Best strain for Fibromyalgia

[kyndone]

first of all, let me say , i am sorry to hear about your mothers ongoing battle w/ F.M. the questions i would have for ya is, being as it is illegal, how hard is it to come by different strains,? it wouldnt seem like you have alot of choices, and how easy is it for you to get ahold of anything,?, people can say all kinds of different kinds of smoke, but it doesnt do any good if you cant obtain any of them., can you posibly name some of the strains you are able to get in your area? also i have a couple strains of my own to add., ( bubba berry, and sweet berry, ),, but like i said, if you cant get ahold of either of them, it doesnt do much good... good luck in your search, and hope you can find something that will help you both.


peace., kynd.

 

[straintester]

Yes very sorry to read about your mom's condition.
Fibromyalgia is such a complex condition that it really does take experimenting with several different strains. The fact that there is physical pain along with mental disturbances, such as mood swings and loss of memory, makes it more difficult to treat with one thing.

I really like headbands idea of a daily smoothie thats filled with antioxidants. Its so underrated..
Our immune systems are so depleted, we become more sensitive to food and air impurities.

Strains I have found helpful have been a variety of kush strains(purple, kandy, nepal, OG) blueberry and BC mango for pain management along with some heavy duty canna treats for bad spells. It really DOES knock you out.
But to combat the depression, the best strain yet has been strawberry cough. Some other sativas that I like for this are Jack Herer and SSH (like others mentioned)

There is also a new prescription out for those who do pharma scripts that is supposed to be very good.
I'll get the name of it for anyone interested.
I haven't tried it but am considering doing so.

The best to all of you suffering with it.

 

[fibrofighter]

eexpee~ Bless you for taking care of your mom. Really. I work too (and that is all I do, I go home and grumpily go to bed to cry. My poor kids might as well not have a mom half the time.) and I have found one tincture available locally that has really helped a lot during the day. No head fuzziness, just some pain relief and letting go of the muscle spasms. I am working on finding a source of clippings and trim to try making my own tincture so I can play with the strength and strain to make it just right. This might be worth trying as you make this journey with your mom. If she had something to make the days easier , then she will be in less of a hole when night time comes. Once the pain grows out of control, it takes so much to get it changed later. I HAVE to medicate with either herb or rx meds 24 hours a day, or it is all out of control. Just a thought..

I have fibro as well, and have been trying so many strains here (MMJ cert makes all the difference) that my head spins, but I have so far only found one that was immediate relief. Bubba Kush. Of course I can't get my hands on any now.

The more I read the more I am understanding that it is the cbd's that make all the difference. All of you have such knowledge, where do you get the information on what strains have more or less of the cbd's? I know that is a very elementary question, but I am seriously new and naive, and quite desperate for relief, not just to be stoned trying every strain in town.

I know I am looking for Indica's, but beyond that, how can I go about having a list of what to look for?

Laws just changed in CO, and coming down the pike will be lab testing on everything so I can just look at the label and see what has more cbd's. I read that some strains have been found to have up to 10% in Colorado, but now to find those strains is the challenge.

fibro is a killer illness. every moment of every day in some sort of pain. It migrates, it changes quality, and it kicks my ass all of the time. I have tried every pain med out there, with little relief. I am desperate to figure out the best way to use mmj.

I am sorry so many of you have this stupid bs to deal with too, but it was sure nice to find this thread this morning.

 

[headband 707]

Yes very sorry to read about your mom's condition.
Fibromyalgia is such a complex condition that it really does take experimenting with several different strains. The fact that there is physical pain along with mental disturbances, such as mood swings and loss of memory, makes it more difficult to treat with one thing.

I really like headbands idea of a daily smoothie thats filled with antioxidants. Its so underrated..
Our immune systems are so depleted, we become more sensitive to food and air impurities.

