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Are you interested in CBD oil to help manage your chronic condition?
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Have you ever tried CBD for your condition? Do you have pain also? What was your success (or not success) and dosage in using CBD?
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I have tried CBD. I saw some minor positive results in anxiety and reduction of pain. However, I have heard of people having much greater success than I did.
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I’m not interested in trying something without my doctor’s approval and as of right now he is telling me to stick with what is working for me now. I have heard good things about CBD for pain and anxiety in both animals and people.
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I had used CBD rub on for pain and got moderate relief. There is also information out there that says research is showing that CBD can have anti-cancer effects... I would love to learn more about this.
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I as well have had decent success for pain and inflammation with CBD.
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Hey everyone,
I wanted to make you aware of a few discussions in the forums regarding COB that you me also find interesting and informative. Feel free to comment in these discussions if they apply to you.
CBD for depression | CBD for muscle spasms from Focal Dystonia | CBD for Cancer | CBD for pain management | CBD for pain (RA)
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I'm trying with CBD oil for anxiety and sleep. And finally found something good that works.
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Hi I finished chemo in and radiation and have had 4 surgerys. I still dont feel good and when I wake up in the morning it hurts to move. All my bones hurt but when I first wake up it hurts to move my hands. Will it ever get better?
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Hi I finished chemo in and radiation and have had 4 surgerys. I still dont feel good and when I wake up in the morning it hurts to move. All my bones hurt but when I first wake up it hurts to move my hands. Will it ever get better?
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Hi I finished chemo in and radiation and have had 4 surgerys. I still dont feel good and when I wake up in the morning it hurts to move. All my bones hurt but when I first wake up it hurts to move my hands. Will it ever get better?its terrible I dont feel like I am able to go back to work mentally or physically.
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NOTE: If you are suffering from Chronic Pain due to a diagnosis, you may also benefit by adding the condition "Other Chronic Pain" to your profile to grant you access to the Chronic Pain forum. To do so, simply scroll over the Get Informed link above and click My Conditions and click Add A Condition (search Chronic Pain).
While many people use cannabidiol to relieve pain, more scientific research is needed to be sure it is safe. Understanding cannabidiol can help overcome the stigma associated with it.
Some people experience side effects when taking cannabidiol (CBD) and there are other factors to consider before using CBD oil for pain.
In this article, we look at how CBD oil works and how it can be used to relieve chronic pain.
Effects
CBD is one of more than 120 compounds called cannabinoids.
Many plants contain cannabinoids, but people most commonly link them to cannabis.
Unlike other cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — CBD does not produce a euphoric "high" or psychoactive effect. This is because CBD does not affect the same receptors as THC.
The human body has an endocannabinoid system (ECS) that receives and translates signals from cannabinoids. It produces some cannabinoids of its own, which are called endocannabinoids. The ECS helps to regulate functions such as sleep, immune-system responses, and pain.
When THC enters the body, it produces a "high" feeling by affecting the brain's endocannabinoid receptors. This activates the brain's reward system, producing pleasure chemicals such as dopamine.
Does CBD make you high?
CBD is an entirely different compound from THC, and its effects are very complex. It is not psychoactive, meaning it does not produce a "high" or change a person's state of mind, but it influences the body to use its own endocannabinoids more effectively.
According to one study posted to Neurotherapeutics, this is because CBD itself does very little to the ECS. Instead, it activates or inhibits other compounds in the endocannabinoid system.
For example, CBD stops the body from absorbing anandamide, a compound associated with regulating pain. So, increased levels of anandamide in the bloodstream may reduce the amount of pain a person feels.
Cannabidiol may also limit inflammation in the brain and nervous system, which may benefit people experiencing pain, insomnia, and certain immune-system responses.
What is CBD oil?
There are different levels of compounds found in the natural hemp or cannabis plant. How people breed the plant affects the CBD levels. Most CBD oil comes from industrial hemp, which usually has a higher CBD content than marijuana.
Makers of CBD oil use different methods to extract the compound. The extract is then added to a carrier oil and called CBD oil.
CBD oil comes in many different strengths, and people use it in various ways. It is best to discuss CBD oil with a doctor before using it.
Benefits
People have used CBD traditionally used for thousands of years to treat various types of pain, but the medical community have only recently begun to study it again.
Here are some of the possible benefits of CBD oil:
1. Arthritis pain
A study in the European Journal of Pain used an animal model to see if CBD could help people with arthritis manage their pain. Researchers applied a topical gel containing CBD to rats with arthritis for 4 days.
Their researchers note a significant drop in inflammation and signs of pain, without additional side effects.
People using CBD oil for arthritis may find relief from their pain, but more human studies need to be done to confirm these findings.
2. Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the entire body through the nerves and brain.
Muscle spasms are one of the most common symptoms of MS. These spasms can be so great they cause constant pain in some people.
One report found that short-term use of CBD oil could reduce the levels of spasticity a person feels. The results are modest, but many people reported a reduction in symptoms. More studies on humans are needed to verify these results.
3. Chronic pain
The same report studied CBD use for general chronic pain. Researchers compiled the results of multiple systematic reviews covering dozens of trials and studies. Their research concluded that there is substantial evidence that cannabis is an effective treatment for chronic pain in adults.
A separate study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine supports these results. This research suggests that using CBD can reduce pain and inflammation.
The researchers also found that subjects were not likely to build up a tolerance to the effects of CBD, so they would not need to increase their dose continually.
They noted that cannabinoids, such as CBD, could offer helpful new treatments for people with chronic pain.
Other uses
In the United States, CBD oil has varying legality across different states and at a federal level, yet it currently has a range of applications and promising possibilities.
These include:
1. smoking cessationand drug withdrawal
2. treating seizures and epilepsy
3. anxiety treatment
4. reducing some of the effects of Alzheimer's, as shown by initial research
5. antipsychotic effects on people with schizophrenia
6. future applications in combating acne,type 1 diabetes, and cancer
Although more research is required to confirm some uses of CBD oil, it is shaping up as a potentially promising and versatile treatment.
In June 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved one form of CBD as a treatment for people with two rare and specific kinds of epilepsy, namely Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) or Dravet syndrome (DS).
The brand name of this drug is Epidiolex.
Dosage
The FDA does not regulate CBD for most conditions. As a result, dosages are currently open to interpretation, and people should treat them with caution.
Anyone who wishes to use CBD should first speak to a doctor about whether it is a good idea, and how much to take.
The FDA recently approved a purified form of CBD for some types of epilepsy, with the brand name Epidiolex. If you are using this medication, be sure to follow the doctor's advice about doses.
Have you ever tried CBD to help manage the symptoms of your condition? What about pain... do you also experience pain?
How was your experience with CBD... did it help? What was your dosage?