Thanks Debbie,
I definitely will keep updating with my experiences, good or bad.

Here are my concerns:

- That I build a tolerance and over time, need more and more to reap the benefits of pain relief. A very realistic concern.

- That it stops working. A year ago I was prescribed clonazepam (Klonopin) by a neuro and I did very well for a few weeks before it stopped working completely. Benzodiazepines are known for that and CBD is not at all related but I am a skeptic by nature and would need a significant amount of time to go by before I could cross this off the list.

- That is becomes unavailable or a shortage occurs. This could happen with anything but the way things are going here in the US, medical marijuana laws are gradually changing, resulting in more competition and hence, more availability. Still, it's something that I have thought about.

Dependence I do not worry about at all. I have already weighed this out and given the choice between being bedridden with PN as I have been or dependent on swallowing a pill or wearing a patch every day to function like a healthy person...

Right now, I am very much enjoying this relief with a clear mind. It has been a long time since I have felt this normal and CBD has so far exceeded my expectations.

If this happens, periodic breaks—medication vacations—should work well.

I haven't heard of this with CBD, but time will tell. If it happens, I would try the same "vacation", as it may just be a tolerance issue.

Given your location, is this really an issue? I would think that if it proves a successful therapy for you, you might naturally move on to self-supplying (growing your own of an appropriate strain).

Following with interest.

Doc

That is a good point and exactly what I plan to do if this occurs. I can always default to my stockpile of Lyrica and the side effects that come with it.

In my state, we can legally grow 6 plants however, separating the CBD compound from the THC would be the issue. I have done some local research and there are no trends currently towards CBD becoming rare but rather the opposite is occurring.

I found this youtube video that speaks about CBD and how scientists and growers can look for the plants that have the "gene" that produces high yield CBD content plants and breed higher content CBD plants.
So hopefully in the future will be additional supply and there will be more research done with higher potency CBD plants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31SrjjgPbhU