiation therapy was wreaking havoc with his appetite. He woulds sit and sleep in a chair 24-7, he couldn't lie down or sit fully up, he hardly slept. He once offered me $20 to bring him his rifle
He was dying, but worse, he was suffering immensely. I live in Texas where marijuana still remains all but impossible to get legally, Even medically, but then, as now, it was readily available on the street. His brother was a habitual user and convinced him it would help.He stopped taking he opiates and started smoking pot.
I have never seen such a turn around. He would first tell me it helped him feel better, his mood and his mobility. He started to eat but more importantly to him, he started to shit again. He would lose his fight with cancer, and as they hospitalized him at the end, the hospital security threatened him with jail for smoking pot. They filled him full of morphine again until he died.
Only a few years later it would be by mother's turn. She too would develop lung cancer but she had a good job, with insurance. When she started to descend, I offered to bring her pot. She knew from my step-dads experience, it would likely help her pain and appetite but she refused. She was afraid that she would be caught and fired, that would cost her EVERYTHING, including the insurance she depended on for treatment. In order to insure my future, she would suffer to death, in order to satisfy Texas' law prohibiting marijuana's use. She used conventional medication. She was spared my step-dad's fate as her cancer metastasized, hit her brain and she died very suddenly. I never forgave Texas or the medical field for making them suffer. I have been a proponent ever since, right down to the first Medical Marijuana Initiatives started in California. Thank you for doing everything you do Dr Boster.
I’m sorry for your losses. Totally agree about western medicine fails and only wants to push medication. Some people would not understand until something like cancer or an autoimmune condition came into their world. It’s crap that they are so narrow minded. The medical professionals have all the resources to research to educate themselves but cannabis does not lure them in with vacations, fancy dinners, ball games, etc just for prescribing their drugs. It’s also crap that they threatened your step-dad with jail while he was actively dying in the freaking hospital. It’s not going to be abused by people with conditions. SMH in frustration. I cannot relate entirely but I’m with you!
@maletro9888 I just would like to make a comment on your post. Your post was really touching to me, it is so full of pain from watching the people most important in your life have to deal with extreme pain. There is no reason that a free law abiding person should be forced to life their final days in pain like that. I am sorry for the pain that these circumstances caused you to feel then as well as still to this day. It isn’t fair to you either. Blessings to you.
I live in Texas (trying to move out) where they’ve gutted women’s health care. I am newly diagnosed and have had a couple of very scary symptoms. And yet, I can’t find a neurologist in Austin! There is a shortage. Why? Because this state is constantly watching them. It’s sickening. So no, this state will be the last one to legalize marijuana. I am leaving as soon as my house sells. 🤷♀️
Thank you Dr. Boster. You are a positive force for all of us with MS.
I got tired of all the doctors putting me on pain meds etc.. I switched to cannabis and no more pain meds. It is all I need
I’m a cannabis educator in 🇨🇦. Very helpful for my MS and I see it help hundreds of patients. Thank for this fantastic video.
I Love that u back the use of THC for MS. I use RSO and make suppositories. almost all my MS symptoms have stopped or decreased for the past 3 years now. Also all
My MRIs have no new progression or have actually gotten better!!! It’s the way to go to help ur MS!!!!
Saved my life. Smoking blunts before bed allows me to sleep.
I am a 65 year old female with RRMs. I have been using edibles in Ohio for 4 years. I started with the medical dispensaries where they use Delta 9. The dispensaries are very expensive. I learned from friends that Delta 8 is much cheaper and you can get it at most CBD shops at about 50% of the cost.
I use the edibles when I know I am going to be home and not driving.
The delta 8 may require a higher mg to get the same effect as the medical delta 9, but it works just as well for me. Takes away the restless legs, relaxes me and I can sleep. One side effect is the munchies. Plan your diet around those munchies. Save your dessert knowing those muchies will kick in.
