How CBD Healed Meghan from Lyme Disease

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At the age of seven, I was bitten by a tick and developed a fever. Although I didn’t know it at the time, this would set me up for years of pain, brain fog, and confusion.

Unbeknown to me and my family for years, I developed Lyme disease. This caused unexplained aches all over my body and countless other symptoms a seven year old should not experience. I would wake up crying because I was in so much pain. I had constant muscle spasms, and I needed aspirin and pain-relieving cream just to make it through the day. And what’s more is that I had no idea why I felt this way - I thought they were just growing pains.

I was diagnosed 11 years later, when I was 18. After I described my symptoms to a doctor in my freshman year of college, we decided to run some tests. Those tests revealed that I had Lyme disease. Finally, I had an explanation for these awful symptoms.

Diagnosis was only one part of the fix. I now needed treatment. Doctors prescribed multiple rounds of pharmaceutical drugs, including antibiotics. These didn’t soothe my near-constant symptoms - in fact, they brought their own uncomfortable side effects.

Years later, I visited my friend in California and came across CBD. Although I didn’t know too much about it, I decided to try it because many people note it alleivates pain. Surprisingly, it worked. I had nearly instant relief from pain and muscle spasms. I could finally think clear after so many years after using CBD for a solid three weeks.

What’s more is that, unlike the pharmaceuticals that were prescribed to me, I did not experience side effects from CBD. While some people do experience side effects like fatigue, a change in appetite, or nausea, these side effects are rare and usually mild.

There are no clinical trials that look at CBD and Lyme disease, which means there’s a lack of research on whether it can be helpful or not. This is unfortunate, because many people with Lyme disease say CBD helps them - take a quick look through some popular Lyme disease forums if you want to see it for yourself.

What we do have is research on CBD and some of the common symptoms of Lyme disease. One of the most unbearable symptoms, for me, was the pain. CBD has, unsurprisingly, been linked to pain relief: one 2018 review looked at numerous studies conducted between 1975 and early 2018 that looked at CBD and pain. The review found that CBD has analgesic properties, meaning it may relieve pain. The authors noted that it may show promise in relieving cancer-related pain, fibromyalgia-related pain, and neuropathic pain.

More recently, a 2020 review concluded that CBD has both pain-fighting and anti-inflammatory properties. This is good news for those of us who have Lyme disease - but it’s also great for those who have other painful conditions. CBD may even be a great alternative for people who struggle with headaches, injuries, and even menstrual cramps.

My story is not unique: many people have found CBD to be a lifeline, and not just those with Lyme disease. CBD has been linked to other benefits, like helping with the symptoms of anxiety disorders and improving sleep. Some research even suggests that it can help with skin conditions like acne because it’s an anti-inflammatory that regulates the production of the natural oils in your skin.

Hopefully in the future, we’ll have more information on how CBD helps those with Lyme disease. But for now, I decided to help others by founding my own CBD company, Ergo Hemp Co. I did this after realizing that plenty of CBD companies were selling sub-par products. Ergo Hemp Co. products are all THC-free and tested by an independent lab, and we make our certificates of analysis (the lab reports) available for everyone to read. And we don’t just focus on humans - we have a range of dog-friendly products, too!

I’ve spent most of my life dealing with the frustrating symptoms of Lyme disease, and it’s my aim to educate people about CBD so that they don’t have to endure a similar experience. By providing my customers with high-quality, safe CBD products, I hope to make a small but positive difference in others’ lives.

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