st123
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Feb 2, 2012
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- 304
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
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- US
- State
- Michigan
- City
- Mid
A family member is pushing for MJ brownies for Dad. Dad is 78, with bulbar onset as well as weakness in arms, legs, feet, and hands. His diaphragm is about about 50% atrophied. His appetite is still good, though we now cut everything up to avoid choking spells. He is not complaining of pain. He has pre-existing heart conditions (a-fib and congestive heart failure), high blood pressure, gout, arthritis,and he's an insulin-dependent diabetic. He has been treated for clinical depression and anxiety in the past. I suspect (frankly, have no doubt, though I'm no neurologist) that he has FTD.
I realize that every medical MJ website has stories of "MJ delaying ALS symptoms, but I can't find any clinical studies to support those claims. Surely, they've tried?
Am I crazy to think that MJ has side effects, like any other drug, and could negatively interact with his other meds or cause undesired personality changes (we don't want any more of those!)? What are the benefits? Am I a monster to withhold this option from Dad? Am I crazy to think this is just a plain old bad idea?
I realize that every medical MJ website has stories of "MJ delaying ALS symptoms, but I can't find any clinical studies to support those claims. Surely, they've tried?
Am I crazy to think that MJ has side effects, like any other drug, and could negatively interact with his other meds or cause undesired personality changes (we don't want any more of those!)? What are the benefits? Am I a monster to withhold this option from Dad? Am I crazy to think this is just a plain old bad idea?