This was unexpected. I thought it would at least be useful for hospice purposes.
Cannabis For Pain Relief? Review of 20 Studies Provides Sobering Results : ScienceAlert
sciencealert.com/cannabis-f...
Our study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests cannabis is no better at relieving pain than a placebo.
I'd like to know what strains they used in these miscellanies studies included in the post you attached.? It's not spelled out in the article.
Andy
As it is a compilation of other studies in a number of different countries, each study would be expected to use it's own source of cannabinoids.
And perhaps not just strains. Could be just pure refined cannabinoids.
In fact I would assume that to be the case. Otherwise you have way way way to much uncontrollably and unreproducible results. Batch to batch.
The cannabinoids source also matters. I don't like to make assumptions.
Fight On.
Andy
Maybe someone can look up the original study and post it here.
But there is no interpretation of placebo that nodes well.
No reason to believe your own placebo effect is more compelling than theirs.
After all, regardless of source or type, they did prove a placebo effect, didn't they?
Never used for pain relief but friend has and it was not affective for her. I use for sleep
Have to say that unfortunately, I've come to same conclusion. It feels to me like it does relax me, but the pain is still there. I can take more, but I just feel more "drugged" with no improvement in pain relief.
I was hoping that cannabis could supplement or even replace opioids like the Norco I'm taking now. Not going to happen. The Norco also makes me feel a little drugged, but provides a lot of pain relief for the amount of side effects it produces.
A doctor that works with Med Cannabis could make recommendations regarding the best CBD to THC ratio for different medical conditions.
mmtcfl.com/blog/what-is-the...
It's certainly not the answer for all conditions but can, and has, helped for many
Fight On!
Andy
I admit, I am a huge fan, user of Cannabis and agree with this study, at least for severe pain.
Last year my cancer escaped and invaded a pelvic muscle area causing extreme pain. I spent a week at Mayo for 'pain management' and left with .87 mg of Fentynly patches and Dilauden as needed. Extreme break out pain, for me the pain scale was 13! Never cried like a baby before this, and man did I cry.
Cannabis didn't touch the pain or relieve it at all.
Just my 2cents!
I'm with you on that. I've pretty much accepted the inevitable concerning our short life expectancy, and have cried the tears I'm going to cry about that. But the pain is a diiferent story. It's really too much sometimes, and you just can't take it. They always ask me at the doctors appointments if I have thoughts about taking my life. Makes me chuckle sometimes. I tell them "every day" and watch them light up. When you are at this high level of pain, you just want out NOW.
"Cannabis of the type and quality I mention here , very rarely makes out of grower’s reserves to street / commercial sales. It’s very rare, it’s special and its private strains."
That sounds like some kind of urban myth that has no first hand witnesses nor can have any first hand witnesses.
But you are right, who cares if it is a placebo effect.
I've had cannabis reveal a few minor aches and pains I wasn't even aware of. Having said that I seem to remember a post (was it on this forum?) about a guy who took heavy hits of CBD tincture and swore that it provided excellent pain relief.
Both THC and CBD have been helpful for me for ADT related arthritis related joint and muscular pain. Might be useful to look at studies of the synthetic pharma versions of THC and /or CBD.
This review in JAMA may be useful jamanetwork.com/journals/ja...
Robertleeb
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