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Posted 3/27/2017 6:00 PM (GMT 0)
I am experimenting with edibles (I'm a good girl, never used before this) but it's legal in my state and I feel like it's worth a try if it helps with pain and even the infection. Has anyone else tried medicating with cannabis?
I tried it last night, 10mg and I felt relaxed and sleepy. My tight muscles chilled out after having been on my feet for hours at my daughter's event. I still had a bit of neuropathy but I feel like it helped a little.
Posted 3/27/2017 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
That's great it is helping you ChickNorris.

I tried the hemp oil...not the marijuana.
It has helped a lot of people, but not me...I may have not given it a long enough try.

Are you doing the marijuana - with the THC? (in other words are you getting a 'buzz' off it? lol)
Posted 3/27/2017 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
I have used it recreationally for years on and off. (bad boy😊) When I got sick with this, it gave me the best sleep of anything I've tried...... But after a while it stopped working for me. At its best, it provided a pleasant paradigm shift to take my mind off obsessing about my illness. Ironically, I stopped using it the day after the proposition passed to make recreational use legal in CA. I may revisit it one of these days. I was due to give it a good long rest anyway. BTW, the cbd without thc didn't do anything for me. I needed heavy sedation to sleep.

Post Edited (BJD55) : 3/27/2017 12:14:58 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/27/2017 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
I was trying the CBD oil for treatment, not for sleep.

(There are several people who have gotten their lives back using the CBD oil)

Unfortunately I didn't feel better...I actually felt worse...maybe (in hindsight) it was a herx...but it was about 6 maybe 8 weeks I used it.

My trial was several weeks after my cat bite...and I'm now questioning a re-infection of bart.
(He had an undiagnosed heart condition and we had to have him euthanized)
Posted 3/27/2017 6:37 PM (GMT 0)
Edibles won't give the mind high that most associate with smoking Marijuana - it's more of a body high. It helps a lot with pain levels and sleep. There is some evidence that it may help with healing the infections as well though. Just don't count on it as a stand alone treatment.
Posted 3/27/2017 6:38 PM (GMT 0)
I have tried plain CBD before with no relief at all. The edibles I am trying have THC in them. I've been reading that the THC is best for pain relief. I got a slight buzz but it was less than drinking a glass of wine and no headache or puking after like what happens if I drink now. I took it late at night too so I think I fell asleep before it all kicked in fully. I will keep you guys updated on how it helps. I'm all for natural pain relief and getting some quality of life back. My hubby felt all awkward about it but it was my mom who convinced him to get over it and let me try. Lol!! My grandfather will be experimenting with it for Parkinson's too. And he and his wife are super conservative. So that convinced him too. 😂
Posted 3/27/2017 6:40 PM (GMT 0)
I never got any kind of pain relief or increased ability to sleep from recreactional mj, only the munchies.

This includes edibles such as brownies and cookies.

Matter of fact I lost interest in it because my bf would fall asleep and where's the fun in that? LOL. I wasn't having sleep issues back then.

I think it depends on the person's body chemistry and the strain of pot.
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