I wish I could smoke some weed for my pain but it's not legal in Ohio yet. I haven't smoked weed but I'd rather do that than pain meds. From what I understand from friends, you won't need as many narcotics but that you can take them both. I probably would double check with the PM doc but if he didn't take you off the narcotics, I'd imagine he wants you to still keep taking the long acting med and that you may not need the breakthrough med.

Wish I could help more but I really hope it helps you. Someone close tome smokes for their CP and has been able to avoid doctors altogether for years. Wish it wasn't illegal and I work for the government or I totally would!

(((HUGS))) and hoping you are feeling great soon!

~Michelle

from what I understand many medical patients eat their pot...not smoke it....

I am a pot head in recovery so I have to say I will never ever again smoke pot successfully...If I take a toke I will be down the rabbit hole faster than a speeding bullet with a desire to destroy my life like a freight train wreck in just ten seconds....Pot makes my schizophrenia come out again pretty quickly....

thank you for the help! i am such a novice, i feel dumb asking but i also take my pain relief seriously! if it can help, AND get me off all the pills yea!!! my only time of ' eating' it was the truffle the dispensary gave me.....wow! they didnt mention it was triple strength! i slept better with no pills than i have in years! i just dont care for the high feeling. just like when i drank ( with all my meds i just dont any more) i never liked getting drunk. maybe tipsy, but not much! i'll keep you all posted if it works!

Hi loralp, I'm assuming that your Dr gave you a medical marihuana card and medical marijuana and not regular pot. From what I understand from those that use this you won't get "high" using this. The people I do know using medical MJ bake it in brownies or cookies. One person uses a vaporizer pipe. I would contact your PM Dr. Until then you could try calling your pharmacy or a medical MJ dispensary, they should be able to help you on the best ways to use it. As far as the meds go if your going to take them then I would hold off using the MJ until you can reach your Dr on Mon.

Hugs & God Bless
Lisa

Hi loralp,
There's different strains of marijuana so I guess it depends. Did he just give you a script & a card to go to the dispensary? If so they'll explain to you the differences. One gives you the head "high" and another is solely for pain relief without the high feeling. If he gave you actual mmj it's much stronger than what a normal high school kid gets. So a little goes a long way.

The dispensary will also tell you how to make the marijuana "butter" you'll need to bake things to eat like brownies etc. But if you choose to eat it, just like you found out with the truffle, its a whole body high & can feel very different. If you eat it only eat a small bit and the stop. (Half of a mini brownie should be plenty at first) It will take a bit to hit you. It's different than smoking it and feeling it right away.

The dispensary will also show you how to vape it rather than directly smoke it. There's even topical pain creams etc. The options are varied. Depending on your state you can even grow your own with the mmj card.

Good luck & congrats for living in a legal mmj state & having a Dr progressive enough to prescribe it to you, especially along with pain meds.

FWIW my sister has CML leukemia & lives in an mmj state so that's how I learned this stuff. She actually moved there for that reason because her wonderful drs wouldn't control her pain in Ohio. I, unfortunately, live in the Bible belt & it will be a cold day in hell before it's legal here :) My very progressive in all other things PM also doesn't believe in it so I can't partake if I want to keep my meds that allow me to have some quality of life. That's my story & I'm sticking to it. Lol


Take care,
Emerald

You need to ask for a strain that's high in cannibanol and low in THC. THC is what makes you high. Dispensaries have plenty of different strains and most have high THC but not all. The different strains do different things. Talk to the people at the dispensary. They have incredible knowledge on marijuana.

~Michelle

A pharmacist couldn't help because they don't dispense it.

as always, thank you all for the advice! so, yes the PM just gave me the card ( actually a paper like a script) and said go forth and medicate! neither her or the dispensary gave me any real advice. i told both i was new to this and i guess i should have pushed for answers to my questions. a friend of mine is using it and gave me a few options to try, Caps and tinacture plus a daytime and nighttime marijuana. he has been a wealth of information!!! as always, i'll keep you all posted and wishing you all pain free days or at least pain free momentsl blessing

See if they have CBD Tincture. It has a very tiny amount of THC in it so it doesn't give you the "high" which I can't stand. It's not legal here yet, wish it was. The CBD helps tremendously! You can just take it straight from the dropper, or put it in some sort of liquid.

I'd highly advise looking into vaporizers, it's one of the quickest and safest ways to consume marijuana. It also uses less product and it's easier to gage how much you should intake. Smoking any substance is damaging to your lungs, you want the good stuff in marijuana, but not the the icky stuff from butane lighters, residue of papers, etc. I own a volcano vaporizer and I absolutely love it, I wouldn't go back to smoking joints, but I'll happy give you advice on smoking it because everyone has to start somewhere and before I knew about the alternative I smoked it.

I'd say start out small with everything. With edibles it's always best to consume the smallest amount possible and wait because most take up to 30 minutes to reach the full effects. If after 30 minutes you still do not notice anything you can try consuming an addition amount. With smoking the effects can be noticed much more quickly, but it's still most ideal to take it slowly. I use marijuana for pain and I prefer to not get completely stoned, but I will smoke until I feel a mild sedative effect of relaxed, comfortable and at ease. It takes some practice getting to know yourself and your tolerance, some people only need a couple hits to experience relief others need much more, so I'd just find a comfy seat, get everything you may need beforehand (a cold drink, a snack both great ideas to keep close), then I'd put on a relaxing show or some music and take a few hits then wait and see how you feel. If after 10 minutes or so you don't notice anything light up the joint again and take a couple more hits. Continue at a slow pace until you achieve a calm sedated feeling. Then you can stop and enjoy the moment of relaxation. The effects can last several hours, so you won't need to continually smoke to experience relief. I typically use my vaporizer every 3-4 hours as needed, sometimes more, sometimes less it all depends on the level of pain. It's really personal to each individual, you just have to try it out and see what works best for you, it takes time and patience, it also takes a couple mistakes where you get too high, or not high enough, but eventually you'll find your own perfect medium.

If you ever have any specific questions feel free to ask me, if I don't know the answer myself I will know someone who does. I'm a huge medical marijuana advocate, so this is my passion.