Strains I have found helpful have been a variety of kush strains(purple, kandy, nepal, OG) blueberry and BC mango for pain management along with some heavy duty canna treats for bad spells. It really DOES knock you out.
But to combat the depression, the best strain yet has been strawberry cough. Some other sativas that I like for this are Jack Herer and SSH (like others mentioned)

There is also a new prescription out for those who do pharma scripts that is supposed to be very good.
I'll get the name of it for anyone interested.
I haven't tried it but am considering doing so.

The best to all of you suffering with it.

Strainhunter is right there are drugs out there called " Lyrica " this was not effective with me and like most drugs it has weight gain side effects. There is also a sleep problem assocaited with FM called Chronic Fatique Syndrome and Dextromethorsine(sp) is used to help with the sleepy feeling. Sometimes drugs are the way to go for FM but I have not found this to be true for me so far. Each person with FM usually need to find out what works for them and I would not clog the colon that seems to be a real problem for FM suffers. IBS ect. I look at the FM suffers like the canary in the mines peace out Headband707

 

[straintester]

This might be something completely different than what you mentioned. It is called 'cymbalta' and is used for people with fibromyalgia, general anxiety, depression and diabetic neuropathic pain.
The thing with most prescriptions for treating this is they do have an antidepressant factor to them which does have unwanted side effects but apparently this one relieves the pain so much so that it enables the patient to exercise .
Many of us suffer from sore muscles that seize up and give add discomfort. This is supposed to break that cycle.
Most people with fibromyalgia do have chronic fatigue also and it often goes in cycles.
Rotating different food groups and doing some type of daily exercise even if it is only walking has proved to be beneficial
It has had some rave reviews which is the only reason why I am even considering possibly going on it.
I have a friend who is on it and was extremely inactive who is now walking and swimming daily.

 

[eexpee]

it wouldnt seem like you have alot of choices, and how easy is it for you to get ahold of anything,?

The Bou or seedbay generally takes care of that

I am hearing a lot about blueberry, i'm thinking it might be worth getting a pack? Or is there maybe a cross that has better yields/in fems. Yes, due to it's illegality here fems would seem the safest option to save messing around with larger numbers unfortunately.

fibrofighter i'm glad you found this thread too Sounds like some direction in what strains to use is what you need. Your lucky your over there with choice and stable/reliable clones. Look back through this thread, there have been some great suggestions that those who live in cali could pick up.

Tinctures sound like the way to go. White Siberian from Dinafem has a strong mention of it's CBD content in its description, so i'm hoping that might be a good strain for getting the CBD's.

The Lifesaver i'm still really tempted to try out because it is noted as having great anti-inflammatory effects. That effect would be definitely desired as there is a lot of swelling of joints and muscles with fibro. sounds like it's good stress relief weed too.

Thank you all for your suggestions and support I really appreciate you putting the time into responding.

 

[eexpee]

How about this from seedbay as possibly a good blueberry cross? It might not be fem, but it sure does sound good

http://seedbay.com/index.php?a=2&b=29228

 

[headstone]

I too have fibromyalgia and was on all the groovy pain killers at one point or another and I found the best combination to relieve my pain and to allow me to live a normal life was a 5mg valium, 8mg dilaudid and 2-3g of really potent buds, preferably something sativa dominate and to have all that twice a day. Dilaudid is an evil drug though so I don't recommend getting it.

Short of mixing drugs like that which has the potential to be lethal, I highly recommend having a mix of strains growing. You will want an extremely potent indica, 50/50 hybrid and a full on sativa. That would be the minimum I would recommend and since cannabis treats everyone differently you should be open to trying out new strains all the time as you might find something that works better.

When I had a virtually unlimited supply of buds I would make up a potent batch of cannabutter and I tested out a few different mixes of strains to see what worked the best. For me it was a mix of 2 sativa strains I had to a skunk #1 which was a 100% indica pheno. I mixed them in a ratio of 90% sativa to 10% indica and the butter produced a high with fantastic pain killing properties with a very dominate head high that didn't knock you out. My skunk #1 butter though was technically the best at killing pain I have ever had, but being 100% indica it sent you to bed about an hour after taking it.

