Marijuana

[FieldArtilleryGuy]

So my wife and I have never tried anything like this before, but yesterday during a comp and pen exam the psych actually recommended it for both of us. (My wife wasn't there, but we both have PTSD and the psych said it might be helpful.) As we all know the VA is no help in this so I'm looking to the guys and girls with experience. What all do we need and what should we use? We both have PTSD and chronic pain so I'm lost as to what all is needed. We live in Colorado so it is legal. Should we try edibles or just smoke for the first time? I think this will be funny, my wife took Vicodin (she had her wisdom teeth pulled) and thought the walls where bleeding, and another night she wanted me to shoot the ceiling fan because it was freaking her out. I'm debating on recording this for fun.

 

[combatgoldfish]

I'd suggest finding something with high CBD. It will help with ptsd and also pain.

Download Leafly, basically an app for strain information, reviews and even locations. You can use it as a reference guide.

Research the area business, most places have a website with their menu of the day. That way you can pick out what might be best for you based on prices, cbd %, thc %, etc.

Edibles wouldn't be a first time thing because it takes a while to kick in that way. I would suggest smoking or a vape. I prefer vapor because it's a lot cleaner and discrete. Seems to also last a longer as well.

 

[Woodman]

Been married for 37 years and we're both messed up in the head one way or another. My advice is go for it, but go lightly at first. Personally the sativa is more better than the indica, but that is my humble opinion. I'd suggest buying grams for experimentation for what best suits you. Once you have it dialed in you'll know. Try edibles if the smoke or vape doesn't do it for you. combatgoldfish post is spot on

 

[Jimmy1]

I have been on about eight different tablets for the last eight years, I suffer all sorts of side effects and don't really smile a lot, why not enjoy life while you can.

 

[Deleted member 43454]

I live by weed, and weed alone. I'll expand a little on that...
I also have no children or spouse to worry about... but I feel that if I even had kids I definitely would toke secretly because of the rage. Helps me mellow out... when you got anxiety... I've had it growing up. My experiences overseas really compounded on that. Sometimes weed doesn't aid with the anxiety... when the anxiety builds into stress or because of stress the weed acts to suppress the stress and slow time down an focus more into the details located in the present moment.

But I don't enjoy going crowed places stoned.

Violence has been what I've been exposed to for many years. When my younger sister and I would hear the garage door open up and our parents are home, we'd book it to our rooms and hide lol. I am less likely to have an outburst if I smoke.

 

[FieldArtilleryGuy]

We got some stuff. It is helping and I might be able to get a medical card. It's just not easy to hide it from the kids. Thanks for the input so far.

 

[atilla]

I think you'll find Brother it's a totally different kind of med, and the "side effects", haven't found any bad yet except paranoia, but that passes after a couple more tokes. One way to keep it from smelling when u smoke it is to take a paper towell tube, and stuff it with drier sheets and exhale through it. can't smell the smoke. I personally use a one-hitter to smoke with..You're not burning anything but the weed, and unlike a pipe, after you stop toking the onehitter goes out. doesn't fill up your room with smoke..just a couple of ways to prevent your kids from knowing. Lol it's ironic, we use to hid from our parents when doing this stuff, now we're hiding from our kids:)

 

[FieldArtilleryGuy]

I never did it to hide it from my parents. when my kids are older I won't hide it, right now it's because they are so young I don't want them to c "mommy and daddy smoking" when they are old enough to understand what it is and why I'll tell them. But for now I don't want them getting confused.

 

[Jimmy1]

I have changed my mind on a few things. It's too easy to get a prescription in California for medical cannabis. Every man and his dog smokes it. The stupid thing is smoking it destroys half the benefits. Vaporise between 180 - 200 c and you will never smoke again

 

[combatgoldfish]

After the vape pen, I won't use a pipe. Never been into joints. Bong is only used every once in awhile.

With vape I just sit in the bathroom and exhale toward the fan.

They also make small hand held machines that you can blow the smoke into the filters out the smell. Saw em for about $20

 

[OldDoorGunner]

Well I still don't shit.....but I did try some Grape Romulan (Indica) today for pain.....Not all that much 1/8 of a bowl 2 tokes...made me cough my ass off.
Damn.....as you you know I deal with some bad pain....after a few mints. a lot of my pain went way down....
So I am now looking at edibles....I like this Link Removed
I thinking brownies........

Help, ideas????

 

[Friday]

With vape I just sit in the bathroom and exhale toward the fan.

They also make small hand held machines that you can blow the smoke into the filters out the smell. Saw em for about $20

Okay... This is old... But ghettofabulous trick = Box of dryersheets. Just put 'em in a bag & voila. $2