Apparently 1:1 thc cbd ratio is the most medicinal. Also if you get rso make sure it’s been made with food grade ethanol or everclear. Naphtha and ipa are toxic. Full spectrum cannabinoids and terpenes for maximum entourage effect.

I would personally make my own thc RSO and buy full spectrum cbd paste, mix the two and add some full spectrum hemp or cannabis terpenes.
Good luck

Thank you, really appreciate it.

Gilly1980 is well known on here for providing good RSO and at a good price too. Listings will be back on tonight..........

Thank you, ordered and already being used.

Great 👍

It's complex in there, get an mri to know exactly what you're dealing with.

Thanks, not a fan of nhs nor modern medicine, the ibuprofen i got today have e171 coloring, a now banned carcinogenic LOL.
Yeah wanna know why everyone nowadays gets cancer, start paying attention to ingredients epsecially the 'nasties' which I was forced to due to allergies i picked up in later life.
I'd go to nhs if my head was hanging off, apart from that ..
Sry for rant, been told by work i don't get paid the first three days i'm off sick, so not only am i down physically, but financially now too.
Ain't the uk just the best country tho?

bigga higher on ibuprofen than he is on weed ;)

If you're not into big pharma, you could try Wim Hof breathwork.

1.It doesnt take long to do.
2.Good for inflammation i.e injury/trauma in the body
3. Will get you buzzing.. High on your own supply

Wim is an extraordinary athlete who has many Gunness World records.

He once ran a half marathon in the artic circle in a pair of shorts,

He got frostbite in his toe,

Docs wanted to chop it off,

Wim worked his magic and still has his toe.

I've been doing his breathwork and cold shower method for just over a year now. I'm never turning back...

and I still have all my toes 🤣

also in the last year

No coughs or colds👌
No covid🖖
Almost no migraine 👍
No more hayfever✌️

It's free, everyone should try it.

Enjoy!

I'll look into it, i've known about breathing techniques for a while but never delved in deep.
Must say the ice pack really helps tho, i put that on in the evening a go for a nap.👍

heat feels great for muscle recovery but it doesn't work that way inside. instead of the muscles getting in tune they veg out.

Not sure about long- term fertility rates though.

As long as you get in with a big bifta! I use mine daily not died or grown a 3rd nipple…. Yet :D

Sitting there with the guys drinking beer all afternoon and I’m the only one who ever gets out for a piss. Eeeyew....

Like boiling yourself alive in warm vegetable soup! 😢

Depends who or what is in there with you

I think that they are healthiest for the bank balances of the folks that sell them.

I'd actually put that down as a plus point.

One thing you haven't listed that you may want to consider is RSO or Rick Simpson Oil. Couple of vendors sell it but one particular one specialises in it called Oilman and he's very professional. I've used RSO a few times for arthritis pain and it works really well.

Thanks, that’s really interesting. How do you actually ‘use’ an oil? (Sorry if that’s a real noob question!)

It comes in a 1ml syringe way I use it is I put a bit about the size of a grain of rice in my mouth, leave it to swill about for around 5 mins and swallow. Starts working after an hour or so but its a bit faster acting doing it after a meal. I'm currently suffering badly with avascular necrosis of the hip joint taking the oil helps me walk without a stick.

Fascinating, thanks. But is it also a good high?...can you drink booze at the same time? Glad to hear you get relief amigo...

i found i used way more than intended like i took a whole mil wasnt enough so i did 2mil and had a good high but i found if i dont smoke and only have RSO id run out of cash real quick best i stick too smoke even though me lungs are almost cooked haha

Cheers dude I've heard people have good experiences drinking with RSO but it's not something I've tried. For me the high by its self in high doses is a bit like taking a tranquilizer, but I always use it 3 hours before going to sleep(it really helps if you have sleep issues too). One thing I have noticed it works better after eating and hits faster the longer it's kept in the mouth.

Brilliant info Gaz, thanks for taking the time, real food for thought buddy....

