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Medical marijuana and restless leg syndrome
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I have this and the "root cause" seems to be lower back for me. I do cat/cow/child/cobra yoga, clamshell stretches, leg edema massage, pumping of feet and hamstring stretches - on the bed, before sleep. I do THC/CBD tincture under my tongue. I mix my own and try to buy the indica strain. The CBD tincture I buy is 600mg and the THC is 600. Roughly 2:1 of CBD/THC, about an hour before bed. I have a sleep disturbance going on also, and Percoset helps with that. Scar tissue in my knee is contributory; so a good brand cbd ointment (I use Happy Salve), or lidocaine patch there. I think the THC helps the activation of cbd and, you can experiment to see what works; keep adding a little more. For breakthrough, I take 1/2 THC/CBD gummy an hour or so later, as well as cold/heat and magnesium. Leafly is a good website. It is a misery, for sure but at least I am mostly sleeping well. Sleep doctor appointment in November.
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I’m a male , 71 years old and I’ve dealt with this since I was a kid. I could be the poster child for RLS. The only time I remember not having problems is when I was smoking a lot of pot. Currently I am taking Ropinirole er 6 mil tablets. Clonazepam and 10 mil methadone and I still cannot go to sleep without a battle at night. It’s really getting to me as two of the meds have depression as side effects and then the sleep situation causes depression as well. I haven’t smoked pit for a long time but I am desperate. Any help would be appreciated. I mean I kick walls when it starts acting up in my feet and arms as well. Like I said ….i could be the poster boy for RLS. Doctors love me because they’re pill pushers. I need help.