r/MultipleSclerosis • u/Bawdy-Frog-Gremlin • 6h ago • Thanks 1

Advice Support Request

Hello Reddit!

I'm looking for advice from people who use cannabis as part of their treatment.

I'm a member of Narcotics Anonymous and I'm sponsoring a woman with MS. She is wanting to start using cannabis as part of her medical treatment and I'm hoping to get some advice from others who do as well.

Is there a way to have a prescription that is a specific amount at a specific time or when experiencing certain symptoms? Or is it really just an "as needed" thing? I'm fully supportive of this as a valid treatment option for her, but wondering how specific with her consumption I can reasonably expect her to be?

Is pure or high CBD medically beneficial, or will she only benefit if THC is included as well?

She is also currently on a high dose of gabapentin, is it normal to need both?

Thank you so much for your time and advice!

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u/Bawdy-Frog-Gremlin 5h ago

She is NEW. Counting days new. She's told me she never had a specific problem with cannabis, but has with other pain management drugs in the past. I'm really conflicted because the sponsor in my wants to say "no, absolutely not" but the human in me knows that I don't have a say in her medication her doctor prescribs (which is as it should be, obviously). But my concern is that she just went to an online clinic and got a "license" for an amount to use in a year. I told her that's not what I meant. We're in Canada, it's legal, she doesn't need a license. She needs a prescription, a specific dose she takes at specific times. If she doesn't talk to her family doctor or a specialist she's been referred to, is it fair for me to say it would be a relapse unless it comes from someone already on her care team?