ME/CFS
No benefit
ME/CFS with pain and crashes, no overall benefit from cannabis or opioids
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2025
In their words
- Now: No benefit
it doesn't actually increase my underlying energy levels
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Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user with ME/CFS said they remained excruciatingly bored, with screens and the lights and colours of images making them feel worse. Their integrative doctor prescribed two liquid cannabis products, CBD with under 1% THC and a 12 mg THC/10 mg CBD mix, which helped sleep, pain and stress; street-grade cannabis made them sick. Opioids dulled pain but masked fatigue, causing worse than normal crashes.
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What they tried
Also tried
medical grade weed (medicinal cannabis)· HelpedProgressive Muscle Relaxation with slow breathing and gentle stretching· Helpedopioids· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- medical grade weed (medicinal cannabis) · Helped
Taking medicinal Mary Jane has been a wonder for me. Helps with sleep, pain, stress.
In context ↗ - opioids · Worse
When I first used to take them I'd end up in a worse than normal crash because the opioids had masked the fatigue building in me.
In context ↗ - Progressive Muscle Relaxation with slow breathing and gentle stretching · Helped
I find these gentle physical interventions help bleed off some of my restlessness.
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Adverse events
- “"Street" grade stuff absolutely makes me feel sick everytime.” In context ↗ Side effects
- “I've only had side effects when taking products with high THC levels.” In context ↗ Side effects
- Opioids (unspecified)“When I first used to take them I'd end up in a worse than normal crash because the opioids had masked the fatigue building in me.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I'd end up in a worse than normal crash because the opioids had masked the fatigue building in me
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Helps with sleep, pain, stress.
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
all the lights and colours of images plus the device's radiation makes me feel worse
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