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Posted 6/26/2018 9:08 AM (GMT -5)
I'm suffering for constant migraine like headaches with pressure. Currently vacationing in NV and there is a dispensary very close and am thinking about trying medical marijuana to see I can get any relief (have tried abx, herbals, detoxing, etc. in the past). Has anyone tried marijuana and if so, what strains?

I'm going to visit today and talk with the people there and determine if they have any insight as to what might provide relief.
Posted 6/26/2018 10:11 AM (GMT -5)
Hi swimman,

If you are looking for pain/inflammation relief I would recommend CBD exclusively which you can get anywhere. If you want to try a bit of THC - I would recommend doing a 1:1 CBD/THC-Jet Fuel is a pretty common 1:1 strain.

Personally I haven't used it ever but I have a bit of a background in it. Hope someone that has used it can chime in here!

~beth
Posted 6/26/2018 10:34 AM (GMT -5)
I find that it makes anxiety worse if you are very sick with infections. It does that even if you are perfectly healthy. I think it makes me herx which would explain the anxiety. It's the worst the first time you do it in a day but the second and third times are less. I also twitch a bit more which for me is usually a herx symptom.
Posted 6/26/2018 7:37 PM (GMT -5)
I picked up a 1:1 ratio CBD/THC tincture and five CPB capsule (as a test). The shop said to take 1/3 dose 3x/day for 1 gram/day. I've had two doses today. This morning the headache was 8 on a scale of 10 (being the worst). After the first dose the headache dissipated to a tolerable level and has remained so up through now. I'm not giving the THC/CBD credit yet as I've had days like this before but will continue to use the product and see what happens long term (next 3-4 weeks). Not add'l anxiety as yet!
Posted 6/26/2018 7:46 PM (GMT -5)
Good to know no anxiety yet! As elvin suggested and there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that for those predisposed to anxiety-THC is bad. Verdict is not in yet on CBD.

CBD can take some time before it takes affect as it is an immunomodulator; a few days to a few weeks.

Keep us updated. I hope it works for you!
Posted 6/26/2018 7:46 PM (GMT -5)
Please let us know if it does work

I tried the CBD a couple years ago and it did nothing for my nerve pain.

I am thinking about doing a CBD/marijuana combo in a topical - and try it on my nerve pain.

I’m waiting for it to be legal here - which will be soon.
But I think the store has md on staff who will write a letter to allow customers to purchase it
Posted 6/27/2018 10:20 PM (GMT -5)
If I did, I would choose an Indica for sleep.

edit: I should qualify this by saying that medical has only recently been considered in my state, and that I don't partake, though I was thinking of traveling to one of the recreational states so I would have more options for treatment. From what I've heard anecdotally, it can make a wonderful improvement in one's quality of life.

Post Edited (borrelioburgdorferii) : 6/28/2018 11:08:53 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/28/2018 4:41 PM (GMT -5)
DS tried it on a CFS day and it was amazing - he got up and went to school. After he told us this, we tried CBD which I use fairly successfully for my migraines (not tick related), but it didn't work for his CFS. We don't live in a MJ state and he's a teen so smoking MJ on CFS days wasn't a viable solution.

His LLNP said the following about CBD: it takes awhile to build in the system so give it a month, dose 2x a day and try several brands (grown in US, lab tested for purity, mold, strength etc).

I would say buy some THC tincture and CBD and mix it yourself to see what ratios might work. I do think for some things a combo of both works better than just CBD but you'd have to figure that out for yourself. Please do report back.
Posted 6/28/2018 4:44 PM (GMT -5)
What is a CFS day?

Are you talking about days he had symptoms of Chronic fatigue?
Posted 6/28/2018 6:09 PM (GMT -5)
Yes, he couldn't lift a finger - would go to bathroom and not move again. Last year it would happen every Tuesday (after restarting meds on Monday) so this year, not knowing what to expect I switched him so he was taking Fri, Sun, Tues so he would be sick on the weekend - but he stopped getting the full blown fatigue. We switched back to MWF for the summer because he has some lacrosse tournaments on the weekends.
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