You also want to time those edibles around your sleep schedule. If you have get up at 4 am don't take one at midnight the effects will still be with you when you wake up. I give myself 12 hours from ingestion to the time I have to wake up. I usually take my edibles at 8 pm and wake up around 8 am. I feel great after a few stretches in the morning.
This is the first time I have seen mention of Delta 9. I going to delve more into the literature. If you have any references to share, I wppl greatly appreciate it. I too am 65 , and have RrMS. TIA
Thank you for all you do !! 65 year old hippie here, cannabis has always helped me !! From the homegrown in the seventies to dispensary shops, medical cannabis, I'm in Minnesota, and waited forever for someone to get smart in Minnesota !! God bless
Not all Dr's are open to learning something from their patients. Publish an article on this in a medical journal. 🤞 Not just about MJ, but about listening. ❤
Omg, I am so glad I found this video. I am really fixing to talk to my dr about this. I have been using cannabis for many years to help with my symptoms. It helps with spasticity and helps me get a good nights sleep. I am honestly nervous about telling my neurologist but this video is giving me the confidence to do it. So thank you.
My MS doctor was very adamant about me trying cannabis and I am so glad I did! It calms me instantly whenever I have a flare up where I get shaky.
I have had multiple sclerosis for the past 18 years and 10 of those years marijuana has helped me and right now this is my only medicine. I have come off of all drugs.
The last 5 years I have been in remission.
God Bless Cannabis🙏🏾
I was Dx in 1995. When my oldest son was in high school (2008) he wrote a big essay on Marijuana for M.S.
We were so proud of him even though it wasn't as common then. He received an A on that project!
I have MS. I finally can get a little relief of my pain. Thank God!
Edibles I am fine with due to their slow release. Vaping or smoking is detrimental for my cognition and makes my tremors and walking worse, but do help with sleeping heavier. It's about finding the right balance for ourselves as we are all so different ❤
Agreed. Keeping a notebook to help you navigate is a helpful tool
I have been on medicinal cannabis for 2 years now. It really helps my leg spasms, helps in sleep, and it great for anxiety. I highly recommend it.
I have a SCI and have never taken pharma meds for pain. I'm a huge advocate of cannabis ❤
Love all of your videos. I suffer from hyper Progressive MS and absolutely love all the knowledge and info I gain from all of your videos.
Thank you! #StrongerTogether #WeHaveMS
I sleep very deeply on cannabis without the lethargic feeling in the morning like on sleep meds.
Thank you, Dr. Boster I too have had better heat tolerance, pain relief and less spasticity with medical cannabis.
I love how you explain everything so clearly, thank you!
I’ve had RRMS for over 40 years but it is only in the last couple of years that I have been taking CBD for it. I’ve found it to be wonderful for controlling the anxiety I have experienced as a symptom of my MS and would recommend it to anyone with this condition. Thank goodness the government (in my case in Australia) have finally woken up to the fact that medicinal cannabis is of benefit to those with chronic diseases like MS, even though cannabis is still illegal here. Love your videos, I’ve been watching them for a while now and look forward to watching them as you post them. It’s wonderful to finally find some great information about MS, for so long there wasn’t anything out there, especially when I was diagnosed. Keep up the great work Doc, you’re so appreciated ❤
Absolutely, medical marijuana has value in helping me deal with MS
As a ppms diagnosed women from Canada, where canabis is fully legal, I can say that I can't sleep without it, can't enjoy my day without it... Lot of pills that don't work but that little plant is a life saver for me!!!!!
I found this out in the 70’s lol. FF to being 66 and newly diagnosed MS. I was offered a gummy, Delta 8, and I only need a half of one. It helps me mentally and physically. It helps with pain and sleep. I’ll take this over prescription pain meds any day!! Thanks for this video Doc! 👍🏻
MS and ARFID. A quarter of a gummy with CBD and THC helps with pain, fatigue and my appetite issues (lack of an appetite, desire or normal urge to eat... not uncommon in the past for me to go a day or two without eating and not feel or notice it. My dad's always had the same issue, and was actually the one who suggested gummies after my MS diagnosis.)
