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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 27 8:38am | Replies (1879)Comment receiving replies
I had my doubts that CBD would work in place of prednisone but now I'm not sure. I know people have had success with the pain but didn't think that CBD would address the source of the pain in PMR which is inflammation. I did find an article that does support that it might work but I'm not sure.
"CBD may offer an option for treating different types of chronic pain. A study from the European Journal of Pain showed, using an animal model, CBD applied on the skin could help lower pain and inflammation due to arthritis. Another study demonstrated the mechanism by which CBD inhibits inflammatory and neuropathic pain, two of the most difficult types of chronic pain to treat. More study in humans is needed in this area to substantiate the claims of CBD proponents about pain control."
- Cannabidiol (CBD) — what we know and what we don’t: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/cannabidiol-cbd-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-2018082414476
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Hi John, This subject came up a few months ago and it caught my eye, as I was taking a CBD tincture at bedtime. The discussion, as I recall suggested that this was not necessarily a good therapy while taking Prednisone. The person seemed to know that the pathways that both CBD and Prednisone use are similar, so that it was contraindicated to combine the two. Do you recall this? I can't find the discussion, there are quite a few strings on PMR and related aspects of the condition, a lot to sift through. Anyway, I stopped taking my CBD tincture and haven't looked back. I've been able to very slowly taper my prednisone but still at 9 mg. If anyone knows the person/string that addressed this, please remind me. thanks. Karen