Pleaseeee dont take those, I would strongly advise not to take the amitriptyline, through that shit in the bin!
This is tough for me to say but i feel like i should explain my experience with amitriptyline,,,,
My doctor prescribed me that for nerve damage, it was ok for a while untill i increased the dose. Then came the horrific headaches which lasted for days. This drug affects the chemical balance of your brain, when i stopped taking it I had the scariest mental episode, which ill try and explain. I was sitting at my desk everything was fine and all of a sudden I felt like I was going to get up and hurt myself, it was like someone else was controlling my thoughts. I was terrified but aware the whole time, I sat there frozen for 2 hrs as i dear not move, I was fighting myself not to get up as i didnt know what I was about to do. This is not like me at all and as you can imagine was terrifying! 90% of the medications they give can be replaced with cannabis, with far less side affects. Go for an indica dominant plant any of the dawg strains allways work best for my pain relief, there my go to and are really effective. The booze is your choice but it has wreaked my nervous system over the years and have several nurological problems due to alcohol. Stick with the weed and get those body repairing cannabanoids in ya, its the best medicine ;) Gl with the pain relief, stay safe stay medicated.

Wow, amigo, reading that makes me very happy that the pills are just taking up drawer space despite what my doc thinks!
I’ve got a life long quality relationship with booze that I don’t want to end but it’s not classically therapeutic. So yes, I agree entirely that having found this site it’s time to explore the wonders of weed...thanks for sharing!

yeah deep aint it. The problem is with doctors they are educated poorly on medications, take this drug or take this, mainly man made garbage that gives bigger problems than what you are trying to fix. Run by big pharma companies, scared of this devils plant. cannabis has been used medicinally by EVERY culture on the planet for thousands of years untill they gave it a bad rep. They dont want you growing your own medicine, which we should all have the right to! I have bad information and because I cant take anti-inflammatory,s the doctor said nothing I can do for you. Ive found that tumeeric helps massively but they dont tell you that because of poor education. Nature knows best

this is more the tree of life than the devils plant https://www.cannabisculture.com/content/2018/05/19/cannabis-the-once-and-future-tree-of-life/

You’re right- you’ve just gotta follow the money. There is no money for big pharma in supplements like turmeric, or generics like aspirin or curing cancer rather than easing symptoms. I’m not saying there aren’t modern medicines that work but they only hit the market when the price is right!

Easier said than done but booze should be a last resort. Hope the weed helps you; and would be my recommendation. Listen to the doctor if it doesn't.

Thanks buddy- what strain would you smoke if you were me?

https://www.leafly.com
any strain selling on here i use this site to check all the stats on strain

no worries mate. really comes down to personal preference but I like a nice haze or mimosa. half the fun for me is trying new strains. look at the genetics when you buy so you get an idea for what works best for you. maybe try a heavy indica for the pain. let me know if you need me to look over any listings for you before buying.

Thanks, that’s interesting. I’ve put both an Amnesia Haze and a Mimosa in my ‘basket’, but yet to try. So much to sample, it’s gonna be a journey! What do you think about Shatter?...or edibles generally?...

just start slow once mixed a few times the world stops spinning and you get wrecked and can live to tell the tale :)

If it is pain then RSO is the baby,been using it for years for spondylosis of the neck,you can drink with it however like any weed it is not a good idea to use after you are drunk.
Oh it also cuts back your consumption of other cannabis as a joint on top of some RSO will blow your tits off in a good way lol

I’m really going to check out some....thanks!

Well check out Oilman he has top quality RSO,1ml is a lot of oil and his prices and stealth are excellent ;)
Just ordered some myself :)

Im on amitriptyline for migraines but i dont take it on nights i smoke or drink. Just be careful abt mixing them :0

Wise, I’m avoiding the pills. What weed would you use if you were me?

Weed

Sorted!...I should have kept my question shorter!

