Dystonia Support Group
Dystonia (literally, "abnormal muscle tone") is a generic term used to describe a neurological movement disorder involving involuntary, sustained muscle contractions. Dystonia may affect muscles throughout the body, in certain parts of the body, or may be confined to particular muscles or muscle groups.
Has anyone had luck getting pain relief with cannibis (marijuana) products? I live in Washington State and can get it easily. My Canadian friend has had great pain relief with no wierd side effects using acannibis tincure (concentrate oil.) If you have had success let me know. Just say it was a long time ago so you won't worry about getting arrested. ;) ;)
It's the only thing I can do for now... CBD oil works for a few hours, but can take up to a couple of hours to notice a difference. CBD oil can be found in health food stores as it doe NOT have the illegal attribute of the THC in it. Think Lorenzo's Oil... movie about a child who suffers with this type of muscle disorder. It works!
Smoking however, is the quickest way, and it doesn't take much. It's not like you are going to smoke out and crash on the couch like a sack of potatoes, you need just enough to get past the pain. Look for strains that are heavier in the CBD and less THC when buying in WA.
Dosing is the hard part. However, the worse case scenario is that you take too much and you fall asleep. Some people get paranoid, that's not fun, but not dangerous if you can calm yourself. And that can happen if you take too much... it lasts maybe 10-15 mins then gets better as the initial high subsides. Lesson if this happens, down your dose.
Getting quality smoke isn't hard in WA. But price is not indicative of quality either, as the higher strains of THC will cost more, but get you toasted, while the lower strains, like the sativa's, will allow you to go about normal things. Again, dosing is the issue. If you don't want to be a stoned out idiot, don't smoke more than two puffs every 4 hours. That seems to work for me. But then again, I am only 145lbs soaking wet at 5'8".
Go see a Naturalistic Doctor. They know about Homeopathics as well that help with the nerves, like Bio Plasma (for the nerves) and Arnica (for the muscles).
Best of luck to you!
Cheers, Tamra