#i haven't done psilocybin either and would be interested as well

[punisheddonjuan]

So the other day I met [unnamed tumblr mutual] in person for the first time when she came over to the apartment and beyond having a really wonderful afternoon together, she brought over some cannabis edibles because I mentioned that I was thinking about trying an edible to see if it could do anything for my pain levels, but also not wanting anything that even approaching "strong". I'd tried a few CBD only products and they didn't do much. Maybe an edible with THC in it too would actually do something.

Turns out that yes, taking an edible actually does help with pain. It didn't do much of anything for the muscle soreness, but it cut down on the neuropathic pain and dulled the migraine a little. It also dropped my heart rate, lowered my blood pressure and relaxed me, which hey that's all good. The entire experience of using cannabis as an edible is the complete opposite to my experience smoking cannabis. Smoking it, whether as a joint or through a bong, usually only ever made me anxious, put me on edge, and spiked my heartrate. I'm starting to wonder if that's more from the smoking part than the drug part. If the anxiety and spike in heart rate was some kind of inflammatory reaction to smoking. I've had a few nice experiences passing a joint around with friends, but every time I've tried it on my own, it's been bad vibes. I don't "do" drugs, or even drink because I'm always worried it will make me crash or feel worse somehow. So this was a really nice surprise.

#blog #personal history #unnamed mutual is unnamed as i don't know how she feels being mentioned openly. brendan lore knowers might be able to figure it out though. #and like look I'm not anti-drug it's just that i don't like how most drugs make me feel #don't like the way opiates make me feel at all #i hate the way benzos make me feel too #cocaine i tried once and didn't like at all #it was all of the jittery energy I'd get from taking too much amphetamine but with none of the focus or “even-ness” no thanks #i've not tried LSD but would like to #i haven't done psilocybin either and would be interested as well #i used to love beer (even brewed my own on several occasions!) and adored a good gin and tonic or a nice wine but alcohol just crashes me