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Posted by Chris O on November 23, 2016, at 2:26:09
Given that marijuana legalization has become all the rage, I'm wondering if any babblers have tried and had luck with CBD oil for anxiety and/or panic? There seem to be scattered reports of CBD oil being effective for this condition. I'd be curious to hear anyone's experience using this stuff. Thanks in advance.
Chris
Posted by Lamdage22 on November 28, 2016, at 7:16:42
In reply to Anyone try/have luck with CBD oil for anxiety?, posted by Chris O on November 23, 2016, at 2:26:09
I tried it and it left me very very anxious. Chronic administration can be anxiogenic.
Posted by Chris O on November 28, 2016, at 8:12:07
In reply to Re: Anyone try/have luck with CBD oil for anxiety?, posted by Lamdage22 on November 28, 2016, at 7:16:42
Thanks, Lamdage. "Very very anxious" is not something I want to experience, obviously! Interesting. I thought that the CBD in isolation was supposed to not have any pro-anxiety possibility? I thought that once the THC was gone, it was all relaxing? I guess you never know, right? My limited experience with marijuana ... my memory was that it did promote my anxiety, but it looks like the skinny online is that that pro-anxiety effect is related mostly to THC. Oh well. Maybe I'll try it sometime as it has become easily available in California. Thanks, man!
Chris
Posted by Lamdage22 on November 29, 2016, at 10:16:51
In reply to Re: Anyone try/have luck with CBD oil for anxiety? » Lamdage22, posted by Chris O on November 28, 2016, at 8:12:07
I took it without THC. You are right, one can never know. I have seen notion that it can make you more anxious in the literature, too.
Posted by Horse on November 29, 2016, at 20:38:30
In reply to Anyone try/have luck with CBD oil for anxiety?, posted by Chris O on November 23, 2016, at 2:26:09
No. I gave it one week, and all I felt was increasing paranoia.
Posted by Chris O on November 29, 2016, at 22:19:23
In reply to Re: Anyone try/have luck with CBD oil for anxiety? » Chris O, posted by Horse on November 29, 2016, at 20:38:30
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. My limited experiences with marijuana (a long long time ago) all increased feelings of anxiety and paranoia in me. I am wondering if all of these companies making CBD oil now have the ability to isolate all the compounds, or if perhaps it's more messy than that, and CBD oil is not all "CBD." I don't know. I don't really have faith in anything in terms of psych supplements, either manmade or "natural."
Posted by Zyprexa on December 2, 2016, at 20:17:59
In reply to Re: Anyone try/have luck with CBD oil for anxiety? » Horse, posted by Chris O on November 29, 2016, at 22:19:23
I take CBD oil with really good results. It does not replace my zyprexa or perphenazine. But deffinitly helps. It also made it possible to take a little less of the APs. I've been taking it (CBD) for about a year and a half. It helps a lot with anxiety, agitation, calmness. I only take 10-20mg a day. It also helps to take pot with it, for social anxiety. You have to mix the 2 or the pot will make you anxious. I only take a small amount of pot, 0.1g. The brand of CBD I take is CannaVest +CBD the concentrated paste, green one. I get it from LuckyVitamin.com. The CBD has a real sothing relaxing effect. I tried for a day and a half to stop my meds and take highish doses of CBD. It didn't work. And I couldn't have affored the amounts on any long time basis. It didn't make me anxious and I slept well. But i drank a lot. Not really sure how it worked on my psychosis. Probably not enough time to tell.
My theory on why it didn't work on Lamdage is that he quit 2 high dose AP right away and also may have taken too much CBD.
Posted by Horse on December 2, 2016, at 21:27:09
In reply to Re: Anyone try/have luck with CBD oil for anxiety? » Chris O, posted by Zyprexa on December 2, 2016, at 20:17:59
I've read that CBD oil is helpful for schizphrenia.
> I take CBD oil with really good results. It does not replace my zyprexa or perphenazine. But deffinitly helps. It also made it possible to take a little less of the APs. I've been taking it (CBD) for about a year and a half. It helps a lot with anxiety, agitation, calmness. I only take 10-20mg a day. It also helps to take pot with it, for social anxiety. You have to mix the 2 or the pot will make you anxious. I only take a small amount of pot, 0.1g. The brand of CBD I take is CannaVest +CBD the concentrated paste, green one. I get it from LuckyVitamin.com. The CBD has a real sothing relaxing effect. I tried for a day and a half to stop my meds and take highish doses of CBD. It didn't work. And I couldn't have affored the amounts on any long time basis. It didn't make me anxious and I slept well. But i drank a lot. Not really sure how it worked on my psychosis. Probably not enough time to tell.
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> My theory on why it didn't work on Lamdage is that he quit 2 high dose AP right away and also may have taken too much CBD.
Posted by Chris O on December 3, 2016, at 9:09:34
In reply to Re: Anyone try/have luck with CBD oil for anxiety? » Chris O, posted by Zyprexa on December 2, 2016, at 20:17:59
Thank you for sharing that, Zyprexa. I still haven't tried it. I probably will try it at some point. I will write back with my experiences when I do. I guess if you only take 10-20mg/day, and an 1 oz. of CBD runs $40ish, you can stretch that out for quite a while. I have to do more research. I have low hopes that it will help, and even if it does, I'm guessing I'll build up tolerance quickly. We'll see. Thanks again.
Chris
Posted by Zyprexa on December 3, 2016, at 23:46:25
In reply to Re: Anyone try/have luck with CBD oil for anxiety? » Zyprexa, posted by Chris O on December 3, 2016, at 9:09:34
10-20mg is the actual amount of pure CBD I take. The stuff I buy is 15% pure. Which means one gram is 150mg. I buy 10 g for $120. The one ounce botle you are talking about has 50mg CBD total in it.
I have not built up much tolarance since starting it. And the stuff is really effective, you would be suprised. I have friends who take it, it worked for some really well and others not at all. You can also see people on youtube who take it and say it works. Mainly for anxiety though. But there are studies in other countries that use it for schizo. And I saw a show on tv, in amsterdam, where they give people thc and it makes them paranoid and anxious. Then give them cbd and they are suddenly fine.
But you might find it worth it to try a small amount just to see how you respond. Start low and see how it goes. You should know farily quikly how you are going to respond. It starts to kick in within minutes, oraly. Just suck on it or leave under tonge for a few minutes.
Posted by Chris O on December 4, 2016, at 18:20:45
In reply to Re: Anyone try/have luck with CBD oil for anxiety? » Chris O, posted by Zyprexa on December 3, 2016, at 23:46:25
Thanks for the specific feedback. I appreciate it. When/If I try it, I'll come back and follow up.
Chris
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