The cheapest way is to but CBD isolate and mix your own tincture. It’s easy and there are guides out there, I’ll try to find one of the better ones and link it here.
I would not recommend THC, it can cause anxiety, paranoia, the munchies etc. CBD is said to be soothing. However concentrations in commercial products vary widely from claimed values.
Sometimes joint pain (no pun intended) can be cured or reduced using exercises. I have had painful knees for 15 years. Yoga style exercises are working wonders. The idea is that muscle imbalance can cause joints to misalign causing pain. Strengthen the muscles, and the pain goes.
Or grasp a stinging nettle. Seriously. I believe formic acid relieves arthritis.
I just googled stinging nettles and it sounds interesting. Creams containing it my help arthritis. Currently using Arnica rub. Next up is Joint Flex. I will give it a try next after them. All cheaper than CBD at this point. Maybe when it becomes more common, CBD will come down in price. Currently about $50-$60 a month by my calculations.
And you find it helpful for pain? Soon Amazon will be on the CBD bandwagon. Not sure why they keep skirting around the issue. Supposedly it is legal to ship to all 50 states at the federal level. Maybe state and local laws are holding them back.
ME. I wear a 25? Fentanyl patch. Take Targin pills and used to carry Endone (morphine) in my pocket for when I do things.
To control the pain.
The gov’t has a name for us consistent medical drug users.
Arthritis.
My Missus 73 yesterday.
She has it in back, Hips, and knees.
The best thing we’ve found (for her) Is to keep moving. Heat packs to suit when sitting
and in bed.
and a 32deg 8x4 pool in back yard.
The look on her face after 10 min’s in there. Is a sight to behold.
PURE RELIEF……
I had a stand alone SPA. under deck b4 the pool.
Temp,. set on 38deg.
That was a good cheaper version of relief for anybody
with Arthritis…
People should try one.
Reduces the drug dependency by around 70%.
Although. if you have it in my generation 78yrs.
The imminent coffin effect does a better job.
PERMANENT…. Pain relief. Yep? Chuckle.
I’ll second the 32 degree soak when possible . I soak my ankle every morning for 20 minutes in ice water. Saved me from arthroscopic surgery for 2 years so far. Ice packs on the hip aren’t effective but a total bath in ice water would be. It must hurt though to sit in such cold water. I know my foot gets mighty cold.
Used JointFlex today for the first time and it did help but it is too early to say for sure as I have good days and bad. Might just be a good day plus not much walking today.
I was put on several opiates, I took too many, and I suffered for months.
It was by far the worst experience in my life.
EDIT:
But, seriously, I could have died if the circumstances were just a little different, so I am glad to be alive and I am glad to be able to remember that horrible memory.