Hi bro. As someone who has personal experience of this. Don’t smoke weed all day and night it makes it worse after a few weeks.

When I fall in the “hole”, weed can be so beneficial, the insomnia is taken out straight away. I don’t dream when I smoke weed too, so the nightmares fuck right off too. The aggression goes away as well.

But.... (and I appreciate you other half isn’t me)... if I keep going at it day and night, my tolerance goes through the roof and I don’t get stoned really. It costs £ and the worse part... when I run out... well... I’m a cunt. I can’t put it another way. An absolutely horrible cunt.

amnesia is a strain that I find effective or blue cheese, for insomnia and anxiety.

Wish you and your other half all the best brother

Again good advice there also Gen.

Cheers bro, really appreciate it!

Sativa in the day and indica at night is a straight vector to dependency. You will have zero energy without weed. Exercise and nutrition form a good core regimen for the conditions you described. Forgive me if you are already there.

When that doesn't work hit the sativa for an anti depression boost - start super small or the anxiety will take over. For natural anxiety hit the cbd with a little bit of indica. Have a powerful indica as your ace in the hole.

50% cbd and 50% thc mix should work for depression well.
In my experience weed and excercise combo works well for beating depression. I would sugest start with excercising every day. Only doing weed will work only when high, rest of the time will be the same or worse. You can get hooked on weed very quickly when you have depression and that can be expensive. Don t jump from one pithole to onother.
Magic mushrooms can help alot but that should be done by someone experienced in the field.
In essence, I would recomend research as much as possible about it and only then use substances.
Good luck with getting better.

Thanks so much for your reply! :)

Hey! I self-medicate for PTSD, specifically the crippling insomnia aspect.

Wouldn't personally recommend weed with depression, not daytime use anyway - but if she absolutely can't get through the day at the moment, then investing in a dry herb vape is probably a good idea (she can save the vaped bud (AVB) in a little pot, take a tiny pinch in the morning, and it will hopefully keep her fairly mellow without fogging her brain too much). THC can be a nightmare with anxiety (as you've probably gathered from your research), so take it really really slowly for the first few days/ weeks. As for which strain - with my PTSD, I just go for any strong indica and vape small amounts at night. If, 2-3 hours after going to bed, I'm still wide awake and flooded with adrenaline, I go vape a little more, and the second time normally allows me to drift off.

Hope the therapy goes well. Some therapists are awful, some are amazing - hope your other half gets the latter.

Hey, thanks for sharing your experience, I really appreciate it. Which dry herb vape would you recommend? I’ve been looking into full convection ones and I’m leaning towards the Boundless Tera, seems pretty good, but I’d like to hear your thoughts.
And yes, fingers crossed she gets a good therapist.. we are still waiting to hear from the NHS.
Cheers.

Thanks for replying to me, much appreciated.
I have looked into CBD flowers too actually and I got a CBD vape juice that she's also going to try. Would the flowers be better? would you recommend any website in particular?
And yes, I know weed is not the ultimate answer, she's already on a waiting list to receive therapy, I am just looking for something to help her cope during particularly difficult days. Her meds are not doing much anymore also.
Thank you.

Thank you so much! Yeah I know, I wish it would be taken more seriously.
How are you finding the herbal vaporiser? I’ve never used one but it sounds interesting.

Hi, as already mentioned CBD flower from hemphash in UK is very good. The super tooty fruity strain being my favourite. Being a chronic anxiety sufferer i can provide a little anecdotal experience and suggestions:

If your other half doesnt smoke i recommend either dry herb vaping or making edibles. I generally use home made cannabis oil to treat my anxiety by microdosing so taking a teaspoon which doesnt get me so noticebaly high but lasts a long time. I then vape a mix of CBD flower and some decent bud from here:) this has nothing to do with self medicating i do this as i enjoy the ritual of grinding flower, loading the vape and even better adapting it to a water pipe for even more smoothness.

I think buying some assorted bud shakes on here and infusing into olive oil after decarbing would be the most cost effective way but of course i am certainly no doctor. Best of luck:)

Wow, thank you so much, this is very insightful. What kind of dry herb vape do you use? I have been doing some research and it seems like a very good option, although a tad expensive. I’d be willing to spend on a good convection vape, but not sure on which to go for.
Any recommendations?
Appreciate it!