Also, new here. MS traceably started in late-'17, early-'18 (first lesion- misdiagnosed at the time, and it's now my biggest), but the migraines and some physical issues that led to that misdiagnosis were ongoing when I was still a Junior in HS, just have no way of discerning that they were MS-related for sure... Officially diagnosed three days after I turned 24, and I'm freshly 27.
Really happy I found this channel.🙃
I love your channel! I’ve used cannabis for a long time to treat my bipolar and MS. I find it helps a lot! I live in a illegal state but “hemp” is legal here! They have medical hemp/cannabis stores now since the 2018 farm bill. If anyone is struggling in a illegal state look for dispensaries they are popping up all over the place selling thca flower and cbd. I finally could legal relief after years and years.
So glad I see this video, great info.
I try cannabis n I’m n for the most greatly disappointed, I wish I knew all this before info before.
I think the lack of education from people working at dispensaries, about the use for MS n other conditions is the problem.
Your information rocks🎉 ive have progressive multiple Sclerosis
I have anxiety. Never even considered it could be a symptom of MS but honestly I have wondered why I am anxious about certain things that never bothered me before. I appreciate your tip about the state line and job consequences. Very helpful.
Ive been impressed that cannabis can help w/seizures. It is valuable. My elderly neighbor told me smoking a cigarette sharpened her thinking when writing letters. Nicotine receptors.
I'm a cannabis believer now, at 67 years of age. I tried it as a kid, hated the feeling, so no weed for 50+ years
Several years ago, a trusted friend (also an MS patient) told me of the relief from several symptoms she received from gummies. She was another who was a non user prior to trying a gummy
I decided a tincture was my best choice, and it still is
Sleep, spasticity, and pain are much better now, with one dose at bedtime. If pain or spasticity are bad before then, a half dose will bring a fair amount of relief and allow me to still function
I use a 1/1 blend of thc to cbd, which seems to be the right mixture for me
Thank you
Love all the videos you share . You are a gem of a person. Thank you so much
So nice of you
Ohh Dr. Boster, I so wish you were my doctor. You are open to different ways of treating MS. I have a neurologist and he's quite closed minded it seems. I'm in Canada and things are different up here, but I still look to you for your insights. I have recently been upgraded to SPMS :( it's an upgrade you don't want! Thank you for doing what you do. :)
Im 51 years and very healthy and not on any doctors pescription medicationand. I've been using cannibas for some 6 years now...my Bf suggested that I tried it to help me sleep when I switch to night shift cause I was having trouble sleeping, also because I was always in a " bitchy" uptight mood the littlest thing use to get me angry. I started using cannibas and it totally changed my personality...I don't get upset anymore, I'm sleeping well, I don't stress. Now I use it for when I'm doing my yoga and daily exercise. It hepls me to concentrate on my body movements. I use it when I'm watching intense documentary, or watching a comedy movie... or cleaning the house. I am very discipline when using cannibas my cut of time is 5 hours before work, 4 hours before driving. I can also say that I don't feel that I'm addict or crave it. I just stopped for 1 month because my bf had to pause for a while due to some tooth problems...so over all it benefits me
Dr. Boster I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your videos. It's been 4 years since I was diagnosed and my MS specialist finally told me that I might benefit more by going to PT that specializes in neurological/MS symptoms as opposed to a regular PT facility. Huge difference. Anyway my PT told me she had worked with you when she was in school and highly recommended you.
Since I've been watching your videos I've learned so much and felt like I'm validated. I'm not crazy with all of these goofy symptoms.
I just finished a clinical trial at U of M testing the effects of CBD/THC on sleep and pain in MS patients. Turns out I was just receiving THC and it has helped alot. Hearing this video helps me to not feel guilty for continuing to use it as I'm one of those 60 something year old ladies from the "just say no" Era. 😂
I really appreciate you. Thank you for sharing.
