Cannabis

[Geegee777]

Hi, I'm posting for my cousin who was diagnosed as having lupus.

Has anyone tried cannabis, if so did it help.

I'm researching this disease in the hope I may help her.

Any information will be greatly appreciated. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

[Josiah150767]

HiI have just started on medical cannabis for nerve pain. I am prescribed it by a doctor. I have lupus, sjogrens and fibromyalgia. After I had a consultation with the pain specialist it had to be approved by a board. As for helping lupus, I would have to say that it hasn’t made any difference to the way my lupus behaves, but has had an impact on pain. Although saying that I still have to take prescribed pain relief. The main things that help with my lupus flares are reducing stress, not pushing myself and resting when my body tells me to. Hope this helps

[miccika1]

I tried and didn't see a difference. I used a tincture w cbd and very small amount of thc. It did help with sleeping but in the morning i would wake up very lethargic which i didnt like since im trying to keep a full time job.

[Cas70]

I have to agree with Josiah - CBD oil bought from a health shop has eased my pain and really helps me sleep. It took trying several brands before I found the best for me. My Lupus and Sjogren’s has not eased but I am more comfortable- there are many natural remedies which help but no magic bullet, I’m afraid. You will learn a lot from this website - good luck

[Hamptons]

I use CBD oil from a health food store that has helped with gastritis.

[LalSD]

I have tried a pure form as it was advised by my consultant but did not see any effects on lupus and also got very sick for some reason. Physically! Hope this helps.

[WinterSwimmer]

I have been using a tiny dose of 5% full spectrum CBD oil (8 drops in the morning). I find it really does help with pain. I read somewhere that it can interfere with the way hydroxychloroquine works in the body - so have been very circumspect about how much I take. It's a couple of months since I had a blood test, but at the last one I could see no adverse effects on my blood results.

[Kismetsoul]

My answer is ABSOLUTELY I use the edibles they take longer to come one....but....last longer and smoother. I had never used pot before my diagnosis, so glad a friend of my basically brow beat me into just trying 1st night of no pain pain in years.......your choice good luck

[Londonlupie]

Hi Geegee777, I bake edibles and it definitely helps my joint pain and helps me feel more relaxed in general. When you have a condition like lupus, you're constantly aware of how your body feels because of the onslaught of daily symptoms. The cannabis really pulls you out of your body and helps relaxation, which is great for keeping stress levels down and can help reduce flares.

The only thing I would say is I usually feel tired and sluggish the next day, so I only use edibles at the weekends. Us lupies struggle with getting up in the morning as it is, so definitely something worth thinking about!

I would strongly advise your cousin not to smoke cannabis, as smoking of any kind is inflammatory and of course a lot of our symptoms are related to the inflammation process. If you need an easy recipe for edibles I'd be more than happy to recommend, please feel free to message me

Hope this helps and best wishes to your cousin!