Convection vapes will be generally more pricey than conduction models. Also be sure something advertised as being convection isn't a hybrid as often the case. I personally use a CFC Tera which is 100% convection. I paid a little over 100 pounds which is good for full convection. My friend has a firefly 2.0 which is a great portable convection model but its 230 notes. I additionally have the CFC boundless 2.0 at 60 pounds (conduction) which i use with the pipe adaptor in my bong for smoother hits.

If you want a desktop convection vape the volcano is the holy grail in terms of quality but also in terms of price.

Thanks so much, very helpful.
I don’t mind spending around 100 quid or little more if it’s worth it. I’ll look into those :)
And yeah, I knew about the volcano but I’d rather have something portable and not so expensive.
Thanks again!

Agreed with greencigar below, don’t discount thc just yet, plays a very important role also, it’s down to dose and strain.... weed isn’t just weed anymore, you hit her with a heady sativa in a decent dose and she’ll likely be a wreck and put her off for good, research strains like Northern Lights, Grandaddy Purp, my current fave Slimer OG, all I find help hugely with my PTSD, anxiety and depression, it’s no cure but a band aid is enough sometimes.

Micro doses of THC can work wonders for depression. Also, a daily dose of whole plant extract CBD really brings things down to earth. It can be very difficult to manage, but strain research will always be beneficial. Getting the balance between calming and depression beating effects is not easy. Initially focus on lower doses of THC and combining this with exercise as someone else mentioned. I find that moderate doses of CBD and THC, combined with walks and time in nature bring the best results. I have also found that decarbed bud in capsules can offer a rather balanced and not too heavy effect throughout the day. The best of luck to you and yours. GC

Thank you for your input, much appreciated.

Could check out MJ concentrates. They’ve got full spectrum cbd/thc tinctures that you drop under your tongue.

Thanks mate, I’ll check them out too.
Cheers.

As someone suggested, MJ Concentrates do a thc / cbd oil which has been a game changer for me. Can get Indica, sativa or hybrid.

Hash is usually a better all round balanced blend of cannabinoids where the effects I find are more relaxing for ptsd, more of a tranquil chilled out mellow vibe

Some weed wires you up I think

Yeah, I guess it all depends on the indica/sativa ratio. We have smoked hash in the past and didn’t have good memories of it, but I guess with time quality might have improved also.
Thanks for your input.

Totally agree with you mate. I’m glad it’s not just me that feels bad about modern slavery in the cannabis industry.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jul/26/vietnamese-cannabis-farms-children-enslaved

This is the inevitable consequence of prohibition. It's deeply unfortunate that ignorance leads to prohibition and prohibition leads to harm maximization in a number of ways - driving the industry into the hands of people who are willing to exploit others, reducing quality and increasing impact on consumer health (which in turn costs society).

It's about time every country went the way of California, or at least Amsterdam. As kids we all dreamed it would be sorted by now - it's been ages, crazy that it isn't.

yes transaxe accounts do not close when a little biggy user is deleted.

I only vape now days. I have a Mighty and a Volcano Hybrid. Use my mighty all week, then volcano on weekends. The joy about the volcano is that I get all the AVB (already vaped bud) from the Mightys week usage and grind it up to a powder and bang, another bag out of it!

I use a pax 3 and think it’s fantastic! It comes with a concentrate insert too for the waxes and shatters. I’ve vaped on and off with a desktop one previously but since I got the pax all I do is vape. Occasionally I might smoke if I run out of battery but I smoke so rarely now I really don’t like the taste.

I got the pax2...and we are not friends lol ...I just cant get it to work...:(

A fine grind and a tight pack works best for me i’ve found. Strange thing is that certain buds just don’t produce much vapour. I’ve had some super orange glue recently that gave loads of vapour but the black lime reserve doesn’t (from drugs inc UK). Not sure why...

yeah ,,,exactly leanbean...it is very hit or miss :)

yeah thanks Nedsynoo...I have the vent thingy and oven lid....AVB????

I tend to water cure my avb to help get rid of the bad taste. I just put it in a big cafetière/french press, fill it with water and leave it for a few days. I change the water once or twice a day until it starts being less brown. My butter comes out brown rather than green though so am guessing I vape at a higher temp.