You should try a TENS machine for your back pain. Cheap & no side-effects. Min hr at a time a few times a day and stick at it for a few weeks. Strange sensation, but you get used to it after a couple of sessions. After more than a decade of chronic back pain from degenerate discs, the TENS has been more effective than any of the meds or methods I have tried.

Well that’s very interesting DTB ‘cos the missus bought me a TENS kit and it’s been sitting in its box on my desk where I have been eyeing it sceptically for some time having no idea what its all about! (reading the instructions being the last resort!!) I’ve got nothing to lose so many thanks for the heads up, and the wifey will stop nagging me too!

Essentially you're trying to re-train your brain so it stops interpreting that nerve signal as pain, or at least turn the volume down, and that's why the sessions need to be at least an hour long. It's a gradual process. Sometimes I'll wear mine for 3-4 hours if I'm doing a spot of DIY or any job which stresses my back. Hope you get some benefit man!

Cheers buddy, that’s a really useful endorsement and I’ll take it seriously....

Hey! Sorry to hear about your weed-induced panic attacks. I can easily give myself severe anxiety with too much THC but at the same time I need the THC-heavy indica strains to sleep (severe insomnia from long-standing PTSD). AVB (already vaped bud) doesn't seem to cause anxiety in the same way, so sometimes I just self-medicate with that. But I've found the trick with weed is to vape it, not smoke it, and to use way way less than makes sense, like a really tiny quantity. Either I just put a tiny quantity in my vape, or i put in a normal quantity but only take a couple of shallow puffs then take a break for an hour or so.

That said, a lot of panic attacks are by subconscious association, so if you had one bad trip with weed, the panic attacks could well be just your amygdala screaming DANGER DANGER at your adrenal glands every time you smoke. If you need to talk about it feel free to message me btw

A kind seller on here is putting me together a little variety pack to try some high CBD indica weeds which I'll be vaping

Hemp hash has the best Cbd buds! Just mix it 1:1 with thc weed , or 1:2, 1:3 etc. That should take care of the anxiety;)

That's a good tip , thanks bigum I'll stick to indica only strains to mix with though

if you could get diazepam i used both to cure very bad case of PTSD to fix. every time i smoked and got panic i i let it get bad then pop a pill to shut the fuck up to this panic it works really does. did this for just a few weeks and wala i can now smoke 247 no panic then just weened myself off the diazepam 5 years gone and still PTSD free

Definitely try vaping. Its a lot more mellow and a nice way to ease yourself in. MJ Concentrates have some great carts (he is sold out atm but will restock soon) and he is really helpful and has great customer service and no question is too stupid to ask him.

Heyo, I smoked every day for a couple of years in my early 20s. Life was fun, carried my pipe everywhere and I loooved smoking all day long. Few years after life stopped being as fun and I found that being high stopped feeling good and made me feel extremely anxious. I think it has to do with what your brain is dealing with, whether you’re in a good place or not. Nowadays I smoke when things are more or less okay and I haven’t had any bad anxiety issues *knock on wood*
Hope things get better for you!

You have to be good to yourself to smoke. I fully agree.

Just to add as I don't see it otherwise mentioned, but the maturity of the trichomes plays a large part in this. Smoking earlier cuts of cloudy trichs will give a rushier hit than ambers if cut a little later, and I've found it's immature or earlier cut weed that tends to give me the effects to speak of. If you know any growers, ask that they cut you some when it's mostly amber trichs and see how you do. It is degrading at the point but you can't get it all just right.

I used to suffer with this and for me I realised the sativa doesn't agree with me, has to always be indicia, or a 70/30 hybrid, I'd suggest having a smoke but you need to break yourself in real slow, just like have a few puff's, then a few hours later a few more and so on, try indica leaning strains, though it could just be your body going nah

Sorry to hear this. Everyones different but it can come down to strains. Try find Hybrids or Indicas particularly ones that are low THC and High in CBD. Thisbalance is key to a balanced high. also really make sure the plants are flushed correctly and/ or organic. Less chemicals the better which can trigger a lot of this.

