I am a woman in her early 30s who has a rare genetic disorder with multiple comorbidities. My connective tissues are falling apart, my hips and shoulders dislocate, I vomit a lot due to gut issues, and I m a terrible insomniac with severe anxiety on top of it. Medical marijuana became legal in my state in 2016, and I just got my card a couple weeks ago. However, I am hesitant to tell my huge swath of doctors about this. I know it s unwise to keep medical info from your care team, but there s still such a stigma against marijuana, with people denying its medical value and thinking people just want to get stoned. Since starting, I was able to get off of both the benzo I took for anxiety and panic attacks and the prescription sleeping pill; I ve cut down drastically on the amount of muscle relaxers I m taking, and I finally have an antiemetic that I don t have to swallow while I m nauseous or projectile vomiting. All of these have been positives and what I wanted, and unless it s something for sleep, the strains I m using are keeping me able to function on a normal level. I fear that if I tell my doctors about this, they won t look at me the same way as a patient and think I m just some stoner loser. So is this something I should keep secret for now, or are doctors more enlightened on this subject than I have been lead to believe? Really, I just wanted to get off of so many pills. I have 12 different prescriptions right now, not counting the marijuana, and the side effects are often worse than what they re trying to treat. Will my doctors understand this?
Hello, Marijuana is not recommended as a muscle relaxant. Consult a neurologist and plan for proper treatment. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor.