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There are many different strains, with different potency, which have differing terpenes, which may or may not change how it affects your body. Your absolute be

There are many different strains, with different potency, which have differing terpenes, which may or may not change how it affects your body. Your absolute best bet is to talk to a doctor experienced in prescribing medical marijuana - and work with them. When using medicinally, marijuana is similar to other prescriptions in the sense that you need to find the "correct" dosage and mixture that works for your body and your issues. This also includes experimenting with different forms of delivery (vape, food, oils, sprays, capsules, etc.) My dear mother spent close to a year visiting with her doctor to narrow down a strain, dosage, and delivery method to help cope with her RLS. Anecdotally speaking, I have not had the experiences you described. In my non-medical opinion, it sounds like you may have taking too strong of a dosage, and may have had a predominately body-high focused strain. In general, Sativa's are more head-focused while Indica's are more body-focused. This is not set in stone, however; there are Indica's with a strong head-high and Sativa's with a strong body-buzz. And with cross-breeding and all of the resulting strains, it's not nearly as useful to think in purely Sativa vs. Indica anymore. But, the general rule may help you narrow down to a more palatable strain if you choose to keep experimenting. Combining your two experiences (weird high, and CBD induced migraines), it may be that you, unfortunately, do not react well to marijuana.

neom 7y ago
^ this is good advice. I've introduced a few friends to marijuana for their first time, once of my friends had a very similar experience to the OP on a deep indica.
- supermatou 7y ago
  Interesting. Maybe I should experiment again with Sativa. Thank you for the info.
supermatou 7y ago
> Combining your two experiences (weird high, and CBD > induced migraines), it may be that you, > unfortunately, do not react well to marijuana. That's what I thought. Oh, well. I really wanted to be able to use CBD (especially in the future, for future ailments that afflict us all as we get older - arthritis, muscle strain, etc. Plus migraine, of course (I have excellent control over it with Ibuprofen, but I was quite excited at the possibility of using a natural product).
- ziddoap 7y ago
  I would sincerely urge you to continue to experiment, as much as you are willing to, with at least few different combinations before completely writing off marijuana as a potential medical aid. Specifically, I would try a different method of delivery and different potencies. If you aren't inclined to smoking or vaping, perhaps an under-the-tongue spray. Depending on the concentration you have tried, I would try lowering the concentration of CBD and perhaps choosing something with a very small (1 - 5%) concentration of THC. Obviously if you are not comfortable with experimenting for fear of another episode like you described, then don't experiment. A very large part of any drug is being in a mental state where you are comfortable using it. I don't have concrete numbers, but I would posit that the majority of bad trips are due to mental state of the user (comfort level, environment, preconceptions, etc.), not the drugs themselves.
  - supermatou 7y ago
    > I would sincerely urge you to continue to experiment I am willing to continue to experiment, and I will. It took me two weeks to try half a THC capsule again: I wanted to (from a purely scientific approach, I was looking for reproducibility), but the physical memory of that horrible episode made me delay it until I amassed the necessary courage. The second try was slightly better: the paresthesias were identical, but the scary, painful, my-body-is-shutting-down sensation was no longer there. Neither was anything pleasant, unfortunately. I also felt unwell (but nothing more) for 4-6 hours after the paresthesias disappeared. Please understand: I was VERY comfortable experimenting with it and very excited - from a scientific point of view, as I was documenting each and every little symptom that I was exhibiting. I also am one of those fortunate individuals who have zero psychiatric afflictions - I don't suffer from depression, anxiety, mood swings, nothing - so there was nothing to decompensate, to be exacerbated by THC. I probably need to experiment with a different strain. Unfortunately, this means switching pharmacies, as my current one has a very limited offer.

neom 7y ago

^ this is good advice. I've introduced a few friends to marijuana for their first time, once of my friends had a very similar experience to the OP on a deep indica.

supermatou 7y ago
Interesting. Maybe I should experiment again with Sativa. Thank you for the info.

supermatou 7y ago

> Combining your two experiences (weird high, and CBD > induced migraines), it may be that you, > unfortunately, do not react well to marijuana. That's what I thought. Oh, well. I really wanted to be able to use CBD (especially in the future, for future ailments that afflict us all as we get older - arthritis, muscle strain, etc. Plus migraine, of course (I have excellent control over it with Ibuprofen, but I was quite excited at the possibility of using a natural product).

ziddoap 7y ago
I would sincerely urge you to continue to experiment, as much as you are willing to, with at least few different combinations before completely writing off marijuana as a potential medical aid. Specifically, I would try a different method of delivery and different potencies. If you aren't inclined to smoking or vaping, perhaps an under-the-tongue spray. Depending on the concentration you have tried, I would try lowering the concentration of CBD and perhaps choosing something with a very small (1 - 5%) concentration of THC. Obviously if you are not comfortable with experimenting for fear of another episode like you described, then don't experiment. A very large part of any drug is being in a mental state where you are comfortable using it. I don't have concrete numbers, but I would posit that the majority of bad trips are due to mental state of the user (comfort level, environment, preconceptions, etc.), not the drugs themselves.
- supermatou 7y ago
  > I would sincerely urge you to continue to experiment I am willing to continue to experiment, and I will. It took me two weeks to try half a THC capsule again: I wanted to (from a purely scientific approach, I was looking for reproducibility), but the physical memory of that horrible episode made me delay it until I amassed the necessary courage. The second try was slightly better: the paresthesias were identical, but the scary, painful, my-body-is-shutting-down sensation was no longer there. Neither was anything pleasant, unfortunately. I also felt unwell (but nothing more) for 4-6 hours after the paresthesias disappeared. Please understand: I was VERY comfortable experimenting with it and very excited - from a scientific point of view, as I was documenting each and every little symptom that I was exhibiting. I also am one of those fortunate individuals who have zero psychiatric afflictions - I don't suffer from depression, anxiety, mood swings, nothing - so there was nothing to decompensate, to be exacerbated by THC. I probably need to experiment with a different strain. Unfortunately, this means switching pharmacies, as my current one has a very limited offer.