{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-question-tags-template-js","path":"/question-tag/transdermal-patch/6","result":{"data":{"allQuestion":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Question_7057-markdown","title":"I have fibromyalgia and a bad back.  I am looking for a good pain patch. I cannot use fentanyl.","slug":"i-have-fibromyalgia-and-a-bad-back-i-am-looking-for-a-good-pain-patch-i-cannot-use-fentanyl","content":"\n_____________________\nFibromyalgia responds very well to marijuana. We have several articles you may be interested in:\n\nhttps://www.hellomd.com/search/fibromyalgia/articles\n\nIn terms of pain patches, the one transdermal patch that is very popular is Mary's Medicinals. Here is an article I published last year on their product:\n\nhttps://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/563d168959fa6800080000c9/cannabis-transdermal-patches-easy-to-use-and-effective-for-pain\n\nHave you considered any other types of products such as high CBD tinctures and or edibles? I have found that using Treatwell's 20:1 CBD tincture to be highly effective for pain management for me.\n\nI hope this helps! I am not a doctor and this represents my opinion only.\n\npamelahadfield","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_7042-markdown","title":"Are marijuana transdermal patches more effective for pain than topical marijuana creams? ","slug":"are-marijuana-transdermal-patches-more-effective-for-pain-than-topical-marijuana-creams","content":"\n_____________________\nI would try both, depending on the area that needs relief from pain. Transdermal patches are designed to deliver compounds to the bloodstream, which will contribute to a more widespread (whole-body/systemic) effect. Topical creams, ointments, rubs, and sprays are aimed towards more localized pain relief. It is difficult to apply a transdermal patch to the knuckles or fingers, while a cream would be much more appropriate. For hip, back, shoulder or leg pain, a transdermal patch might be better, and the effects would last for many hours and would also spread out from the site of the patch.\n\nandrewvanmd","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_6983-markdown","title":"I have fibromyalgia which causes excessive electric shock type pain in my jaw etc.","slug":"i-have-fibromyalgia-which-causes-excessive-electric-shock-type-pain-in-my-jaw-etc","content":"\"As I live in the U.K. (Where cannabis is still illegal in most areas) will I be able to buy the cannabis patch asits for medicinal purposes?\"\n_____________________\nUnfortunately, cannabis will not be shipped out of the USA anytime soon. If you are going to visit California, then you may be able to purchase cannabis depending on where you are staying.\n\nryan","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_6949-markdown","title":"Where do I get the cannabis patch? ","slug":"where-do-i-get-the-cannabis-patch","content":"\n_____________________\nHello, Denise from Calstatecaregivers.com We carry a variety of patches from CBD as well as various ratios of THC. Most of our patients have reported that they help.\n\ndneice","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_6929-markdown","title":"Hi, Do you know how I can order transdermal cannibis patches in Toronto, Canada?","slug":"hi-do-you-know-how-i-can-order-transdermal-cannibis-patches-in-toronto-canada","content":"\n_____________________\nHello, Denise from Calstatecaregivers.com We carry CBD patches. I don't know the laws around shipping CBD to Canada but I can look into it if you email us at info@calstatecaregivers.com\n\ndneice","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_6898-markdown","title":"Will transdermal patches for pain and inflammation interfear with warfarin?","slug":"will-transdermal-patches-for-pain-and-inflammation-interfear-with-warfarin","content":"\n_____________________\nDoctors that I have spoken with have expressed concerns about cannabis use and blood thinners. Our collective has a cannabis-friendly pharmacist as a consultant and is available to provide a phone consultation if you feel the need. Below is a case study published in PubMed that should give you pause before medicating while on warfarin. Good luck. \n\nDISCUSSION:\nMarijuana may increase warfarin anticoagulant effect by inhibiting its metabolism, and to a lesser extent, displacing warfarin from protein-binding sites. Other causes (eg, nonadherence) of the patient's increased INR were ruled out. Using the Horn Drug Interaction Probability Scale, our patient's warfarinmarijuana interaction appeared to be probable.\n\nCONCLUSIONS:\nTo our knowledge, there have been no other reported cases of warfarin-marijuana interaction. While more clinical reports would be useful to confirm this interaction, clinicians should be aware of its probability so as to manage patients appropriately.