- Billy Crystal said he ate too many edibles before an MRI because he was "very nervous."
- Thirty minutes into the procedure, he was so stoned he asked the MRI tech if he could get Taco Bell.
- He also told the doctor he wouldn't mind getting some "gumbo or Nutella french toast" delivered.
Billy Crystal said he ate too many weed edibles and asked for fast food 30 minutes into an MRI.
The "Princess Bride" actor recounted his unusual medical experienceduring an appearance on Wednesday's "The Tonight Show."
Crystal said his doctor recommended he get an MRI after he experienced "strange pain" in his hip, possibly from a workout.During an MRI, people typically lay in or place a body part inside a piece of narrow tube-shaped equipment.
Because he's "very claustrophobic" and was "really nervous" about the procedure, he decided to get some weed gummies to calm himself before it.
"The guy at the cannabis place said — because there's a section for seniors — 'two will make you feel good.' So I said, 'I really want to feel fabulous,'" Crystal told host Jimmy Fallon.
Crystal explained that after he had changed into his hospital gown and the medical team had put color dye in his hip (to help with clearer imaging during the MRI), he ate four of the cannabis edibles, although he didn't specify the dosage of THC or CBD in each of them.
According to Crystal, once he was inside the MRI machine, he was "listening to a little Bill Evans" and had a button he could press to get in touch with the MRI technologist to ask for help.
"About half-hour in, I got really hungry," Crystal recalled. "So I squeezed the thing and he goes, 'Are you okay, Mr. Crystal?' I said, 'Yeah, yeah. Is there a Taco Bell?'"
Crystal told Fallon it wasn't just Taco Bell he had a hankering for. He also told the MRI tech he wouldn't mind getting some "gumbo or Nutella french toast" delivered into the hospital, probably because he was experiencing the commonfood cravings people can get after consuming weed.
The actor added that he did eventually get nachos at Taco Bell after he was done with the MRI — but not before he accidentally walked out of the medical building without changing out of his gown and exposing his backside to everyone.
Crystal isn't alone in miscalculating how many edibles he needed to help him feel less nervous during his MRI.
Insider health reporter Julia Naftulinpreviously wrote that because edibleshavevarying levels of CBD and THC, finding the right dosage can be tricky.Dr. Rachna Patel, a medical marijuana physician, told Naftulin that people new to edibles should take about 4.25 milligrams of CBD if they are anxious (like Crystal), and use even less if the edible also contains THC.
Thecannabis plant containsboth THC (the chemical that makes you feel "high") and CBD (which has no psychoactive effects, unlike THC). While the THC in weed and ediblescan make people feel goodandgives temporary relief from pain, it can also makeyour heart raceandcause social anxiety.
