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maryanne1

04/04/2023 at 4:10 PM

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Hey guys. I have been smoking for a long time and due to COPD I really want to quit but smoking helps me with anxiety. I have read online that CBD oil and CDB vapes can be a substitute. What do you think?

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04/05/2023 at 2:39 PM

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Hi @maryanne1! How is your day going?

Thank you for starting this discussion! Dealing with COPD can be very challenging and quitting smoking is definitely a good idea! I will try to tag some members who might want to share their experiences!

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Hi everyone! I hope you are doing good!

How has your journey with COPD been lately? Did you smoke in the past? What helped you to stop smoking? Have you tried substituting with vapes? What is your opinion on vapes with CBD?

Take care,

Polina from the Carenity team

Have you tried CBD oil? https://www.carenity.us/forum/copd/living-with-copd/have-you-tried-cbd-oil-5209 2023-04-05 14:39:57

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I had a similar struggle with quitting smoking and managing anxiety. I switched to CBD vapes and found them quite helpful. They helped me with anxiety and were a lot easier on my lungs than smoking. I also tried THC vapes, which provided some extra relief and made the transition smoother. It’s definitely worth experimenting with both to see what works best for you. Reducing smoking and switching to these alternatives could help manage your anxiety while also being gentler on your health.

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08/29/2024 at 12:00 AM

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Absolutely. That is the quintessential snake oil of the 2020's. Please do not waste your money. I speak from extensive experience.

If you can got RSO (Rick Simpson Oil) you will get relief from inflammation. I also recommend the Levo II decarboxylating machine.

If anyone has questions please hit me up.

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I've just started trying the vape. It's helping me. I'm not as shaky or anxious.

Good luck, let us know how it's going

Have you tried CBD oil? https://www.carenity.us/forum/copd/living-with-copd/have-you-tried-cbd-oil-5209 2024-09-24 01:20:44

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CarolSchmidt

12/21/2020 at 10:35 PM

@KathyA‍, please read what I wrote above on using oxygen. I am so, so, thrilled to have portable oxygen that gave me more of my life back. I was told in 2011 when I lived in San Miguel de Allende at 6,400 ft altitude that I needed to go on oxygen, but all I saw around town was one woman with the heavy metal canisters in a cart behind her, and that looked terrible. I moved back to near sea level and put off needing oxygen all day for another seven years, just a Bipap at night.

Finally I was huffing and having to stop every few feet even near sea level, but I still didn't want to be lugging a heavy canister behind me. I ran into an old friend who was always really active, ballroom dancing, hiking, fly fishing in rivers. And there she was with an Inogen in a backpack, doing everything she'd always done!

She showed me all about hers and the total package with machine, extra 8-hour battery, two battery chargers for house and car, carrying case, and extended warranty, was around $3,300!

Finally I saved enough for it and have loved it every minute since. I started on 2 for almost a year but had to go to 3 for every day. I switch to 4 liters a minute several times a day when I still get winded bad, and have gone up to 5 for stair climbing. I worry that I will need to go higher than 5 eventually, but I hope by then there will be sronger machines developed that go higher, though then the $500 batteries only last a few hours before needing recharging, instead of 6-8.

The portable ones now are breath-operated--you have to be breathing into the nose cannula for them to work. And my BiPap at night requires continuous flow, which the big oxygen machine Medicare covers provides, so I need both machines. Some day they may all be continuous flow and still portable.

There are cheaper, refurbished units available from the Inogen factory, too. After 1 1/2 years mine started sending strange messages and I called the factory and they sent a new one out the next day! I sent them the old one back no charge. So I am pleased with service, too.

Hope this helps you accept your machine. I am so, so happy I got mine and wish Medicare paid for everyone who needed one.(I understand in a few cases they will pay for one now, but not my particular Cigna Medicare Advantage plan.)

I bet when you go to your reunion you won't be the only one on oxygen! And everyone will be so old! The ones who are already dead and not there are the ones to think about--how many of them had COPD? Fourth leading cause of death in the US before Covid, so now we're fifth. Be glad for all the help you can get! I hope you have a wonderful reunion!

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cbholder3

12/02/2022 at 3:21 PM

@Thakera Yes, even on Medicare it was $400+ a month. My Pulmonologist arranged for me to get it with no copay from GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, you can look up their assistance program at https://www.gskforyou.com/ Hope it goes okay for you, I am just in the process fo renewing mine for next year.

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