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[Cheyennesheppard]

I was wondering if anyone had set backs or tried cannabis to help with pain?

[Kai--]

If this helps at all, Cheyennesheppard:

(Merely supplement reading till folks come round to answer directly.)

Not much discussion (so far) on 'cannabis' here at American RA Warriors: healthunlocked.com/search/c...

Lots more discussion at NRAS forum: healthunlocked.com/search/c...

& Pain Concern forum: healthunlocked.com/search/c...

& other HU forums: healthunlocked.com/search/c...

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Hope this helps in your research, Cheyennesheppard. 🙏

Wishing you speedy pain relief. 🙏 🌺 🍀 🌞

[Dedeols]

I use it on a bad day. I have a medical card. I like the tincture the best

[Dedeols in reply to Dedeols]

Make sure it has high CBD. You can try stratos. CBD 2:1 it's a pill work also

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Health Canada and the Arthritis Society of Canada are funding research into the use of Canabis and Arthritis. Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia is doing this research.

cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-sco...

[tselph]

No I've never tried it or wanted to. But I guess some of the Meds I take are just as bad. I read somewhere that it doesn't help RA pain. I don't remember where I read it at. But I don't want to inhale anything into my lungs. I've seen what tobacco does to them.

[Hidden in reply to tselph]

Actually you can use the oil but I'm not sure if you rub it in you skin, put some under your tongue, but you don't have to smoke it. I think you can still bake it into brownies too, but like I said... illegal here. I tried it one time and took a small puff with some wine. Then I threw up for an hour. I'm a real party gal! ha ha

[Cheyennesheppard in reply to tselph]

You dont have to they have a pill form of it.

[Hidden]

Nah - Where I am it is illegal, so even if it would help (probably would be yards better than Tramadol) I'll probably not get the chance to find out...

[GoatGirl56]

There is another herbal (and legal) option to cannabis. I always hesitate to recommend non-regulated herbs, but I do not know what I would do without this. It's a plant from Indonesia/Thailand called Kratom. I discovered this when in ongoing, excruciating pain from frozen shoulder and was only given Norco by drs. It is generally sold as a powder and can be mixed into tea or juice or taken in gel caps. I put a little in my green tea in the am with organic honey and coconut milk. It is chalky and you need to keep it stirred up. Like Norco, it gives you a sense of well-being, but it also suppresses the pain and it does not make me drowsy or "high." It actual gives me a calm energy. If you try it, you need to be aware that it is not well researched. From what I have found, there is some concern that it may affect the liver - but so does every other approved medication I've been given! My fear is it will be made illegal, big pharm will make a prescription drug out of it and jack up the price, and the government will regulate it.

Kratom is sold in some smoke shops - an actual Kratom store just popped up near me in Chicago. I've purchased all of mine through Kratom Trading online and they have tons of customer reviews re: help with pain. I've come to trust the quality (this is not a commercial and I have no stock in this company!). I tried smoking cannabis twice as a teen and the effect was not good. I have no interest in it and no interest in smoking anything. Good Luck everyone :-j

[Kai-- in reply to GoatGirl56]

Kratom Trading Company:

🕸 Website: kratomtradingco.com

👤 Facebook: facebook.com/kratomtraiding...

🗣 Forum: ilovekratom.com/kratom-foru...

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'Kratom' search results in:

🍃 HealthUnlocked (HU) forums: healthunlocked.com/search/k...

🍃 Google: google.com/search?as_q=Krat...

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[Cheyennesheppard in reply to Kai--]

What do I need to do this legally I live in new mexico

[Kai-- in reply to Cheyennesheppard]

Google search results for "Kratom New Mexico": google.com/search?as_q=Krat...

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According to these sites, Kratom is legal in New Mexico (NM):

• americankratom.org/legal_st...

• speciosa.org/home/kratom-le...

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These websites talk about acquiring Kratom in NM:

• majorkratom.com/pages/krato...

• smoketalk.net/kratom/in/alb...

• kr-atom.org/buykratom/

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Per usual, Cheyennesheppard, kindly consider thoroughly researching 🤓 any product you're thinking about ingesting/ acquiring (safety, quality, etc.) & double checking with your rheumatologist/ physicians 👥 to ensure anything you intend to ingest does not conflict with any meds 💉 💊 you're currently taking or your current health condition(s) 🤕 🤒 😷 . And, per usual, be careful/ cautious 🤔 when buying anything via internet requiring sharing credit card/ PayPal/ etc. details.

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[GoatGirl56 in reply to Cheyennesheppard]

Kratom is legal in the US. If you're not near an urban area, go to kratomtradingco.com/ - you can order smaller, sample packs of various strains to see if it works for you. I've used the Energizing blend and also the Thai Red. I can't imagine living without it....