"very low dose marijuana treatment for AS" I just coined it.

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I was wondering whether there is such thing called "very low dose marijuana treatment" for AS (or any illness). seems like the term (even without "AS") doesn't produce much results on google. Basically it seems like everyone is taking marijuana in amounts that gets them totally high, because many possibly just want to get high.
I was wondering whether someone has tried it and whether doses of marijuana, which would clearly not get you high and stupid, could have beneficial effects for AS. I tried it and would say yes. but I suppose I have a host of many other problems (including purely psychological problems like severe homesickness) and as you know my diagnosis is very unclear.

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My family doctor privately told me marijuana is the best treatment he knew of for anxiety. I don't think marijuana would treat specifically AS, but maybe secondary symptoms like general anxiety or panic attacks due to sensory overload etc.

This. Except a doctor didn't tell me that.

I guess I've experienced an improvement in some of my autism symptoms from getting very subtly high. It mostly makes me more relaxed and helps my social anxiety a little. Sometimes it greatly improves my attention span, and helps me to see "the bigger picture." Probably the most definitive thing is that it helps me get to sleep at a more decent hour than I might otherwise.

I find it very frustrating trying to medicate with marijuana though. Different batches and strains are so widely varied... sometimes I smoke the same stuff on two different days and feel entirely different. And of course, most frustrating of all for me--my tolerance is very low, so 2 hits can sometimes make me very high. And when I'm really high, it actually makes all of my autism symptoms worse. Social situations become impossible for me to understand or interpret, it makes me more anxious, and I get major sensory overload. Not fun, to say the least.

I use a particular brand of CBD oil. It helps with several aspects of autism. You also don't get high since no THC. I've also read about a strain developed for a kid with Asperger's in Studio City, California. I went there and asked about it. It wasa strain with high CBD and low THC. It sounded like a strain developed in Colorado for kids with epileptic seizures that was very effective. The only problem I had with the oil was when I tried a different brand that they assured me was the same. It didn't work for me and it took a month or more before I realized it. When I got the original brand, it started working within a couple of days.

I don't get stoned or high from marijuana. I often feel like I am slightly drunk and marijuana also make me hyper and really uncomfortable. However it seems like I am the only one who reacts to marijuana like this. That is why I haven't smoked it in five years.

..Hm...I have been thinking of trying to get a medical marijuana card , I got almost no response to by post about it ...

It helps me with visual sensory issues. Can't say the rest of my issues are affected one way or the other, but it certainly helps take the "edge" off during the overly bright sunny days of summer.

I don't think any state has autism on their list of marijuana treatable illnesses-- so you'll have to do like everyone else does and "develop" chronic pain. Thank god my state just legalized it all, the medical marijuana charade was getting a little long in the tooth.

Where is your post?

You can get a card here in California for anything. The 'doctor' I got mine from didn't even know what Asperger's was. I had to tell him...

I'll assume the doctor was delirious from dehydration due to the drought...

...I have just kicked up my old post on this , pcus .

What brand worked for you

That sounds like what Sativa does, as opposed to Indica. I used to do Sativa edibles and clean my whole house! Unfortunately in places where it's not legal or available medically, you have no way of knowing what you're getting.

I was just reading last night that high CBD and low THC strains can be really great for Aspergers/autism. I'm new to California and don't have a card here yet but I want to find a dispensary that specializes in this type of oil. I do keep a stash of edibles (I don't take a get-high dose, I just have a tiny bit to medicate) on hand for when my anxiety gets out of hand because they either put me to sleep or just make everything seem warmer & fuzzier.

The brand is Hempotion. It should be on the label. They make a higher dose one now that I use. It doesn't have Hempotion on the label, buts it's made by the same company. I tried a different one before I realized there were differences. It took me a couple months to figure it our. When I went back on the correct one, it started working within 2 or 3 days. I also use edibles to sleep...