Good luck

Have you seen any high CBD low THC weed on here buddy?

Not really bud, Durban Poison i Had stocked there was 17% THC, 1% CBD, 1% CBN. There definitely are strains that have like 3% CBD these days. Sorry I couldnt be of more use!

Would love to try something like Stephen hawking kush . Indica dominant 12% THC 13% CBD . Sounds perfect for me but I don't know if I'll find weed like that in the UK . Hopefully I'll get lucky

I had a similar episode after 20 yrs of smoking daily, mind you it happened after a weekend of more booze than you can imagine. Tried a few times after but had the same response, so I gave up for about 8 years ( boy did I miss it!!) then went to Amsterdam, I took it slower than I would have in the old days and always kept my mind working and it worked . TBH my life now won’t allow to go back to how I used to smoke but pleased I can still enjoy one again. I guess it really comes down to mental conditioning and not associating weed and the panic attack, well that’s what helped me .

1:1 THC/CBD strains are amazing. Stick to some nice indicas or hybrids and you'll find the CBD takes the anxiety away and replaces it with a deep relaxation.

CBD definitely helps with this, it could be a reason why its happening. as strains get stronger in THC content the CBD decreases I believe. resulting in these side effects from cannabis. Different strains do make a difference too!

Sorry to hear that buddy. That happens with my mum. I baked her some brownies a few times and even with strains that knock me out, have the opposite effect on her. She ends up getting a speed-like high. She has chronic arthritis but it may be the type of meds she is on not meshing well. Some venders put detailed descriptions on here of their strains. You will find one that works for you eventually. I hope it all comes right for you because it’s shit when you can’t do what you love. Stay safe.

I hope you feel better my friend!

Thank you pistach

maybe because you stopped using for a long time so your body isn't used to having weed. or you might have went straight to sativa strains when you started again. i had the same experience not long ago, i thought i added a low amount of cannabutter in my brownies and i ate two, 5 hours later i feel like my heart will explode and i was scared i might die. lol. yeah stick to the indica ones, try to taper your dose-- start small and see which amount gives you the results you want. CBDHempKing has some cbd flowers and CBDave has some cbd products like distillates and chocolates.

https://littlebiggy.org/viewSubject/p/4786735
https://littlebiggy.org/viewSubject/p/4776283

Stick to the indicas, sativa strains have the same effects on me, avoid it now and been good so far. Smoke every day.

Thanks for your comment. Any particular strains you can recommend i try? ive been at a whits end for years now

Use leafly to compare strains take.something with a heavier indica percentage and work back. Hybrids prob o
Alright with 60% sativa like gentleman dealers lemon amnesia.
Poss vape I've found spliff make it more likely.

Hi lovely, hope you find something that helps. I find anything trippy makes me panic if I’ve not planned for it. I can recommend ULC white dog very very clean and relaxing :) they have 1g options so it’s less than £20 to try it out. Best of luck, I also find chatting to vendors about what they experience with their items has been really helpful lately.

Currently black jack reserve or fruity pebbles from drugsinc these are pretty laid back not heart pumpers. Look out for the ice cream cake that was nice.

I find mimosa really good for anxiety it’s a 50:50 hybrid usually pretty easy strain to get hold of to

Get some cbd gummies to take the edge off.

some strains work good with some people and some don’t I recommend a indica dominant strain

Its the strains pretty much... example..
White widow i had in de pipj, amsterdam was real heavy fire. One joint and i was a complete mess. Full blown panic attack, whitey, palpitations etc.
Also the state of mind before you smoke. ganja (especially sativas) can be a sensitizer so amplifies your emotions.
Also, when a plant is chopped also has an effect on the buzz. So even an indica can be racy if its chopped a bit early. Sativas are often chopped a bit early because...
1) They can take another 50% longer to flower than an indica
2) It amplifies the racy high and can be more trippy.

