Cannabis Alleviates Symptoms Of Lyme Disease

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Living in the rural areas where there is tall grass and bushes everywhere, lies a creature that can make you very ill from its bite. There are many different species of ticks, but only few are able to infect us with a deadly virus. Emedicine.com- "Ticks are arthropods, like spiders. There are more than 800 species of ticks throughout the world." It's true to say that they are uncontrollable and can attach to anyone of any age. Unfortunately, there is barely much you can do about the number of them in your yards and surrounding woodlands. They can travel with many different animals like; dogs, cats, cattle, raccoons, rabbits and humans. They are attracted to warm, dark spots of the body barely visible with the human eye, making them even harder to spot. I think all could agree a bug clinging to your skin without your knowledge is rather creepy and scary. I'm sure we all remember one time or another child or adult, discovering one stuck on us. Emedicine.com-"Ticks are the leading carriers (vectors) of diseases to humans in the United States, second only to mosquitoes worldwide." That is a staggering comparison statement considering West Nile Virus is at fault to so many lost lives through the years. Along with other life threatening illnesses mosquitos' carry pose a high threat as well. In schools nationwide, health classes teach children proper behavior to prevent Deer Tick bites. There are known precautions that can be made to prevent them from biting such as; long sleeves, jeans, boots, long socks and checking yourselves, along with children, on a basis after being in the garden, lawn or anywhere they could possibly dwell. Promptly remove the tick with tweezers, making sure to remove all the legs from the skin, wrap it in foil, bring to your doctor to have it cleared as a tick with Lyme disease or not. Deer tick bites left untreated show a red, target like ring around the surface area of the bite, resulting in " Lyme Disease" or "Lyme Borreliosis." This is a serious matter, resulting in so much pain that you may end up in a wheel chair or even bed stricken for days at a time. It takes away the enjoyable aspects of life and can make you're everyday routine miserable. We all know suffering from intense pain is no laughing matter, and being nauseous constantly is a burden within it's self. This is what this disease places in you're body, sucking precious time from your life, you're mind as well.

Many doctors treat this disease with a regiment of antibiotics. This is the efficient way to cure this disease. Although antibiotics can upset you're stomach, affecting appetite severely. Which can result in weight loss as the disease progress. Headaches come and go and can include wretched migraines. They can be so unforgiving and punishable taking a toll on you every single time. Regular sleeping patterns will be constantly interrupted causing chronic fatigue and disrupting ones circadian rhythm. Brutal sharp pains running all the way up your temples causing pain in your forehead and eyes. Stiffness down your neck, back, legs and joints can make you feel helpless, tired and irritable. Lyme disease can come and go, but for some it wont let up. In most severe cases, this is classified as " Chronic Lyme Disease" with people suffering constantly, not in spurts. Many people with Lyme disease may not think cannabis could be one of the more affective long-term medicines to help alleviate symptoms. Cannabis is a safer, more soothing medication that can eliminate pain in all forms. Medically, cannabis can be used for many reasons. It fights the aches in your joints and pain throughout your whole body. The more potent the strain brings on the more potent medication. This could be the answer to questions about cannabis being an alternative medicine with the people suffering from "Lyme Disease" who are looking for other, more natural methods of healing. Cannabis can provide the energy needed to make it through the rough days when your symptoms are high. During the evening it can make lying down and falling asleep a delightful occasion, instead of a frustrating restless one. After a great night sleep, you could wake up feeling refreshed instead of sore and tired. In the morning cannabis is an incredible way to help loosen your joints and stiffness from previous nights tossing and turning. The unfortunate early sunrises when you woke up sick and tired could truly be a thing of the past. Ingesting cannabis will make your appetite stronger, bringing some much needed nutrition. Walking instead of limping, around the house brings back pleasant mornings. Also for the non-smokers you could have a tasty, potent and original edible medication of your choice.

Ask you're doctor or physician about medical cannabis on what opinions they have. This could be a breaking point in you're life, helping to dissipate most symptoms of Lyme disease. If all other methods of alleviating pain become hopeless cannabis could officially help you. Like a general, Lyme disease truly shows no mercy and no surrender; its time to show it whose going to be the last one standing. See additional articles in The Cannabis Times.

Source: Cannabis Alleviates Symptoms of Lyme Disease!
 
The two threads here are sincere personal accounts of MMJ helping deal with the chronic or lingering symptoms of Lyme Disease. The information included about Lyme is mostly accurate, although incomplete.

It is important to know that Lyme Disease is very treatable within the first few weeks after being bitten. 3 weeks of antibiotics will do it. Once it gets established there is controversy over whether even years of antibiotics can eliminate it. If you're suspicious, don't wait to see how it goes!

Symptoms of early infection are a sometimes painful rash (in about 2/3 of cases), flu-like symptoms, and fatigue/lethargy. Once the bacteria, borelia burgdorferi, gets established, it can go dormant for decades, and it can cross the blood/brain barrier, where it is even harder to treat. Chronic Lyme manifest differently in different people. While my heart goes out to the author above, most cases of Lyme do not involve such extremes of pain - sometimes none. Some people have joint trouble, some heart trouble, and some a variety of nervous system disorders and mental issues, and many have a mix.

It will be interesting, eventually, whether MMJ shows any direct antibacterial effect on Lyme, for instance when eaten.
 
I'm care taking a friend with 20 years of lyme disease. Numerous symptoms.

Tacking Concentrated Cannabis Oil less than 1 week.
3 sativa oil tacks during the day. After eating, 9am, 12noon, 3pm.
1 indica oil tack after dinner.

Pretty good initial results:

Swollen neck lymph nodes...shrunken.
Head and neck sores...draining and shrinking.
Gum sores...shrinking and pain gone.
Restless leg syndrome...increased then gone.
Energy level...she just volunteered at the senior center.
Sleep...good first night, then back to intermittent.
General pain level...much reduced.

Patient is very happy with the response from day one.
She reports symptoms of years length all decreasing.
Excellent so far.

I'll re-post here again with updates.

:Namaste:
 
Truthseeker nice write up!
@merryali. hi. I was hoping to find more info on Lyme as well. I suffer from chronic Lyme. maybe this thread could pick back up.

Hi puf, sorry to hear that. I'm having trouble navigating this whole site! But that's just me. Are you using CCO or any form for it?
 
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