Yankee Belle

I learned the same thing. Hemp base CBD is a total waste of money. However, I've been wondering ... as the industry, so to speak, is starting to mature, aren't there now also testing labs that can help you choose which, cannabis-based CBD, actually delivers their stated strength? So that if you order cannabis-based CBD you're not only sure its derived from cannabis, but that the formula delivers the stated strength

Forgot to say .... like all of you, I have the same problems. My expert allergist diagnosed it as "multiple drug sensitivity syndrome". Regrettably, there is no real treatment or testing to help with it - only the one we've got now - trial and error. Now wouldn't somebody make a mint if they really could come up with definitive testing??!! Maybe this will help you like it has me .... our solution has been to: (a) start with micro-dose of ANY medication or supplement; (b) adjust immediately on side effects. That, at least, has significantly minimized the **** I go through every time a new pill or substance is added to my regimens. I have small, annoying reactions now; instead of nasty, debilitating ones. And hang in there ... plus share with us who know all too well what you go thru!!!

Just some food for thought about genetic testing in general. I started to use the test you mentioned above, but didn't after doing some doing some checking with a med doctor / physicist friend of mine at MIT. What we found out is that there is a great deal of variability in the matrices that are being used for the testing - one companies report may well vary, even wildly, from another companies report. In the genetics marketplace, there are not yet any standards for the accuracy of such tests. For me, I want a high degree of accuracy before I start making significant medical decisions based on the test results. I don't advocate for - or against - testing. I just wanted to share what I learned about accuracy issue so that y'all can consider the accuracy issue when making a decision about paying for genetic testing that many insurance providers don't, as yet, cover. For me, however, I decided that I would want to know that a test result has a pretty high degree of accuracy, or even that it is generally accurate, before I start basing medical decisions on the results. Of all of the types of tests you are considering, the only type who's accuracy I was able to determine was for personal reaction to types of pain medication. Beyond that, the reports back were really iffy.