So having been diagnosed with GCA/PMR/Fibro/Osteo Arthritis and Inflammatory Arthritis it is often difficult to determine what is causing any given discomfort at any time. I have been, like many on steroids for 4 years and many other steroid sparing drugs.
Day One
I had thought of trying CBD Oil for ages, posts seem to vary about what it helps and what it doesn't, also it seems to be on a personal or individual basis - so this weekend I decided to give it a go, just bought a mild dose from Holland and Barrett .... 5% drops to pop under tongue, well I am very impressed - so I guess it must be my fibro causing trouble (not meant to help PMR??) because I feel so much freer, my fatigue is better and generally better in myself. I have no idea what it is helping but helping it is so I shall continue ..... just thought I would pass my experience on to any thinking of trying it, wish I had done so earlier
Day Five
So ..... frustratingly I appear to be one if those that suffer side effects with the CBD oil .... I am up with gripy upset tummy and feel nauseous - so for me unfortunately that's the end of my CBD journey, aches will be back tomorrow I daresay but better than how i am feeling now 😕
DayTwelve
So, I tried another CBD oil - Bright 300mg, started less than half dose then slowly working up, still not quite to a full dose .... no upset tummy or any other side effects. I am sleeping a little better and definitely not as stiff and think I still can improve more when my dose is up a bit, if I tolerate this I will work towards the higher strength - keeping to this brand as it suits me.
So thank you for your support, and if this info helps anyone - fantastic!
Day Fourteen
So my final comments on this ..... I have stopped the CBD oil, second brand I have tried and after several days I have had nightmares each night and felt not 'myself' in the day. Stopped it yesterday, no nightmare and feel better today, so clearly not for me!
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I am glad this is helping. I have a few conditions so getting 1 under some control can be helpful. Hopefully you will get more helpful replies to this.🌻 😉
Well I am happy enough, just wanted to share my experience with it because I found it a bit scary trying it, but really pleased that I have, so far so good !
So an add on .... frustratingly I appear to be one if those that suffer side effects with the CBD oil .... I am up with gripy upset tummy and feel nauseous- so for me unfortunately that's the end of my CBD journey, aches will be back tomorrow I daresay but better than how i am feeling now 😕
Perhaps if you were getting some significant benefit in your pain control , it might be worth investigating if you can take it at a different time of day , with food , or if you need to make sure you take it at a separate time from taking certain other medications , that might clear up the stomach issues and allow you to keep taking it.
Don't forget , any medication or supplement can give you some initial unpleasant side effects like nausea , stomach gripes or the poops at first , but it doesn't always mean you are intolerant to it or have an allergy.
Sometimes it is just that you body is having a mild , be it unpleasant , reaction to a new drug it has to process and needs time to balance itself to the new item , when it gets its balance after a few days or a week the side effects can go too.
Just giving you food for thought so that you know you have the choice to keep your options open. I'm not a user of CBD myself , but appreciate, and hope everyone can make the most of the things they are safe to try and choose from.
If , of course , if you have bigger intolerance reactions like breathlessness , severe vomiting , skin rashes and swelling , palpitations , fainting , migraines or dizziness these are usually signs that you may have severe intolerance or are allergic to any food and drug and that's when you are better stopping it as soon as possible.
Take care with it and let us know what you do next .
Thanks bleareyed, not sure I felt awful, still not great - I'm one if those people terrified of vomiting too so doubt I will risk it ...... frustrating though
What a shame you thought it was short lived. Don’t know anything about it so could you try smaller dose and work up ( or maybe this is the smallest dose?) Have often thought about using it myself but haven’t plucked up the courage, as silly as it sounds!!
Male member only got GCA. I'm massaging CBD Muscle Balm recommended by my Acupuncturist into my painful Osteoporosis hands and there has been some improvement. With so much of my body painful anything that helps even just one area of pain is welcome. Hope you have more success when you try again.
So, I tried another CBD oil - Bright 300mg, started less than half dose then slowly working up, still not quite to a full dose .... no upset tummy or any other side effects. I am sleeping a little better and definitely not as stiff and think I still can improve more when my dose is up a bit, if I tolerate this I will work towards the higher strength - keeping to this brand as it suits me.
So thank you for your support, and if this info helps anyone - fantastic!
So my final comments on this ..... I have stopped the CBD oil, second brand I have tried and after several days I have had nightmares each night and felt not 'myself' in the day. Stopped it yesterday, no nightmare and feel better today, so clearly not for me!
Thanks for updating this it would be helpful see a post on the process alone so people could get a good idea. Not everyone sees messages a few days old...it's up to you. We do get a lot of question about cbd. 🌻
If you cut and paste or re-write your final update in a brand new post....,"update regarding my cbd experiment"....as title. I just think more people should know your experience. Don't worry if you can't. Hopefully people will see it especially when they search cdb oil 🌻🌻
Gosh, thank you. No not exact dates really it was over 2 weeks, i took the H&B for about 4/5 days untul stomach upset, couple of days break then took 'Bright CBD, for another 5 days but had 3 nights of horrific dreams, as I increased dose, does that help?
Thanks for the feedback and being your own guinea pig! I am reluctant to spend lots of cash to try it so appreciate your assessment of how 2 brands effected you. ✅🌻
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