Stressed!!!
Stressed!!!
Just want to vent really. Came off methotrexate mid november as id like to start a family. However since then a family members health deteriorated rapidly and is now at end of life. Bad timing for having no DMARDS in my system. I take naproxen and codeine which helps very little. New pain every day.
Also INSOMNIA!!!! Not nice. Anyone have any tips for any of the above? Thank you :)
I take thc for sleeping the highest dose . CBD is mostly for illnesses and calming effects. THC is what makes you sleepy and when combined with CBD it helps with pain . A lot of people misconstrue how these oils are to be used .
I then gently massage magnesium spray into my hands and wear my braces till the morning. So far so good . Plus I take 240,000 SU’s of Serrapeptase.
The miracle enzyme that most people are not aware of . It has helped me tremendously. Read up on it
I take Ambien every night. Before that I couldn’t sleep. I also sometimes use a sleep patch & I fall asleep to sleep stories from the Calm app.
I have found better results with Eastern medicine than any Western medicine. I have been meditating for a few years. This year I was introduced to "Floating!" I have had more successes with the meditating and floating. The introduction to floating has been a Universal Blessing!!! There is science behind the epsom salt, suspension and sensory deprivation that help chronic pain patients. I have slept so great since starting to float. It gives me the opportunity to leave my problems at the door for 60 minutes of PURE bliss and TOTAL relaxation!!!
I have multiple ways of dealing with the strain associated with 'RA. I have adopted them over the years to deal with the physical and emotional aspects that inevitably crop up. Firstly I work hard to take one day at a time. I do this because I found myself becoming increasingly anxious about the long term affects the disease will have in me physically as well as the affect it had on my life. Each day I try to work out how much I will be able to do. And try to pace myself. I also try not to dwell on all the things that I can no longer do and rather focus on what I can do. For pain and insomnia I use CBD and CBN. BOTH IN TINCTURE form. These marijuana extracts help me a lot. When I feel truly overwhelmed I consult a counselor that specialises in progressive and degenerative diseases. I allow myself to grieve when I lose significant physical capabilities. This is important to me because otherwise it accumulates and i can get to feel sorry for myself :-) I Don't expect people to understand anymore. For the first 20 years with RA I had little outward signs of ill health. So obviously it is not an easy thing for the healthy to grasp. If we think how this disease differs amongst sufferers It's easy to see why people Don't readily understand. I diligently follow my rheumatologist 's advice. I pray a great deal and try to have faith. I don't know if any of my tips and tricks will help you but I really wish you well. 😊
I bought me some ZZQuill, and this has been working really well!! You are to take 2 pills, but I only need 1.
