Medical marijuana user, can it -cause- migraines?

Hi everyone,

I was just looking for some guidance from experienced medical marijuana users. I am a new user located in a state where the flower is still illegal, and the only options come in dispensary-patented vapes, tinctures, & tablets. (So, the very useful looking thread that enumerates the strains of MJ that can soothe specific conditions does not apply here since my state only lists the products as sativa, indica or hybrid.) I received my card and have been wanting to use it for migraines / neuralgia. The dispensary gave me a 1:1 THC/CBD tincture and vape stick. I've been finding that even at 1 mL doses of the tincture, a raw feeling in my neck ensues within about 20 mins. No positive / muscle relaxant / high feeling materializes, and the past two times I've experienced horrible migraines within 4 hours of ingestion. This seems counterintuitive to what I've heard about marijuana.

I tried telling the pharmacist this information, but he just repeats that "1:1 -should- work for you....well marijuana doesn't necessarily work for everyone and opioids -are- cheaper." He recommends I take small doses every day for a week and then come back to talk. But even the 1 mL is giving me migraines. The dispensary has a 4 page menu that I cannot decipher of other offerings such as "Premium 80% vape cartridge 20:1 Sativa" &" Aqua Vaporization Oil Excipient Free 2:1."

Does anyone have any recommendations of what I could order or ask for that might work better than 1:1 in terms of muscle relaxant & painkilling properties? The pharmacist hasn't been too helpful in explaining anything but the bare basics and didn't offer an alternative last time I went to talk. (There's gotta be something on that list that would work, right? Perhaps I just need a new dispensary / pharmacist?)

Sorry if this is long winded. I'm very confused & in a fair bit of pain at the moment!! Thanks much for any help you can offer.

 

Hi BNW,

My pain can go either way - the worst is the throbby type. It can also manifest in extreme muscle soreness in both shoulders and up through the neck and base of the skull plus nausea and photosensitivity (which is present no matter what type occurs). It's the latter that has been going on constantly for 3 weeks and is driving me up the wall. The former is what I seem to be getting after ingesting the tincture. Interesting - and here I was assuming that the THC was the problem rather than the CBD! I'm glad it works for your issue! Thanks so much for your reply. I think it's possible to just go on the dispensary site and order what you want, so I'll keep this in mind. It's frustrating because it's going to be really expensive to experiment - was hoping the pharmacist would be more helpful off the bat, but whaddya gonna do. He's telling me to microdose for a week and then come back, but I've had 2 massive migraines already that will take a couple weeks to recover from (the muscle soreness lingers and could set off another attack), so the pain accumulates. I'm afraid to keep going.

 

I'm not even getting the benefits of being high lol. Nothing really happens except more pain. About 4-6 hours in, I get giggly for about 5 minutes and that's it. Then the migraine starts. It's weird! Wow, I'll have to keep that in mind with the heartburn once I find something that works.

 

Ok! Is that done through the "conversations" section? Thanks for your help!

 

I'm in a state that doesn't allow you to tinker with it yourself - it's all gotta be done though dispensaries. According to their website, the 1:1 formulation has the following ingredients:

Ratio: 1:1
THC: 2.5 mg / 0.5 mL
CBD: 2.5 mg/ 0.5 mL
Unit Size: 30 mL

 

Hiya!
The vaping was supposed to be a rescue resource to short circuit the pain right away if I say wake up with it. (If it starts in my sleep, no amount of opoids or anything will work. I'm stuck in the cycle for 12-16 hours.) They also gave me a tincture that I can swallow or use sublingually, which is what I've mostly been doing. But it seems to be giving me migraines.

Unfortunately growing one's own is extremely illegal in my state, plus I live in an apartment complex. Even if it was legal, the neighbors and homeowners board would not be pleased lol. Great idea though - maybe we'll move to colorado one day. I've always wondered if it was something you could cultivate in one of those Aerogardens.

Everyone seems very helpful thus far. I know nothing about any of this but am willing to learn lol.

 

I really appreciate everyone's replies so far - you are giving me a lot to think about!

 

Checked the bottle, the carrying agent is MCT oil. Is that a dispensary standard or is there something else that I could request?

 

I hope your wife is doing ok after that terrifying experience!! Best wishes to both of you! I get MRIs every 5 years or if my symptoms get worse. It stems from fused cervical vertebrae at birth, so it's been a problem all my life. The older I get the more severe the pain and the lengthier the migraine cycle becomes. This has been going on for about 3 weeks.