Me too. Just say yes! 😂
I’ve not lived in a state or worked for an employer where it is ok. That has changed now so I’m considering the role it could play in my MS fight. If I could improve my insomnia, my life would be vastly improved. After a lifetime of “just say no” it feels weird to go into a dispensary. Thanks for the video.
It does feel weird, but it's worth it for me. Anything that helps even a little is worth it. Good luck Kevin.
Kevin, i guarantee you, that you will fall asleep immediately and stay asleep for 8+ hours. I used cannabis before diagnosis and thru the first 6 years of diagnosis and i believe that marijuana plus my MS medicine + good lifestyle of healthy ish eating and working out, is what has caused me to remain so stable. I finally got a MMJ card this year as i was tired of dealing with the streets and it's a game changer as all the products that the Dr spoke about are available! I especially enjoy concentrates in a vape
When I lived in Washington state, I got amazing relief from my fatigue from a strong sativa. I would be unable to get off the sofa, vape the purest sativa I could get my hands on, and I could get up and get meaningful exercise, do chores, etc. I had tried Provigil and Ritalin for my fatigue with inconsistent and tepid results.
Unfortunately I am now in Georgia, which has approved medical cannabis for MS, but has infuriatingly not authorized any dispensaries. I have tried hemp, which is legal here, but it does not work nearly as well and I build a tolerance to it very quickly.
Looking forward to being able to try it next years as Alabama is getting ready to use it for medical purposes. Great video 🤩
U r the best sir..I am suffering from MS Since 2008..I found ur channel n really blessed to learn soo much abt my issue..really thank you for it
Thank you for all of the videos. It has been such a relief learning.
An interesting benefit I've found from using edibles; I have terrible neurogenic bladder symptoms every day, and that's been the case for about 11 years. I've tried Oxybutynin and Vesicare, and while they help a bit, I still can't really drink (water) before bed or else I'm up 1-2 times a night. UNLESS I take an edible. After an edible, I can drink an entire bottle of water and not wake up once. If anything, I'm more "worried" about a UTI than waking up to pee haha. Have you ever heard anything like this from your patients? Love your videos BTW!
Love your experience!!
Do you still take Oxybutynin? I’m up 3-4 times a night, I may have to try some edibles.
I can certainly see the benefits of the medical uses of cannabis. Hoping to be able to take advantage of those benefits.
I’m glad to hear you mention anxiety, I’ve had anxiety for a few years and never connected it to my MS. I just chalked it up to my being home all the time because I had to quit working due to vertigo. I kinda felt like I was crazy or something because going out and. Lot of things had started making me anxious. I’m about to cry knowing it is a symptom some people with MS suffer from. I also suffer from cog fog so I sent this video to my husband so he can help me decide which road would be best for my symptoms. Will any of this help with vertigo?
Thank you so much for this information!!! Ironically I live in Colorado where it’s all legal. But trying to find out how much to take and how doesn’t seem to be easy to find. I decided my opiates weren’t helping and the risk was way higher than I wanted to have so I came very quickly off of them by choice and started using thc. But my first experience was a bad one so I was really concerned about trying it again. Luckily I have a neighbor that works for a dispensary and has a lot of the same issues I do that has helped me slow start using thc where I feel comfortable using without the “high” that I don’t want from any drugs or alcohol. I like being in charge of my mind at all times. So it’s nice to see you putting this info out in the open so people can find it!!!
I started using oil vapor with combination of thc and cbd at age 65 for my MS symptoms. I am 72 now and it works for the headache, spasticity and hyper nerve feeling in my hands, legs and elbows. I am so glad I tried it for the symptoms. Thanks for addressing this subject.
