Medical marijuana vape for pain relief from Peripheral Neuropathy?

Posted by Steve @stevebern, Jul 31, 2022

Hello,

Does anyone here use a vape cartridge for pain relief? My feet hurt all the time, not terrible in the morning but by evening they scream at me. I find that a single puff makes all the pain and worry all go away for about 90 minutes, then I fall asleep. I only use it at night, and have tried not doing it two nights in a row, but as the pain gets worse I have used it two nights in a row, and last night was the first time I had it three nights in a row.

I’m concerned about my body getting used to it, and that it will stop working. I’m 58, in great health, and want to know I will have this relief for many years.

I guess the question is, if I use it too much now, will I lose it later, when it will probably be so much worse?

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Profile picture for juli175 @juli175

I have have found that one THC gummy (20%) a half hour before bed helps relieve the pain and cramping enough to allow me get to sleep. I know everyone is different but it might be worth a try if you can't smoke or vape.

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Thank You!

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Profile picture for artemis1886 @artemis1886

Were you using an indica. It’s funny I do not know if you are him but there is a marijuana shop called marijuana man online. Living in Texas I seriously doubt it will be legal for medical use any time soon. Looking at moving to Colorado.

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@artemis1886 try ordering gummies from FiveCBD or CBD Marketplace.com for gummies that are 5mg or 2mg THC and CBD 100 or 200mg but Delta 8 hemp plants which is not regulated by FDA.

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Profile picture for hennykatz @hennykatz

I’m in Jacksonville. Have Pudendal Nerve Nauralgia.
To tell you the truth I had never heard of it and am finding out that it is an absolute nightmare to live with.
Can’t wear pants!!
Looking for some relief, especially at night.

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Henny check out MedTerra.com or CBDmarketplace.com for gummies without THC.

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I just received some from Blue Moon Hemp. First night was great.
Maybe that was a coincidence, will know more by the end of the week.

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Profile picture for hennykatz @hennykatz

I just received some from Blue Moon Hemp. First night was great.
Maybe that was a coincidence, will know more by the end of the week.

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How good now ?

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Profile picture for pacodennis @pacodennis

I just got back from seeing my doctor (GP). It has been 3 months of difficult pain. He wants me to up my dose of Gabapentin from 300mg morning and 600 mg at bedtime to 300mg morning and 1200 mg at bedtime. I know that is not much but up till now I have been using THC to get pain relief. Being new to this, I wonder if I should up the dose. ( It has been about 11 days since I started Gabapentin), so it might not be active yet.? What do you think is best....wait, or take more now?

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@pacodennis I was on gabapentin for about 10 years until I was asked to try Lyrica for a different condition -

Wow. Lyrica gives significant pain relief... Without the 'buzz'. I enjoyed the relaxing side effects from gabapentin for the longest time, but beyond 1800mg it seemed to cause almost as much fuzzy neuropathy as the painful neuropathy it replaced. Still better than pain And more sustainable then opiates for me at least. If lyrica came out first I bet it wouldn't even be a controlled 5 substance whereas gabapentin would be at least a level 5 IMHO.

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I have a feeling that you know very well the answer to your question.
No one can predict the future. Your body is ever changing.
Be positive, work with what you have, keep your ears open, explore all possibilities, talk to people who use medicinal pot.
Worth investigating.

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Profile picture for Chris, Alumni Mentor @artscaping

Good evening @possiblecidp and thanks @amandajro for the introduction. First, Steve @possiblecidp have you been diagnosed with CIDP? Are you taking any medication for pain other than the medical cannabis vape? And second, another question for which your post appears a bit disconcerting. One single vape puff of medical cannabis reduces your pain to a tolerable level and you now are using it up to three nights in a row. Question #1....how many nights in between the three-night dosages? And #2.....are you really saying that one single draw on a vape is enough to reduce your pain and put you to sleep within 90 minutes?

The reason I am asking is this.......when I started with medical cannabis, I used a vape, and one draw was not able to reduce my pain so that I could sleep. So....you are way ahead of my journey which might be interpreted that you can always add another draw if your pain level continues to become higher.

Since you are in Florida and can visit a medical cannabis dispensary, perhaps the staff "pharmacist" could help you with that answer. And finally, are you familiar with the strain or strains used in your vape? If you are using Indica, that would potentially have less strength than a Sativa strain. So....changing strains can also be a way of increasing the potency of your vape.

I no longer do any vaping because of the danger to other parts of my body, e.g. lungs. However, I can tell you that as my neuropathic pain progressed, my dosage had to progress also. So...I may have stayed with the 2:1 CBD/THC dosage but upped the tincture amount used to 1/2 a dropper as opposed to 1/3 a dropper.

Hopefully, this will make sense and show you alternative ways to increase the pain dosage in one way or another. A final example: As you probably know, pain can create anxiety and anxiety can heighten pain. I began taking Duloxetine 3 years ago and was prescribed 30 mg every morning. It worked better with my anxiety than any other medication. So....as my pain began to ramp up so did my anxiety. My PCP and I made a shared decision to keep the medical cannabis at the same dosage and increase the Duloxetine. I am now at 120 mg every morning.

Please remember that neuropathy in all of its forms is symptom progressive. We must carefully increase our "treatments" to ensure that we can live with the degree of pain and discomfort that we encounter.

How does this sound to you? Helpful?
May you be safe, protected, and free of inner and outer harm.
Chris

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@artscaping I have late stages peripheral poly neuropathy in my body from my neck down I started using the gummys because it was a mixture of cbc and thc that really relieved my pain this is on top of a Nero spine stimulator I have implanted in my back because it's good at blocking the pain from neuropathy but the pain from swelling and bone spurs and everything else that comes with neuropathy it can't stop that pain and it helps alot

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Profile picture for angelbound @angelbound

@artscaping I have late stages peripheral poly neuropathy in my body from my neck down I started using the gummys because it was a mixture of cbc and thc that really relieved my pain this is on top of a Nero spine stimulator I have implanted in my back because it's good at blocking the pain from neuropathy but the pain from swelling and bone spurs and everything else that comes with neuropathy it can't stop that pain and it helps alot

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Welcome @angelbound, thanks for sharing what helps you with the neuropathy pain. I one of the lucky ones, if you can call it that, to only have numbness and some tingling in my legs and feet with idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy. I just try to take it one day at a time and keep moving. Lots of other discussions in the Neuropathy Support group if you want to look around - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/neuropathy/.

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