There is something you should know about epilepsy and cannabis | Jokubas Ziburkus | TEDxVilnius



Our brains are comprised of at least 150 different subtypes of neurons. Each one of these neurons produces a ‘Pak!’.

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  1. Would ❤ to try weed as a treatment for my Epilepsy which is 99.9% Nocturnal or Absent rather than taking 10/a handful of TabletS a day. That can't be great for the insides + side effects are annoying. I used to smoke lots of Weed for decades, but when Skunk took over/was the main type about I thought it may've caused more seizures tbh! However it was bought from 'the street' probs with various chemicals grown in some attic. If was getting 'the real McCoy' then maybe would give it a go, but still illegal in the UK!

  2. I didn’t start having seizures until I was 19-20 but I started smoking cannabis at 15. I was bound to start having seizures so I can’t say if it helped keep my condition under control longer. I do know that after a seizure smoking calms me down and pretty much brings me back to reality. Anyways there’s other cannabinoids that have shown to help with epilepsy. Even THCA it’s THC in its acidic form and won’t cause a high. It’s been shown to help with partial seizures. Also it’s best to have full spectrum extracts. They call it the entourage effect. Basically they coincide and work together and do the job better.

  3. The keto diet and cannabis are the best things epilepsy and work SO much better than medication for a number of people I know. AGAIN natural methods prove to be superior.

  4. I see what he is doing and I think he is trying his best to overcome conservative thought. Thc might well be a key part of anticonvulsant treatment so I think extracting it is a bad idea without clear evidence.

  5. The drum piece made me cry. I felt so seen and represented. I have 3 neurological disorders. The seizure one being the most debilitating. Cannabis is my form of treatment since doctors have nothing more to offer. Thank you for this. I came searching for connection, and I found more in this talk than I expected. Thank you. 💗

  6. I had a stroke some years ago and now I'm getting seizures that are lasting for 2to3 minutes, I am getting spasms all over, some of which make me feel uncertain, if a seizure is about to come on or not.

  7. Unfortunately CBD is not nearly as effective as THC. That's why we have parents leaving Ireland to be able to care for their kids even though CBD is widely available in most any pharmacy and vape store here. My daughter uses a full spectrum CBD oil and we've seen a minimal, if any reduction in seizures.

  8. Epilepsy has ruined my life for real, ptsd n anxiety just went 100x worse, would never wish this apon anyone, I'm having atleast 1 or 2 seizures a month and it just defeats me every time, and as much as people say don't let it beat u, it's impossible sometimes, btw I smoke a good bit of weed myself to get through n to sleep n to wake up n to eat n stuff

  9. Being born with epilepsy and having a sezuire disorder at age 5 cannabis and CBD oil has changed my life and improved my way and quality of life. And live a somewhat normal life with depression and being drug resistant.

  10. Let me take out a moment in my busy life to send a thank you note to a very amazing doctor who is full of love and commitment,Dr ogie is truly a blessing to the world thanks for curing my epilepsy.

  11. Let me take out a moment in my busy life to send a thank you note to a very amazing doctor who is full of love and commitment,Dr ogie is truly a blessing to the world thanks for curing my epilepsy.

  12. People only hate the high of cannabis because of racism from the 1930's. These children would benefit from people to care about them and stop blocking them from something that would help because of racism and hatred. I have grand mal seizures every month since I was 13. My epilepsy is refractory. It has benefited immensely just from regular smoking of the ganja. As horrible as my seizures have been for me, they are worse for these children. In truth, I thought it was more important to stand up for legal cannabis just because of racism. But now that I understand how racism has been hurting me, as an epileptic. And these innocent children. I'm really upset. I know that in ancient times epilepsy was thought to be a curse by the moon goddess, so really, as an epileptic I'm a pariah. I can't change that. It's why they didn't care about blocking access to this medicine because of their racism. I've experienced the high of tons of pharmaceutical drugs for epilepsy too. It's awful sedation effects. The high of cannabis is actually pleasant and mild, and not very impairing. Write that in your fancy little book, since you think you're so much smarter than me.

  13. I always had depression do to not living a normal life. Like driving, living alone or even doing some normal activities. Can’t even find a date for god sakes but little did I know I’m not alone thank you all for sharing your stories with me. Hopefully I get through this. It’s real hard waking up all the time to people telling you your gonna be ok. Great video keep it up

  14. I’m smoking a joint rn and I had just noticed the guy with the drums and I was like hmm I wonder why he’s just sitting there was he there to warm up the crowd then he just started narrating what my brain waves would sound like

  15. Omg I'm a drummer and I have seizures. The drums at the end literally triggered some of my symptoms of a seizure. I'm driving and thought I was gonna have to pull over. That is so weird. I guess being a drummer I keep things on beat. However the offbeat sounds totally screwed with my brain

  16. IV had epilepsy for 2 years and have had alot of seizures at work at home walking around. I tryed the antiseizures medication and couldn't function in everyday life. I tryed low doses of canebis and stoped taking pills. My life is much easier to control. I don't take pills and I hope I can continue to control my epilepsy without them.

  17. I was diagnosed with epilepsy at 17 years old my junior year of high school I was homebound tutored most of the year because I was having so many seizures I am now in my 30s and I have a combination of simple partial and complex partial seizures my mom had Grand mal seizures I'm on a combination of trileptal and kappra sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't I started taking CBD oil. So many people have told me about the pros of cannabis and a lot of people are trying to convince me to get my medical marijuana card I'm still thinking it over.

  18. My husband is epileptic and he smokes along with oral CBD capsules. If he did nothing I truly believe he would be dead. Federal law has to change. I thank God for the science and Doctors out there who are discovering the benefits of Cbd.

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