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Hello @jesfactsmon. I live in British Columbia, Canada, so Marijuana is recently legal in my province. However, since I'm a resident of a seniors' home, we're not allowed to smoke Marijuana, or indeed to smoke at all, in or near this facility. I'm bipolar, so have been prescribed both Cymbalta and Gabapentin, and possibly Lyrica, in the past that was prior to my GCA, Diabetes, IBD, and neuropathy, and am now unable to take meds. of that type due to bad reactions (like your wife). As my doc told me, CBD oil was just about my last alternative, since prescription meds. are now out the question. I had an enlightening conversation with my pharmacist yesterday,
when I brought up my concern about Eliquis and CBD Oil. While she concurred that Eliquis is metabolized by CYP450, then CBD Oil would act as an additional bloodthinner and therefore not recommended to do both because of extensive bleeding and/or liver enzyme problems. While she cautioned me about using both, she said that because CBD helps me with my severe insomnia and anxiety, it may be worth the risk for my health's sake. She advised I would have to monitor myself for extensive bleeding, black or tarry stools, bowel pain, etc., but that it would be my own decision to continue the CBD with Eliquis. Such a dilemma, but I'm comforted by that opinion.
Besides the neuropathy, I've been suffering for some time with intense itching all over my body. Research has shown me various reasons; liver disease, kidney disease, IBD, certain cancers. I've exhausted the possibility of skin or food allergens by process of elimination. I plan to call my
No. 1 specialist on Monday to ask for a complete lab workup. I've never been that bold before but I'm feeling pretty desperate what with all these issues.
Thanks for your ear, Hank. I sometimes feel like I'm out on a raft in the ocean with nobody answering my SOS!
Best to you and your wife,
Laurie
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Thanks for your response Laurie. I am sorry to hear about the itch problem. There is a discussion here started by Chris, here is the link in case you want to take a look:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-do-you-do-for-neuropathy-itch/
Linda (my wife) gets itchy as well. Often it's her feet but sometimes all over. When it is localized to the feet she has found Aveeno anti itch cream to be the one thing that calms the itch (we get it at Walmart). If she gets a particularly excruciating bout of it she puts it on and it will usually calm it down. The only thing she does when it strikes all over is ride it out. She does occasionally give in to a scratch here and there but tries very hard not to. If she uses kratom that will usually take care of all of her different pain issues, which primarily are PN, headache, tinnitus and fibromyalgia. Kratom give complete relief but also comes with the price of making her somewhat sedated. Great if you want to go to sleep but not so good for the daytime. If you are interested in kratom, there is plenty of info available and I can tell you a good pure brand to buy. Let me know.
BTW, we love Canada abd used to visit Vancouver sometimes when we lived in Portland, Oregon. Beautiful country up in BC. As far as marijuana, is the medical variety available there? You can buy the kind you do not have to smoke, I think. Best, Hank