marijuana and fibro desperate!

I am strong advocate for medical mj. I have had limited success with traditional Rx due to the side effects, or not working at all. I have also been given a thumbs up from my doctor and allergist (they are against smoking it of course, but okay with all other methods).

Most important is finding strains that work for you. As another poster mentioned, they use 2, one for sleep and one for energy - and I do this as well.

I prefer sativa strains for energy and have found a few that work exceptionally well. Vaporizing is my preferred way of consumption, and I use a handheld personal vaporizer. I save the material after use and store it to mix with food for a home made "edible" (I like to mix the dried material with yogurt). Most pre-packaged edibles I have tried don't really provide the kind of relief I'm looking for. Also, with some edibles, you don't know what strains they are made from, so it's more trial and error testing them out.

Topicals (balm/lotion) with high CBD have worked great for me as well. My next thing to try will be tinctures which can be made with alcohol or vegetable glycerin, and those are administered by putting drops under the tongue.

Finding a good dispensary is key - you want to look for one that tests for mold/pesticides, etc., as well as tests for the levels of THCA/CBD/CBN, so you know what you are buying, and takes some of the guesswork out of trying something new. I visited a few dispensaries before finding the one I like - I look for testing, as well as staff that is knowledgeable and experienced with medical mj for Fibro patients.

Hi Junnie,

You are so right. Maybe in the near future your state will have medical marijuana. I hope so. It is so close to being legal anyway...

Hugs, Karen...

I just got my scrip for med MJ and membership at a dispensary. I heard so many good things about it. I don't want to smoke it or get high so am trying the CBD topicals first for pain management and hoping it will help for sleep too.
I'm really interested in what info you all want to share on the different kinds and your experiences with it.

I had never used marijuana before I got fibro. We live in california and my roommate has a card for a back injury so I tried it out. I have had some great results, and just got my medical card a month or two ago.

I have a few strains that I use in a vaporizer, since I have no desire to smoke due to chemicals. I haven't found a strain I prefer for daytime, but there are so, so many strains that all do different things, and work a little differently for people. I do have an indica dominant with high CBD that helps reduce pain and put me to sleep at night. I find edibles to be most potent but also more expensive.

Like Rickrick says, a good dispensary is what you need. The can make recommendations for you.

My favorite is a high CBD (the chemical that fights pain) chocolate edible called a Bhang bar. I find half a square makes my pain so much less for around 4 hours, with a very minor high, and then I just take another when it wears off. They make it in higher strengths too that I haven't tried yet.