As some of you CannaCom folks know, I've got fibromyalgia, a chronic widespread pain syndrome... I was on Lyrica for a while, didn't do much. My primary suggested Ultram, a non-opiate med which works on the same receptors. I took that for 3 months, and stopped because I was actually experiencing withdrawal about 5 hours after I had taken it. I quit immediately, and experienced a terrible withdrawal period of about 3 weeks. Long story short, I AM DONE WITH MEDICATION. I'm tired of the side effects, the costs, just everything.

Acupuncture isn't covered by my insurance for the treatment of fibromyalgia, so my rheumatologist suggested hypnotherapy. I was just curious to see if anyone had ever tried it for pain, anxiety, anything, really, and how effective it is?

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