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Does cannabis help with your chronic pain?

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achy38

10/13/2023 at 9:48 PM

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Hello-

I have one friend who says cannabis helps them with their pain. I am still skeptical. Having grown up refusing drugs, its hard for me to grasp that it can be good for you. But, nothing I have tried so far has worked, so I may be willing to give it a go? But I need a bigger sample size than 1 friend. Has anyone on here tried it?Did it help? What were the other side effects?

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PokerFaceJess

05/25/2025 at 9:18 PM

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Greetings, I once shared your opinions on cannabis. I thought that it made smokers of it "dumb and dumber," I personally hated the effects because it made me feel like I was spinning backward and mostly just made me fall asleep. But a few years back, when a pr*ck of a doctor tapered and discontinued my opioid medications because of "the Guidelines" my bff had me try it out again. THIS time, I got the hang of not having terrible coughing fits and feeling a reduction in pain intensity. Now I don't smoke it very often but I have discovered the available hemp products and now usually get gummies which work well for me. ***I WILL SAY THIS: in whichever form you may decide to try (flower, gummies, budder, sugar, tincture, RSO, etc) it is ALL ABOUT THE TERPENES for effectiveness, efficiency, and value.

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06/05/2025 at 6:29 PM

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Cannabis isn’t legal where I live but I have used cbd, delta 8 and 9 thc from hemp which is legal in almost all states. I have found that it helps with sleep but not so much for pain. Of course sometimes getting good sleep helps with the pain a little. The best place I’ve found to order it is binoid.com

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06/05/2025 at 6:36 PM

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It helps but for those of us in pain management and working full time, it’s a big no no

Does cannabis help with your chronic pain? https://www.carenity.us/forum/chronic-pain/living-with-chronic-pain/does-cannabis-help-with-your-chronic-pain-5523 2025-06-05 18:36:55

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Armor2

05/13/2023 at 5:38 PM

@HelloKitty I started taking kratom when I was diagnosed with cervical dystonia, it means I have constant pulling of my neck and shoulder muscles. Botox is the primary treatment , 6 to 8 shots targeting muscles but its hit and miss. I told a friend about this and he told me about kratom, so I went to a kratom shop and talked to the owner. He learned I was an Army Veteran and sold me some capsules. Unbelievable the kratom knocked out the pain and relieved some of the spasms and pulling that was 5 years ago, and I am still taking it for chronic pain. I have found the vendors to trust and a fbook website to share experiences with others. Like all things kratom must be handled with common sense, and reading info on the web helps educate us all. IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT HELPS WITH MY CHRONIC PAIN

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MountainMan

Edited on 03/25/2021 at 8:23 PM

Yes I agree. Im on morphine and Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen and yours as well. I have some others also. If I want to work in the back yard, I am sleep mode if I set down. The next morning and at night is paying with great pain. Its a hard road in many ways. We have to keep going best as we can. Have a smile and good day to you. I have the stimulator too.

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