Thank you Aaron for this video, the information you provide as always is exceptional. I've tried multiple different medicines for pain and spasticity. Muscle relaxers such a Baclofen just make me floppy, nothing seems to touch my constant 24/7 screaming nerve pain in my legs/feet. The words quality of life no longer appear in my vocabulary because I feel I have none, thanks to ever worsening mobility, spasticity, pain, poor sleep, bowel/bladder problems. Until recently I've been reluctant to go down the Cannabis route, but I feel my hand is being forced now. Medical Cannabis here in the UK has been legal since 2018, I'm slowly researching it and for the first time I feel a little hope and excitement. It's expensive, and not covered by our National Health Service but I've got to try something. The information you've provided here in your video is very encouraging for me, so thank you again. All the best - Neil (UK)
I experience severe intermittent eye pain in either eye at times that is quite debilitating for me. The only thing I have found to provide consistent significant relief is use of canabis. I only use it when I'm in pain and it works every time. I have had MS since 2000 and only the last 3 years started experiencing this symptom. Thank you for your informative videos!
Dr. Boster. I have been taking Lions Mane mushrooms since December. A month later, I started dreaming again. Well remembering them at least. And has been almost a nightly thing since. I do take breaks from it for a week or so from time to time. Ive been doing a lot of reading into the health benefits to mushrooms. Since ive been taking differnt types, my quality of life has improved dramatically.
Isn't the Lions Mane wonderful? I've been taking it as an extract (though I did try cooking with real Lions Mane once, it was interesting!), and feel like it's been reall helpful in terms of healing. It can't do the "heavy lifting" of my DMT when it comes to slowing disease progression, but with the progression slowed and relapses tamed, I think it's really supporting my brain's best efforts to remyelinate.
Life limitations are meant to be overcome. You are meant to be you. Particular particle person being. Don’t mess up on being the best of you, as Joseph Campbell would add.
I have tried using it over the years with mixed results. Intially after ingesting it it makes my symptoms worse. After an hour or so things seem to calm down and I feel relief. The next morning afterwards though I feel much worse than if I would not have used it at all. There are effects from it for some time afterwards. I have dabbled with it for 10 years now. There are pros and cons to it. There are short term benefits but also some intermediate negative effects.
Have you tried CBD dominant cannabis ( where levels of CBD are greater than THC ) ? Or even lower levels of THC than what you have tried could help as well! I have MS too so I send support on your journey!
This was the most informative video on the matter I have seen. I am newly diagnosed with primary progressive and would love to find a way to help with some symptoms. I've never been an advocate in my life for Marijuana but after watching this I may just look into it. Thank you Dr Boster ❤
You can try cbd first, as it wont do any "high" to you. I dont use THC and CBD drops help me with better sleep and less spasticity (which I dont have much, but still), also it helps with anxiety stuff and bad digestion (these two go hand in hand). I use drops under my tongue before sleep, but some people like to do it in the morning. You cant go wrong with that.
I have primary progressive I vape and it helps alot...
Thanks so much Dr. Boster. I am so glad you addressed this topic. I am not a users, but I know many MS friends that it helps. I am also open to trying it in the future if needed.
That throw-up mention was interesting. That might explain these episodes in the morning for my wife.
We need health insurance to recognize cannabis & thc as a valid treatment to b covered by the co-pay coverage. Products r too expensive when used daily long term for chronic conditions. Especially when many patients r either retired early due to the disability they live with or they r 65 plus in age. Either way, a fixed income on social security makes using any treatment not covered at least partially by Medicare or Medicaid extremely difficult to sustain.
On a side note: Thank u for the content, its very helpful. The best to u & urs……
I am employing both Western and Eastern medicine to treat my MS. Ayurveda practices, have helped me so much. I maintaining a routine. And to stay away from over processed and chemical products.
