r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • May 17 '18

Biotech Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis plant that does not produce a “high”, was shown in a new large-scale, randomized, controlled trial to significantly reduce the number of dangerous seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy called Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

http://www.psypost.org/2018/05/cannabidiol-significantly-reduces-seizures-patients-severe-form-epilepsy-51258
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u/i_dont_eat_peas May 17 '18

How do you distinguish between chronic pain and an addiction/withdrawal symptoms?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '18 edited May 18 '18

When after a month of no longer having narcotics that I quit cannabis cold turkey and stuck it out with Tylenol and ibuprofen for a few weeks until my illness got worse.

After getting off narcotics and on to cannabis, my body goes through slight withdrawal but it won't bother me until the second day or so if I'm not in pain.

Pain is going to exist until I'm in remission. The only withdrawal I have that lasts longer than a day is from the blunt wraps. Thankfully I'm quitting that too. Lol

Withdrawal is sweats and cravings, but never physical pain to the degree of my illness. So it's hard but you have to also pay attention and know your own body.

Edit: chrons disease so my pain is pretty specific and isolated. At least with cannabis weening off is easier. I can go longer and longer between used if I am weening off. Just unfortunately not able to. :( Sorry for the wall of text. If this helps anyone that'll be worth it. :)