Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Good morning, Steve. Thanks for your detailed update. It's very helpful to understand what your experience was like and compare it to what I've experienced. I found that I had similar side effects a couple of times when I used the ethanol based tincture, mostly it was a feeling of dizziness, like I ...

Steve, Thanks for the update! I know the transition off of prescription meds can be the hardest part of trying something new. I came to the conclusion last night that the edible MM I purchased on Friday does not work for rls. But I've come across a cookie recipe which I've heard is very effective, s...

Polar Bear, Good morning. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us. I think we all benefit from hearing what others are experiencing. I also have osteoarthritis and have suffered from migraines. At the present, I actually do not suffer because I've found treatments that really work--for me, anyway-...

Hi Charley,

I agree with everything you said!

I asked about Sativex yesterday when I went to the dispensary. They didn't have it available. I may look up other dispensaries in the area to see if any of them have it.

Hi pinkynose, Most of the formulations I've tried have some THC in them, the Cannatonic tincture contains 6.94 mg THC to 9.20 mg CBD, my vapor pen cartridge is 22.4% THC and 39.8% CBD, and they have not kept me awake. I take them right before I go to bed, and am sound asleep within 10 to 15 minutes....

Hi Charley, Thanks for the article! I agree that it would be nice if doctors and scientists in this country were doing more research on this subject, but it's kind of like trying to discuss stem cell research with an orthopedic surgeon ..... they don't really want to hear about it. I'm going to ask ...

Hi Charley, My experience has been similar to yours, I started having symptoms about 10 years ago, got a prescription for Requip in 2008, then switched to Mirapex about 4 years ago. In both cases had to keep increasing my dosage, and with both medications, augmentation eventually took over. Then las...

Hi Steve, Hopefully my reply to Pinkynose provided you with some of the info you are requesting. I have not yet shopped for any edibles, or really asked any questions about them. I will say that in my experimenting I have found that the absolute most effective MM, for me, so far, is the vapor pen ca...

Good morning, Pinkynose. I have not yet tried edibles. But, I've found that a vapor pen cartridge, with a formulation with 22.4% THC and 39.8% CBD, is very effective for treating my symptoms. So I would read the lables of edibles, and look for these percentages, or something close to this, when I do...

Hi Bess, thanks for sharing your recent experiences. I'm very happy to hear that you got 9 hours sleep! I'm jealous!! haha! Also, I second ViewsAskew's shout-out to CBD. I hope you will find some clear benefit in the future. I am still experimenting, too, and appreciate hearing how things are going ...

Yikes! Sorry to hear you had such a bad night! Keep me posted. Here is my nightly routine: right before getting into bed I inhale from the vapor pen 2-3 times, then take 2 droppers full of the Cannatonic tincture. Usually, that gets me through the night. But if I feel any symptoms coming on in the m...

Hi Bess, I wish I was more knowledgeable about what the labels mean. It may be more potent than it sounds. The .5 gram in the vapor pen cartridge, which I have been using since March, is still half full. They told me at the dispensary it should last 6 months or more. I use it every night, occasional...

Hope it works out for you. I'll be glad when it's legal in the US, not just state by state, and we all have access to the same things. Recreational marijuana just became legal here on Wednesday. I was having the symptoms all day long, too, before I went to MM, but those are totally gone now. I'll lo...

Good morning, Orrel. We have laws here in the US that don't make much sense either. Since it is still illegal at the federal level, each state has it's own laws, which vary greatly, and in a number of states it is still illegal. When California first legalized MM in 1996, federal agents actually cam...

I haven't heard of any DUI arrests in our area for MM. That doesn't mean there weren't any, but people around here have smoked it recreationally for decades, even though it won't be legal until July 1, and you just don't hear much about it. The varieties I take don't make me high at all. Even though...