See this? It is my mana from heaven, my joy, my inanimate love of my life. I am sleeping, not more but REAL sleep, deep sleep, restful sleep and when I wake up? I don’t need to hang on to my night table as if I’m clinging to a raft in the North Atlantic. No, my R.A. is not gone but damn, it is tolerable without pharmaceuticals. I can’t do a demi-plié or pirouette,
but I can walk up and down the stairs. I am not walking under a dark cloud of the doom of aging and menopause. I have energy in the morning, I feel GOOD!!
I’ll be honest, I really didn’t believe this would work but when all that has been offered to you are corticosteroids (Prednisone) and opioids, (Supeudol and Tramadol), you get kind of desperate. I figured, what the hell, let’s give ‘er a shot.
First night, I didn’t notice an improvement.
2nd night, better – I slept.
I’m at day 7 or 8 now, friends and neighbours….HOLY CRAP!
This may not work for everyone, but it works for me. I can function. I am not in constant pain.
Give it a shot, don’t expect instant miracles but it works, IMO, better than the pharmaceuticals, for me, without the godawful side effects.
Figured we would start seeing these kinds of articles. Oooo, Cannabis bad, pharmaceuticals and booze, better…
The following is purely anecdotal. I have R.A. – on a bad day? It feels like my joints are going to swell through my skin and that they are made up of shattered glass. It has been gradual and I did learn to “work around” but work around is now, not an option. Simple chores, like making the darn bed, vacuuming, bring up laundry, or a simple walk to the mailbox, requires thought and planning, sometimes it is just a full speed ahead and “Git ‘er done!”, worry about the pain later.
I’ve been prescribed Prednisone, Supeudol and Tramadol, the last 2 are opioids…
I refuse to take Prednisone, I’ve taken it before and for me, the side effects were, almost, worse than the conditions it was prescribed to relieve; the opioids, well…we all know the impact those can have on life.
Folks had recommended I try CBD and CBN; so I headed to a government run dispensary in Québec, learned Gummies were not available because…kids. Right. Even though you have to show government picture I.D. Yes, Québec is a nanny-state. The products I was given, did nothing – I don’t smoke weed. I despise the smell and it makes me cough, so I was given oil…it ended up in the trash.
We decided to try Ontario, a little less of the whole nanny-state thing and sure enough, Gummies, all sorts of Gummies. Some with THC, some without. We bought an assortment. (Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, Francesco @ OnePlant Hawkesbury, https://www.oneplant.ca/locations/hawkesbury#
I was on the fence, I was never an imbiber of the Devil’s Lettuce 🤣🤣; even back in the ’70’s…if I smoked, it was Hash, far less harsh, I didn’t cough and damn, I had a really cute pipe but I ceased “illegal” substances back in 1979. A couple of forays into cookies and some special “cream cheese” but those left me comatose…not a bad thing, just not my thing.
Well, spoke to Francesco, asked a few questions and we decided on a few products. First night I tried the CBD/CBN gummies, some success in the sleeping department, pain relief was minimal.
2nd night, tried a combo of the CBD/CBN and a THC Gummie. Damn. I slept, I got up the next morning without the aid of my night table for support. NOT A CURE-ALL but definite improvement. The inflammation is still there but slightly less and with R.A. this alone, is a boon.
For now, I’m sticking to my Gummies – less impact of my health and well being than the Prednisone/opioids and maybe that’s why we’re seeing more and more articles on the evils of cannabinoids…cutting into the old profit margin.
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