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The steroid ith(rapy _used:severe, intense dep_ssiot_:_ by_:abri_tp.t mood
shifts, Throughout, the spas)s continued and Pa_fler"s limbs re_ained out of
control. The doctor insisted that ACTH was the only therapy likely to be of any
:_. help xith tJ_ _)˘Iple sclerosis, despite Its adverse effects° Another, oral,
_-.-:_st_fd was eventually substituted.
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22. One day Paufler became seml-c)tatonic while sitting in his living
room at home. He was rushed to the hospital emergency room° He nearly died°
Lab reports indicated, among other things, a nearly total lack of potassium i_
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-liCe body. He _as given massive injectCons of potassium im.the emergency room
and placed on an oral supplement° Paufler resolved to take no more steroids.
2). From time to time, prior to this point, Paufler had smoked
marijuana socially with visiting friends, seek some relief from his _isery i_ a
temporary "high_ He non began ssoking marijuana more ofte_ After some _eeks
_r: he Found that he could stand and then _alk _ bits His doctor dismissed the idea
that marijuana could be helpful _ith multiple sclerosis, and Paufler, )imself,
was skept!cal at first. He began dlscontin_i_g it for a _h!le, then r_su_i_go
24. Paufler found that when he did not smoke marijuana his condition
worsened, he suffered more intense spasms _ore frequently. When he smoked
marijuana, his conditlo_ would stab!liz_ and then l_pr_ve; spasms _ere _ore
controlled and less severe; he felt better_ he regained control over hls limbs
and could _alk totally unaided. His vision, often blurred a_d un/ocused,
improved. Eventually he began smoking _arij_ana on a daily basis. He ventured
outdoors. He was soon _alking half a block. His eyesight returned to normal.
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