Thank You Dr. Boster have MS since 2019 Leissons brain & lower spine which took active use of left leg and balance. Use a rollanator walker. Moved from FL to Ventura County CA discovered cannabis gummies with sativa. Love it gives me energy to walk in my 5' pool daily to perform calisthenics.... only place I can't fall down LOL still take my Ampyra and Techfidera twice daily.
Very grateful for your videos...
...mjm...
Thank you Dr B
Great info
This is why I became a dispensary owner, because in big into holistic medicine vs pharmaceutical drugs and I enjoy helping people become more educated as well as healthy..
Great video and if anyone want to become a dispensary owner please feel free to reach out to me I’d love to help you get started
edibles helped me tremendously when I was first diagnosed. Help me cope with all the new symptoms and with the emotional side of things. I haven’t used edibles in a few years. Just because I’m afraid that my job will test me. It’s a shame because it really helps with my MS symptoms, I just have to suffer through order to keep my job. I would never use it on job. Mostly on nights and weekends. But it still shows up when tested.
Darn missed the premiere! 6am EST is 10pm NZT. Will be watching next Monday! Thank you Dr Boster, such an important topic. I am frustrated that it isn’t more accessible in NZ it’s very expensive through prescription. I hear from many people that it helps many different symptoms. I wish there was more research. CBD cream been recently trialed here for seizures and had a beneficial effect for one of the children I see. I hope it will become more available in future. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💜
I have MS. I had it probably since teenage but was diagnosed with 34 with many old lesions. I am in Croatia. Here im medical marihuana legal for specific illnesses but there is no legal sellers. I manage how I can and it helps alot. I also have F41.2. It calmes me, switches bad toughts into good, gives energy and will to be productive, and relives of some pains.
All my main doctors (general, neurologist and psychologist) know that I selfmedicate. But I would much rader have known source and proper dosages.
Thank you for sharing your information. There are so much out on RUclips that has a slight difference in your info on addiction to canibus and personally I have not had an addiction to it, but it's good to hear it from a professional source like you. Thank you! Since my prescription expired and my nighttime muscle spasticity returned. I'm no on an oral baclifin 10mg and my sleep time has gone to 6hrs from 2hrs and my calves spasticity has gone away. I'm not crazy about big pharma but it's better than 2hrs nightly sleep. Thank you for sharing your videos and the info.
Thanks so much for this topic ... I have my card for medical marijuana but haven't bought it yet because I didn't know enough about it and now I do. Looking forward to some relief of my pain.❣️
The "budtenders" are very helpful with questions. That is their job.
I am very happy to hear you recommend Cannabis. It’s legal in California and I have Progressive Relapsing MS and smoke it but I am having problems with my COPD so switching to edibles. I can’t share this with my neurologist because she is part of Kaiser Permanent Hospital network and they frown on their patients taking Cannabis. I keep it to myself unless it shows in my blood work
Thank you for tackling this subject, i live in Canada where it is legal medically and recreationally but MS team still hasn’t embraced it and sorta scoff at me when i bring it up. I wanna start by saying I am not a big fan of cannabis recreationally, i have no problem if others wanna use it but I don’t particularly enjoy the high. That being said I have found it very helpful in managing my pain and spasms due to MS. I only use it in the evening and it is a huge help with sleep. I use the tincture and find it takes about 45 minutes to start working and peaks around 2 hours. If you are considering it give it a try. You may experience backlash from youtube about the subject matter of this video because it is not legal American wide. Hope it doesn’t cause you too many problems. Thx again.
I had a friend with MS. Her early symptoms before diagnosis was difficulty walking (not sure the exact problem whether spasms or something else). She ended up needing a wheelchair. By accident she found out smoking cannabis enabled her to walk. As her condition progressed it no longer worked. This was over 20 years ago.
Hi please reply me where i can get these cannabis and whats the procedure to take it??
Thanks for being so informative. Great advice 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Oooh nice breakdown.
I found as I researched- my MS & Mmj.
It has helped physical pain- not so much nerve pain.
