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CBD in MX, legal or not?
Is CBD legal in Mexico? Second question. If no, over the counter sleeping pills. What kind? I have trouble sleeping. CBD helps me sleep a little
better. Other ideas?
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I would not mess with pot or pot derivatives in mexico. What may be legal for nationals is actionable for foreigners, and cops may use it to mess
with you,. Get high at home, stick to alcohol in mexico.
Sleeping pills may be available OTC or with rx in Mexico, depends on type. If you require sedatives to sleep, fill your rx at home and bring pills
with you in container marked with rx.
Some pharmacies in mexico cater to tourists and sell counterfeit products. I don't trust drugs bought from pharmacies used by tourists. Find a
reputable local to point you to pharmacy that does not sell counterfeits.
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surabi
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Yes, it is legal in Mexico. Several stores in my area on the mainland sell it, but I would order it online from a reputable company if I were you, to
be assured of the quality.
https://www.raworganics.eu/blogs/news/is-cbd-legal-in-mexico
And no cops are going to come to your house to arrest you for having cbd oil. That's absurd.
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Have you tried the natural hormone melatonin? It is widely available OTC. https://www.drugs.com/melatonin.html
If your difficulty is in initiating sleep, trazodone is frequently prescribed. It induces a calming, drowsy effect when taken before bedtime. Though
it may not help for the type of insomnia that occurs later during sleep hours. Consult your physician.
I suggest that sedative type sleeping pills, such as, the sedative-hypnotic Ambien, should not be among the first choices for mild
insomnia.
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Personally, I tried melatonin, soporific herbal remedies like passion flower/valerian, etc. and none of them worked.
For awhile I used Valium, but I am aware of the addictive issues with it and only took it occasionally.
Those prescription sleep medications can cause unwelcome side effects and addiction if they are taken on a regular basis, but using them once in
awhile may be helpful.
One thing I found is that just having the Valium around and knowing that I could take one, was actually calming in itself. I would wake up in the
middle of the night, and think "I guess I should take a Valium", and then fall back to sleep without doing so.
Insomnia can be a vicious circle- you can't fall asleep, or wake up in the middle of the night, and your brain starts instantly with the inner
dialogue, part of which is anxiety over not being able to fall asleep. Just knowing you have something available for that you could take if you need
to eliminates that anxiety, at least it did in my case.
I no longer need any sleep aids, aside from CBD, nor use prescription drugs, unless I am anxious about something. And one thing that I started doing
is just turning on the light and reading my book for awhile if I wake in the middle of the night, instead of tossing and turning trying to get back to
sleep. Usually not fighting the sleeplessness works, and I'm drowsy and drifting off again within 20 minutes.
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Herbal teas, the legal everywhere kind, have been my go to to fifty plus years.
While I have no problem getting to sleep and waking up and getting back to sleep and waking up and getting back to sleep, and waking up and getting
back to sleep without using a calming herbal tea, others may find some of these herbal concoctions helpful. I am an old man. haha
Herbs, the legal everywhere kind, have been in my medicine kit for decades, even though I rarely need them.
I don't catch the yearly flu and colds that go around and can't recall the last time I even got the sniffles, but I keep herbal teas ready if I do.
Anyway, CBD may be safe for Mexican Nationals to use, but I have always gone on the premise not to give the authorities any excuse to screw with you.
Take some good herbal teas along as meds. There is one out there that will serve you as well as any prescription or CBD sourced medicine, in my
experience.
Western Medicine does not have all the answers. Many, but not all, and the side effects with herbal teas are nil. I have never taken a sleeping pill
of any kind. Breathing exercises can put you right out and back to sleep. Peace love and fish tacos to all.
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Quote: Originally posted by ftrphb  | | Is CBD legal in Mexico? Second question. If no, over the counter sleeping pills. What kind? I have trouble sleeping. CBD helps me sleep a little
better. Other ideas? |
I would stay away from Mexico pharmacies......
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-12-08/mexico...
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What works or doesn't work for one person's insomnia as compared to another's has a lot to do with what is causing the condition. Insomnia can be due
to anxieties, life style (not getting enough exercise, poor diet, screen time just before bed, shift work, etc.) hormonal, sensitivity to noise or
room temperature, underlying medical conditions, etc.
Many women who have never experienced sleep issues become insomniac when going through menopause and after. That's when mine started.
Also, people have different physical responses to different medications, be they natural remedies or prescription drugs. For lots of people,
anti-anxiety meds like Valium or Xanax makes them feel foggy the whole next day, but it never affected me like that- I woke up feeling well-rested and
alert. And while many people find that marijuana is a good pain reliever (with many cancer patients using it for that), for some people, it actually
intensifies any pain they have- it has to do with their THC receptors.
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The problem with opiods is not that they are inherently dangerous to take occasionally, but that they are highly addictive and have bad side effects
if taken regularly. Humans have been using opiods, derived from various sources long before there were pharmeceutical drugs.
It's never a good idea for a person with an addictive personality or a lack of will power to ingest things which are addictive. As I mentioned, I kept
Valium around for my insomnia for several years, but I only ever took them a couple of times a month, because there's no way I wanted to become
addicted. And when I no longer had an insomnia problem that couldn't be addressed by other more natural, non-additive things, I no longer used the
Valium and haven't had any around for a decade.
And how a drug affects one's body or mental state is highly dependent on why you are taking it. If you are taking opiods just because you like the
feeling, or instead of dealing with mental health problems that they mask, your body will process them differently than if you need to take them for
intense chronic pain which nothing else works to combat, as some people do need to do, otherwise they are always in pain and can't enjoy life or do
the things other people take for granted.
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In the usa counterfeit cbd oil is common. A number of people have died from fake chit. Mexico? I suspect counterfeit cbd oil may be more common.
Buying unregulated drugs is risky. Lots of scammers selling crap for a quick buck.
Buy from a trusted source, dont buy because it is cheap.
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| Quote: Originally posted by ftrphb | | Is CBD legal in Mexico? Second question. If no, over the counter sleeping pills. What kind? I have trouble sleeping. CBD helps me sleep a little
better. Other ideas? |
CBD is legal, cannabis too, but not for gringoes.
At the SI checkpoint, I'm often asked if I have cannabis or CBD. I always say no.
Bring your own CBD and hide it. If found, checkpoint will want it. I recommend not buying anything from pharmacies.
Buy it NOB, and hide it well.
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F*ck it.
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I occasionally use Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) for insomnia. It's one of the original antihistamines that makes you sleepy. Two tablets work for me.
It's available in Mex pharmacies.
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Benadryl makes me drowsy, but restless at the same time, so it doesn't help me sleep. As a side note, a veterinarian I had in AK told me it would be
ok for calming my dog down for travel. She was about 70 pounds and the dosage was about half of an adult human patient.
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