UK420 Medical

A Grow Room Fit For A Cripple!

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:51:00 +0000

Please help!

I really need some good advice in helping me to re-set up my 2 part bud box which is located in an outside shed.

Unfortunately I have damaged discs in my spine. I am lucky enough to have some help to ‘arrange the furniture’ in my grow rooms - but it is very important to get things as right as possible at the start, as it will be near impossible for me to try to manoeuvre stuff around once it’s set up without calling for help, which I am intent on not abusing...

I desperately want my grow to be at least moderately successful as spliffs help me cope with my pain levels much better than the various drugs including morphine that I am prescribed and I currently only have an ‘emergency’ weed supply left.

When things are bad at night I can be taking 2 x co-codamol + 10ml morphine sulphate and still be in too much pain to sleep. Its actually very frightening…

In comparison I have found that 2 x co-codamol + a spliff reduces my pain levels a bit AND allows me to relax and doesn’t make me feel sick like the Morphine does. When really bad - a further strong spliff knocks me out which is such a respite I can’t tell you! Luckily I am quite a lightweight. One of my most important aims is to be weaned off this ‘Road to Nowhere’ Morphine shit completely…

MY GROW SO FAR

2 x Kali Mist (3 weeks old) from 7 year old seeds!
5 x Apollo 11 F2 (3 weeks old) from 6 year old seeds!
3 x Satori (hoping will sprout)
3 x Speed Queen (hoping with sprout)
1 x Early Misty (hoping will sprout)

MY GROW ROOM SET UP (Please see picture)

1.2m x 1.2m x 2m insulated bud box split into two sections in an outside shed

Lower Veg room
Dimensions: 120cm x 120cm x 72.5cm high
Light: 200w enviro in reflector
Air In: Passive inlet on both sides and a tiny one at the back
Air Out: 100mm inline fan venting to Flower room in top
Breeze: 6” clip fan
Heating: Up to 2 x 2ft tube heaters when needed

Upper Flower Room
Dimensions: 120cm x 120cm x 127cm high
Light: 600 hps in 150mm cool tube - possibly supplemented by a 200w Enviro
Air In: 150mm Passive inlet from within http://www.uk420.com/boards/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=354537shed + 100mm inline fan venting from Veg room.
Air Out: 150mm ruck fan with Smscom temp controller venting to outside.
Breeze: 6” clip fan
Heating: 3ft and 2ft tube heaters when needed.

Growing Plan

I am hoping to flower up to 8 plants in Westland MP with added John Inns soil starting from seed. It’s a real bummer to read about this soil but everything is ok with my plants at the moment and it would be a mammouth task to try to exchange the 3 huge bags I have.

Each plant will be individually scrogged in final 15l round pots and round scrog nets for easy tending at table height. My reasoning for the big pots is that the plants will need less frequent watering, which currently poses my hugest challenge as I cannot bend or lift anything heavy. Kneeling is Ok but needs to be kept to a minimum as getting up again is difficult. Any ideas anyone please?

Please could I ask the kind and knowledgable people on this site to have a look at the picture of my set up and have a special look at the air intake for the upper flower room as I am not certain if it is adequate.

I have loads more questions but will stop here as I have rambled on for too long already.

Any help or suggestions would truly be appreciated. Especially before I change the top section from 24/7 to 12/12 and chance my seedlings and clones to the bottom section.

I can provide photos if it helps!

Are There Any Face Creams Tha Can Be Made Wth Trim

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:38:07 +0000

Hi Med people - My wife likes her creams and has seen me make up things with dope for my joints etc...and she does buy the stuff the Body shop sell made from hemp. So she has asked to to ask if ther is anything that is good for the skin that can be made from my trim?

Skin cleansers?
moisturisers?
Anything like that would be good

Thanks all

Z

Sore Elbow Help

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:18:02 +0000

Can anybody help, my wife twisted her elbow she has a lump in her inner albow and has pain on the outside where the elbow is and has pain running down to her wrist she has to keep it elevated,this has been for 2 weeks now since she twisted it and the pain has become worse the doctor told her then that she had sprained her inner elbow,and that it would heel.BUT the pain has become worse and the lump on the inner elbow has come up again.The doctor prescribed her with Naproxen 250mg ( anti-inflamatory),and Tramadol 50mg (pain releif),and neither are helping. they just make her sleep alot when she wakes up its back to the pain. out of our huge number of members i hope some body has some good feed back thanks :

Is There Any Chance That The Uk Could Be Californian?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:14:54 +0000

As we know that "Polo mint" Brown is a total merchant banker, and doesn't even listen to the people who have the facts. (And these guys think they have a right to show other countries how to be democratic! Pfft BS)

But, ok, to the point. Is there any indication that a particular political party may push forward the use of MJ for medicinal purposes. Labour, or "New labour" whatever they are, obviously are either being advised to resist legalization, or medicinal use, or are just bloody minded, are the Tories any better, Lib dems, anybody? Even to the point that conditions could be similar as to those in California, and other countries, with licensing options.
Or is this just far too much wishful thinking. If it is, why does it have to be.

