Dr. Paul Weisman of Concierge Compassionate Care: Medical Marijuana Helps Diminish Effects of PTSD

Concierge Compassionate Care created to provide innovative approach to medical marijuana

According to the Mayo Clinic, PTSD is defined as a disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. The condition may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions.

Symptoms may include nightmares or unwanted memories of the trauma, avoidance of the situations that bring back memories of the trauma, heightened reactions, anxiety or depressed mood.

Experiences can be real or perceived, large, or small overt or covert. Experiences can be physical, emotional, spiritual, event related, being part of the event or just viewing it. PTSD and PTSD-like symptoms such as severe anxiety may manifest in physical, emotional, spiritual psychological ways.

They may also affect many aspects of a person’s life, such as sleep, the cardiovascular system, the GI system, emotional stability, psychological health, cognitive thinking and decision making.

Symptoms include but are not limited to sleep disturbances; gastrointestinal problems such as abdominal problems such as nausea, pain, poor appetite, peptic ulcer disease, irritable bowel disease (IBS), and diarrhea; cognitive issues caused by lack of sleep and concentration; emotional symptoms, debilitating anxiety, depression, mood swings, loss of libido, isolation, loneliness, feelings of despair, and lack of motivation.

Treatments for PTSD or PTSD-like symptoms unfortunately don’t cure the problem, but helps one manage it to increase quality of daily life.

Many treatment options include medications, psychotherapy, electro-convulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, alternative medicines such as psychedelics, and cannabis.

So How Does Medical Marijuana Help?

Every individual has an endo-cannabinoid system, meaning everyone has receptors that match the compounds in the naturally occurring cannabis plant.

One uses the compounds found in this cannabis plant, such as the CBD, THC and terpenes, to work on the symptoms that they are experiencing such as sleep put link of other article), anxiety, pain, or nausea to name a few.

A good quality night’s sleep is the foundation to help improve other symptoms. The key is to find the correct combination of CBD, THC, and terpenes that are in the plant to match a person’s receptor system to obtain best quality of life, living with PTSD or PTSD-like symptoms.

“Medical marijuana helped tremendously to diminish and reduce the intensity of traumatic memories in my life,” said patient Kirstyn Lenoard. “This in turn has decreased my anxiety and other symptoms I was experiencing, including trouble sleeping.”

It is not about getting a medical marijuana card, it is about getting a medical marijuana education so the patient can maximize the benefits of the plant.

A combination of routes may be used depending on what challenges and medical conditions a patient is experiencing. This is nature’s route to managing symptoms.

Concierge Compassionate Care was created to provide an innovative approach to medical marijuana. This all-inclusive medical cannabis program allows each patient to obtain the maximum benefit from their medical cannabis therapy with an emphasis on patient education.

For information regarding a medical marijuana card certification with qualifying conditions in the state of Florida, call 321-288-3873 or visit zcmmj.com.

Dr. Paul Weisman trained in emergency medicine, dedicating himself to those in need of medical attention in an acute care setting. Weisman now helps his patients work with their endo-cannabinoid system which they were born with. Each patient is in charge of their care and will have the ability to choose what works best for them at the time that they need it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Back by popular demand, Dr. Paul Weisman is excited to return to the Space Coast to provide adult and pediatric medical marijuana certifications and education after establishing practices in Southeast Florida and Southwest Florida. After retiring from emergency medicine, Weisman created Concierge Compassionate Care, an innovative approach to medical marijuana. CCC is a comprehensive, all- inclusive medical cannabis program, that allows each patient to obtain the maximum benefit from their medical cannabis therapy. For information regarding a medical marijuana card certification with qualifying conditions in the state of Florida, call 321-288-3873 or visit zcmmj.com.

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