CBD OIL Medium Strength

Reporting back after 1month on the oil as promised for pain relief.

I started week one with two drops twice daily, and increased it weekly by one drop.

have to say in my opinion, I don’t think it’s made any difference. I’ve still had to take my normal amount of pain relief. Maybe a higher strength or longer term would make a difference, “who knows”

I have recently started taking turmeric capsules alongside my vitamin D, folic acid, and omega 3 fish oils hoping this will help dampen my inflammation, so if anybody’s interested I’ll give a review on them in a months time too. X

[Caza]

Yes please. Thanks

[Hidden in reply to Caza]

Hi, thanks for the input! No problem! we’re all looking for something that will alleviate our pain and after 21yrs with RA and lots of meds I’m trying some of the herbal solutions. X

[Neverending63]

Must admit cbd oil didn’t do anything for me either. Vitamin D spray did. Raised it from 43 to 76. Folic acid I have taken for a while due to methotrexate

[Hidden in reply to Neverending63]

Hi, thanks for the input, I always take vitamin D supplements from November till February, as my mobility is limited and it’s the cold winter months and I don’t go out as often. I did have folic acid alongside methotrexate but never been on that for years now! But I’ve since read that people with RA can lack this vital vitamin so decided recently to put it back into my daily intake. 😊

[wishbone in reply to Hidden]

I was taking what was supposedly a good quality CBD oil for 10 weeks, but it did nothing for me and was a waste of money as it was not cheap. It seems to work for some folk though.

I don't go out much these days so guess I'm a prime candidate for vit D supplement. I meant to ask the rheumy nurse about being tested for vit D last thursday, but more concerning events surfaced so I forgot to ask.

[Caza in reply to wishbone]

Hope all’s ok 👍

[wishbone in reply to Caza]

Thanks Caza,

I told my rheumy nurse that I've been having a bit of discomfort for the past couple of weeks in my upper chest region, which she was none too happy about given my past medical history.... I had a mild heart attack about 14 years ago, a year or two after being diagnosed with RA. Having said that, I tend to think the problem could be due to the return (after an absence of a year or so) of a long term condition that's possibly related to osteo arthritis in the base of my neck, which has caused prolonged discomfort in my upper chest in the past and can be quite painful on times. I delayed going to hospital when I was having that heart attack as I thought I was having a nasty flare of this stupid chest condition. It was only down to my wife insisting that I go get it investigated that I didn't leave it even longer! Goes without saying that it's not much fun having a chronic condition that can mimic the beginnings of a heart attack that's for sure!! If that wasn't bad enough, you should have seen how paranoid I was for a long time after not knowing if I was having a flare or another heart attack!...I even went to A&E on one occasion where they gave me an ECG, which turned out to be ok. It took months before I learned to live with the situation and could relax a little.

I have an appointment with my GP on tuesday....fingers xxxx.

[Caza in reply to wishbone]

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[Kalimera57 in reply to Hidden]

Have you had your blood tested for vitaminD deficiency? My consultant had mine tested a month ago and it came back at 38. It should be 50 or more apparently. I’m a bit concerned because the GP I saw didn’t fill me with any confidence and prescribed 800 in tablets. I think it should be much higher.

[Hidden in reply to Kalimera57]

No never had it tested, but always take them over the long dark days of winter as we all tend to stay home more. There are different strengths of vit d so I'm sure your GP would have prescribed whats needed. X

[Kalimera57 in reply to Hidden]

I’m not so sure AngelMar. She had no idea where women have mammograms in my area ( I’m due one ) dismissed a very likely base c cell on my face ( I’ve had one on my face before when I lived in Kent ) and started her consultation with ,’ You look nice. Have you got a date?’!Simba has previously written that we need a high dose . Needless to say I’m going to get a second opinion about my face and what she prescribed and I don’t think I’ll be seeing her again.

[Simba1992]

Here is very comprahensive info on CBD. Perhaps of use.

ldnresearchtrust.org/sites/...

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[wishbone in reply to Simba1992]

Only had a quick read of the link so correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like an unregulated minefield to me. Even if you pay for an expensive premium oil you still can't be sure of the quality you're getting.

[Simba1992 in reply to wishbone]

This is unfortunately the case. You really need to do your research to buy good quality. Not only quality but you need to know what ingrediants you are after.

[Rheumagal]

It does depend on the strength of the cbd. I was taking it for 7 months and I was up to almost 5ml a day. I was finally noticing some relief. One of my doctors has RA and she recommended cbd oil for me. She explained that Ra needs higher doses due to the nature of the illness.

I’m currently not taking it but am looking forward to going back on in the future. It didn’t take away all my pain but some.

[Angels54]

Hi I have taken CBD oil 2000mg helped need next dose of 3000, it does help with some pain , can’t stop inflammation, if it helps that’s good

[66ra]

i use CBD Muscle balm extra it certainly helps my shoulders when i wake in the night due to pain i rub this in it seems to be effective enough for me to get back to sleep .It may be that I thnk it works so it does .Cannot manage without it x

[medway-lady]

I tried the cream for neuropathic nerve pain it cost £65 a small pot, it was rubbish and after using it I could taste it and it was vile. I hope it does work but could the effect be like a placebo . I don't know but your post is interesting thank you. My friend who I passed the cream onto really rated it so could some be more susceptible than others??