Rick I left medicine 15 months before TM "struck me down." I was writing for women's magazines in August 2000 when TM hit me.
I was started on Marinol in August 2001, by Dr. Kerr. Marinol worked well, but I would get euphoria for 1 hr. in the middle of the 6 hours of effective pain control. I tried organic cannabis- Maine is a Med. Marijuane state- but that had to be smoked every 2 to 3 hours, and was illegal in other states. I now use SATIVEX which is a prescription medication I get from my Pain Doctor in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Sativex is not available in the U.S. As a prescription medication, it is legal- so say my ACLU lawyers- both in Canada and the US, and around the world. Sativex lasts for 8 hrs., has no peak in the middle, but costs $640 canadian dollars for 204 doses. It is packaged if a sprayer and delivered by spraying the dose under your tongue. One spray is all that I need. It starts to work within half an hour. I hope you don't mind me cc:ing the tmic F
