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Medical Cannabis Helps Stop Seizures in Children

Medical cannabis is becoming increasingly accepted as an effective treatment for a variety of medical conditions. Marijuana has been notably identified as an anti-seizure, particularly in relation to children with conditions like epilepsy, and Dravet, Doose, or Lennox-Gastaut syndromes.

These conditions bring on dangerous seizures that can severely impact quality of life. They can also be fatal. As a result, due to the overwhelming harmful side-effects from other prescription drugs, more and more parents are turning to medical cannabis as a solution.


Treating Epilepsy

Traditionally, epilepsy is treated using doctor-prescribed medications. These medications often have significant side-effects. For example, some of the drugs used to treat children are highly addictive. In addition to the plethora of harmful side-effects, their overall effectiveness reduces over time.

Another treatment often used is the ketogenic diet. It involves prioritising foods that are high in fat and reducing foods high in carbohydrates. This diet does help, but it also has side-effects, like behavioural problems and long-term issues that adversely effect bones and immune systems.


The Medical Cannabis Alternative

Medical cannabis offers a viable, long-term, alternative treatment solution. The active ingredient in medical cannabis that helps with seizures is CBD - cannabidiol. Scientists have proven it reduces the excessive chemical and electrical brain activity that brings on seizures.

The beneficial effects of cannabis as a treatment has been impressive and, in some situations, they are astonishing. Examples include cases involving children having as many as 300 seizures a week, finding substantial relief. These acute forms of neurological diseases can more serious, causing seizures that can even stop the heart from pumping, putting the child into cardiac arrest. However, these children are able to live close-to-normal lives when taking medical cannabis, suffering only a few seizures a month.

There have also been some scientific studies which have shown that medical cannabis is effective at stopping seizures completely. One study included participants who were not responding to any other form of epilepsy treatment. Their seizures decreased by 54 percent after taking a form of medical cannabis.

Scientists say further research is needed on how medical cannabis stops seizures in children, and how its effects can be properly maximized. That’s undoubtedly true, but for many children today, it is the only viable solution.

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