Migraines and Cannabis Oil: An Update

Search cbd oil and migraines. Tons of info online.

Thanks, hope I can find a reliable source of information.

Has she tried therapeutic Botox injections?

My friend suffered terribly from migraines, and this helped her.

mushrooms

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Try Migergot. It worked for me.

Believe it or not she's "under the limit" for botox. Seems the gods of medicine have decided that one has to have 15 or more per month to qualify.

If she has two that last three days each that only counts as two. Five more of two days each makes a total of seven "headaches" that cover 16 days.

Medical logic, ya gotta love it...or not.

I'm sorry to hear that. I was thinking there must be some kind of problem with it for you guys to not have given it a shot.

And I chose, "...or not."


She has my kind regard that she finds something to help her, and a for both of you.

I'm a long time migraine sufferer.

I have found that cannabis helps the best, it works much better than the so called pain pills for that. After using it, it works best if you can go to bed and sleep for a bit.

Thanks for the information. It's appreciated.

Obviously everyone is different, but I found that my salt levels were low. At onset I take some Pink Himalayan salt with lots of water (the larger crystals, bite and swallow )

Warm compress over my eyes and tiger balm on my temples and forehead and the back of my neck. Get into a hot bath. An anti inflammatory sometimes too. Mostly I find that the salt helps. It will also help if levels are kept high enough, and the migraines will be kept at bay. Monitor blood pressure, as you don't want that going too high because of the salt.

All the best to your wife.

I'm female and have suffered from migraines for ooohhh 22 years now.....

For me personally, after testing all sorts of mess from beta blockers, to general painkillers, stronger painkillers, immigrant injections etc....nothing worked in stopping them.

Couldn't find a dietary link to mine either. Mine appeared to be linked to the female hormones and were definitely worse at certain times of the month.

I had a hysterectomy and ovary removal 3 years ago and as soon as the estrogen had depleted completely, I stopped having migraines altogether. If I have anything slightly estrogenic now it will actually cause a migraine. The only reason I know is cos I tried add back hrt estrogen only and that caused the migraines and also some essential oils are estrogenic and they bring on migraines for me.

Some people have food allergies that cause them, sometimes it's not necessarily one specific food but a particularly combination of two or three foods.

There is a part of the ear which can be pierced and apparently this stops migraines.

Has she tried keeping a diary to see what possibly is causing them? Could be stress? Could be something environmental? Or a medication? Or a nerve issue?

Anyhow, cannabis is a pain reliever so I would have thought it would offer relief during an attack......whether it will stop them altogether I'm not sure?

i vaporize a nice indica strain. It help almost instantly. then I sleep for several hours

Leafly is a good resource for cannabis related questions.
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Several friends have had great success with microdosing mushrooms.
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I always start with what my body's missing for it to send me signals.
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If she tries iodine make sure she starts slowly because the detox headache might be as bad as a migraine.

It really does work.

Also if she is able. Have her start doing beginners yoga.

Don't know how or why but guessing it really relaxed and stretched out tangled nerves and allowed normal blood flow everywhere.

Just go straight for the good stuff. Don't be afraid of "getting high". When there is actual pain, you don't get high until the pain has been blocked, so she will quickly find the balance.

Another thing that helps a lot is peppermint oil dabbed behind the ears. Dilute it with some argan oil if its too strong or concentrated.

Good herb and peppermint oil saved my life a few days ago when a huge attack came on.

I suffer from migraines and by accident I discovered something that completely wipes out my migraines in 15-20 minutes. ICE

Yes.. ICE... If you put an ice pack on the pain until the pain of the ice is stronger than the pain of the migraine (for me this is about 15 mins).. then poof! migraine gone....

Tell her to try it.

Check out the Earthclinic site.
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People contribute remedies here, and it looks like for migraines, ACV with honey ranks #1...

Sadly this has been my experience too. I find all I can do is avoid certain triggers and keep a supply of Relpax on hand. It`s expensive but it works for me and allows me to lead a mostly normal life.

