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Good afternoon @ripley, thank you for responding and seeking more information. First things first. Have you ever become acquainted with medical cannabis as opposed to recreational marijuana? I was fortunate to meet the owner of my dispensary. He was about my age and had similar medical challenges. He took the time to help me learn about options, strains and frequency. Do you have dispensaries in your state?
In the last 10 years, I have experienced, learned, and shared my medical cannabis experience with my clinicians and MFR therapists. It feels like we are on the same team. I am happy to share what I am doing right now. You may want to use the search bar at the top of the screen to find more of the history.
I also want to introduce you to @jenatsky who is one of my "consultants" on Connect. He even helps me make sure that I am on the right page or at least headed in the right direction.
First.....I limit my choices to only tinctures and topicals. Tablets and capsules don't give you the opportunity to get a good start by using the membrane under your tongue to send active elements directly to your brain. By swallowing dosages, they have to go through your digestive system and take a lot longer to be helpful.
I also advocate and seek the entourage effect with the use of THC which by the way does reduce pain.
In the morning, I use 50ML of a 1:1 CBD/THC tincture. I call it my "get up and go" routine. In the afternoon, depending on my pain and discomfort or activities like MFR, I may repeat that dosage.
In the evening, I use 75ML of 2:1 CBD/THC as I seek a calming down and ready-to-sleep status. That's it.....and that is all I need. I have been sleeping well for quite a few years now.
Please ask any questions that come to mind. I am here for you.
May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris
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I have no experience with using cannabis recreationally. I've been in my state's Medical Marijuana program for a few months. I have to make an appt to speak to one of their pharmacists who then approves various products based on my prescription meds and the form I prefer (edibles, vapes, etc). They are not very helpful with suggestions and always say "you have to experiment to find what works for you because everyone reacts differently". The store clerks won't offer advice and always refer me to the pharmacist.
I'm disappointed in the limited products offered by my state dispensaries. They don't offer any tinctures. The closest I can get is a subliminal spray that gives 1:1 ratio of CBD/THC, one spray give 15mg of each. They suggest 1-4 sprays/day up to 5 times a day. Would you suggest I try this as an alternative to tinctures? I don't want to feel "spacey" during the day, which I think one spray would do for me since I can feel that effect when I take a 5mg THC capsule.
At night, maybe I could take a CBD gummy or capsule with the spray to get a 2:1 ratio? I have CBN gummies that work well for sleep too.
At my local hemp store, they sell water soluble CBD that you can get in different strengths from 16, 50 and 100mg per ML. The full spectrum version has less than .5% of THC.
My other issue is I can't take cannabis until two hours after I take my morning meds for thyroid and blood pressure.
When my fibro is in flare, I am in a lot of pain all day. I am welcome to any suggestions. Thank you.
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Chris, thank you for this. I livee we near a dispensary in Des Moines and the staff is helpful but not experienced in specific pain or it’s best relief path. I’m going to try your suggestions and hope to reduce ibuprofen use during the day and sleep better at night. Thx again