Loads to keep you happy, but id just look for a 90%+ indica dominant, which is usually displayed in vendors sales pitches.
Good luck and dont do it if it makes you feel para. Can be unhealthy to keep that going for the grey matter.

Sorry to hear that you’ve been having a hard time.

I generally stay away from the crazy strength buds, particularly sativa strains which can get a bit racy!

Maybe try hybrids with a greater percentage of indica or strains with a balance of thc & cbd.

I like Indica hashes generally.

I’ve had some nice stuff from hashishin lately. Some of the leb stuff is fairly balanced between thc and cbd.

I had some hash from Shroom of the loom that was a really relaxing indica called audi something or other.

I have a friend who swears by taking a few cbd drops while having a smoke.

I most often vape nowadays and find that cleaner and less intense than smoking a J.

Hope you find a solution.

Hi, ive smoked heavily for 25 years now and I find my anxiety is at its worst when i cant source any weed, whether thats an addiction styled placebo im not sure, but I have heard of people mixing quantities of cbd flower in with their thc flower at various ratios and reporting much lower psychosis/anxiety levels. Maybe try a bowl or vape of 70/30 thc/cbd and see if it helps any.

Have you tried taking a beata blocker every day this will stop your heart pulpatations.Get them off the doctor😀

Just a thought....I wonder if having a few drops of high strength cbd oil before you smoke could help take the edge off?

https://littlebiggy.org/link/VxD9Xu

try researching the strains first before you buy, see how it would affect you. and try indica strains. CBD oil helps too. if you got a local Holland&Barrett shop, checkout their products, sometimes they got promos like Buy 1 get another 1 for a penny

could be worse, you could develop cannabis hypermedia syndrome like me and nearly die of complications of dehydration. imagine the worst pan imaginably, its 10 times worse, fentanyl does nothing, they had to put me under to stop it.

Oh no I'm really sorry to hear that dude !

Thanks everyone for your lovely responses . I'm going to look out for some indica rich northern lights and some ice cream cake , until then I'll stick to my lower strength hash as that seems like a warm not too heady buzz :)

"Referred pain" is usually felt in the low back area and tends to radiate into the groin, buttock and upper thigh. The pain often moves around, and rarely radiates below the knee.

Referred pain is analogous to the pain that radiates down the left arm during a heart attack. It is the result of the extensive network of interconnecting sensory nerves that supply many of the tissues of the low back, pelvis and thigh.

An injury to any of these structures can cause pain to radiate – or be “referred” - to any of the other structures. It is important to understand that this type of pain is not due to “pinched nerves”.

This helpful site has details and treatment options. Good luck and let us know how you do!

all these parts are connected mechanically, electrically, and chemically. but that's also helpful in treatment. have a look at this

Do you exercise? How’s your diet?

Everything just connects to everything else amigo….I have a double stenosis of the spine and sometimes it causes a pain in the sole of my foot like a knitting needle being pushed into it. I struggle to see why! 😵‍💫

If you don't have a better source of pro biotics then yeah. If you are going to drink it instead of Coke, then yeah. Otherwise it's a lot of sugars and preservatives to reckon with.

There is a type of kombucha named Jun, thats fermented honey, not with refined sugar that is a disaccharide that gives liver problems.

For what its worth, natural probiotics amd prebiotics come from the skins of fruits amd veggies thats why u get organic and local so u can it eat with all its glory

Ive had the fortunate luck to try some really good concoctions of it by a real shaman, & they were different types, one with Mint another with Ginger & my body & system immediately felt the high vibrational detox going on! To me, I feel like its what alcohol should be, I got drunk but it was beautiful not like with alcohol, just my opinion

And theres something called Amanita Kombucha which is something even more magickal ;)

( research " soma " )

Thats a valuable contact my friende

Kombucha only if u grow the grain out urself i guess like kefir etc.. but all the stuff sold in shops etc probs be not healthy for u like most healthy things they try push out.. So many better sources of pro and prebitoics to input into ur system to run well...

