Very brief history.
I am male and very early 40's
Suffering with l4, l5, S1 broad herniation, buldging and some facet joint pain. Started in 2019 after an injury in work.
I have been to 2 Neurosurgeons and multiple GP's. My pain specialist offers more tramadol or botox injections/ nerve ablation. I have had multiple sessions of laser treatment and physio therapy. I have practically lived with a tens machine strapped to me almost every day, burn type marks and blisters from the pads being on for hour after hour.. day after day. The consultants simply took my money and didn't offer much (imho) in return, genuinely.
I was prescribed 180 tramadol, 30 diazepam and 30 lyrica per month.
I had no choice but to stop taking the medication. Without going into it deeply, I suffered massively from tramadol. From insomnia, constipation, nausea, dry mouth, sweating, agitation, very bad anxiety (I honestly didnt know what anxiety was, I now sympathise to no end and have a deep respect for anyone dealing with it, I had no idea how badly you were all suffering) mood swings, ideation, chronic tiredness and the list could go on and on and on....
The pain is life changing and debilitating, even though their appears to be nothing that can be done for me outside of injections or pills.
I have very good health insurance so financial cost of surgeries etc.. was not an issue. I simply am not a strong candidate for any, according to the 2 neurosurgeons and pain specialist.
Anyway, I researched and grew auto plants:
Northern Lights
Sweet Zombie
Ogesus
Sour Diesel
I stopped the medication and started with green dragon. 28g of bud to 2 cups of 80% alcohol in a magic butter machine.
For the first 6 months I was still suffering, slowly dissipating effects from the concoction of pharmaceuticals while I was taking green dragon in a drink around meal times 3 times per day. First thing in morning , afternoon and the late evening. After the 6 months, I simply needed to take it one time per day in the evening with dinner and that was good enough.
Pain and spasms were 100% relieved. I would be high for around 1 hour or so.
30 mins after ingestion it would start
90 mins after ingestion it would peak
Then it would taper off to a relaxed feeling
I would be completely and utterly, 100% normal, in terms of back pain and functionality.
Tolerance changed the dosages a bit and the odd time I would be seriously blazed but I could manage it without much hassle. This happened around 10 times in 14 months of daily use.
Pretty much one night, I took my usual dose, which was 3.8ml , I think it's about 40mg THC , and I was under serious pressure. I was pacing the room, heart rate was really elevated, very heavy feeling in my chest, at times I felt like vomiting (but didnt) and I felt the same strong high as usual at the same time. At times I felt like I missed a breadth or would have a slight numb feeling in arm or cheek for a few seconds. I am assuming this was a bit of a panic attack. This passed in about 40 mins and I was fine.
However, ever since then I have experienced similar symptoms every single time I take it. It has now been 9 months later and still the same effects. I now take 3:1 ratio of CBD oil to THC but I cannot ingest enough to get pain relief. I am currently able for 1.1ml which gets me a little bit high but its way too low for relief.
I have had to go back to pills again to bridge the gap and am suffering in many ways due to it.
1000mg Paracetamol
400mg Ibuprofen
60mg codeine
5mg diazepam
3 times per day.
This dose of pills barely scratches the surface for me. It reduces pain and spasms approximately 40% and obviously comes with a whole list of risks and side effects.
Has anyone experienced something similar to this sudden shift in ability to ingest THC? Are there any more suited strains or tips/tricks for ingestion?
I am in a very bad way, physically and mentally (emotionally fatigued) from the 24/7 pain once more.
Sorry for the long winded and stuffed post but I would be so grateful for any advice.
Either way, if you made it this far. Thank you.
I am male and very early 40's
Suffering with l4, l5, S1 broad herniation, buldging and some facet joint pain. Started in 2019 after an injury in work.
I have been to 2 Neurosurgeons and multiple GP's. My pain specialist offers more tramadol or botox injections/ nerve ablation. I have had multiple sessions of laser treatment and physio therapy. I have practically lived with a tens machine strapped to me almost every day, burn type marks and blisters from the pads being on for hour after hour.. day after day. The consultants simply took my money and didn't offer much (imho) in return, genuinely.
I was prescribed 180 tramadol, 30 diazepam and 30 lyrica per month.
I had no choice but to stop taking the medication. Without going into it deeply, I suffered massively from tramadol. From insomnia, constipation, nausea, dry mouth, sweating, agitation, very bad anxiety (I honestly didnt know what anxiety was, I now sympathise to no end and have a deep respect for anyone dealing with it, I had no idea how badly you were all suffering) mood swings, ideation, chronic tiredness and the list could go on and on and on....
The pain is life changing and debilitating, even though their appears to be nothing that can be done for me outside of injections or pills.
I have very good health insurance so financial cost of surgeries etc.. was not an issue. I simply am not a strong candidate for any, according to the 2 neurosurgeons and pain specialist.
Anyway, I researched and grew auto plants:
Northern Lights
Sweet Zombie
Ogesus
Sour Diesel
I stopped the medication and started with green dragon. 28g of bud to 2 cups of 80% alcohol in a magic butter machine.
For the first 6 months I was still suffering, slowly dissipating effects from the concoction of pharmaceuticals while I was taking green dragon in a drink around meal times 3 times per day. First thing in morning , afternoon and the late evening. After the 6 months, I simply needed to take it one time per day in the evening with dinner and that was good enough.
Pain and spasms were 100% relieved. I would be high for around 1 hour or so.
30 mins after ingestion it would start
90 mins after ingestion it would peak
Then it would taper off to a relaxed feeling
I would be completely and utterly, 100% normal, in terms of back pain and functionality.
Tolerance changed the dosages a bit and the odd time I would be seriously blazed but I could manage it without much hassle. This happened around 10 times in 14 months of daily use.
Pretty much one night, I took my usual dose, which was 3.8ml , I think it's about 40mg THC , and I was under serious pressure. I was pacing the room, heart rate was really elevated, very heavy feeling in my chest, at times I felt like vomiting (but didnt) and I felt the same strong high as usual at the same time. At times I felt like I missed a breadth or would have a slight numb feeling in arm or cheek for a few seconds. I am assuming this was a bit of a panic attack. This passed in about 40 mins and I was fine.
However, ever since then I have experienced similar symptoms every single time I take it. It has now been 9 months later and still the same effects. I now take 3:1 ratio of CBD oil to THC but I cannot ingest enough to get pain relief. I am currently able for 1.1ml which gets me a little bit high but its way too low for relief.
I have had to go back to pills again to bridge the gap and am suffering in many ways due to it.
1000mg Paracetamol
400mg Ibuprofen
60mg codeine
5mg diazepam
3 times per day.
This dose of pills barely scratches the surface for me. It reduces pain and spasms approximately 40% and obviously comes with a whole list of risks and side effects.
Has anyone experienced something similar to this sudden shift in ability to ingest THC? Are there any more suited strains or tips/tricks for ingestion?
I am in a very bad way, physically and mentally (emotionally fatigued) from the 24/7 pain once more.
Sorry for the long winded and stuffed post but I would be so grateful for any advice.
Either way, if you made it this far. Thank you.