If there was a government that had an agenda to take MJ into the future, would they still have to have this passed by the house of Lords.

Also, what of the european union angle, I mean, we have just seen the "Lisbon treaty" rattified throughout europe, is this a good thing? Is there a possibility that decisions such as these could be made outwith the UK, by a central European government, for the whole of europe to adopt, or would the Uk government, could they, choose to ignore any Euro law?

Can anyone enlighten me, is it highly unlikely, or is it just a matter of time?

Breastfeeding And Marijuana Consumption

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:14:14 +0000

Friends,

I am about to have a brand new friend come in to the world on Monday. The mother of the child smokes marijuana but has abstained from it since she found out she was pregnant. My boyfriend and I have been excited about smoking her out, but the subject of breast feeding came up and we were all a little concerned. I know she is anxious to smoke, but the health of the baby is obviously more important. I have read one article that reported that the baby would have a healthier and more regular appetite from breast milk with THC, but other than that the articlele did not have very much more information. Any help on the subject would be greatly appreciated.

Spacewrangler 420

Becoming A Med User...?

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:45:30 +0000

What does it take for a doc to prescribe cannabis as medication?

Are docs generally open to "self diagnosis / prescription", or is discussing personal use an absolute no-no (even if it does help with various ailments...)?

Thanks

A Usa Study Paper

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:44:02 +0000

A study paper to download in a PDF format:
Google "Chris Conrad marijuana".

Old Member, New Meds User.

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:35:06 +0000

Typical isn't it. I used to use cannabis years ago and was a member of this forum way back when. Then I stopped, not due to any side effects but my life situation changed and I ended up looking after a 3yr old on my own. So I just felt I had not got the time for cannabis and cannabis culture as such.

Fast forward five or so years. And I find myself in a situation where for the last few years I have been in almost constant chronic pain. They cut me open and tried to repair what was wrong with me a few years ago, waking up after keyhole surgery and finding almost 30 staples running across your gut, and finding out the 20min op actually took 4 hours, you kinda know things didn't go to plan.

That was 2 years ago, and I have stayed off the cannabis because I have been getting opiate meds on demand. I can go up the hospital any time I like for a jab of morphine. I hate the side effects of it.

But as it stands now, I am sick of daily rituals of coedine, tramadol, paracetamol and various anti spasmodic drugs. When you have spent a night or two in hospital and heard a nurse tell some guy opposite that his daily ritual of paracetamol has fucked up his liver you kinda get to wondering why the hell something like that is legal. I am not kidding by the way, this actually happened. Some poor sod opposite me was told that his daily paracetamol use had completely fucked him up. Just some poor sod trying to relieve pain, trying to stay with in the law. I could not believe what I was hearing while she told him the bad news, she told him without shock or surprise in her voice. You just knew by the way she delivered it that this was not the first time she had given this news and it would not be the last.

So I got myself some cannabis to try, and it works. When I say works I mean sort of works. I lay in bed the other night after taking it and it felt like someone was stabbing me violently in the gut over and over again (this is not caused by cannabis, this is how I feel when I am off painkillers) , but the pain was not strong. It was like the pain was their but I was shielded from the effects of it. I could feel it, but at the same time I could not feel it. I actually fell asleep while it was going on.

It almost seems to work in the exact opposite way to tramadol (a synthetic opiate). Tramadol kills all knowledge of the pain, but makes me sleep extremely light to the point of insomnia. Tramadol means I only get 2 or 3 hours sleep. I would say I can function better on tramadol than I can on cannabis if I have a busy day. But I have cold turkey effects whenever it is coming out of my system. Itching all over like I have been rolling about in long grass or a hedge or something, its horrible. Constipation when taking it daily means I have to take lactulose and even then I get to see blood every now and again. It is not nice put it that way. In truth, I need them both. I can not take tramadol day in day out. It is addictive and the side effects of daily use are terrible. I need days off tramadol.

Cannabis works great in my opinion. It has virtually no side effects except it makes me really tired and I am not so sure getting the munchies is actually good for someone with virtually no physical activity !

Obviously, if I had to choose one or the other I would choose the one that was not addictive and allows me to sleep.

