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Pittelkow - Peering through the weeds: A perspective on pain and medical cannabis (marijuana) Jun 27, 2023 | By Thomas Pittelkow (@thomasppi)
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@poppy67

I’ve been on pain medication for 28 years. I’m terrified to try and get off of it now at my age. 68 years old. Did you use OxyContin everyday? Do you use medical cannabis? Anything you can share. Would be so appreciated.

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jenatsky | @jenatsky | Jun 11, 2023

I was in your shoes too for 15 yrs. I was switched from Tyl #4 to morphine long acting caps then to Buprenorphine patch every 7 days for my chronic pain. I still had been using Percocet for breakthrough pain but cannabis stopped my need for it. After a year of experimenting I now use cannabis tincture 1:1 strength CBD/THC 3x day and double my dose at bedtime. I vape micro-dosing between my tincture doses. Acute pain meds were never meant to treat chronic pain. More to follow.

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