I had a TBI, 2 and a half years ago and went through all crappy medicines. Recently I found 1 or 2 glasses of wine/beer is most helpful than all that medicine for my dizziness, headaches, anxiety etc.,. Yes it is only a temporary solution but same with the medicines. So if your friend can handle marijuana (without any dangerous side effects) let him have it. There is no research done whether marijuana increases or decreases the seizure. It all depends on person to person. No one knows what TBI survivors go through and any help in this terrible journey will be a great relief even it is temporary. Marijuana may have calming effect and who knows it can help him too to relieve some symptoms.
My cousin had a similar incident and he smokes weed to help cope with the side effects of his TBI...memory loss, anxiety, concentration, headaches. I know it doesn't make sense but you can definately tell a difference when he smokes and when he doesn't. For the record I am not an advocate for recreational marijuana use but if it helps in medical situations then I am all for it....
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With such a history, it would be wiser to stay away from weed. Though the risk of seizures is there after any traumatic injury of brain, it is compounded by marijuana. How much at risk your friend is its difficult to say. Since there is memory loss, frontal brain is probably affected.
Hope this helps. Do let me know if there is any thing else and keep me posted. Take care!
sounds like my story. i had a bad motorbike crash beg february in which i had brain injuries. i have asked about seizures because i want to be able to have a drink and they said to me that things like that do increase your chances of having one. although i would think after a yeaR and a half without having a seizure he would be pretty safe. but personally if i was him i wouldnt go back to doing it everyday.