I have used a brand called Medterra which is one of the better ones out there. You can buy it online and if you look around you can usually find a coupon for a percentage off. Lord Jones is another option. Their packaging states that the product does not contain THC. A high end CBD oil is expensive - just sayin. I use Medterra 3000 for anxiety fueled by pain. It takes the edge off and I don’t feel high just calm/er.

It is ingested by placing a few drops under the tongue and holding it there for about 90 seconds. Lord Jones makes gummies and other companies have edibles as well. I just bought a Lord Jones body lotion and am trying it out for back pain.

CBD oil is still kind of the Wild West. Not a lot is known about how it works. But, it can affect some medication. You would be better to speak to your doctor first. My guess is that they will have no clue. You could also run it past the pharmacist to see if they know anything.

As far as detection goes, nothing is perfect. Which is why I am highly recommending that you use a high quality brand such as Lord Jones. A pee test *might* turn it up but I can’t say that for sure.

Food for thought anyway. I hope that my comments are helpful. Take care.

I took cbd oil and then went tia poison mgmt clinic and it showed up on a test. I was surprised as it was only 500 mg and I bought a bottle if 4000 mg, my thinking id I'll take less of the stronger and the bottle may last longer?
But im on tylenol3 so I haven't used the cbd... they will take away my t3 if i have cbd in my next urine test... they do a surprise test whenever...

Cbd doesnt get you high but theres enough thc to be found in a test...

Thanks for the info!

Fantod, How is the Lord Jones CBD lotion working out for you?

I have neck/back pain, and want to try that. (It's probably the easiest for me to buy online at Sephora. They don't carry it in the store.)

Lord Jones CBD body lotion seems to help. I’ve got severe arthritis in my lower back and an SI joint that goes out of position at will. I took advantage of a recent sale to try it.

I’ve also used a CBD pain stick from another company that makes bath bombs too. I gave a friend with MS a set of CBD bath bombs for Christmas and she just raved about them. If I could get in the tub, I’d use those too. Take care.

Fantod,

Thanks for the info.

I noticed that Medterra also has a lotion. It is about twice the size of the Lord Jones one for $10 less. Do you know anything about that one?

(Also, I need one that is either fragrance-free or not-weed-smelling.)

None of the products will smell like weed.

I use Medterra CBD oil which is one the high quality products out there. It makes top ten lists. I have not tried the lotion but I feel certain that it wld be as good or better than Lord Jones.

Off topic - I also really like Ted’s Brain Science pain cream too. It’s a stupid name but this stuff really works. I do NOT like the roll on version. IMHO the stuff in the tube works better. You can buy it online or on Amazon. It does smell like Wintergreen but it fades pretty fast. Repeated applications make it more effective. I highly recommend this as an alternative to CBD lotion.

I looked up the Ted's Brain Science pain cream. It say the active ingredient is menthol. Isn't that just like Bengay or IcyHot?

Also, do you know anything about Charlotte's Web brand cbd's?

They contain menthol but Teds doesn’t work like Bengay or IcyHot. It is specifically formulated to work more effectively the more that you use it. It has been written up by NPR among other publications. As I said, I’ve tried them all and other than Arnica gel this is my favorite hands down.

I have not heard great things about Charlottes Web. It’s been around for awhile but not a top ten contender on any list that I’ve seen.

What top ten list? Do you have a link to that? I am very interested.

As for other creams, I've tried "Fibro Cream" (Topricin MyPainAway). This seems to work quite well on my thigh muscle pains due to fibro. I have not had those pains on my thighs since I started using it on my thighs before bed every night.

Here is some information on Ted's Brain Science Pain Cream which I love:
Let's say you're a scientist, and you've invented what you think is a useful treatment for pain. But you have a problem. You don't have the money to go through the regulatory approval process. Should you try to sell it to consumers anyway, and run the risk of being accused of selling snake-oil?

That's the dilemma Ted Price and his colleagues faced. Price is a researcher at the University of Texas, Dallas. His work focuses on solving a vexing question about pain: why does pain persist even after injuries heal?

Price experienced this himself, from basketball injuries that hurt long after the initial swelling and inflammation went away.

