Yessicat
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A bit of background -
My son, 15 years, old, suffers from severe depression, anxiety and ADD/ADHD. He also has pains related to multiple concussions, but we've never had that officially looked into, so I'm not going to go around claiming it's horrible now.
He's been bouncing around medications for a while, about a year and a half. During this time, he's been seeing a therapist and of course, a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist doesn't believe in medical marijuana, so that's a dead end.
I wouldn't be looking into medical marijuana for my son if I didn't truly believe that it will help him. He's the one who broached the topic with me, in a very respectful and open manner. We have a good relationship, and he knows to come to me when he's feeling "down" and such. He said that he's done a little bit of research and he'd like to look into it further with me, and of course I was willing to at least look into it. So we did, and I have to say, I genuinely think that it could help him.
He's admitted to me that he's smoked marijuana twice(to be honest, I'm not that angry, I'm just relieved that he's honest and open about these things to me), but expressed his concern about "street pot". Now, I have to agree on this. You don't really know what's in the pot you're getting off the street. I've heard horror stories of dealers putting horrible substances in their marijuana to get kids hooked... I don't want that. Apparently, my son in fact did notice the strong anti-anxiety effect that the marijuana had on him, and wants to pursue it further in a legal and somewhat safer way.
Now, my son is a good kid, alright? He was very reluctant to bring the subject of marijuana for medical use to my attention out of fear that I "might think he just wants to get high or something". I really don't think this is the case. My son has been hospitalized and sent to a medical ward for his depression & anxiety, and all he wants is to get better. He told me that he, again, is feeling very suicidal and he needs to find a way to find relief. He said that he doesn't want to smoke marijuana illegally, and that it actually adds to his anxiety because he's doing something against the law.
I've made calls and talked to his psychiatrist, and he will not sign for it. It's not about my son, it's the fact that he's a minor. I made a call to a couple compassion clubs in Toronto, and one woman literally laughed at me and called me crazy for wanting to help my son like this..
I'm aware of the medicinal properties of marijuana. I mean, I wasn't this aware of it, but for the last ten years I've been using it to treat my arthritis(which is completely different), and my depression(which isn't so different). I'm ashamed to say that I've never actually gotten a pass to get legal marijuana, I get it through illegal sources..which I don't want for my son.
So please, I'm just looking for someone. I've told him and I'll stand by my word: I'd go anywhere or do anything to help him.
We live in Oakville, Ontario. We're more than willing to fly over to Nova Scotia or wherever to get this done. I know I sound like a crazy-druggie mom, but I know that this is important to my son and I'm really worried for him and his future. He has panic attacks on a regular basis now, and no medications have been able to help. He also hates "artificial meds", for some reason. He says he doesn't like putting something so "fake" into his body to "alter his mood".
Any help would be amazing,
Thanks.
My son, 15 years, old, suffers from severe depression, anxiety and ADD/ADHD. He also has pains related to multiple concussions, but we've never had that officially looked into, so I'm not going to go around claiming it's horrible now.
He's been bouncing around medications for a while, about a year and a half. During this time, he's been seeing a therapist and of course, a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist doesn't believe in medical marijuana, so that's a dead end.
I wouldn't be looking into medical marijuana for my son if I didn't truly believe that it will help him. He's the one who broached the topic with me, in a very respectful and open manner. We have a good relationship, and he knows to come to me when he's feeling "down" and such. He said that he's done a little bit of research and he'd like to look into it further with me, and of course I was willing to at least look into it. So we did, and I have to say, I genuinely think that it could help him.
He's admitted to me that he's smoked marijuana twice(to be honest, I'm not that angry, I'm just relieved that he's honest and open about these things to me), but expressed his concern about "street pot". Now, I have to agree on this. You don't really know what's in the pot you're getting off the street. I've heard horror stories of dealers putting horrible substances in their marijuana to get kids hooked... I don't want that. Apparently, my son in fact did notice the strong anti-anxiety effect that the marijuana had on him, and wants to pursue it further in a legal and somewhat safer way.
Now, my son is a good kid, alright? He was very reluctant to bring the subject of marijuana for medical use to my attention out of fear that I "might think he just wants to get high or something". I really don't think this is the case. My son has been hospitalized and sent to a medical ward for his depression & anxiety, and all he wants is to get better. He told me that he, again, is feeling very suicidal and he needs to find a way to find relief. He said that he doesn't want to smoke marijuana illegally, and that it actually adds to his anxiety because he's doing something against the law.
I've made calls and talked to his psychiatrist, and he will not sign for it. It's not about my son, it's the fact that he's a minor. I made a call to a couple compassion clubs in Toronto, and one woman literally laughed at me and called me crazy for wanting to help my son like this..
I'm aware of the medicinal properties of marijuana. I mean, I wasn't this aware of it, but for the last ten years I've been using it to treat my arthritis(which is completely different), and my depression(which isn't so different). I'm ashamed to say that I've never actually gotten a pass to get legal marijuana, I get it through illegal sources..which I don't want for my son.
So please, I'm just looking for someone. I've told him and I'll stand by my word: I'd go anywhere or do anything to help him.
We live in Oakville, Ontario. We're more than willing to fly over to Nova Scotia or wherever to get this done. I know I sound like a crazy-druggie mom, but I know that this is important to my son and I'm really worried for him and his future. He has panic attacks on a regular basis now, and no medications have been able to help. He also hates "artificial meds", for some reason. He says he doesn't like putting something so "fake" into his body to "alter his mood".
Any help would be amazing,
Thanks.
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