I live in Michigan, a state which recently passed a Medical Marijuana law. I have seen a lot of discussion online which people with Aspergers Syndrome claim use of cannabis helps them cope with Aspergers Syndrome.I have never smoked weed, and have no plans on doing so, but I feel it would be responsible to discuss what some people claim to be a fact. From what I know from people that smoke Marijuana they claim it slows things down, helps you relax and gives you the munchies.
When getting overwhelmed making things slow down would definitely help me better cope, as well as feeling relaxed. Do you think Marijuana can help those with Aspergers cope?
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Marijuana definately helps my Asperger’s syndrome for the better. During my years at university, before smoking pot I was experiencing anxiety, depression and around exam times I had experienced a few panic attacks. Cannabis, however helped me because it gives me genuine relief from anxiety and social phobias and it helps me relax so I can have a good sleep at night.
It helps me laugh and be more intimate with my partner and more social. I stopped regularly drinking when I smoked pot 1 day on/off. I now use a digital volcano vaporizer to receive the cannibinoids which are helping my brain alot.
Apparently people with an ASD disorder have artificially low levels of melatonin, whereas, smoking cannabis corrects deficits in hormones which influence consciousness.
Contrary to common assumption, my grades increased when using cannabis. I was smoking pot daily during exam times and received high 2:1′s and 1st’s in my final year of my intensive UG degree.
I truly beleive cannabis helps people with autism and aspergers as it unlocks the mind and enables you to relax, focus and concentrate. Granted, whilst under the influence I may not be the sharpest tool in the box, but overall it has made me much a much more pleasant, nicer and calmer person. As a UK citizen, I am appalled at the current drug laws and I don’t want to be arrested because I self-medicate. Because the laws means I can’t get regulated product from a doctor. As I work in the care industry I cannot risk having a criminal record as it means I will never have a job.
If it wasn’t for cannabis I probably would have self harmed or become addicted to alcohol. The drugs they have for autism and aspergers in the moment such as risperidone are 100 times more dangerous and with lots of undesirable side effects.
It makes me more interested in the natural world and science. Am I an addict? No. I don’t smoke tobacco or consume alcohol regularly because that is genuinely addictive, I use cannabis because it actually helps my brain and not hinder it.
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Hey Alex. Take a look at http://www.leaf.ly/explore. This is a new social network dedicated to collaboratively improving our understanding of the different strains of medical marijuana and their differential effects. Both strain and dosing is important to get the medical effects you want and to avoid the effects you don’t want.
As I’ve mentioned before in the thread, it is strongly advised to try to move from smoking/combusting to vaporizing (using a vaporizer) this is much better for your health (you aren’t inhaling hot smoke) and is better at precise dosing.
Your dealer situation sounds terrible – and is one of the major reasons why MMJ laws were passed. I assume you are not in one of the sixteen states that have medical laws? If so, you should get a card and go to a dispensary. If not – have you considered growing your own? Its not trivial, but can be rewarding (farming is always fun), saves money and gets you away from the dealers.
As for addiction . . . one of my issues has always been GERD and canker sores. Turns out that I have to take a daily supplement of an amino acid called lysine to prevent these symptoms. If I don’t take lysine daily, I start coming down with them again. Am I an addict? Not really. Cannabinoids are a naturally occurring substance for which receptors exist in the evolutionary tree from mammals to birds reptiles and fish. The fact that your body needs supplements of cannabinoids to function effectively is no more mysterious than the fact that modern humans need vitamin d3 to avoid disease. Think of it like a vitamin. Just use your head and judgment and be *healthy*.
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I just discovered that I have aspergers, but have been smoking pot mildly for almost a year before I even knew I had aspergers, average 3 times/cigarettes a week.
I had health issues and troubles my whole life and never knew what it was, and turned to pot out of sheer accident.
My experience- the quality and strength of pot, is different and I have had one negative experience where my paranoia exploded. They need to make pure quality pot available, because when its good pot its a miracle for me.
Most of the time the experience has been beneficial, to the point where I regain my ability to act do things and interact with people.
My problem with it is 3 fold right now
1) I can’t figure out how to get exact doses and the right amount to treat myself so I can function well. I end up over smoking to make sure.
2) I feel like a weird addict of some sort because if I don’t smoke for a week I feel like I need it and it does improve my condition, but on the other hand I have no true addiction to it (I don’t have to have it and can stop at any time for long periods/except then I just don’t function).
3) The people I buy it from at times have been bad/very bad/ they couldn’t care if they really killed me and regularly try to by trying to force sell me truly harmful impure serious drugs. (so I would never want my child to ever have to deal with these bad boys just to ease their pain and suffering) I have had money stolen from me and indirect threats at which point I lose these dealers but he bad experience and dangers really shouldn’t exist at all.
I haven’t smoked in a week now as I write this, but I feel like I may get some in a week, just to sooth my anxiety/pain etc etc I may get off pot if my doctor can find a solution that is close to being as effective.
Otherwise I feel like an ill person stuck under the control of truly criminal/dark laws against my well being and shady dealers that have no idea what angels they are, but are only doing it cause it pays.
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