October 7, 2009 – Narcotic Habituation and Medical Marijuana
As February turned into March I was in more and more pain every day and the painkillers were becoming less and less effective. There were days that I just felt hopeless. Every day was filled with constant pain. By mid March, Vicodin was no longer effective and so my doctor switched me to Percocet. For the first few weeks I felt so much better. I was actually able to get out of bed in the morning and for the first time in months I did not want to kill myself.
The problem with long-term narcotic use is that your tolerance quickly builds. Especially if you are young and otherwise healthy like I am. This is very concerning as you dig yourself deeper and deeper into the hole of narcotic dependency. At some point in time you have to stop and that is not a fun day.
My doctor began to get concerned with how fast my tolerance was building. In a period of a few months I had gone from using 50 mgs of Tramadol per day to using 20mgs of Percocet each day.
At one of my visits my doctor asked me how marijuana affected me. I had never tried marijuana before so I had no idea. He asked me to try smoking the next time I was in pain instead of taking a painkiller.
The first time I smoked pot it was not effective. I was stoned and in pain and that was confusing. If anything the pain was more intensified. I told my doctor about this and he told me that once was not enough to tell if it was going to be effective. So he sent me home with instructions to keep smoking.
I did some more research and realized that Cannabis Indicia has higher Cannabinoid to THC ratio and is therefore it has better pain relieving properties than Cannabis Sativa which is the more commonly available on the street in LA. So I got my hands on some Indicia and I was blown away. It was very effective at controlling my pain and nausea and it had fewer side effects than the narcotics.
I began to smoke a little every day and my narcotic use stabilized. I was on the same dose of Percocet for almost three months before it needed to be upped. It was amazing.
Overall, Marijuana has helped me deal with living in chronic pain. It helps me with pain and nausea very quick and effectively. It has also greatly slowed my narcotic habituation.
Medical Marijuana is not good for every thing, but don’t knock it until you have tried it.
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