Daily Medical Use Tolerance Build Up?

[Cannacopia Delight]

I kicked meds from my life four years ago, and I have been trying everything under the sun to get rid of my addictive personality. I was on anti-depressants for over a decade trying to cope with the social anxiety in my life, I can physically hear nails on a chalk board in my brain if I am not hooked on something and it becomes hard to function with the coping mechanism rituals I have dug myself into. I have tried everything from chamomile, frankincense, liquid nicotine, st. johns wart; they just put my mind in a fog and made me sick to my stomach. I have found the strain I think I am looking for of a high CBD low THC variety so it doesn't cloud the mind. Here's my only concern, I have heard from a few longtime users that you build a tolerance overtime if you smoke it every day; and it eventually gets to the point where you feel no effect and all your symptoms come back only worse. Basically that you become physically but not chemically addicted, and then you can no longer deal with your problems without the cannabis. I will say the medications worked, but I am definitely more alert without em.

 

[ttystikk]

This is a tough call, as cannabis tends to affect people differently.

For anxiety, try some heavy couch lock indica.

 

[mauricem00]

I kicked meds from my life four years ago, and I have been trying everything under the sun to get rid of my addictive personality. I was on anti-depressants for over a decade trying to cope with the social anxiety in my life, I can physically hear nails on a chalk board in my brain if I am not hooked on something and it becomes hard to function with the coping mechanism rituals I have dug myself into. I have tried everything from chamomile, frankincense, liquid nicotine, st. johns wart; they just put my mind in a fog and made me sick to my stomach. I have found the strain I think I am looking for of a high CBD low THC variety so it doesn't cloud the mind. Here's my only concern, I have heard from a few longtime users that you build a tolerance overtime if you smoke it every day; and it eventually gets to the point where you feel no effect and all your symptoms come back only worse. Basically that you become physically but not chemically addicted, and then you can no longer deal with your problems without the cannabis. I will say the medications worked, but I am definitely more alert without em.

sounds like your looking a strain like charlottes web or harlequin. there are a few strains that have been bred recently that are very high in cbd and low in THC. a high CBD hemp oil may help as well

 

[D528]

Hopefully im not out of line but I was on anti anziety and depression meds for years too. i found alot had to do with my diet and meds. Have you tried magnesium. It really helped smooth lout my ruff edges in my charactor. But then i also changed everythign about me as far as what i consume pysically and mentally. Looking at causes is a good way to help stuff. I learned alot of how to help myself at naturalnews.com
http://www.ancient-minerals.com/magnesium-deficiency/symptoms-signs/
https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Earth-Minerals-Angstrom-Magnesium-8/dp/B004PJIP2W

Hope ya find a good strain. good luck.

 

[Cannacopia Delight]

Hopefully im not out of line but I was on anti anziety and depression meds for years too. i found alot had to do with my diet and meds. Have you tried magnesium. It really helped smooth lout my ruff edges in my charactor. But then i also changed everythign about me as far as what i consume pysically and mentally. Looking at causes is a good way to help stuff. I learned alot of how to help myself at naturalnews.com
http://www.ancient-minerals.com/magnesium-deficiency/symptoms-signs/
https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Earth-Minerals-Angstrom-Magnesium-8/dp/B004PJIP2W

Hope ya find a good strain. good luck.

Oh yeah, switched my diet around years ago and the products I use; that's when I made the decision to get off meds to get back to nature. I'd say I have better clarity then ever before, but the anxiety is much worse.

 

[Cannacopia Delight]

Found exactly the term I’m looking for, every so so often as a medical patient you should take a tolerance break to wipe the CBD and THC from your system; this allows you to stay at the same dose without ever needing to raise it. It is recommended that you take an eighteen day break once a year, or one week off every six months:

Day 0 - 100% tolerance
Day 2 - 75% tolerance
Day 4 - 50% tolerance
Day 6 - 37.5% tolerance
Day 7 - 31.5% tolerance
Day 8 - 25% tolerance
Day 10 - 18.75% tolerance
Day 12 - 13.88% tolerance
Day 14 - 9.38% tolerance
Day 18 - 4.69% tolerance

https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/can-a-tolerance-break-rejuvenate-the-effects-of-cannabis

 

[blaze 57]

I have chronic pain associated with Shuermanns disease of the upper spine. I only do dabs at night before bed but yes I get a tolerance to the point where I'm just going through the motions of dabbing and NOT feeling a darn thing. Yes!! tolerance breaks are a must! In fact I'm in the process of a tolerance break right now.

 

[blaze 57]

I have chronic pain associated with Shuermanns disease of the upper spine. I only do dabs at night before bed but yes I get a tolerance to the point where I'm just going through the motions of dabbing and NOT feeling a darn thing. Yes!! tolerance breaks are a must! In fact I'm in the process of a tolerance break right now.