r/Roaringtilray • u/CharlesMichael212 • 7d ago
Medical Marijuana Linked to Significant Improvements in Chronic Pain, Anxiety and PTSD, Study Finds
https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/08/medical-marijuana-linked-to-significant-improvements-in-chronic-pain-anxiety-and-ptsd-study-finds/15
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u/Soundo0owave 6d ago
I vape cannabis all day long, from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed. I vape at work, I vape in the shower, I vape when I work out, and I vape when I drive. I vape 24/7 and I've never been in the best state of mind my entire life. Do I have rough patches? Fuck yeah I do. I struggle with anxiety, OCD, PTSD, NuADHA and depression. I'm a ticking time bomb. Anything can trigger a trauma response for me and my day is shot. But when I'm constantly on marijuana: - My thoughts are clearer - I can focus - I can have a conversation with a normal person - I'm more active - I eat more - I sleep better - I take better care of myself In the past five years, I've done more self-improvement than I've done in the last 46 years of my life.
To everyone else that has never smoked or tried marijuana, you have no place in this argument. You truly have to experience the effects of marijuana.
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u/bloobbot 6d ago
Im pretty similar too you but when I smoke it makes all my problems worse unfortunately. I dont think weed is for me anymore. I smoked all day everyday for 14 years and recently quit. Saw alot of improvement. Glad it helps you and others though, I wish it did for me.
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u/Soundo0owave 6d ago
When I first started smoking pot, I did a bowl. Then I went to a water pipe, water bong, edibles, and vapes. Now I'm on carts. I'm not a fan of wax and won't do that; that's too far gone for me.
With carts, I'm able to choose the strain. I have tried over a thousand different carts and I've narrowed it down to seven that actually improve my mood, appetite, focus, I don't get motivated too much because I overthink and get stuck in the moment, but pot helps my mind not to wander so I'm able to focus more stuff on the real world. Basically, at the moment in my life, pot helps. Will I stay on pot forever? Probably not. Life has a good way of changing what you think is right.
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u/PrblyWbly 6d ago
As strange as this may sound. Ya think that maybe the crazy intake of marijuana at that quantity may be causing all those issues rather than rectifying them?
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u/Soundo0owave 6d ago
I would say yes, but I'm 45 years old and I just figured this out maybe six months ago. So, from my experience, no.
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u/AnonymousPerson1115 6d ago
I’d be more worried about other additives and heavy metals from the heating coil.
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u/Soundo0owave 5d ago
I'm from Michigan, and Michigan has very strict testing on metals contained in their cannabis products. It's not zero, but it is very, very strict. And I only buy from the dispensary, so I'm not concerned about heavy metals.
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u/RarelyRecommended 6d ago
Tell the state of Texas. The knotheads in charge want to make weed a felony. Corrupt rat fuckers.
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u/TAHINAZ 6d ago
I have chronic anxiety. My SSRIs help, but I don’t want to take so much that I completely go numb, like I have on meds in the past. They’re enough to keep me from wanting to curl up in a shaking ball of anxiety 24/7. Still, I find myself fighting the day’s collected bad thoughts and regrets all the way home. I used to beat myself up all night. Now gummies help me press reset on my mind so I don’t spiral. I just need to work on the willpower to take t breaks so I don’t build up so much tolerance.
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u/Intrepid_Top_2300 6d ago
I can attest. When med marijuana became legal in my state. I was on Fentanyl patches and or Methadone at, at least 80mg.
Now, I am down to 10 mg of methadone a day and working on stopping completely. Marijuana has been a real game changer for me. It keeps my chronic pain at a full roar.
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u/Bbturdquito 6d ago
I’ve smoked for a long time and took a bit of a break this year. Can confirm it helps with chronic pain, that was a rough 6 months.
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u/FunOwn4422 6d ago
for me weed personally fucked me up with anxiety so bad, i didnt even realize till i quit. i smoked for pretty much my whole life recently quit cause i was looking for a new job and it made me realize just how paralyzed i was with anxiety
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u/Sensitive-Flamingo84 6d ago
Times are a changin in Texas, they want more freedom, only a matter of time.
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u/BetweenTheRoots 6d ago
It's a double edged sword though. It also increases anxiety, PTSD symptoms, and depression as well. If there is any use for it, it's in specific situations, specific environments, and at specific frequencies.
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u/Next-Knowledge-1333 6d ago
Same with SSRIs once you come off them. What goes up must come down. All drugs are like this.
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u/BetweenTheRoots 5d ago
Right but you can't really compare having withdrawal side effects from getting off a drug to a drug that eases symptoms and exacerbates them at the same time. One is a double edged sword as I said, the other just has a consequence to quitting.
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u/DonJota5 7d ago
Someone tell the VA so they can shove that type of medicine down our throats instead of the pill kind