shibshib

Just curious what some of you do when you go to the doc and they ask you about current medication you're taking.

Where do you draw lines?

Darque Pervert

If I were a medical user and I went to the doctor, I would most certainly let the doctor know that I smoked marijuana and for what condition.
If a doctor is going to run tests or prescribe another medication, there is always the possibility of a problem with marijuana or THC. My life & health isn't anything that I'd want to risk in that way.

Now, if your concern is getting busted, there is such a thing as doctor/patient confidentiality. A doctor is bound by law to keep your medical records private.

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sterbo

I would not "list" it on any forms I'm asked to fill out. Yea, our doctors are bound by confidentiality but the way things are these days I would hedge my bets with 'forms' and administrative personnel.

I would tell my Doctor, but only if I felt there was a chance (however remote) that there could be a medicine 'contraindication'. I would also tell him (her, it, undecided) as long as I felt we had a good rapor...

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dedbr

My reputaion as a smoker is fairly well known around this area, ( That's probably not a good thing), but I have had doctors ask me if I smoked herb, and my standard answer is ,"Yes, on occasion I have. It's a great pain reliever for me." Most doctors are sympathetic to a chronic pain patient, and once diagnosed as such, are a lot more lenient about using herb if it provides relief..........

I don't really think there is any standard answer to that question anymore. Ten years ago I would have said lie, but I've grown so tired about being in the closet about herb that I really don't care who doesn't like it anymore. If the doctor that's treating me is that narrow minded, I don't want to use him anyway. I have seen a few doctors that would not treat me correctly because of that, so I dumped them for incompetence and found another. It's been my experience that it's hard to find a good doctor, so don't get discouraged if you run across a lousy one. Their just people like you and me. They aren't god......


Some Where In Ded Land..............

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Buzzby

I don't live in a medical marijuana state, but I'm a medical user. I found out on my own that marijuana works much better, is much cheaper, and has fewer side-effects than one of my prescriptions for a sleep disorder. I told my doctor about it. She was skeptical at first, but she couldn't argue with the improvement in the quality of my life. I occasionally have to go back to my old med for a week to knock my marijuana tolerance down and it's not enjoyable. The old med helps me sleep OK, but I feel "drugged" until the afternoon of the next day.

If I were in the emergency room, I probably wouldn't mention it because I can't think of any possible connection between my medical marijuana and a medical emergency.

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Freedom_User

Agreed Buzzby. Same way.

truegreen420

I have been a medical user for years and connected to the medical community. I think it depends on what you do for a living as well. There are laws for patient privacy but the reality is there are human beings working in healthcare, and humans can be flawed and break those laws. I will tell the physicians that I know very well and have learned to trust, but not just any ER Doc, just because of my ties.

Melange

yep, i always tell my doctors (there have been lots lately :S ) since they are sworn to secrecy. one time i did get cocky and made the mistake of listing "cannabis" as a medicine on an official form in a dr.'s office, even though i'm not in a MMJ state. luckily my new doc was cool and she asked if i wanted it whited out before she sent it to my insurance company. *whew*.

so, off the record: yes.
on the record: hell no.