Re: Herbs, plants & herbalism
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 2:52 am
I've never smoked marijuana and I never will. The same goes for using any substance which would alter my consciousness or perception such as alchohol, any other drugs or hallucinogens, natural or not. This is just a conviction of mine and ultimately unimportant to the conversation here. That said, I've known many people who use medicinal marijuana for pain and for anxiety, and they all report positive results.
I do have some experience with CBD however. Without digging too much into it, CBD is the part of the plant which gives you the "chill" without the high. THC is the ingredient which gives you the high. I took CBD for a little while around this time last year after some very negative experiences with painkillers while I had a broken collarbone. I didn't want to keep having to take the painkillers, but I still needed something to help with the pain. I would say that it did help. I was still in pain of course, but it helped manage it anyways. And I also noticed my anxiety did decrease, although it was still present. It just helped me to feel a bit calmer.
I tried both CBD oil, and a pill form - the oil was stronger and more immediate while the pills took a while to work. The oil was also more expensive and I went through it faster.
It's not a miracle cure by any means, but I would say it did help. If it wasn't so expensive and difficult to get in my part of the world, I would probably still take some every so often.
I do have some experience with CBD however. Without digging too much into it, CBD is the part of the plant which gives you the "chill" without the high. THC is the ingredient which gives you the high. I took CBD for a little while around this time last year after some very negative experiences with painkillers while I had a broken collarbone. I didn't want to keep having to take the painkillers, but I still needed something to help with the pain. I would say that it did help. I was still in pain of course, but it helped manage it anyways. And I also noticed my anxiety did decrease, although it was still present. It just helped me to feel a bit calmer.
I tried both CBD oil, and a pill form - the oil was stronger and more immediate while the pills took a while to work. The oil was also more expensive and I went through it faster.
It's not a miracle cure by any means, but I would say it did help. If it wasn't so expensive and difficult to get in my part of the world, I would probably still take some every so often.