There are some good natural ones out there. Captain kombucha raspberry flavour, is pretty good. Makes a great mixer too.

I wouldn't ask health questions on here.

In short, it might be beneficial for your gut in terms of microbes that live there.

Either way it tastes good.

Bilirubin total .4
Bilirubin Direct .2

It's not the enzymes that lead to disease they are markers of liver cell malfunctions. If the cells are damaged or if the bilary (liver+gall bladder) system is damaged/blocked these enzymes get released into your blood.

Yes and there can be a few malfunctions that lead to this. Each of those malfunctions have other "leaks" so some more datapoints will help show if those are pointing to liver inflammation or nearby auto-immune system errors.

Sounds like Gilbert’s Syndrome to me, a benign hereditary liver condition, I have it myself... sometimes I look a tad jaundice, bit tired etc but nothing too bad, I got diagnosed after repeatedly having high liver values and high Bilerubin. I’d ask to be looked into for this syndrome, as I say of no real importance to life and I drink a lot and always have done and had liver scans etc and my liver is fit as a fiddle it’s just the levels show high so even for peace of mind it’s worth checking.

Thanks for this keen as hell insight, do you know if there is a test for the gene? How did you reach your conclusion?

check this out

Hi
My ALT levels were at 114 so yours are not high from UK guides.
mine was due to Fatty Liver, had to change my diet and its coming down slowly. They had to do a ultrasound to check but also did a Hep B test to see if there was any liver inflammation but thank God mine was ok. Try taking milk thistle it helped my ALT levels come down along with 2.5 litres of water a day, blackseed oil (cold pressed organic), coffee, plenty of green tea and low sugar, salt and fat diet. If you drink alcohol id stop.
Im not a dr but thought id share from what my experience was although it may not be same for you.

Thanks I'm down with the thistle now and have got better test results ;)

Interesting to read this, I got diagnosed with fatty liver in February and have gone through a very similar process.

High liver enzymes means your liver is working too hard to process all the crap you are putting into yourself. Mine was the same years back when I was dependent on class a

Good question!
The fall in male testosterone levels is mooted by some as not only one of the most ignored health issues in current times but a future health tsunami.
Simply because steroids are ‘abused’ for athletic and vanity reasons most medical bodies are swerving to avoid the issue of testosterone optimisation therapy, leaving it in the arena of the ‘wild west’ and private practice.
Unfortunately hinged to the wholly inaccurate phrase ‘male menopause’ it’s seen by many who should know better as a ‘joke’ subject or simply an excuse to take body enhancing drugs.
However, low testosterone or ‘hyper-gonadism’ can produce a raft of symptoms that not only limit or destroy quality of life but significantly shorten longevity.
So the simple answer is yes, there are some very good steroids: Undenanoate, Propionate, Cypionate, Enanthate, and Sustanon are just a few examples of steroids that can optimise male testosterone levels (with a fraction of the dosage used by body builders and without any significant side effects). Finding a physician to prescribe them however that isn’t going to break your bank account is a whole different topic!….

Steroids are not good or bad. They can be used positively for testosterone replacement therapy but also abused for performance enhancement. It’s about how and what they are used for which makes them good or bad;)

very interesting indeed i just heard they mess up your heart

the symptoms are the same as all the other yearly virus’s who knows what you have

Could be anything with those symptoms. But at this point, act like you are.

this really is the only move, load up on citrus, liquids and do what works for you but stay out of others way for a little chill session - thank god youre a bigga

exercised yesterday but felt a little off
huge kabob last night
ate yogurt and fruit today
pooped out a meteor shower
threw up 2 times in 20 minutes
exercised very hard for 2 hours
no cough
no mucus

fever 37 now, resting w empty stomach and water, weak AF

Sounds like the food could be where the nastiness came from still. Coat your stomach with the yogurt or a mineral soda while you ride this out odds don't sound like covid but preparing for the worst as far as other people is protocol in the meantime, you have something nasty regardless.