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You are taking Valium and a muscle relaxer for MS??? Neither of these IMO help much for back pain. I have chronic pain and I have been prescribed Flexerill and Vicodin. Since the VA doesn't want me addicted they have me trying Lodine now. Ultimately it's up to you but a safe natural remedy for pain may be the ticket. I have done a lot of research regarding MJ and there has never been an overdose and it has great promise for pain relief.
Lemme tell ya bout back troubles...
Grade 3 spodylesthesis (sp?), 4 ruptures, 7 tears, 5 compression fractures, and permanant nerve impingement affecting my legs also. Basically my back hurts an awful lot, and on occasions when it does not hurt....my damned legs hurt!
List of meds 26 months ago; Soma, Oxycontin, Dilaudid, Lexapro, Duragesic patches(75mcg), Clonipin, Vicodin, and numerous other anti-inflamatory agents. Trouble was, I did not care if I hurt or not nor could I eat eaither.
Bubblegum, White Rhino, and Sk1 are all I take today. So yes it does help, albiet the pain is not gone but tolerable and I can function rather than suck air on my couch.
I had to make a call on whether to continue all that and lay up the rest of my life or try something new. For me, it works quite well and I eat quite well again to boot. I got my life back, and if you have chronic pain...that is what it is all about....getting your life back.
Another thing here, I have found I don't need to get high to break the pain. Although I sometimes end up higher en heck late in the day....a tug on the pipe here and there works wonders and lets me function...ya should see my garden...a real outdoors gem! It has not the single MJ plant either...hehe!
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I have 3 injuries, one to my right-lower back, one on a vertebrae in my upper back, one in my neck from an asshole chiropractor who adjusted it and fucked it up.
Lower back: I find it doesn't do much other than help me forget, mainly because it's so spread out.
Upper back: reduces inflamation to the vertebrae significantly, often eliminates pain entirely.
neck: usually eliminates pain entirely. also, the injury caused nerve damage in my neck which causes burning and needles to go down my shoulders and arms. this goes away 100% when I'm high, within minutes of smoking (about 3 minute into being stoned).
:( No........i wish it did take care of pains and sore muscles...but they all still hurt. Try getting a massage.