It's been a while since I posted last, so I'm not sure if I mentioned that my neurologist changed my daily medicine from Neurontin to Depakote. There may have been a slight difference when I changed, but it still wasn't working as well as I would like it to. We have tried everything.
*"preventive meds"
*Essential Oils
*Excendrin
*Urgent Care
*Botox
Nothing seemed to be working. So I had A LOT of friends tell me I needed to try CBD oil. I have read about it before and have bee willing to try it for a while. But I never brought it up because I knew Jacob would instantly link it to marijuana and say no. But after he saw all the people talking about how much it had helped them, he read about it, and said, "let's try it." I was so excited! People have been able to get off pain meds, depression meds, anxiety meds...it sounds amazing.
We found a reputable place nearby and went to talk to them. We ended up getting a bottle to try out.
I got grape flavored. Let me tell you this...it's gross! Mixed with mountain dew I could barely taste it. Fruit juice or orange juice masks it pretty well also. I've done the droppers just in my mouth with nothing else and it's intense.
I was trying half a dropper in the morning and half a dropper at night.
It wasn't like an instant thing, where I did it and the pain just went away. But, I woke up the next morning pain free. It's been really awesome. I did have to switch to taking a full dropper at night and nothing in the morning because it was making me so tired. I literally couldn't get out of bed.
I've had a few migraines since I started taking it. But they've mostly been low on the pain scale (1-2) and I've bee able to take some Excedrin and they go away.
I've been out of bed so much more since I started taking it. I'm getting to spend time with my kids and husband.
As happy as I am to be out of pain, I still feel like I'm walking on eggshells. Like I'm waiting for the big one to hit. This morning my head is hurting pretty good, but I'm taking some tylenol, resting, and trying to kick it before this afternoon.
I haven't noticed a change in my depression. But I've come to terms with the fact that I will always be on an anti-depressant. That's just how my brain works.
Overall I've been so happy with it. Even if it's just a placebo effect...I don't care!
