I have Idiopathic Small Fiber Neuropathy, Intractable Pain, RLS, chronic pain, along with that depression, anxiety, ADD, etc. I have finally tried Medical Cannabis and I didn't have a very good experience like everyone did. I was expecting, YES! my pain and everything is going to go away. Nope, I had such bad Panic Attacks, anxiety from it. I have tried the vaping, to the creams, to everything. I feel like they have my diagnosis wrong because nothing seems to work at all. They say the CBD oil is to help with anxiety but not for me it didn't. I am telling you, I think my body needs to be studied on, seriously. If I take just the THC it helped a little bit with the pain, but still received the anxiety part and they wouldn't give me anxiety medication to take to cover it up until my body would get used to it. I have never tried Cannabis before. Now they have me on Morphine 15mg once daily, with 2 hydrocodone in the evening, still in pain. The main reason to get on cannabis was to get off as much medication as possible not to add to it.
I have a family to run and they said I need to slow down and I need to pace myself, it's hard when you have two daughters who want to go, go and go. who doesn't understand? I have a home to clean, otherwise, I get even more frustrated and depressed when not cleaned, and get no help. Sorry I had to vent!!!
@2013pain
I also have sfn, with numbness in my toes to my knees, and burning pain in my feet and ankles. Like you, I'm being treated for clinical depression and anxiety, etc. I find that some of the meds I take for pain are also used to treat depression, so keeping a handle on what each medication is doing can be a bit confusing.
You're surely not alone in the quest for the magic solution. I find peace of mind and heart in knowing that when I die, I will make the move to heaven, where there will be no pain.
Jim