. No one said this would be easy. If it was there wouldn't be the addiction problem that we have. Stay strong my friend. Stay strong
Hello,Have you grown indoors before John? It's a shame about the restriction to growing. Indoors is all about either getting them huge or keeping a perpetual clicking along.
My goodness, where are my manners?to the thread.
We've learned the interesting fact that CBD has much more to do with pain management than we originally believed, so right off the bat I'd suggest you acquire some CBD crystalline product and put it to good use. There are any number of sources online selling. Look for something made with hemp grown in the US, Kentucky or Colorado, if you're lucky enough to find it.
How do you currently administer the cannabis you're using for pain management? Clinical data suggests a 1:1 ratio would be most effective, with the possibility of a higher ratio of CBD. What doesn't seem to be as effective is a higher ratio of THC.
My suggestion would be to grow something high in THC and beta-caryophyllene, something like GrandDaddy Purple, and balance it with a CBD isolate. Then I'd begin ramping up the CBD until it worked.
It's a little more complex than that, but not much more. A good approach for someone new to cannabis is to begin with high CBD doses - 25-50 mg a dose seems appropriate - and micro dose in THC in 1-5 mg steps.
For severe back pain you may want to look into the possibility of biobombs used as suppositories. It's been quite effective when used, but it's not a commonly chosen pathway.
Do you have a strong topical on hand, or the means to make one?
Prayers and great vibes going your way. Hand in there, Mr DirtDemon you can do it!Update I forgot to update y’all. Second day at the gym today, I finished the hole 30 minutes!Feeling g pretty proud of myself right now that and completely exhausted, Feels Great!!
I agree the last cbd capsules we made Mandi figure it was about 1:5, the next batch will be 1:6. The cbd is the ticket no doubt in my mind.No sad faces, you're simply being human.
No one gets there overnight. This is incremental work, and you've survived the worst of it.
Time to get to the business of pain management. Fiddle with your ratios. I'm beginning to suspect that for chronic pain the ratios are best tipped heavily to CBD, probably between a 1:3 or 1:5 THC:CBD. I find it interesting that the clinicians are saying 1:1, but then they almost immediately go to higher CBD.
This regimen is also structured like that - start in balance, when you get to 10 mg of each begin to ramp up CBD until you get to 1:5, and then start increasing both cannabinoids in balance. So you end up with a high CBD ratio.
The reasoning behind the incremental increases is that you'll never know how little cannabis it takes to offer you the relief you need if you shoot right past it in the beginning. Dr. Smith himself claims that most of his chronic pain patients are taking doses less than 10 mg of each cannabinoid. I think it's worth it to come at THC levels as slowly and gently as you can.
I'd shoot for 3-4 doses a day, and with your pain levels @Dirtdemon I'd consider a BioBomb suppository at bedtime.
Agreed. There’s very little right about what happened with pain management in our country.
Be cautious about the CBD oils being sold everywhere. The doses aren’t high enough to do what you need them to do. If you check they’re talking about doses in the 5-25mg range, and chronic pain often pushes this numbers higher.
The isolate powders are a better use of your funds, IMHO. You’ll get enough to make it serious medicine and not just enrich the vendor.
I’m sorry you were abused by the system John. I’ll still maintain that it’s a good thing. Opiates are intended for short-term use, and longer use perverts the body’s natural opiate system. In my head that translates into “find a better way to manage the pain.”
The nature of phytocannabinoids makes them an excellent modality for our goals of pain management. I applaud your returning to your youthful cultivation roots.
Back then you were growing to get high. This is a whole new ballgame.
No offense taken John. We don’t bring our egos with us for this work.
We work here without judgement, our only intent to help others find their way out of the madness and back into living lightly.
Sounds like a plan, that way no pain from driving 160 r/t for nothing.Absolutely John.
I agree with You SS, the only way we can all work together is if we express our true thoughts and feelings without fear. That’s why you made the thread to help people. Because your a angel sent down from Jesus God.I hear you John, and I doubt anyone had their feelings hurt.
You should always feel free to express yourself without fear of recrimination in any of my threads.
I agree with You SS, the only way we can all work together is if we express our true thoughts and feelings without fear. That’s why you made the thread to help people. Because your a angel sent down from Jesus God.
I apologise for not thanking you and responding sooner, but I just noticed this.
Wow, I'm going to save this for reference, thanks Brother from the information and incentives. Hopefully my WWA, will turn out good enough to take some of the edge away. Thank you again, Blazinjones.
Hi SS, for the oil now we use coconut oil, and the sun flower lecithin ( you are not kidding about the bioavailability, since we started using it with the oil one cookie takes affect faster and works better for pain).you are a endless wealth of knowledge that is priceless
