Whenever new medical ideas come up that can help with depression, my doctor holds a conference call with me and other people in my therapy group.
- He has discussed everything from hypnosis to modern medicine.
Last week, he had a conference call instead of a weekly meeting. He wanted to discuss the merits of medical marijuana. He had been to a symposium that had medical marijuana at the top of their things to discuss. He prefaced his discussion by letting us know this was just a discussion. He was making no suggestions, and he wanted us to know it was an expensive treatment not covered by insurance. He talked about medical marijuana. Many specialists were now looking at medical marijuana to treat many conditions. One of the top treatments was for people going through chemo, and he then talked about pain and anxieties or depression. He gave us a website address where we could read about medical marijuana. Ultimately, the choice on whether to use medical marijuana was up to the patient, but he wanted everyone to be well-informed. When I had my appointment two weeks later, he asked if I had gone through the website. I told him I read everything, but I wasn’t sure I was ready to try medical marijuana. When or if I ever decided he was going to help me get the medical marijuana card. I wondered if he gave that offer to all of his patients, or if it was just to me. I was sure he had depression patients a lot worse than I was, but I didn’t know them all, except as a voice over the telephone.