I feel for your wife Larry as I used to suffer from migraines. Since I came across a wonderful doctor on the internet and took his advice on eating and living healthy I have improved my life substantially. I took his advice on migraines and no longer get them but the solution isn't cannabis but rather involved. I avoid all MSG food additives which is listed under many different names and if I ever feel an attack coming on I empty a capsule of magnesium citrate/malate in a glass of water and drink.


Article excerpt;

"Cluster headaches are one of the worst types of headaches. Currently, the exact cause is not known, but they may be related to migraine headaches. There is evidence, however, that (as with migraines) excess brain glutamate is involved. It may also be associated with low brain magnesium levels.I have found that magnesium citrate/malate, taken at a dose of 500 mg twice a day, helps reduce the number of attacks and severity of attacks involved with cluster headaches. Coenzyme Q10 in a dose of 200 mg twice a day can also reduce attacks. It is critical that a person with cluster headaches avoid all forms of dietary excitotoxins and meat-heavy diets. In addition, avoid all processed foods, sugar, and carbohydrates that are high on the glycemic index, which is a measure of how a carbohydrate affects blood sugar levels. Reactive hypoglycemia — that is, low blood sugar that occurs after a meal — is associated with cluster headaches."

-Dr Russell Blaylock

You can buy CBD oil, which has no psychoactive component, and it can be shipped to you if you can't get it locally. A lot of people report a good amount of help for migraines with the CBD.

CBDistillery dot com is one that has a good rep. You still want the whole plant extract as there are at least 111 cannabinoids in the 'average' cannabis plant.

If it were me and it were legal in my state, I would try indica dominant for an actual attack (and go to bed) and take the CBD daily as a preventative and an adaptogenic balancer. It does take time to build in the system. CBD won't flag on a drug test, if that is a concern.

The 420 magazine has a forum with an encyclopedic number of links to medical studies for various maladies and lots of very knowledgeable people willing to share their experiences.

And Prayer OP. ... Seek The Lord..

Thanks, Fluffy, very much.

A low dose of Shrooms will provide relief for at least a month if not longer...

You can use cold pressed Hemp oil (not cannabis but you can use cbd oil too).

I suffered terrible migranes for years until I started taking 2 tblsp of hemp oil daily. Haven't had one for over 4 years. It carries so much beneficial nutrients.

^^this
complete the nutritional spectrum the brain needs
hemp seed uniquely contains all the omegas in good balance -its the balance that is critical to healing the body -esp neuro, endocrinal production (hormonal production relies on right omega ratios)
hemp oil/seeds also uniquely contains lecithin -this is the glue holding stuff together (high in brain)
and its also uniquely water soluble, making it the perfect transport vehicle for cannabinoids

I'll snag some of this as well, thanks for sharing your experiences; means a lot more than the advertising on a seller's site.

It could be osteoskeletric.

Try a bite to sleep with. Just a common one you find at the pharmacy. If it works then you should find the way to solve the problem with therapy.

Went ahead and ordered her some CBD oil with hemp seed oil, etc.

I'll post her results in this thread as an "update" for anyone else who may have an interest in the subject.

A sincere thank you to everyone who took the time to share experiences and offer both information and ideas, it's much appreciated.

good thread thanks everyone

I took cherry syrup for 10 years as I suffered from migraines. This has to be syrup not juice. Montmorency cherries are the best for its syrup. Take 1 tbsp twice daily for at least 3 months then 1 tbsp daily ongoing. It can be added to water, juice or taken straight up. I added mine to a glass of OJ. One tbsp of pure cherry syrup has the potency of 10 Ibuprofens but not the side effects of actually taking 10 Ibuprofens. My migraines were relieved and I would only on occasion suffer from a mild headache. I stopped taking the syrup about 4 months ago and whammo! I had the worst migraine headache with the nausea, vomiting and photosensitivity that I have had in years just 3 days ago. I went and bought my cherry syrup and will not ever stop it again!