\n\ndneice\n_____________________\nCan the patches help me. I have severed spinal cord\nAnd have a neurapthy type pain and swelling\nMy injury level is T5. I also have arthritis\n\njillbrake","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_6897-markdown","title":"What transdermal patch is best for chronic pain and inflammation? THCa, CBD, etc. ","slug":"what-transdermal-patch-is-best-for-chronic-pain-and-inflammation-thca-cbd-etc","content":"\n_____________________\nFirst, everyone reacts differently to both dosing and mode of administration so you are going to have to experiment and find out what works for you. At our dispensary, we have found that patches work better for neurological pain, and not so much for skeletal, but that is just anecdotal. Patches are good for keeping the cannabinoids available to your system, but also consider other modes of administration, including tinctures and/or edibles. \nWe have a wide variety of patches available, CBD alone, 18-1 CBD to THC, Tetc.We have found our THCa product, Cannamin, works well, but it comes in pill form but as the benefit of not being psychoactive ( It is raw cannabis juice that has been dehydrated)  Again, you are going to have to find out what works best for you and I would consider including other modes of administration in your dosing protocol.\n\ndneice","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11273-markdown","title":"How to relieve the symptoms of medication withdrawal? ","slug":"how-to-relieve-the-symptoms-of-medication-withdrawal","content":"\"In conjunction with starting the use of cannabis to help with PTSD. I started to taper off my medications for depression and anxiety. With my doctors approval. Now that I have completely stopped the medications both (Celera and Klonapan). I am having horrible withdrawal symptoms. I also stopped using the Estrogen patch that I feel I was on for just to long. I have upped my Vitamin D to the prescribed amount. I just tried a tincture that has a higher THC in the evening and it made me feel awful. I will try a lower dose tonight, I used the full dose my first time. I did not realize that I would be having this amount of withdrawal symptoms, my doctor said just to stop that I wouldn't have a problem. It has been about a week and still not doing well. I use a vape pen with high CBD one dose, twice a day. Any suggestions to help me out. I feel , all the general symptoms of medication withdrawal. I guess it just shows how long I have been on these medications and how I need to be patent and In the long run get my body regulated on healthier alternatives. Thank you \"\n_____________________\nWith all respect to Dr. Olson,  I've seen this following syndrome in my practice called Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome.  Here is a helpful article you can look at and also bring to your own MD.  The authors of this very well made article suggest against abrupt discontinuation of SSRI, SNRI's and other anti-depressants.  I want to stress that this has just been in my practice and Dr.Olson also probably has just as much if not more experience than I in this matter.  I offer this article humbly:\nhttp://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0801/p449.html\n\ndrpark\n_____________________\nYou might be having SSRI (Celexa) withdraw symptoms. I could happen if you were on a high dose or even a mild dose. If a mild dose you might want to try waiting it out a day or two more and see how you do. If you were on a higher does or can not tolerate the withdraw symptoms, you might want to restart your Celexa. Restart at half the dose you were on. After a few days, or when you feel better, you might want to try again to taper off the Celexa. this time try cutting back on the dose by 50% each week (4-6 days). If you continue to feel ok, keep cutting back on the dose until you are off. If the withdrawal symptoms develop again, go back up on the dose you were on that didn't give you withdrawal symptoms and try again this time tapering the dose ever 2 weeks. The same issue can happen with the Klonopin. If so, try the same slow taper as mentioned above.\n\ndrpinto\n_____________________\nI have successfully removed many patients from SSRIs but the benzodiazepines are a whole other story. I usually encourage patients to be on high-dose CBD (~28:1) twice a day (10-15 drops twice daily) for one month before you start to withdraw from your either medications. SSRIs you can typically abruptly discontinue but save all your leftover pills because in about 4 to 5 days your body will want more SSRI medication, so give it a pill, if you need another pill the next day you can do that also but then try to stay off the medication for approximately a week, your body will scream for more and that's when you give it one or two pills but you will notice this is a sub therapeutic dose so your body will be tapering off at this point and it typically only takes a few weeks for you to be off the SSRI completely.\nBenzodiazepines should never abruptly be discontinued because they cause horrendous side effects.\nBenzodiazepine should be reduced by one dose per month. Please don't try to discontinue the benzodiazepines any quicker than that or you could cause more depression. You will eventually be off the benzodiazepines. You must be very careful with your THC intake because if you go high on THC you will increase your anxiety. Until you are well stabilized off the benzodiazepines you must concentrate mostly on high CBD Cannabis to keep your body calm but you don't get the full effect of CBD cannabis for approximately 3 to 4 weeks. Since you are prone to anxiety and depression, You legally can carry a high CBD/ low THC spray with you but when you are driving you must carry it in the back of the car like an open container of alcohol. If you feel anxious, one spray of the high CBD cannabis (8:1 to 18:1) should have a nice calming effect.