I have type 2 CRPS in my dominant arm, it sucks. My Nerve and Pain specialist suggested I try medicinal marijuana however was unable to provide me with information on dose and strains :/ and I find the "try it and see" approach very unscientific (to put it kindly). I'm also (prior to a month ago) VERY unfamiliar with "pot" in general, fortunately for you this meant that I take excellent notes with every experience to compare and contrast.

As you know any medical advice should be cleared with your medical professionals FIRST. I'm just here to tell you of my personal experiences, not to dispense advice.

As with another commenter above when I'm actually "stonned" it really doesn't do much for the pain itself so much as not making me care. Being that I dislike the feeling of that experience I've found a plan that works best for me. I find that taking a half dose of an edible 30 min before bed will not only not get me "high" (when awake) but I'll also avoid the "munchies". Now here's the fascinating part. The next morning I will not only NOT be high but I will also have pain relief comparable to that of a nerve block! Now unfortunately this only lasts a few hours, and when the pain comes back life sucks again. But as you know a few hours of pain relief with NO side effects is HUGE.

Now here's the part that chaps my hide, I've found a few articles about medical marijuana treating neuropathic pain... and I'm wondering maybe, just MAYBE it has a beneficial effect on the sympathetic nervous system for this condition. As in, instead of treating the symptoms could it be a real treatment?? As it stands the medications that I'm prescribed are anti-seizure and recently medicinal marijuana has made BIG waves in treating seizure disorders. Of course this is all speculation made by a patent who is NOT a medical professional and should be taken as such.

Good Luck!