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You gotta love the way they gather the wagons on this site. 
- you start sub-therapeutically. With a distant-past history of cannabis use I’d suggest starting as low as 2.5 mg of each per dose.
Start with one dose in the evening, about an hour from bed. After a couple days add in another dose in the morning. After a week you add another dose at noon or mid-afternoon.
Thank you!
Thank you, SweetSue. You are so right. Feeling the love right now.Hello Dreamer.
I went looking and found little from actual patients to back up the claims that CBD works for this level of pain without the addition of THC. This pretty much mirrors what we’ve experienced around this virtual neighborhood.
I brought back one compelling testimonial that suggests a 1:1 ratio of THC and CBD may be the wisest choice, which is exactly the ratio found to be most effective in managing chronic pain. She used a tincture. I can see how capsules would bring as effective a level of relief, with different euphoric concerns.
Tinctures (used sublingually) are straight to the brain. Capsules made with olive oil as a carrier would go to the lymphatic system, where the immune system is working on inflammation.
Might be why CBD is showing itself to be more effective through the gut.
If it were me I’d find or make an infused oil in a 1:1 ratio and begin to find a minimum dose that would control the pain without euphoria, if euphoria is a concern. Most of the folks ‘round these parts don’t mind a little mind-altering and enhancement.
That means, as zeroday so wonderfully pointed out with particulars and all -
Finding the minimum effective dose is like a game you play with your Endocannabinoid system.
From there you can increase the cannabinoid load in the doses to meet social obligations. More THC before bed helps a body get restorative sleep, so maybe bump those counts up first and see how that goes.
If you get too high you simply back off one step and wait about 3 days to a week before trying to tweak the dose any higher.
You keep playing with it until you find the relief you seek, then you hold to that dose until you have a good reason to change it up or down.
Alternatively, you can start with the bedtime dose and not add in any other times until you find the level that gets you a good night’s sleep, and then start adding in daytime doses. Sleep cleanses the brain of toxins. There’s no better start to a regimen, IMHO, than sleep.
We can help you find a regimen that works for you Dreamer. You have only to ask.
What do you have available to work with?
A good cannabis oil used as a topical has brought more relief to more desperate souls than I can believe, except I’ve seen it with my own eyes. We can help you find your way to that relief as well. Topicals are like the icing on a delicious regimen.
