my dad has fibromyalgia and rhematoid arthritis, and he says between all the different meds he has for painkilling, anti-inflammation, sleep aids, etc... its a constant balancing act. the pain meds make him crazy / have given him cataracts (synthetic opiates like tramadol), the anti-inflams tear up his stomach, and the sleep aids work for an hour or two and then he's stuck wide awake and pretty much trapped in his own body.

he says pot is the only medication he's ever tried that kills the symptoms without nasty side effects. funny part is, he hates the taste of pot so he doesnt like to smoke it that much.

i plan on eventually getting my pill-making technique down-pat (took a break when my last scale went down for the count) and making sure the man has all the herbal medicine he needs.

its the least i can do for the guy!

DrSpiggity