Of course every one is different. I love the mmj pharmacist in the dispensary- they break it all down like this for each person.
To help you find what will work for you.
Great video Doc.
#WeHaveMS
Hugs
Im gonna try the edibles again, cuz I need a good night sleep as I'm. experiencing this insomnia.
Thanks for this valuable information. God bless what u are doing for all us patients. Love hearing what u have next to share with us 🙏🏻
it does definitely help me sleep. My only issue is as you said, sometimes it makes me more lethargic the next day.
Thank you dear doctor🙏
Jus like medicines and their dosages even cannabis intake must be done in a dosage level within the parameters of risk benefit analysis.
Ty! For breaking this down and explaining it!
I use a CBG CBD very little THC,oral oil. Works wonders!
I'm careful with THC
Thank you very much for your valuable information. I am always looking forward to your videos. This was very informative because there is not much sound information about cannabis available especially regarding MS. I am using it for insomnia. The THC drops. All the best for your important work!
Hi dr Boster, great vid. I'm from the Netherlands where canabis has infamously been legal (sort of) for ages, but I don't feel comfortable talking to my neurologist about the option of vaping or edibles to improve my sleep or battle the nerve pain I sometimes (very rarely thank G) get. So I bought a couple of joints at a local canabis shop to smoke when I'm in dire need. Ironic isn't it? 😅
I use a topical for my legs and feet as well as a great tch patch. I wish I could find an edible that didn't have any feelings of being high. I just hate that. I would love to just get symptom relief without all the prescription meds. I'm always Thankful for your videos!
I was diagnosed in January and haven’t started any DMT yet.
I am Canadian and I smoke, eat and vape cannabis daily.
Without it, I wouldn’t get out of bed 😔
Hello Aaron, I'm Raúl from Argentina, fighting MS since you created the channel!
I'm user of canmabis oil (it helps me with sleep and mood) and vape for heavy symptoms like spams and spasticity.
I have implanted a baclofen pump since 2020 but the results are poors... I think it needs more attention but my doctor don't give me response. Could I take an appointment with you online so you can see my MRIs and give me an advise?
Thanks for all your LOVE teaching about MS!
I have a Florida medical card, and was given the referral from my neurologist. I think if you have to choose between medical cannabis and something like Gabapentin, you’re choosing between the lesser of two evils.
I've been fortunate enough thus far to not have symptoms requiring me to take any meds other than my DMT. However, I'm very pro cannabis for any conditions. If it makes you feel better, it should be your choice on what you do to your own body. I've heard many stories from people using edibles to treat chronic pain with much success.
56 male at 240lbs and recently diagnosed w/ MS.
1000mg CBD lotion for hands and feet twice a day sure does help reduce the tingles on hands and feet.
I do try to stay away from THC items.
I tried a 3000mg CBD lotion, but at twice the cost I didn't feel it was worth the extra $$
Thanks for getting the word out.
I recently began to take edibles that have both cbd and thc and it has helped with my anxiety/depression, especially when I'm due for my infusion which is the worst time of the month. It does help a lot and it helps me to sleep for at least 6 hours. I do feel a relief and so much better in the morning. Unfortunately I had to stop taking it recently because I dont want to have to depend on it and I have responsibilities at home and it frightens me to think that I won't be able to deal with any kind of medical emergencies if I'm high due to the THC. But to answer your question, it does help. I am 45 years old and had my first episode at 24.
Dr.Boster you might look into the grounding effect of taking a hot shower. And grounding in general, i personally buy into the theory of grounding, and have noticed many times that just being barefoot in the yard will calm my symptoms of neuropathy, the numbness and the cold to touch condition of my hands. Sometimes.. not always but enough times that i will make myself go outside and try. Back to the shower thing, I've tested myself in a warm shower and you are grounding in a warm shower. thank you btw i just liked and subscribed.
Chronic symptoms require Chronic Solutions 😅
Sometimes I feel like I can’t eat or rest, MMJ helps.
