I’ve recently been prescribed medicinal cannabis from the sapphire clinic. Starting with adven 4% thc cbd oil and will then go onto the the 20% thc oil for my social anxiety. Has anyone tried these cbmp? And have they helped you at all?
I’ve recently been prescribed medicinal cannabis from the sapphire clinic. Starting with adven 4% thc cbd oil and will then go onto the the 20% thc oil for my social anxiety. Has anyone tried these cbmp? And have they helped you at all?
government already makes money off it. the uk gov is the largest grower and exporter of canabis in the world.... the only reason they ban it for everyone else is because they are protecting their own monopoly on it.
I have a volcano, a PAX and a very old magic flight my husband gave me. 
Think the whole legality thing with cannabis can get muddled. I personally feel that people who are self medicating with cannabis are likely to be using it to dampen their pre-disposition for things that are already there so to say. Same with alcohol really if that makes sense.
I think if you are schizophrenic, then you are going to be either way (I’m guessing induced psychosis could be achieved from smoking stupid amounts) I don’t feel cannabis would be the aetiology of it. It may exasperate it but maybe not be the actual cause. As with anything really, too much can be a bad thing. I could be wrong but that’s the feeling I get. If you use it under direction than it’s a useful tool.
I get you on the vodka part haha.
I think it’s just the stigma and bad press cannabis gets. Alcohol gets next to zero because it’s ‘legal’. It’s a terrible drug if you abuse it. Same as anything really. Opiates being another. Heroin is illegal.....yet if a doctor dishes out codeine/morphine it’s all good and above board (I know this is extreme but all comes from the same plant)
I do find medical grade cbd to be much more therapeutic than cbd that’s sold in shops or online but maybe that’s just me.
as soon as the government can make a few quid on it then, they will be all over it.
my dad gets cbd oil.
does it even work? i hear from people that it doesnt work with how much its been cut down to be none drug and government legal. but dunno never tried either of them... although saying that the real illegal full plant can probably be bad for all of us as it causes schizophrenia in anyone who could be close to it, and id wager any of us would likely be close to it and actual canabis would probably throw us over the edge into that with no return.
on that note my go to in stressful times has been vodka instead lol
Interesting. I’m going to ask for flos on my follow up. The oil for night is great but going to ask for a daytime more immediate option of flos for the day when I need more immediate effects. I.e going to a shop ect or just when I’m on edge....
I don’t smoke so will be abit weird for me to try. What vape do you use?
Yes, I find the oils have quite a longlasting effect but I sometimes need the instant relief from the flos. It's a bit of a judgement call but I'm getting more experienced in this.
I use mainly oils. I think I may try the vape for quicker effects for anxiety. Probably just cbd in flower form. I think it’s emc1 or something? The cbd oil does work within 20mins for me luckily but for bad anxiety may try the flos
Yes, I'm also registered with Sapphire and have been using their meds for a couple of years now. I mostly use their oils but also a vape and have found that these meds are much more helpful than anything I've ever got from my GP - or any over-the-counter remedies or self help approaches.
In my case I use them to manage anxiety (which I believe is related to being an unidentified autistic person for most of my life) and to relieve pain (an ongoing chronic condition). They're also good for promoting sleep.
(NB I've posted about my experiences in other threads so if you're interested it might be worth a quick search.)
My doctors are useless. I was prescribed it due to a history of anxiety. Usually if 2 or in my case 5 routes of therapeutic medication don’t work, you can try cannabis. It works much better for me.
Medicinal cannabis prescribed by a professional is one thing but self medicating with any drug can be really dangerous for autistic people.
Also, some medication can be prescribed to make us better at fitting in with NTs. In my case, I was prescribed antidepressants to treat what they (and I) thought was depression but was actually burnout. This does not mean they aren't useful for some autistic poeple, just not in my case. Since accepting I am Autistic I have been able to deal with avoiding burnout and meltdowns in other ways. This is helped by understanding what is happening and why. I have been working with my GP to slowly reduce my medication whilst giving myself quiet times to recharge. Again, I am not saying that this will work for everyone, but it is working for me.
Thanks for the response dale. I’m about 4 days into it and it’s working REALLY well.
I self medicate with alcohol usually and I’ve found the cbd is really helping with that 7pm call to sink a couple of beers.
sleep is improved and also more alert so far. It’s working quite well for me so far
