Thank you MrsD, really good points.

I do not take sedatives or opiates and the product that I am using (well, starting today) is CBD, not THC. It is a lab-tested medical product that has been on the table for me for a while.

This isn't for everyone. I am in a unique position to try it, because of where I reside and I have researched it. I want to give it a fair shot just as I've given everything else and if it doesn't work, I plan to shelve (or box) it like all the other things that didn't work and move on to the next thing, whatever that is.

I neglected to mention that I have also tried acupuncture, physical therapy, massage therapy, trigger point therapy, A.R.T., yoga, meditation, energy healing and Ayurvedic medicine.