I haven’t really needed my Zofran much anymore, only in dire necessity at this point. I was noticing I was forgetting one of my Baclofen every once in awhile as well. Which my doctor said was completely fine. I also noticed when I would consume CBD with THC together, I would have remarkable symptom control. There are creams and lotions that also help me.
I practice mindfulness and am very self-aware. I think that is vital to my MS management; Knowing the body’s baseline and rhythms. An important part MMJ consumption is to consume it like the medication you’re prescribed. Anything can be taken into excess, sadly.
I think this video confirmed my thoughts on switching to vaping though, very timely. Thank you.
(Formerly TheLaney) I’ve never tasted alcohol or smoked anything….until a couple years ago and now I’m “irie” 😬. Game. Changer. It takes me from tears streaming down my face, shaking in pain to tears of relief and a huge sigh, if only for a bit. I am more present with the ones I love and I can go places with them bc of it. The stigma is so old. 😢
I live in Canada and my physiatrist recommended medical cannabis. I was prescribed a High CBD Low THC oil which I started out using a low dose and slowly moved up over many weeks/months to 75mg a day. The low THC made me not feel nauseas, woozy or ill. I had no side-effects at all. I was sleeping better, my stiffness and spasticity improved. Pain level decreased (I have osteoarthritis also so it was helping that too). My physiatrist sees me for Botox injections in lower legs and he immediately noticed the tone of my legs/movement to be far better than pre-cannabis appointments.
Would you mind sharing the dosage of this CBD/THC oil you use? Thanks!
I am in Canada Aaron so I too have the luxury of gummies. I use 1/2 gummy at night for sleep but often I wake up with nerve pain , if it is too close to work time I use a massager machine to numb the pain if it’s like 2am I take another gummy. I’ve been doing this for a few years.
For severe pain I’ve found Rick Simpson so useful. I was nervous to try it but I don’t have to take any narcotics anymore.
When I smoke a really strong sativa like white widow I feel amazing and move like if I don’t have RRMS
Cannabis isn’t legal in my state, but I’ve recently found a bunch of MS patients on Tik Tok and many use it.
Do you see more patients with a positive Ana than negative with ms?
Thank you so much for your time and channel, you help so many
Marijuana is legal in Massachusetts. It has been very helpful for my MS & Crohn's Disease.
growing up in the 70’s with my teens being in the 80’s, I still have that paranoid, judgemental feelings about myself creep in when I vape. I know we’ve come a long way with cannabis and legalization, but we’re still not there yet, and I think that’s when the stigma I feel will dissolve (maybe?). I use it for insomnia and it works great! No hangover when I wake up in the morning; I cal also take ABX gel caps and they take about an hour to kick in. I still haven’t found the perfect concoction for spasticity (antispasmodic strains have the opposite affect on me), and pain. I’d love to hear from you or any Warriors here on what strains work for you with certain sx. As always Dr, I appreciate your sharing your knowledge and opinions, esp. when many Neuros don’t discuss these topics. 🎗️
Please make a video about Lion's maine. As is it safe to take when we have all sorts of drugs anyway and what to be awake. I know it might not help but I would like to try it just I case with dmt
I use the tinctures bka drops they are good. Allergic to gelatin & cane sugar oh yea & coconut 😢 so I have not found a gummies I can eat. So a drop & hit from my vape helps a lot. Dr. Boster thnx for all you do. ❤U & your staff. Smooches 😘🦋🐞
I live in Michigan were it’s legal and take edibles at night to sleep !! It helps tremendously!!! Now am looking to start tinctures… because i don’t want to put anything in my lungs!! Thanks for the recommendation!!
I find MM unparalleled when it comes to relieving pain in my stiff calves. also helpful w/ dulling acute pain in my shoulder and arm.
Thanks for your great and informative videos. What has been your experience with cannabis for helping with severe fatigue?