Of course, I am worried, growing is still illegal even though it is for medical use. I have no idea what sort of penalties a med user receives these day or how a tiny small grow of a few auto flowering plants is treated.

Adhd In Adults.

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:43:06 +0000

Hi all,

now where to start?
I think I have and have always had ADHD but never been diagnosed.
Im 35 and lead an outwardly normal(ish) life.
As a Chld I was wild, very disruptive in School, raging frustration at teachers etc, I was in trouble with the Police constantly from Car theft and Burglary to Arsen. Bearing in mind I was living on an Island on the West Coast of Scotland I was quite well known for my behaviour, generally just thought of as bad, however I know I wasnt bad, bored maybe but not bad. As a youngster I was known as very whimsicle, constantly having new hobbies, doing new things, i couldnt sit still and hated (still do) the restrictions of rules. Shoplifting was another favoured passtime, however I would steal books, I love reading and always have. Reading has always helped with my internal dialogue and constant idea flickering, it seems that the words running through my head stop stop the endless reel of thoughts or at least channels them.
I joined the Army at 15 on an impulse and spent 3 years not enjoying myself at all, I got into drugs in the Army, went AWOL, got Jailed and discharged due to admitting drug use and telling them where to shove there Northern Ireland tour.
Since leaving the Army I have never held down a job, my CV is as long as your arm, Ive done so many jobs its silly. The problem with work is the same as School/Army, I get crazy thoughts, very frustrated, to the point of doing stupid things to get away from work or just telling people to stick there job up there arse.
The thoughts that run through my head are constant, I cant sit still to watch Movies, I find myself in the kitchen doing dishes or tidying up things, or whatever task has sneaked in to my head. The thought reel starts as soon as I open my eyes, infact if I open my eyes at 3 am Ive had it, getting back to sleep is a trial as the thoughts start and I wil have a worry about something that doesnt matter or hasnt yet happened.
Its not all bad, some of the symptoms are very handy, Im considered the life and soul of the party and often get told Im very funny/witty. I have good general knowledge due to me interest in anything and everything, and also due to my reading. Im known as hard worker locally an my house is generally tiidy. When Im doing a task that I enjoy I can concetrate for hours, generally Canna related tasks. I am generally thought of as happy person that people like to have around, my employer calls me Mr Cheery as I do have a cheerful outward disposition.
I know for a fact there are more symptoms, ie - I always seem to think Im waiting on people which frustrates me no end, I cant go into them all right now cos there wold be so many. Obviously these symptoms have made it hard for anyone to stay in a relationship with me, when I think of what my Ex GF of 8 years put up with (mood swings, constant job changing) it makes me cringe, but at the time I didnt know what was wrong even though I knew something about my was different.
I visited a Psychiatrist or Psychologist (?) about 5 years ago due to what I thought was anxiety problems, I was given Seroxat which I binned, made me feel horrible. I lost confidence in Psyche Docs after this.
I find that Cannabis helps, lots and I have basically been self medicating for 15 years without knowing it, I dont like to think what may have happened had I not enjoyed Cannabis so much.
So what do i do? Should I go to the Docs? A diagnosis would be nice, if only to help me understand why I feel and think so differently to my friends (who think I think FAR too much).
Im not entirely worried about it,Ive learned to live with it and deal with it in my own ways but it does affect my daily work adversely, ie - I feel like I hate it so much I could jump off the ladder, the thing is, it isnt a bad job and its in a nice part of the Devon countryside with nice employers who let me do what I want basically.
I have checked quite a few websites regarding adult ADHD and the symptoms list could have been written by me, infact it was a relief to see that others have the same hazy idea reel running through there head.
Any advice?
Ileach

P.S sorry for the long post.

Fibromyalgia Medication

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:16:48 +0000

I'm having issues with my Fibromyalgia and am having to go back to the Doctor for more meds as the Sativex although is working well for pain its doing bo diddlys ass for the rest of the symptons.
Which are as follows :-

Brain Fatigue which ranges from mild localised panic sensations these can last for days to total can't be fucked to get up, which i beat every day and get up sometimes a little late.

Sleep Disorder I get to sleep no problem at all but wake up what seems like a couple hundred times a night, i am taking Amitriptylin for this with some success.

Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms,

Chronic headaches, i've improved these a lot by using transition lenses but they do still give me some shyte.

Memory impairment At the present time its the little things i keep forgetting and its doing my fooking head in.

Dizziness

Impaired coordination Again minor at the moment like dropping things i've actually got a grip of the odd stumble like someones shook the world, quite funny tbh.

Anyway what meds are you taking and with what success, any side effects, i'm thinking about asking for Pregabalin/Lyrica but thats about as far as i've got.

Any help would be appreciated.