Medical marijuana, the Indica strain will put you to sleep with no side effects that one has with pharmaceuticals.
I have exhausted all existing options for my lower back. I just had a spinal stimulator implanted almost 5 months ago and it has reduced back pain by 80%.
Unfortunately both knees are arthritic with torn meniscus’s. Right hip has been replaced, left is arthritic. Both shoulders are arthritic and have torn rotator cuffs, one torn three quarters through.
So, I have a decent amount of pain to deal with. First back injury was at age 25, almost 70 now.
Before the crack down on pain management I was taking a Dilaudid, Xanax and Ambien every night to get 4hrs of sleep. As soon as medical marijuana came on the market I threw the pharmaceuticals in the garbage. During the day I take no more than 2400 mg of ibuprofen and a few arthritis Tylenol. Been doing that for decades. Was scoped for another issue last year and there has been no damage to by gastrointestinal tract and all blood work is super good. Hope this helps.