Posts by stephoness

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Marijuana for epilepsy

by avishai in

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as an offshoot of odrades thread:.

anybody know anything about marijuana for epilepsy?

stephoness

From http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/medical/challenges/litigators/medical/conditions/epilepsy.cfm

Clinical experience and emerging research further indicate that marijuana can help control epileptic seizures.(45) Cannabidiol (CBD), one of the primary (and nonpsychoactive) cannabinoids present in the cannabis plant, appears to be of particular benefit, allowing patients who ingest it at certain times to avoid seizure activity. Some epileptics who cannot tolerate other antiseizure medications have been able to use marijuana to successfully control their seizures, without experiencing debilitating side effects.

From http://www.mellowgold.com/medical/epilepsy.html

Some people with grand mal seizures say they can prevent their seizures entirely by smoking marijuana. Others, who suffer complex partial seizures, report that marijuana also curbs their symptoms and prevents loss of consciousness. Marijuana is not considered useful for treating petit mal or absence seizures and may even worsen them.
Some patients find that marijuana works in conjunction with other drugs they are taking. Others find that marijuana works best for them when it is used without other drugs. Either way, these epileptic patients have made marijuana a necessary part of their medical treatment.
People using marijuana to control epilepsy should be aware that withdrawal from any medication that controls seizures may leave you more susceptible to the seizures. Marijuana is no exception. Patients with epilepsy are advised to exercise caution when using oral THC because there is not sufficient knowledge about the convulsive or anti-convulsive properties of the single compound.

Other websites of interest:

http://www.rxmarihuana.com/epilepsy.htm

http://remedyfind.com/rem.asp?ID=4210

http://www.thecompassionclub.org/library/epilepsy.html

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Marijuana for migraines?

by Odrade in

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so yesterday i had such bad migraine (with all of its accompanying symptoms...) that i ended up at er for narcotics and re-hydration.

this was after excruciating pain for 7-8 hours thinking "just a little more time and it'll easy up.

" wrong.. anyways, they grogged me up with atavan, thorazine and one other i can't recall... and i'm still pretty unsteady on my feet today.

stephoness

I am a little bit of an expert when it comes to marijuana.

Marijuana changes the blood flow and pressure in your eyes and parts of your brain. That is why it's used oftentimes for glaucoma patients. With many migraines the pain is caused by increased pressure from the blood vessels in your head. (I have also found that a lot of times for me migraines are caused by withdrawal from caffiene.) Depending on why you have the migraine, marijuana might increase or decrease the pain. It might also make you not really care about the pain or completely forget about it altogether. One thing I do suggest is that coughing from the marijuana smoke might be extremely painful during a migraine, so ingesting the marijuana might be better than smoking it.

You cannot overdose on marijuana. There has never been one case of anyone dying from an overdose of marijuana. However mixing marijuana and other drugs might double or triple the effect of the other drug. If you are currently taking a prescription you might want to read the side effects of the prescription because you will be more likely to have side effects from it if you use marijuana at the same time.

Here is an excellant resource regarding marijuana: http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis.shtml

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Need Input on DF committee hearings, please

by robhic in

i would like to ask, specifically, the ladies here who have been subjected to a jc hearing, preferrably for fairly serious reasons, to write a quick summary of the humiliation, etc.

that went on during this process.

anybody who has participated in a jc hearing is welcome to add.

stephoness

I thought I would reply here since I have a little second-hand knowledge of two JCs held at my old congregation. I've posted about these stories here before I think, but they might be hard to find (maybe click on my name and check my post history). When I was about 12 years old, still oblivious to everything, we went to the book study at an Elder's house. After the meeting usually the kids would get together and play in the basement, but on this nigth we were all herded upstairs. I was too curious for my own good so I snuck downstairs to see what was going on. They were setting up a semi-circle of chairs around one chair in the middle of a bright light. The rest of the room was dark, like an interrogation. At this point the Elder caught me and told me to go upstairs but later my Dad told me that a man was being "talked to" because he "liked his wife's breasts too much". Keep in mind my Dad was not an Elder and had never even been a MS but because this Elder running the JC had witnessed to my Dad he told him all kinds of gossip. Anyhting said in a JC will NOT be kept private and you can expect everyone in the congregation will know everything within an hour or two of the JC, probably less.

The second time I had a run in with a JC was a much sadder event. I was probably around 16 or so and one of my best friends was the same age, maybe a little younger. She had gone to the park and a group of boys had grabbed her and pulled her into a cave area and gang-raped her. She immediately went to the police and her parents. Because her parents were trying to be good JWs but were not really considered good associations, they thought that if their unbaptized publisher daughter went to the Elders in a preemptive strike, that maybe they would be accepted because they did what they were suppossed to. My friend came to me just before the JC and I told her not to talk to them, to keep it quiet for her own sake. But she went through with it because she wanted a clean conscience. After the JC my friend came out bawling and I tried to go to her but the Elders restrained me. It was only much later that she told me what happened. The Elders asked her every sort of question you can imagine about the rape, including the disgusting slap in the face of "Did you enjoy it?" They asked her which boy did what to her, how many times, how did it feel, did you scream or fight. She was held down and either was too afraid to scream or they held their hands over her mouth. By the end of that night the rumors were going around that my friend had had consentual sex with a bunch of guys, that she was a slut and no one should even talk to her. Not once did anyone say my friend was raped, which is what really happened to her, she had no choice in the matter. The Elders publicly reproved her on a Sunday in front of the entire congregation, and everyone was talking then about how she deserved it because her family had always been bad associations in their eyes. The Elders had told their wives every single thing my friend said, except the most important part, that she was raped! And these sisters proceeded to tell over 200+ people every detail except the most important one (being raped not consentual) that my friend said in her JC.

