Where do you live ?
Here in the Bay Area theres lots of stores with excellent medicine
Ive been sending my aunt in PA 1000 mg Turtle bars that help her greatly
Both THC and CBD are very helpful to those in pain without toxicity
First of all, I cannot help you with that type of medicine, as I have no access or knowledge about it. I’m going to ask if two other meds have already been tried for your Dad.
Prednisone and Fentanyl? I’ve heard of either being used in severe rheumatism cases. Hopefully, he has some kind of coverage to help with the costs. Good luck to your Father.
He is blessed to have an adult child looking out for them.
CBD oils can help with pain. Some oils are better than others, and not everyone gets the same level of pain relief.
I would definitely give them a try.
Why Gummies? You can purchase CBD oil on Amazon. It’s a small bottle with an eye dropper. You merely place the oil underneath the tongue. It does work.
Polymyalgia rheumatica or fibromyalgia.?
Well, since fibromyalgia is treated with Lyrica, and lyrica is a psych drug...
Go for the electric gummy bear.
Funny you should post this. Just heard two people today saying how much CBD has helped their pain. Don’t know anything about it personally, but it’s probably worth a try. Hope it helps.
doctors don’t know what it is? If it’s Polymyalgia rheumatica then it will show inflamation in joints- typical of the disease- if it’s fibro- he will have a number of tender points, as well as a certain amount of symptoms of fibro
There are so many different conditions/diseases that mimic fibro- or vice versa- and one needs an accurate diagnosis in order to determine the correct medicine to use- some need prednisone- some need immunosuppressants, some respond well to low dose anti-depressants some respond well to vitamins and certain herbs-
I’m not sure you are going to find CBD gummies online- if you type in CBD gummies in amazon- all you get i their hemp oil gummies which aint the same- you would have to get a prescription for it- but you might be better off with the CBD oil-
Alcohol and pain medicine can be deadly. Very serious.
As an aside, I am guessing that CBD oil won’t be near as effective as opiates, just riskier.
Once again, be very careful with alcohol.
Heres some help:
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-oxygen-chamber-therapy-ease-fibromyalgia.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-poor-habits-linked-fibromyalgia-women.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-fibromyalgia-chronic-pain-symptoms-meditation.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-lyrica-ease-pain-depressed-fibromyalgia.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2014-03-electrical-brain-fibromyalgia-patients.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-ultralaser-treatment-fibromyalgia-yields-percent.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-venlafaxine-effective-fibromyalgia-tx.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2014-05-vibration-relief-fibromyalgia.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-naltrexone-linked-reduction-pain-fibromyalgia.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-vitamin-d-supplements-pain-fibromyalgia.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-customized-resistance-factor-success-fibromyalgia.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2017-08-benefits-aerobic-fibromyalgia.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-fibromyalgia-symptoms-coq10-supplementation.html
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-weight-loss-obese-tied-chronic.html
Take a look and do what you can.
If he has that much inflammation going on then any CBD, painkillers, alcohol etc are just masking the problem.
Continued inflammation will destroy his joints and eventually his kidneys and heart.
He has to deal with the inflammation.
Prednisone would be good for a start. He may not need it long term. Also diet can help. Dairy causes inflammation.
Prayers for him. I have 3 Autoimmune diseases.
Consumers Lab is an independent test lab that studies herbal supplements. They look for content as advertised or per standard. They also look for contaminants. The latest study on CBD oil shows the Bluebird brand as having the highest concentration of CBD and the lowest cost per unit. I have a friend that gets relief from RA by taking that brand of CBD at least two times a day.
The difficulty with selecting CBD is there is no standard. Reading the labels does not provide enough information to make a comparison.
This may sound kid of wacky, but my
mother suffered terribly from
fibromyalgia, and found some relief
from using satin sheets. It took a lot
less physical effort to turn over or
shift her weight while sleeping. For
her symptoms she used a prescription
med called Lyrica.
I have a close friend with fibromyalgia. She also gets intense, blinding migraines. She had tried various prescriptions over a ten year time frame. Everything seemed to cause more problems than it helped. She then tried CBD oil a couple of years ago and was able to function normally again. She said she could still feel the fibro and migraines a bit, but the difference was night and day. No guarantees than results will be the same for everyone. I do believe it’s worth trying. It’s incredibly low risk and might do wonders.
I believe it can be reversed, that it is a symptom of a diseased state. A person simply has to have the will to do so and an open mind.
I also believe that CBD is snake oil, nothing more than a mask for other factors which need to be addressed before healing can begin. No different than a multitude of compounds people now take to relieve symptoms without addressing the cause(s).
Best of luck. I mean that. I have yet to meet a person willing to undertake a different approach to their fibromyalgia, an irrational approach to a a condition which should prompt a willingness to try anything. The psychology of illness is a conundrum I analyze at-length.
Footnote to those thinking about attacking me for my CBD opinion: Don’t do it. Fair warning. Share your experience if you feel the need, but don’t attack me. Been there; I will return fire if fired upon. I am not kind to emotional, sickly lefty vegetarians and will not tolerate it here.
Personally I have never heard of an 80 yr old man suffering from fibromyalgia, much less intense enough to make him this miserable.
I hope he is seeing a good rheumatologist then, if the diagnosis is not clear? Does he need a bone scan? Is he on a statin drug that could be causing muscle damage?
http://www.doctoryourself.com
http://www.doctoryourself.com/pain.html
https://www.peakenergy.com/ Dr. Thomas Levy
You might want to check out Dr. Levy’s book, Primal Panacea for high dosage vitamin C using oral Liposomal vitamin C. I wouldn’t expect instant relief for pain, but possibly help for the underlying disease(s). Good luck.
Strip all sugar and yeast from his diet. Get a $16 bottle of aqua flora inc high potency 9 for all 9 strands of candida. Try the candida diet. I was diagnosed with fibro and none of the meds helped me. Out of sheer desperation I went to a chiropractor who offered some holistic remedies for fibro. He did a full evaluation and advised it was systemic candida. Nine years of suffering disappeared in just 3 days using the diet and system cleanse. Totally changed my diet, my health, my energy level. You might want to explore it as an option.
Praying for healing for your father.
Whatever you do, don’t let him mix alcohol and pain meds. Too dangerous.
Cant hurt
I know folks who swear by it
They smoke it or drink it or gummies or vape CBD OIL
Near my house near franklin TN there are two expensively laid out one acre to two acre glass greenhouse built tall to accommodate sativa strains CBD marihuana
Im guessing 200,000 plus acre
The Frist family is in it in a big way too locally here
They tell me you should gross 60,000 per acre every pull
Beats cotton or beans
If by chance youre on pain meds regimen or probation or parole they will dirty a urine sample
Just advice
IMPORTANT- UPDATE INFO— I am in Virginia. He is in PA...I see him fairly often. He was on predisone for years (doctors never took him off)...yes it helped with the pain but he seemed to go downhill fast and he decided maybe 2 or 3 months ago it was killing him (he read something about rat poison) and so he was weaned off.