• Effectiveness

  Major (for stiffness/spasticity)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for pain)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: As needed

Advice & Tips: I recommend using a vaporizer, this way you are not burning the medicine just heating it, also baking with it is highly recommended, not only do you get the benefits of the medicine you get a nice treat also! the downfall with baking is you need to use so much more, and if you are like me, it takes so much out of you to bake it, so you need someone else to bake for you! I loved this treatment and had no choice but to stop this nonaddictive medicine to go on highly addictive medicine! all due to cost! I get the highly addictive meds paid for...makes no sense to me!!

Cost: $200+ monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for stiffness/spasticity)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for pain)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Very hard to take

Dosage: As needed

Advice & Tips: THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE WEIGHT GAIN! BE SURE TO HAVE HEALTHY FOOD AROUND!

Cost: $100-199 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for bulbar symptoms)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (nausea)
• Adherence

  Sometimes
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: As needed

Advice & Tips: I tried it after reading others' evaluations. I would suggest trying it. I'm never alone, never drive or do anything else. Dosage is awkward to determine.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: nausea

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 0.5 g Daily

Advice & Tips: THC is available in numerous forms making it easy for any patient to use. Edibles are sometimes unreliable. THC capsules vary in strength. Smoking with a vaporizor is fast acting and you are able to adjust the amount that you use according to how you feel. THC helps with excessive saliva, cramping, pain, mental well being. It may cause drowsiness and a couch potato feeling. The side effects depend on the type of marijuana and the amount you ingest.

Cost: $50-99 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for Other)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: As needed

• Effectiveness

  None (for fibromyalgia)
• Effectiveness

  Slight (for pain)
• Effectiveness

  Slight (for sleep problems)
• Effectiveness

  None (for stiffness/spasticity)
• Effectiveness

  None (for joint pain)
• Side effects

  Severe (for Overall) (Keeps me awake sometimes, restlessness at night, anxiety and frustration, paranoid thinking)
• Adherence

  Sometimes
• Burden

  Very hard to take

Dosage: As needed

Advice & Tips: The chocolate cookies from the dispensary worked the best and I only needed a tiny amount so the cookie last for a couple of weeks. Also I could carry it on the plane with me when I went on vacation. One other positive side effect was ONE night I had a wonderful time with an old friend I hadn't seen in a while and a friend she brought along. The came to my house and her friend wasn't sure he wanted to come in as he doesn't really like to socialize. I said I'm cool with him coming in and if he doesn't feel welcome or just doesn't feel right they can leave right away and I won't think the less of them nor will my feelings be hurt. He came and and they stayed until the wee hours on the morning listening to Billie Holliday and talking and laughing and coming up with fun plans to write a book or a play or a radio show. It was a really fun night and so unusual for me. There were times I got a bit paranoid and anxious and spacey but I was able to re-anchor myself and shake myself out of those uncomfortable states.

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for pain)
• Effectiveness

  Slight (for sleep problems)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
• Effectiveness

  Slight (for joint pain)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (Keeps me awake sometimes, restlessness at night, anxiety and frustration, paranoid thinking)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: As needed

Advice & Tips: I stopped taking cannabis because it seemed to stop working. But in desperation I have been taking it again for a couple of days and it has helped with less pain at night and some help with spasticity and stiffness. I have decided to just use it once in a while as part of some of the things I can turn to if I'm having a harder time than usual. I also need to go back to the "Wellness Center" and talk to them about other kinds I could try.

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for pain)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for sleep problems)
• Effectiveness

  Slight (for stiffness/spasticity)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for joint pain)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (Keeps me awake sometimes, restlessness at night, anxiety and frustration, paranoid thinking)
• Adherence

  Sometimes
• Burden

  Very hard to take

Dosage: 1 other Daily

Advice & Tips: Talk to weed wellness center people about your symptoms and how sensitive you might already know you are to stronger strains and their effects. Keep track of what you take, how much you take, and what effects it has the first time, the second time and so on. I found that over time the effects changed and mostly not for the better. I used a water pipe to reduce the heat in my throat. I even used ice water to cool it. One of the best kinds I found initially that helped me sleep and reduce pain I soon discovered made me depressed and I had to stop. I was only smoking a small amount before bed. I asked my 24 year old son to help me choose a bong in the head shopkkkkk

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for pain)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for sleep problems)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for stiffness/spasticity)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Sometimes
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: 1 other Daily

Advice & Tips: Took cannabis years ago for migraine pain and nausea. I take other medications to help if I get a migraine now. Recently I had a relapse with Fibromyalgia and nothing was working to alleviate the pain, stiffness, and the effect they were having on my sleep. I have found one strain so far that I take at night that is very good for exactly what I need for and it doesn't mess with my head.

Cost: $25-49 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for pain)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 3 Weekly

Cost: $50-99 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for pain)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (intoxicated feeling)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: As needed

Advice & Tips: Cannabis helps for my worst pain. The drawbacks are that I can't drive or be the "responsible adult" in the house when I take it (or at least, I won't!) so I'm usually limited to using it late at night. But when the pain is so bad it makes me cry and keeps me awake, it calms it down some and lets me sleep.

Cost: $50-99 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for fibromyalgia)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (cognitive impairment)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: 2 g Weekly

Advice & Tips: Cannabis has many use, and therefore it is difficult to list everything it is used for.

Cost: $100-199 monthly

Side effects: cognitive impairment

• Effectiveness

  Major (for multiple sclerosis)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 1 g Daily

Advice & Tips: I have chose to take an alternative approach to treating my MS. I no longer take ANY prescription pills. I only smoke medical grade marijuana. I smoke throughout the day small amounts. I have had and continue to have a great results. The way I am able to deal with my disabilities and the emotional stress that goes along with it has been dramatically enhanced. Although I still have some physical and emotional pain relating to the MS, I am able to handle it. I don't suffer from any side effects. No munchies or dry mouth :-) I feel like I can rise above the MS and live a happy life.

Cost: $200+ monthly

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for pain)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: Daily

Advice & Tips: I prefer taking it in brownie form--the slow onset of the high seems to lead to less munchies--but it means using maybe 5 times more pot than I would if I was smoking it. That's the main reason I've been growing my own, but it's definitely cheaper and I know exactly how it's been grown. I've also bought a vaporizer to use in those times when I don't have enough around to cook with. It's called a Hot Box, it cost about $125, and I'm pretty happy with it so far.

• Effectiveness

  Major (for depressed mood)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for pain)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for emotional lability)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 1 other Daily

Advice & Tips: As I have said before, we must stick to our meds whatever they may be. I find that marijuana helps in a number of ways. It helps me to sleep, it helps my appitite, helps with depression and in general makes me happier. It is like a 4-H project High, Happy, Hungry, Horny and there is nothing wrong with any of these. I grow my own and that is a fun project....

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for emotional lability)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for depressed mood)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for pain)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 1 other Daily

Advice & Tips: This stuff really works.Too bad it is still illeagal in some states. In Nevada you can become a medical marijuana patient but there are no stores for getting it. So I grow my own. I believe that it works to relieve a number of problems I have with my MS.

Cost: < $25 monthly