So in short I think you should get lots of different strains and experiment to find out what works

 

[Classic Seeds]

3/4 of my meds are ground up buds and i use the toll house cookie recipe and add blue berrys and cranberrys ,nuts and raisins and it kills any taste issues and if your mom eats it at night the affect will be gone in the morning as to day time use you do not have to take hit after hit of a indica dominate strain one or two puffs and you can function and be fine for any job once you get used to what the medical affect is from using it for the constant pain you have with fibro and degenerative bone diseases

it is not like alcohal and will not give you a hang over it works very well for pain and does not give you a groggy morning with proper nights sleep hope you grow for her as soon as you can it will really be a blessing for her to not be suffering all the time your a great son and i am sure she is very proud of your cocerns for her all the best aloha

 

[DankasaurusRex]

If you're looking for blueberry or any blueberry crosses, definitely get DJ Short from the bou or the bay. He's been working with the blueberry line for 20+ years now and is known to have the best in the biz. B.O.G. does great work too. The Lifesaver is a good choice as is his Bogbubble. Just my 2c.

 

[Croissant]

i suggest bubba kush or one of its crosses or sour bubble or la confidential

 

[headband 707]

This is my warning about Feminized seeds!!!!!

This is my warning about Feminized seeds!!!!!

How about this from seedbay as possibly a good blueberry cross? It might not be fem, but it sure does sound good

http://seedbay.com/index.php?a=2&b=29228

Just a quick warning about fem seeds . Unless your a really great grower fem seeds have a tendency to go hermie on ppl when they are stressed or they get light leaks. Well this happens a lot . So for these reasons I really don't recommend fem seeds. You go through the whole 5 or 6 months of a grow just to have your crop go to seed which makes the whole thing less potent! whats the point? So for this reason I don't recommend fem to the average grower. Might aswell go for reg seeds and keep your eyes open for males like you supposed to.This way you will get the potency your looking for and if it does go to seed you have extra seeds for yourself to play with peace out Headband707

 

[Cruzin]

The best cure for Fibromyalgia is a new doctor. Its a generalization for back tissue problems your Doctor is too lazy to properly diagnose. Its not a real condition.

 

[Classic Seeds]

the diagnois is over used but it is from exsposure to a virus and a very real disease and i have read research about i.v.antibiotics curing it in some cases .but it is wide spread in our population and world wide too.people that have it severe really suffer pain and have no energy and mental depression from the constant battering of the brains pain centers medical marijuana works wonderfull for most of its symptoms

 

[headband 707]

The best cure for Fibromyalgia is a new doctor. Its a generalization for back tissue problems your Doctor is too lazy to properly diagnose. Its not a real condition.

Yes to the new doc and NO to the back issue lol I really do wish it was that simple but although many ppl with FM have back issues I'm positive an FM group would be all over you if you said somthing like that LOL.. as these ppl have so many different problems. I would even say it might be enviourmental as it seem to just show up all at once for everyone or atleast we all thought it did. peace out Headband707

 

[straintester]

many ppl with FM have back issues I'm positive an FM group would be all over you if you said somthing like that LOL..

Ya think?
I might have a good imagination but it ain't THAT good

 

[dank.frank]

Not a real condition??!!! Only in the sense of medical terminology is that an accurate statement. FM is caused by so many vary random different things, and there is no one specific direct correlation between those that have it and suffer from it, therefore it is all but impossible to properly classify FM.

I suffer from what HAS been diagnosed as FM. This is what happened...

