Canachris
Well-Known Member
Hello all, I'm a 64 year old male who back in March of 2022 was diagnosed with late on set epilepsy. At first the seizures were mild and only lasted a minute or 3, every month since March they have gotten more frequent and more intense. My last episode was 3 weeks ago and I was out for 7 hrs,I woke up in the hospital not knowing where I was or what was going on. While I was in the hospital I had a psychotic episode and for days where I thought the Dr. an nurse's were trying to kill me. Eventually they figured out what was going on with me and one doctor explained to that I was delusional, he prescribed a anti-psychotic med an I pulled out of it. Ok now that I've caught you up on my journey let me get to the point. I've smoked cannabis since I was 14, for the last 12 years I have smoked daily except for the occasional sick day or hospital visit. I don't think my cannabis use has made any difference in the frequency or intensity of my seizures it has helped immensely with the side effects from the drugs and in my mental health. It seems that every 4 to 6 weeks I have an episode and the only thing the Dr. Can do is add a new drug or increase the dosage. My quality of life is non- existence I get out of the house 45 min a day I smoke to help me pass out an sleep away as many hrs as I can. I'm high so I know this rambled on too long an not sure what I expect maybe someone e is dealing with similar situation and has a bit of advice. Thanks for endureing my rantings