CBD and Opioids in Psoriatic Arthritis: Dr. Eric Ruderman



Dr. Ruderman reviews abstract #1456 and #1777 presented at the ACR21 annual meeting.

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  1. Thanks. This was informative. Ive had severe psoriatic arthritis for 30 years. I’ve been taking opioids for over a decade and started using marijuana when it became legal in FL a few years ago. Ive felt a little pain relief from the latter but it helped immensely to reduce the amount of opioids I use. After being on them so long I have tolerance issues and the marijuana seems to help the efficacy of the opioids and makes them last longer. I realize it may be in my head, but it works and that’s what I care about.

  2. This is odd too me and I think it has to do with the dose or maybe it is the type of arthritis that changes results. My sister's dog could barely walk, not go up stairs and not turn his neck. Within a week of CBD use he was running up the stairs again and got back to his happy old self as he was very unhappy and constantly licking his paws in pain. When my sister misses a couple days, the return of pain is very apparent and I will ask her if she is still giving him CBD and she says she ran out and is waiting on more to come. Placebo does not work on dogs, they do not know that they are taking something for pain or anything – my sisters dog is, well, let's just say not the brightest (pug) so he definitely does not have a clue what is going on. I think the oil is key and NOT being synthetic in my non-medical doctorate opinion. My sister's dog is just one of the many people who have had similar results for pain relief for their dogs. I think seeing the results in animals speaks volumes and is good at removing placebo effects in studies.

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