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Does cannabis help with your chronic pain?

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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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Yes, I use cannabis daily for pain relief. I have had fibromyalgia, lupus other commorbidities for 26 years+ it helps me a lot. I smoke flower. The edibles help some people but they only relax me no pain relief. Hopefully this helps you decide to give e it a try & I pray it helps relieve your pain also.


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@Robinp I so hoped the medicinal cannabis would help. I mostly tried gummies. I got very nauseated so I stopped.

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Hi @Robinp

Thanks for sharing your long-term experience. You mentioned edibles only relax you — do you have a preferred strain that targets pain specifically?

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I used to use cannabis for my chronic pain, which was caused by a past injury. At first, it helped a lot, but I found myself becoming kind of dependent on it, and that made me rlly uncomfortable. I really don’t like relying on substances, so I quit. It also changed the way I acted...

After stepping away from that, I spent some time being skeptical about other treatments, but eventually, I started looking for physiotherapy near me :) Now I go from time to time for a treatment that combines mind and body exercises, and I’ve found it to be really beneficial. Idk, it feels nice to feel like I’m managing my pain in a healthier way. 


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Hi @Shenita, thank you so much for sharing.

It’s good that you were able to recognize the dependency and step back, managing chronic pain can be such a delicate balance.

Have you found any other methods that work for you now?

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@Shenita i’m glad you found a way to treat your chronic pain. I’ve trained myself to hypnotize myself almost fall asleep anyway that helps me with my pain. But for me cannabis is a must I have incredible nerve pain nerve damage in my legs from spinal fusion surgery. It’s such a rare movement disorder. Did they have after 5 1/2 years I still can’t find a doctor that hasn’t even had a patient like me. You have to get the right kind of cannabis and go to a store. You don’t make it look up at home mom maybe sometimes people do and there is certain types of cannabis ones that work amazing for pain and ones that work amazing for anxiety in different strains for depression. My pain is so bad at the beginning six to get milligrams of morphine in for Oxy 5. We’re not touching my pain I am 57 years old and never thought I’d stop smoking pot again at 54 years old so I guess you do what’s right for you everybody is each individual Spain there’s no choose it’s the same do you need to find what works for you


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Hi everyone, I tried cannabis about two years ago. However, it did not help with the pain. I wouldn't say I liked the side effects.


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It does help in moderation but it's illegal so I can't do it


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I've been using a THCA flower pound for a while now, and it's made a difference for me on the tough days. I don't enjoy feeling super high, so this lets me manage the pain without feeling out of it. I usually vape it or mix a bit into tea, and the relief is more calming than intense, which works better for my daily routine.


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Hi everyone 👋

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I hope you're all doing as well as possible today. Many members have already shared their experiences with cannabis (medical or otherwise) for managing chronic pain, and we’d love to hear more from you.

➡️ Have you ever tried cannabis or CBD to relieve your pain?
➡️ What effects — positive or negative — have you noticed, if any?

Feel free to share your experience, your doubts, or simply ask questions. Your voice matters and could help others in the community 💬💛

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No it does not.


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@RaeRae1

Hey if you're commenting about Medical , I would agree 💯.

However, there's strains out there that do help with pain.

Recreational weed is much better!


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Absolutely! Indica dominant strains work for me!


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Absolutely! More the CBD for pain and the THC to make you forget about it

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