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Does medical marijuana work for chronic pain?
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I take 10/20 mg of gummy based TCH when my arthritis or broken rib hits hard. While the TCH doesn't really get rid of the pain it does take my mind off it. Sometimes you can smell and taste the Marihuana. Doctors just don't give out drugs that work anymore (that's my experience), and the non-opioid drugs doctors have prescribed me for chronic pain were not effective. The worst non-opioid drugs for me was Cymbalta and Lyrica. Those are really nasty - especially to get off them. I'd stay away from those. For me, I'd rather have access to the opioid, these work best for me I could function almost normally, the TCH makes me useless. When I did have access to opioids I did not become an drug seeking addict when I stopped using them. Also I tried high doses of CBD, which did nothing but take my money. Oh there is nothing different about medical or recreational marihuana, its all the same. Hope this helps.
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I was prescribed medical marijuana for back pain which was caused by my Gelsolin cancer. Anyway, it only cost me a little over $1,000 to pay for the resultant car crash in my own driveway when I could not find the brake pedal to stop my car from hitting my RV two hours after taking the marijuana. Now my doctor and wife ban me from driving, partly because I also have CPVT. CRAP! oldkarl
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Two days ago I was prescribed 2mg twice a day Buprenorphine. I was offered this or oxycodone, and although the oxycodone works I was looking for something for severe pain control so I chose the Buprenorphine. I'm an hour-and-a-half into the dose. My knee pain has come down about two notches down, and ankle has eased up but still burning. See what sides effects I encounter. This is the start of my 14 day trial. From what I read, it's 40x stronger than morphine but doesn't provide the side effects of euphoria. Doctor told me if you want to get euphoria use the THC. I'm satisfied with that answer. Just want to be out of pain as much as possible and possibly get my life back. By the way, I agree with you that THC doesn't necessarily take the pain away but it sure does create a side note to taking your mind away from it.