Who uses/has uses Medical Marijuana for Chiari Pain?

[denverluv]

I don't want to offend anyone here or anything I was just wondering. I myself don't take narcotic pain pills because I used to love them too much LOL.  Between my headaches getting worse, my back pain due to my scoliosis getting worse, I am at the end of my rope and seriously considering it. (MMJ) Question is, if you use MMJ for your Chiari headaches, does it help? I'm asking because so many people talk of how migraine medicines don't work for these types of headaches and I don't want to put the money out for nothing.  I know, my back is reason enough but I am  just wondering if it would help with my head too. TIA for any comments!

[mimosa7]

Hi Selma,

Yeah, I meant pill form.  
Thanks for clarifying :)

[mimosa7]

Hi Linda,

Are you able to either share or PM me re this patch? I am in Canada, but I am starting grad school in 20 days and have not even had my spinal MRI yet to rule out a syrinx. So you can imagine I am under pressure to compile some sort of pain management plan. Luckily my grad school is part-time first semester so all I need is some sort of Emergency Plan (lol) for the 2 days to keep my mind off head pressure and this diagnosis really...

Thanks! :)

[selmaS]

  Hi...not sure what ur question is RX means it was prescribed by the Dr....and yes a synthetic form of marijuana is what she was referring to...

We r given many meds that may be synthetic....in that it is not a natural found chemical ...many are compounds...none found in nature.....

I do know the synthetic marijuana has  had some bad press in that it caused some bad reactions to a few ...one I think was Demi Moore....

Not sure if the pill version would cause the same thing...but this can also happen with natural RX and OTC meds...we all r diff and may have a reaction this is y those lists of possible side effects are so long.

[linnielou232]

If it was my choice and if it helped I would try it.  Anything to help pain.  I don't smoke it, but I do hear from others that do since they have legalized it the product that you are getting is better for you than 10 yrs ago.  I know there are stores around here that sell it for the licensed ones and they grow different plants for different reasons.  I also heard it is coming in pill form, and I would go for that.  Wishing you the best and you do what you have to to feel better.  I am on a pain patch which a lot of people might not agree with, but it is better than popping pills all the time.  I just change the patch every 72 hrs and it does help with the pain.  You might want to try this 1st.  
Linda :)

[mimosa7]

Hi Spaceystac,

If you get this (given we are now in 2013 lol), by Rx, do you mean the synthetic pill form? I recently read on a non-Chiari related forum (researched MMJ) that there is a purified form avoiding carcinogens... I may be having a blonde moment, I mean sounds too good to be true and I am by no means scientifically trained, but the thought of synthetic pill = side effects in my head.

Thanks :)

[horselip]

As a patient with chronic spinal headaches, I've found that a steady but small amount of the edible version of MMJ does help me. And yes my NL knows. And no coughing this way.

Specifically it makes it so that I do not need to take as much dilaudid (my break-through pain med). The opiates plug me up, and then I need to take more laxatives and it is a vicous cycle. Being plugged up is not good for my csf pressure and my history of csf leaks so this is something that I have to address, period.

I am not a chiari patient tho, and  have issues with how my skull is formed which is why I am here as there is no other group for me. Anyways my experience on this issue.

Horselip