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stacy scholbrock

by bavman in

just wondering, does anyone know what happened to stacy scholbrock from belvidere illinois?

pls let me know.

bavman

stephoness

>Did you know the Cordero family...

The name is not familiar. I went to the Belvidere congregation from 83-92 so maybe I missed them.

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stacy scholbrock

by bavman in

just wondering, does anyone know what happened to stacy scholbrock from belvidere illinois?

pls let me know.

bavman

stephoness

>does anyone know what happened to stacy scholbrock from belvidere illinois?

I knew her, I went to her wedding. I left the JWs and she was still going I believe. I don't know what happened to her but I would also like to know. Do I know you? I used to go to the Belvidere Congregation too.

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What kind of video games do you play?

by dustyb in

i play pc games for the most part.

i'm still in the old counter-strike mode.

but i also like to play unreal tournament 2003 and 2004. i also like battlefield 1942/vietnam and farcry.. i would recommend the athlon 64 or fx(if you gots lots of cash) series from amd over a pentium, since they run 32 stuff fast now and can do 64 bit when the production version is released.

stephoness

>I just ordered FFXI last week. I should have it soon.

Let me know when you get it and I will buy you a World Pass for the Fenrir server so that we can play together. I'll even powerlevel you a little bit with my cute-taru white mage!

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What kind of video games do you play?

by dustyb in

i play pc games for the most part.

i'm still in the old counter-strike mode.

but i also like to play unreal tournament 2003 and 2004. i also like battlefield 1942/vietnam and farcry.. i would recommend the athlon 64 or fx(if you gots lots of cash) series from amd over a pentium, since they run 32 stuff fast now and can do 64 bit when the production version is released.

stephoness

>Do you need to group to get good xp and lewt?

It helps a lot. At higher levels it is very difficult to train solo unless you are a BST (Beastmaster it's an advanced job). But for the most part I've had good luck finding parties and usually have no trouble advancing in levels.

>How long does it take to level, how big is world(s)?

The higher your level, the more exp you need to advance. You can get to level 10 pretty much in one night if you are the type of person who likes to play for a few hours at a time. The world is pretty huge, with 3 main cities (and several sub cities along with a couple new cities in the expansion pack coming out). The cool thing is that there are a large number of Japanese players and there is a translator function so you can play with them.

>How does it compare to other MMORPG's.

The best one I've ever played, and I've played a few huge online games.

>How long do you play at one time and how long do you have to play get anything accomplished?

You can get things accomplished almost right away, but it will take approximately 6 months of daily playing to finish most of the quests and missions. Plus they keep adding more and more features. This game is one that won't get old or boring very quickly. I've been playing for months and I still loooooooove it!

Anymore questions? I'll be happy to answer them. And if you start playing FFXI let me know I'll get you a World Pass so you can be on the same server as I am and we can play together.

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My life has not been peachy

by logansrun in

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it's been kinda rough in the mind for logansrun, dear folks.

if you've got a god now would be a good time to use him.

stephoness

>We should have an Illinois Apostafest one of these days.

I am so there. Can we break every rule and donate blood, play the lottery, smoke cigarettes, do drugs, have lots of nasty sex, make women wear pants, make men wear skirts, get a tattoo and body piercings, and vote? Oh wait I've already done all of that. *pouts*

PS What's the deal with my avatar picture? What is the pixel size for the avatars on this board? I'll have to make a new one.

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What kind of video games do you play?

by dustyb in

i play pc games for the most part.

i'm still in the old counter-strike mode.

but i also like to play unreal tournament 2003 and 2004. i also like battlefield 1942/vietnam and farcry.. i would recommend the athlon 64 or fx(if you gots lots of cash) series from amd over a pentium, since they run 32 stuff fast now and can do 64 bit when the production version is released.

stephoness

Final Fantasy XI Online

Server: Fenrir

Toon Name: Stevie

Come and get me! ;)

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My life has not been peachy

by logansrun in

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it's been kinda rough in the mind for logansrun, dear folks.

if you've got a god now would be a good time to use him.

stephoness

Logan...

You and I are the same person basically. Everything you said is EXACTLY what I've been going through for the past 12 years or so. It's really hard to learn how to make friends after the JWs have stunted your social growth. Sometimes I stay in my house for months and months without going out or seeing anyone other than my fiance. You're not alone, even if you feel like you are. Do you have any hobbies or interests? The only times I have been social and met new people after leaving the JWs was when I started a regional Tori Amos fan club. Since you live in Illinois, if you're a Tori Amos fan, you can join too! Or maybe you can find another local group that is into the same things you are into. It might be hard to walk into a new place and look at a bunch of new faces, but once you break the ice it is SO worth it. If you need any help finding or starting a social group in your area, let me know. I'll help as much as I can.