CBD

Wibbles
Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,536 Championing
in Neurological impairments and pain
Has anyone tried this for pain?
Did it help!? 
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  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,536 Championing
    edited July 2022
    I am tempted but don't know enough about it !
    I have used hemp cream but am totally unimpressed with it - it did nothing that vaseline can't do
    I suffer from excruciating pain from my knees and back -that cause me to freeze with the pain - this claims to help
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,922 Championing
    That sounds extremely painful @Wibbles :( I hope you are able to find something to relieve at least some of the pain and make it more manageable! 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,464 Championing
    Welcome to the community @discobar :) Thank you for sharing that with us. How is he coping with his new diagnosis? 
  • littleacorn
    littleacorn Online Community Member Posts: 383 Empowering
    I bought some about a year ago but have been a little nervous to take it. My friend keeps asking me if I have taken any but dont really know how to answer her. Any tips?
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,536 Championing
    edited July 2022
    littleacorn said:
    I bought some about a year ago but have been a little nervous to take it. My friend keeps asking me if I have taken any but dont really know how to answer her. Any tips?
    Same here
    I know that it's not cannabis but....
    I am on naproxen permanently.but don't want to be 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,464 Championing
    What's making you nervous about trying it @littleacorn? 

    Have you spoken to your doctor or another medical professional to tell them that you're considering trying it? 
  • littleacorn
    littleacorn Online Community Member Posts: 383 Empowering
    No not spoken to any professional just done my own research into what to take and how to use it.
  • littleacorn
    littleacorn Online Community Member Posts: 383 Empowering
    I tell a lie there I spoke to a pharmacist who pointed me to the NHS website which was not very informative.
  • littleacorn
    littleacorn Online Community Member Posts: 383 Empowering
    I am nervous as to how it will make me feel. I dont like taking opiate medication because of the way it makes me feel and amd somewhere in my mind I think it might make me feel the same. 
  • bg844
    bg844 Online Community Member Posts: 3,883 Championing
    I have heard it is very successful and with very few side effects, understandably you are worried as I would be too. 
    If you are nervous then why not put it away for a while and then decide?
  • littleacorn
    littleacorn Online Community Member Posts: 383 Empowering
    The bottle has been lying there for nearly 6 months. Hopefully I will get the guts to try it soon.
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,922 Championing
    Make sure you are taking care of yourself @littleacorn. We are all here for you  :)
  • Cartini
    Cartini Online Community Member Posts: 1,107 Trailblazing
    littleacorn said:
     I dont like taking opiate medication
    Hi,
    If you are referring to CBD as an opioid, it isn`t. 
    I was going to use CBD a few months back, but it clashes with medication I take for hypertension.

  • littleacorn
    littleacorn Online Community Member Posts: 383 Empowering
    I am aware of that but its the effects that bother me or the potential effects. I dont think manynpeople are aware that it can be used for other things. I knkw someone who takes it for anxiety
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,536 Championing
    Where can you safely buy it from? 
  • littleacorn
    littleacorn Online Community Member Posts: 383 Empowering
    This is a difficult one? I find the ones the  high street store sell are not strong enough. I read lots of information and visited many different sellers until I found someone who I felt I had confidence in and they knew what theybwere talking about. 
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 16,760 Championing
    For those expressing an interest in CBD:

    I have been using this CBD for 4 years, which contains CBDa which helps with pain: https://www.simply-cbd.co.uk/products/green-cbd-oil?variant=37927970963639  &, if you scroll down to the section, 'How to Use,' you will see how this ethical company recommends to start taking this. You place the drops under your tongue, then swallow a couple of minutes later. The only caveat is that CBD is broken down by the same liver enzymes that break down over 95% of prescribed meds, so you should discuss this with your pharmacist/GP prior to taking this. If you do take such meds, then for safety, a 4 hour gap is recommended between taking these & CBD.

    It can take between 2-8 weeks to find any benefit, so patience is needed. It can initially cause some dehydration, so drink a little extra water.

    The company I use now has CBD transdermal patches, which can however be used safely as these are absorbed by the skin rather than the gut: https://www.simply-cbd.co.uk/collections/cbd-patches  Still wise to discuss these with your GP/pharmacist.


  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,536 Championing
    chiarieds said:
    For those expressing an interest in CBD:

    I have been using this CBD for 4 years, which contains CBDa which helps with pain: https://www.simply-cbd.co.uk/products/green-cbd-oil?variant=37927970963639  &, if you scroll down to the section, 'How to Use,' you will see how this ethical company recommends to start taking this. You place the drops under your tongue, then swallow a couple of minutes later. The only caveat is that CBD is broken down by the same liver enzymes that break down over 95% of prescribed meds, so you should discuss this with your pharmacist/GP prior to taking this. If you do take such meds, then for safety, a 4 hour gap is recommended between taking these & CBD.

    It can take between 2-8 weeks to find any benefit, so patience is needed. It can initially cause some dehydration, so drink a little extra water.

    The company I use now has CBD transdermal patches, which can however be used safely as these are absorbed by the skin rather than the gut: https://www.simply-cbd.co.uk/collections/cbd-patches  Still wise to discuss these with your GP/pharmacist.



    Will it interact with NAPROXEN ?
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,464 Championing
    I'd encourage you to speak to your doctor or pharmacist about that @wibbles :) 
  • krippled
    krippled Online Community Member Posts: 18 Connected
    Wibbles said:
    I am tempted but don't know enough about it !
    I have used hemp cream but am totally unimpressed with it - it did nothing that vaseline can't do
    I suffer from excruciating pain from my knees and back -that cause me to freeze with the pain - this claims to help


    I can sympathise whole heartedly with you Wibbles, I have similar problems due to nerve root damage. No cartilage in both knee joints, no fluid inside my knees but fluid on them and to top it off my sciatic nerve is irritated from my hips to my toes.

    I've use quite a few different types of CBD. They're all safe, you don't have any side effects of THC as cbd is either extracted however most manufacturers grow cbd plants and use those.

    From all the CBD I've tried this by The Yorkshire Vaper is by far the most effective.
    You just drip around 7/8 drops under your tongue and it starts working in around 10/15 mins

    https://www.eliquidemporium.co.uk/product/sense-cbd-yorkshire-vaper/

    The 300mg 10ml bottle usually lasts me for roughly 3 weeks

    I highly recommend trying it for sure, you won't be disappointed 

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