![]() ![]() Smoking or vaping allows you to directly inhale CBD from the cannabis plant, absorbing the chemical into your bloodstream and lungs. If you want to relieve immediate pain, smoking CBD-rich cannabis is the quickest way to reduce symptoms. You can consume CBD in a number of ways, including: Experts refer to this synergy, or interaction, as the “entourage effect.”ĬBD also acts against THC-targeted receptors to reduce the negative effects of marijuana, such as paranoia and anxiety. If you live in a place where recreational or medical marijuana is legal, you can find CBD products that contain higher concentrations of THC.Īlthough they each have benefits separately, CBD and TCH likely work best when combined. If you want to avoid the psychoactive effects of marijuana, you can find CBD products that contain only trace amounts of THC. At the 6-month follow-up, only 7.9 percent of those who responded, or 19 people, reported high levels of pain. However, they still concluded that medical cannabis was a safe and effective treatment for fibromyalgia.Īt the beginning of the study, 52.5 percent of participants, or 193 people, described their pain level as high. The use of so many different strains also made it difficult to compare the effects of CBD-rich and THC-rich strains. For instance, they were only able to follow up with about 70 percent of participants. The researchers admitted that the study had limitations. The median approved dosage of THC was 140 mg, and the median approved dosage of CBD was 39 mg a day. The median approved dosage of cannabis started at 670 mg a day.Īt 6 months, the median approved dosage of cannabis was 1,000 mg a day. the 14 cannabis strains that were availableĪll the participants started with a low dosage of cannabis, and dosages were increased gradually over the course of the study.The study participants received guidance from nurses before taking medical cannabis. Of the participants, 82 percent were women. In a 2019 Israeli study, hundreds of people with fibromyalgia were observed over a period of at least 6 months. Use of Bediol or Bedrocan, both high-THC varieties, significantly improved pressure pain thresholds when compared to the placebo.īedrolite, which is high in CBD and low in THC, didn’t show any evidence of being able to relieve spontaneous or evoked pain. The placebo caused a 30 percent reduction of spontaneous pain in 11 participants. It caused a 30 percent reduction of spontaneous pain in 18 of the 20 participants. However, Bediol, which is high in CBD and THC, brought relief to a greater number of people than the placebo did. The researchers found that the spontaneous pain scores of people using the placebo variety were similar to the spontaneous pain scores of people using some of the non-placebo varieties. 100 mg of a variety with low amounts of CBD and high amounts of THC (Bedrocan).200 mg of a variety with high amounts of CBD and low amounts of THC (Bedrolite).200 milligrams (mg) of a variety with high amounts of both CBD and THC (Bediol).an unspecified amount of a placebo variety, which contained no CBD or THC.Over the course of the study, each participant received four types of cannabis: 2019 Dutch studyĪ 2019 Dutch study looked at the effect of cannabis on 20 women with fibromyalgia. They also had slightly higher mental health scores than the non-users. Two hours after using cannabis, the cannabis users experienced benefits such as: The frequency of their cannabis use, or the amount of cannabis they used, varied. The second group was comprised of 28 study participants who were cannabis users.One group was comprised of 28 study participants who weren’t cannabis users.Members of the study comprised two groups: The researchers concluded that cannabinoids such as CBD might be a useful adjunct to other pain medications.Ī 2011 study looked at 56 people with fibromyalgia. Earlier studiesĪ 2009 review found that CBD can be used to relieve neuropathic pain. However, some research does look at the effects of cannabis, which may contain multiple cannabinoids, on fibromyalgia. There are currently no published studies on fibromyalgia that look at the effects of CBD on its own. The CBD-based prescription drug Epidiolex, an epilepsy treatment, is the only CBD product that’s FDA-approved and regulated. However, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hasn’t approved CBD as a treatment option for fibromyalgia or most other conditions. It’s presented as an alternative to taking opioid prescriptions which can be addictive. ![]() However, treatment options are available that focus on pain management.ĬBD has been used to ease chronic pain symptoms and reduce inflammation. ![]() It mostly affects women, and currently there’s no known cure for the condition. Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that causes musculoskeletal pain in addition to: ![]()
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