Post by sam on Feb 11, 2017 16:26:36 GMT -8
I started using cannabis as treatment for muscle spasms and muscle tension on January 6, 2017. Before starting I suffered from muscle tension 50% to 75% of the day and intermittent muscle spasms in left leg and left side of body with some minor muscle spasms on right side of body. What really bothered me was the muscle tension and it mostly occurred in my upper arms, shoulders, chest and neck muscles. it is very hard to describe the feeling accurately, but here I go, its like being under stress and under pressure to get something done even though there is nothing causing it but the SCI, its like I was working out for 6 hours and my muscles were at attention and awkwardly ready to do something even though there was nothing to do. The only way to relieve is to do nothing and try and sleep but that doesn't work often. Very frustrating and I needed to find a way to relieve the muscle tension. It wasn't painful for most of the time it just isn't right and it was more of an inconvenience than anything with soreness added
I decided to try indica strains of cannabis for relief of muscle tension. I am very glad I did. even the sativa types seem to help too just in a lesser way. I more than recommend to everyone suffering from a SCI. each strain helps somewhat it is just a matter of finding the right strain for your needs. i've used now for 5 weeks and just yesterday I stopped because my kids were coming to visit for 2 days and I can really feel the difference. it has been 24 hrs since last use and my muscles are really tense right now and have been for 2 hrs straight. I upped my baclofen and dantrolene intake but it doesn't help much, I need to start cannabis treatment again or I will go nuts.
cannabis causes an almost instant relief from muscle tension once the active ingredient hits your system, at least for me. it can take 5 minutes when smoking or one hour when injesting. would like to try drops or tinctures soon because I am not a fan of smoking it.
would like to hear others opinion on this matter so please respond.