\nMost people are vitamin D deficient and many doctors only measure the inactive form, 25-OHD, but they should also measure the active form that is excreted from the kidneys, 1,25-dihydroxy Vitamin D, since the inactive form maybe low but the active form maybe high and you don't want to overstress your kidneys. \nVitamin D is necessary for the human body to function normally because in the human body it is a hormone not a vitamin and hormones are necessary to create new healthy cells.\nIf the vitamin D blood level is low in your body, it negatively affects many systems, such as your muscles and blood pressure. With low levels of Vitamin D you may experience thyroid disease, chronic pain with muscle & joint aching, kidney stones & even calcified heart valves, high blood pressure, depression, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, an increased risk of migraine headaches and even a significantly increased risk of breast cancer with a greater risk for metastatic disease and death. \nThe laboratory ‘normal’ for Vitamin D3 is 30-100 (30ng/mL is rickets level) but for optimum health the blood level must be 55-100. Do you want to be just ‘normal’ or would you like to go for optimum?\nThe kidney clearance function for Vitamin D must be monitored so the larger amounts of Vitamin D are not overwhelming the ability to clear any excess Vitamin D from the system and this is the level of the active form of Vitamin D. \nFor a healthy patient with normal kidney function and vitamin D deficiency, I recommend a large dose (called a bolus) of vitamin D3, approximately 40,000 international units to be given with food one time per week  plus 5000 International units of vitamin D3 per day, repeating the sequence for up to four weeks and then do a repeat blood level. For accuracy do not take your vitamin D right before the blood test and do not do the bolus the day before or the day of the blood test. You should notice a significant sense of well-being once your blood level of vitamin D3 is above 55 ng/mL but there is no benefit in going above 100 ng/mL.\nIn order to sleep as you're going off your other medications, please be aware that you may need to keep your CBD: THC ratio in a 2:1 balance in order to sleep without anxiety, so if you have had more THC in the evening you may need to take a higher dose of CBD to balance the ratio of CBD to THC.\nI know this all sounds technical and it sort of is but you can do this because I've had great success with other patients and if you still have questions you can always send your questions and we will give you an answer.\nIf you do have further questions, please don't send those questions as a response to this posting since the posting will only allow us to answer one time, then you must submit a new question.\nGood luck, this may go a little slow but it is well worth the journey to get you away from dangerous, addictive Western pharmaceutical drugs.\n\ndrolson","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11214-markdown","title":"What could you recommend for boneloss of jaw, alopecia areata and neuropathy?","slug":"what-could-you-recommend-for-boneloss-of-jaw-alopecia-areata-and-neuropathy","content":"\"I have a severe bone loss condition in the jawbone following loss of teeth. Very painful over periods, daily use of painkillers needed. Inflammation of the gums. Then there is a reoccurring loss of hair in patches. Had this over 25 years coming back now and then. This time one patch stops and the next one occurs. So no stopping, like it used to do. Seems to be related to autoimmune somehow.\r\nAnd two years ago a numbness in my feet started, some sort of neuropathy. Doctor couldn't tell me anything about it. It's progressing. Tried CBD over 3-4 month. No real help so far. Could you possibly  give me a recommendation?\"\n_____________________\nMy bffdog Zena was diagnosed w/liver cancer and barely survived the surgery to remove her spleen & determine that the cancer had spread to much.  She was weak & her appetite had fallen off and going to the bathroom had been difficult for several months.  I didn't want to do cheap - I just wanted the rest of her life to be as normal & pain free as possible.  Within a day of taking high cbd capsule (from canna-pet) she was back to being a Z I hadn't see. In over a year - engaged, relaxed, happy - appetite back - wanted to play! And more normal bathroom habits.   She lived another 10 normal months & Up until the last few hours of her life you wouldn't have known she was sick & I am so thankful.  My vet said if I found something that worked than go with it.  There is a growing amount of research about cannibis & tumors in the liver.  Additionally there are pet insurance companies that cover such an alternative therapy.  \nI am so sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. - Socampy8\n\nsocampy8","image":null}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":60,"numPages":6,"currentPage":6,"id":5853,"name":"Transdermal Patch","slug":"transdermal-patch","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}