Oh yeah I definitely strain. I’ve found with edibles if I leave the bud in what ever i’ve cooked rather than strain it it will give me itchy eyes. Not sure why or if it’s a common thing but it doesn’t happen when I do strain out the buds. Maybe it’s something other than the thc which causes it?

cheers for the explanation :)

I have a solo 2. Think I paid 150e.. had a few cheaper ones for under a 100e which weren't great..

I've been using the Herbstick FyHit Eco-S for a few months now. Decent, for the price. About £35. Looks like an Ecig Pen, just a little chunkier, so it's nice and discreet. Chamber is a bit on the small side. It holds about 0.2g. Does the job for me though.

Also, replacing tobacco with greengo in spliffs has been a good move for me. Nice burn, I don't think it spoils the taste of the bud and obvs the positives of no nicotine/less carcinogens.

Happy toking

Currently use a mighty and solo 2 for all my consumption. I have an Arizer extreme q but that’s better for shared sessions IMO. Smoked joints and cigarettes for 8yrs and decided I wanted to quit smoking entirely.

My advice is to buy a good one from the start, I wasted a lot of money along the journey so go for something good. Personal recommendation is the mighty but the solo 2 is also a great device if you are on a budget.

One thing to also note is that the experience is different. When you smoke it seems to be have a much quicker effect.
I sometimes get through a vape sesh and it can take 5-10mins after I’m finished for me to really feel it but I find the high much cleaner, nicer and less anxiety inducing

Maybe you can still find one in the sales?

I’ve just got into it and wow it’s amazing. I’m using a mighty and it’s great.
Few days in and it feels right. Completely different effects as you can vape on different settings and get different cannabinoid effects. There’s actually a chart up here explaining different boiling points somewhere.
Best thing is it’s like a holiday for your lungs, then when/if you do combust again, it feels like a whole new experience and heavier body stone. And oh god the tastes are incredible, so nice to taste what you’re using, and I mean REALLY taste it.

thanks Bazz

Hi Bazza
I am looking to get a vapourizor and just wandered do you use flower or hash in your mighty?

Hey bud.
I use both. Generally like a bed of green with hash on top, same with my dynavape, would say hash nicer in dynavape tbh.

Bazza

Hey bazza, I’ve always wondered if it’s possible to vape hash. I take it you can only vape it with bud but does it vape well? Can you notice the difference with say a hash and bud vape as opposed to just a bud vape? I keep seeing all this tasty looking hash on here but I just don’t smoke anymore.

Yeah sure can.
I’d recommend a dynavape with induction heater especially if you’re not a smoker.
Hash by itself or with weed is lovely in it, very good taste and high.

Well I might have to place an order with you when I get paid. I like frankos “heavy eyelids” comment on the Bob marley hash.

Always welcome to.

Franko baby is a legend and right lol

Thank you and stay safe.

Bazza

Yes the mighty is definitely my favourite but you can't beat the solo 2 in terms of ease of use and battery life, so I find they both come in handy.

With my mighty, if I am just using it straight from the mouthpiece I start at like 180c and work my way up to 195c. If I use the WPA and a bong which is my preferred method then I can crank it up to around 205c at the end. In the evenings I tend to to to max temp and I find it really helps knock me out

Crater is a good place to start but u will need to upgrade .Any by STORZ and bickell are very good, mighty is best handheld crafty is similar but has smaller battery (i don't have). Plenty kicks ass but has massive chamber and I mix with cbd weed to make it go further and it is very strong so tames it down a bit and if you are not sharing a full chamber try .65g and place a gauze on top to stop herb from moving.Volcano classic is the same but with bags great way to share.I have recently got in to vaping and it is the best way take weed and I am having to try all strains again I am a flavour chaser.Also if you have classic volcano or plenty u can make oil with left overs.Dry herb vaping is like Garlic bread the furture lol.Any Cali weed in Mighty has so much flavour blue cheese is also tasty Stawdawg probably king and silver haze also very nice i like the high good luck

Hi, I bought one off ebay before an 'edge' (never heard of this brand but can be found typing Edge-2-in-1-Dry-Herb-Wax-Vaporizer-2000m) cost £27 as I am a cheapskate but I scoured the reviews for weeks before making a purchase and it's amazing, same as one's costing over £100 that i've tried

AVB is really nice to fall back on, I'm not keen on the stone from vapes as much as spliffs but wow you can re-use your stash, that's one big big plus
also the plus that it hardly smells so can get high walking around wherever you like lol.