reworg

Ok...where to start.

While at the doctor's office a few weeks back we were discussing treatment options for my thyroid disorder (I have failed radio-iodine twice now). I made the comment that the current treatment options paled in comparison to what good mj could do for me. Doc looked a bit surprised at this point. After his assurance that this conversation would not make it into my chart, I proceeded to tell him how I was able to tolerate this disorder without taking the meds he prescribed. He looked very confused at this point. Long story short...he convinced me to quit smoking for a few weeks to see what my labs would reveal and to see how I tolerated life on "approved meds". Over the following 2 weeks T-3 and free T-4 went sky high (no pun intended), and my TSH returned to <0.001 (not good at all). All this while on Topezole@ 10mg , Effexor@ 150mg, and Inderal @ 660mg to control my heart rate. Started smoking again Friday night and I have completely dropped the "approved meds". I feel great again, I'm not poisoning my body with "approved meds", My doctor is seeing the light, and sex is better again. First break from mj in about 20 years. Got my noob tolerance level going. 1 j and I'm feeling like a kid again. As for those of you who are concerned about "addiction", I can say that in my case I experienced nothing of the sort. I had 1 night of restlessness that I can attribute to changing my routine.

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arcticspyder

Reworg (lol love the name) Good Post.

It was Christmas of last year that while having a little Christmas fun, my wife turned white and started trembling, I asked her what was wrong and she said, "I feel a lump in your right testicle." After a careful self exam I discovered that I had not one lump but two and one in the left one as well. I was at my doctors office the next afternoon, well it wasn't good, I have testicular cancer. Well after serious discussion of various treatment we )my wife, the doc and I) agreed removal of my right "little friend" was neccessary. In January I started the chemo and radiation treatments. No matter what I did I couldn't keep the meds down, sleeping was out of the question, sex was non-existent, and I had no appettite. The only thing that I found helped was a relaxing joint, after I smoke I get an appettite (Munchies or not, I CAN EAT!), the nausea is easier to deal with, and I can sleep at night. It hasn't really done much for the sex part of our relationship but I know that a good portion of that is in my head. (No Pun intended). Well I talked to my doctor regarding the effects of MJ and she gave me her complete support. It hasn't been a miracle but it definitely helped me turn that corner.

Congrats on having a supportive doc.
Good Luck, Keep it Green!

boshane11

Reworg I had the same experience with mj when I had hypo then hyper. I smoked weed everyday and did not have any of the symptoms I was supposed to have (except when I did not smoke. I eventually had to get my thyroid nuked though because I kept losing a lot of weight. But I was wondering if you are hyper or hypo? Very interested in this subject and would love to talk more about it.

Dune

spidrmunky

I find this thread very intersting. I have been feeling crappy for the last few weeks, but it coincided with me stopping smoking for a while to save some $$ since Im unemployed right now and I was going a bit overboard with it being at home all the time. I thought my general crappy feeling was from my body resetting to normal after probably my highest consumption point in my life. But the symptoms have been longer and more pronounces than basic weed detox. I did notice thoguh a few weeks ago when i smoked one bowl, that the whole thing went away and I felt great and dint have eating problems anymore. I went to the doctor today, and we are still waiting for the results from the tests, but it seems I have a thyroid nodule about the size of a pea and they suspect hyperthyroidism. I abosultely hate taking pills everyday, and always forgot. I have already submitted my paperwork for my medical MJ card for severe and nauseating migraines, but it is nice to know that the weed helping me feel better was not an isolated event and worked for others.