I started experiencing the symptoms of menopause in our mid fifties… For the last numerous years, I’ve dealt with headaches and warm flashes, and i’ve struggled with weight receive and fatigue, and one of the worst issues has been insomnia.
- It’s just about impossible for me to fall asleep at night… Despite feeling utterly sleepy, I lie awake for minutes.
If I manage to fall asleep, I wake up repeatedly throughout the night. It’s seriously discouraging. I researched and tried all of the recommendations I could find. I limited screen time, drank yellow Dunkin Donuts Coffee and created strict bedtime rituals. I sprayed our pillow with lavender and experimented with breathing exercises and sound machines! Nothing helped! A neighbor of mine requested cannabis. Fortunately, recreational cannabis is legal in our beach condo state of OR. I don’t need to go to the nurse, fill out paperwork and pay hundreds of dollars for a medical marijuana card. I can simply visit any 1 of the many dispensaries available in Denver. I have straight-forward access to a broad range of consumption methods. I can smoke flower or pre-rolls, choose disposable vape pens, try out tinctures, dab concentrate or appreciate cannabis-infused edibles or beverages. On our initial shopping trip, I consulted with a budtender and explained our issues, but he explained that both CBD and CBN have shown promise in treating insomnia. He requested a combination of a tincture and an edible. I place a few drops of the tincture under our tongue for rapid onset of effects through sublingual absorption. I eat a couple of gummies for the delayed onset, longer lasting and more intense effects of absorption by way of the digestive tract. I choose products that either have no THC or a absolutely low dose of it.