To find the answer, Price and his colleagues focused on chemical signals sent inside nerve cells. They found that a lot of chemical pathways used by these signals were activated inside nerves immediately after an injury, but just two pathways remained activated when pain persisted.

"We had this really great idea a long time ago, that was 2009," says Price. "We would inhibit one of these pathways, and that would solve pain."



There was one small problem with this really great idea. "We were completely wrong," he says. Shutting down just one pathway had no effect on pain.

But they eventually found a compound that seemed to shut down both pathways, acting like a kind of fire extinguisher to the persistent pain signals. It was a natural compound called resveratrol.

You may have heard of resveratrol. It's a compound in red wine that was supposed to have all sorts of healthful properties. Wine, however, doesn't have enough resveratrol to provide any real benefits. But Price and his colleagues were able to show that using concentrated resveratrol in a cream applied to the skin relieved pain in animals.

When something appears to work in animals, the next step is typically a clinical trial to test it in people. "The reason we couldn't do that is pretty simple," Price says. Clinical trials are expensive, and "we couldn't raise the money to do it."

Under U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules, Price didn't need to do a clinical trial in order to sell the cream, as long as he didn't make any specific claims that resveratrol would ease pain.

"We just eventually decided that it was better to get this out there than to continue to try to raise the money, and run the risk of never getting it into the hands of people that it can help," he says.

Price decided to manufacture his cream and sell it on the Internet, with no formal proof that it works. It costs $19 for a 3-ounce tube.

So, was that the right decision?

Veteran pain researcher Jon Levine of the University of California, San Francisco isn't bothered by the fact that there's no clinical trial data showing the cream works.

"If something is not harmful — and I think the chance that this could be harmful is incredibly small — and if this is not a financial burden for somebody, and they wanted to try it, then I would certainly see no reason not to," says Levine. "And there is certainly some scientific reason to think that it might help."

For his part, Ted Price would still like to do a clinical trial to prove his pain cream works. He'd be delighted to hear from a clinician who had the inclination and the money to collaborate with Price on such a trial. Until then, consumers are on their own to decide whether Price's cream is right for them.


As far as top ten lists go - I did not save any of them. Google and see what you find.

I have been using CBD oil since January and it makes a huge difference not just in pain management but in giving me energy to function.

I use CBD oil made by American Shaman. It's water soluble so I mix it with water and a little bit of flavoring. I take it twice daily most days, once at 8 AM when I am starting work and again at 3PM for the afternoon early evening. American Shaman has two options. You can purchase it with or without THC content. I use it without and it's been great.

Some things I've noticed since I've been using it:

I can't take it at night. If I take it before bedtime I will have restless sleep. I've tried several times if I am having a bad evening to use the CBD oil and every time I have had terrible sleep. I take it in the early afternoon so that it will wear off before bedtime.

It does make me more hungry. Some studies have shown adverse digestive issues are associated with CBD oil and it can possibly cause diarrhea. I don't have that but I do notice that it makes my intestines digest more quickly than without its use. My intestines are moving food more quickly so I am hungry more often.

It's not a cure-all. There are days that are especially stressful for me due to work, family, relationship issues, etc. High stressed days the CBD oil has less of a positive effect and seems to wear off more quickly.

Either way, I know I couldn't function without it. Some people might think it is expensive. I use two bottles a month from American Shaman which costs me about $120. Personally, it's worth it.

Fantod, Thanks for the back story on Ted's Brain Science cream. So it is really the resveratrol that is the active ingredient, it seems.

Cobalt, It is strange that it makes it hard for you to sleep. People usually say it calms them down...

Now, I have another question. What if you stop using it after awhile? Would you get withdrawal symptoms? Would you get addicted to it?

As far as I know, the answer is “no” to both questions.

I stop and start as needed with no issues.

I'm sad to hear CBD oil can be detected on a drug test. The whole point is to be an alternative to pot. My PCP - who has been the best dr I've ever had - will not treat me if I use pot even though it's legal in our state. Sigh

What does the drug test test for--cbd or THC?

If you take a cbd product with cbd only, and without THC, then a drug test for cbd WILL find cbd in you.

I wonder what do the drug tests they give at work test for...how do they work...