AboutJurriaan Plesman Expertise I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition.
I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search.
I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”.
I am also the editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems.
Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at:
Degrees & Certifications: BA (Psychology) Sydney University and Post Grad Dipl Clin Nutr
Web page: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Experience Psychotherapist
Organizations The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Publications GETTING OFF THE HOOK which is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search.
Various articles in Hypoglycemic Health Association Newsletter
Education/Credentials BA(Psych), Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Expert: Jurriaan Plesman Date: 6/28/2008 Subject: Marijuana and Seizures
Question Hi my names Madelyn, i'm 18 years old and a female. Here's my problem. I smoke marijuana regularily and lately i would smoke and then happen to yawn, and then once i would yawn my hearing would go out and i would just black out or something and fall over onto the concrete. I've done this twice and one of the times after i fell, my boyfriend picked me up and brought me to a nearby bed, and then a second later i was seizing and to me it felt like i was on a rollarcoaster, i didn't really know what was going on unto my boyfriend told me that he thought i was dieing. Is this something to worry about, and do you know what it could be? Both times were triggered by a yawn. Please reply, I just am confused as to why this would all of a sudden be happening, when i've been smoking for years now.
Answer Dear Madlyn,
I certainly would worry about that. The first step is going top see a doctor have yourself tested. But you must tell the doctor that you were using marijuana. If the doctor cannot find anything it is sure that it may have been due to marijuana smoking. If you have an addiction problem, then it is a sign that without marijuana you may experience depression and/or anxiety.
and ask for a referral to a Nutritional Doctor, a Clinical Nutritionist or a Nutritional Psychologist if he wants to.
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Jurriaan Plesman
Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
Freely available at Google Book Search
Skype: jurplesman
