Ziggy Fry

I get bad tics if I'm stupid high. If I smoke less, the tics seem to to be less frequent; but it's also possible that I just do not notice them as easily.

Either way, I'm happy with it.

[question]Is there anyone else here that has Tourettes, or knows someone who does? I would like to hear how marijuana affects anyone else with Tourettes.[/question]

Sin.Ziggy.

Medicalifornication

I do not have tourettes, but I am not suprized by this. Cannabis having over 200 medical uses seems very acclimated to this sort of ailment. It also helps those with MS.

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pooty kush

I know a guy who has torettes and he said that smoking helps him. He said his tics are worse when he is stressed, so he smokes and it calms him down.

From what i know personally, it is mainly the nervous system where the tics are coming from, so i guess weed would help with keeping tics somewhat under control.

Possibly a good enough reason to get a script for it if your in cali.

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piratemari

I was diagnosed with Tourettes (and several other things) when I was in the second grade. Until I started smoking weed three years ago, I thought it was something that I would always have to live with on a constant basis - I can't take normal medications, for various reasons one of which being my ADHD and Bi-polar - basically whatever they give me for Tourettes makes the other two worse, and vice versa, plus Bi-polar is tricky to medicate.

Anyways, I started smoking and slowly started to realize that the severity of my tics lessened noticeably, and by the time I had been smoking regularly for a year, I wasn't even ticcing daily. I have noticed the same thing though, which is why I don't like getting stupid high. It also made me able to focus better, lessened the severity and speed of my mood swings, and helped me to cope with my depression - knowing logically that there is no reason to be depressed often makes Bi-polar depression and clinical depression (which I am prone to some times) that much worse, when I am high I don't think about it, and when I am 'sober' again I just forget to think about it.

I moved a year ago and haven't been able to smoke since, I don't know anyone who smokes, even though my roomie is open to trying it and would let me smoke anyways.. it's hard to find it when you dont know many people. Anyways, I have problems with all of them now, they have gotten significantly worse since I stopped smoking and now they are all almost back at the level they were when I started smoking. It's pretty annoying and honestly I can't slip back into the mentality of "oh I just have to deal" because honestly, people with problems like these that can be.. well cured isn't the right word, but treated is a good one. That can be treated so safely and easily, and without getting you so doped up you can't even speak... To be honest, I didn't even realize how much it helped me until I stopped smoking. Coming from someone who grew up thinking weed was evil and killed people, and now being of the opinion that it's a blessing and people need to learn the truth about how much it can help sick people (and other people, I think everyone needs to be able to have the kind of relaxation you can get with cannabis ) it's a huge change that I can barely wrap my mind around.

It's really not fair, from a medical standpoint and from a patients standpoint. Because to be honest, I don't like being stoned - I like being moderately high, the kind that lasts like half an hour and leaves you with a pleasant buzz that doesn't distract you. Just that when I woke up and when I went to bed was enough, unless I was extremely stressed out or in a situation that could bring about a bad panic attack. The funny thing is that it didn't even matter if it was Sativa or Indica, both worked about equally as well, unless I got stoned out of my mind. Then, Sativas definitely brought on worse attacks then Indicas, I was more likely to just pass out if I was that stoned from an Indica.

Because of the type of muscle-spastic disorder that Tourret Syndrome is I think it has to do with first off relaxing your muscles so they aren't as likely to spasm even if they get mixed up signals, and second, keeping you less stressed out so that you don't slip into a situation where you could have a severe attack.

Anyways um, I think I wrote too much, probably.. ^^;; Hope you all have a nice day!

Ganjika

Marijuana Successfully Treats Tourette's Syndrome

March 11, 1999 - Hanover, Germany

German researchers report that the consumption of the marijuana compound THC alleviates symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome. The researchers published their findings in this month's issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.

"Earlier reports suggested beneficial effects in Tourette's syndrome when smoking marijuana," the German research team wrote. "We report a successful treatment of Tourette's syndrome with delta-9-tetrahydocannabinol, the major psychoactive ingredient of marijuana."

Tourette's syndrome is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder that is characterized by sudden spasms, so called "tics," that occur especially in the face, neck, and shoulders.

The researchers found that a 25-year-old patient treated with 10 mg of THC experienced marked improvement of both vocal and motor tics associated with behavioral disorders. "The improvement began 30 minutes after treatment and lasted for about seven hours," the researchers reported. "No adverse effects occurred."

Researchers stated, "This is the first report of a successful treatment of Tourette's syndrome with delta-9-THC." They said they are planning to confirm their preliminary results in an upcoming double-blind, placebo controlled, crossover study.

NORML board member Dr. Lester Grinspoon of Harvard Medical School called inhaled marijuana's effects on patients suffering from Tourette's "impressive," and said that the drug holds tremendous potential as a course of treatment for the disease.

For more information, please contact either Allen St. Pierre of The NORML Foundation @ (202) 483-8751 or NORML board member Dr. Lester Grinspoon of Harvard Medical School @ (617) 277-3621.




Then smoke less or don't smoke at all.
[and/or smoke better quality stuff.]

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