As a result of being under a very intense amount of stress from many different directions, my body gave itself shingles. If you are aware of shingles, then you know it is the same virus that causes chickenpox in people. When you get inoculated, the virus is trapped in the lower spine and held there forever in most cases. However, given the right set of conditions it can "escape" and manifests itself as shingles. Shingles attack the nerve ends along all points in the body. In my particular case, not having much money at the time and being in college and not having any sort of health insurance...while I knew something was kinda off and not right, the possibility of going to a doctor was out of the question. Once things got sooooo bad, the feeling of the wind blowing on my arm was painful or the touch of a shirt on my back made fall to my knees sweating....I went to the doctor. I was told, the virus had to have been active in my system for around 2 years for such symptoms to be experienced, and perhaps some of the issues would never go away. The problem I now faced, was I had left things go to long. The virus had attacked my nerve endings to the point of permanent damage. NOW current day:

The upper left quadrant of my back, from the T12 vertebrae and up, is 24 hours a day slightly numb. Much in the same way your foot feels when it "falls asleep". However, if I get stressed, or if my blood pressure begins to rise, or if sick and my immune systems if working overtime to fight something else (ironically, the same kind of conditions that allows shingles to be "activated") the nerves endings that are damaged IMMEDIATELY begin to flare up. The numbness/tingling stops and gives way to an intense searing, mind numbing, lay on the floor and have your legs "swim" involuntarily....pain. Crippling pain.

Now, because the nerve damage is there, and because they can diagnose that...they have tried to put me on all sorts of pain medications (even oxycontin) to deal with the annoyance of something constantly being "wrong" with me. Not only that, because of how I've described what happens to me, the good folks hand out Rx candy, to make sure the nerves don't flare up. This means: blood pressure, anti-anxiety, blood thinners (because of one of the other pills), anti-seizure medication, and well...pills to take because I'm taking so many pills this will help you digest things and help with any possible stomach lining damage that could occur, and that means pills to take to help my liver deal with and process and comprehend the flood of things coming to it. So essentially, pills because I'm taking pills.

OR

I can use cannabis.

I am diagnosed with FM, simply because there is no other medical classification to understand why it is that a certain set of conditions intensifies and directly affects the nerve damage. My body does respond, and the doctor will say that it could very well be a mental thing, my subconscious being traumatized by leaving something that was attacking my body for so long untreated, was now constantly recreating these conditions in response to the appropriate stimuli. While may BE true, or may NOT be true, it does not do anything about treating the reality of what is happening in my body. Thus, there is no other appropriate way to diagnose me other than with nerve damage (which you also can't really PROVE, as much as you can test for known symptoms and responses that indicate a failing of the nerves to respond or act accordingly) and well, fibromyalgia.

For the moron(s) that said it wasn't real...come live my life.

To date, the very best strains I have come across in helping me manage varying aspects of my condition:

Herijuana
Pre-98 Bubba Kush and Bubba crosses in which a strongly Bubba dominant pheno is expressed
Carolina Blue (Blue Sat. 2.2 x Grape Krush)


So baiscally, strong indica dominant strains are always good. Indica/Sativa hybrids that give a degree of pain management and still allow for a clear, kind head are also wonderfully enjoyable, as they relieve mental tension as well, rather than just having raw indica potency.

ANYTHING that is overly sativa dominant that gives that intense, heart racing, paranoid sort of feelings...is COUNTER-productive for treating me. My body responds as if it is under duress and the nerve damage will flair up.

Hope this helps...


dank.Frank

 

[cr0n]

it makes me very angry when people think that FM is not a real condition. You should come to my house and see my wife violently vomiting from headaches or when her body is in so much pain, I can barely even touch her, I could go on and on here and I am sure most others could also. Why even come to this thread and say such a thing. We just went through I don't know how many doctors and they all diagnose my wife with fibro, so I could not be more positive it is a very real condition.

 

[dank.frank]

bump....this thread is important for many people that share similar conditions. I'd rather not see it die and get lost in the masses. I guess it is a bit personal for me....



dank.Frank

 

[philfish]

I'm a fibro patient and I've found that Grape Krush does a real good job. It has fairly high levels of cbd and because of this it balances the thc.