Posted by Mtom on August 8, 2020, at 14:14:12
In reply to Re: CBD Oil as augmentation to meds or stand-alone?, posted by Fred23 on August 8, 2020, at 11:12:06
> The May 7, 2019 article "Meet the People Trading Their Anti-Anxiety Meds in for Cannabis" at
> https://elemental.medium.com/meet-the-people-trading-their-anti-anxiety-meds-in-for-cannabis-c497f6dcc5f1 has some interesting points.
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> A lot of the effectiveness of CBD seems to hinge on both the relative amounts of THC and the terpenes.
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> (If one finds that the needed THC amount is too intoxicating for daily life, what is to be done?)
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> Since many marketed CBD products on weak on terpenes, it may be that we have to buy the terpenes separately?I tried 2 different "prescription" brands for several months each (can get Dr. scripts in Canada to order through regulated "Medical Cannabis" providers - and anxiety and depression do qualify for scripts). Both contained terpenes which they detailed, although terpene profile differed between the 2 brands. Also both contained a tiny fraction of THC which I'm guessing is likely just a function of the plants they use and the processing, can't 100% guarantee no THC. But they keep the terpenes in.
I found no difference despite the differing terpene profile. At first I thought it was helping with anxiety, but that soon faded (possible placebo effect? Although I'm not usually susceptible to that...). Then it seemed to make me tired, especially as I increased dose as instructed. Then I started wondering if it was interacting with other meds - both CBD and THC are metabolized by same enzymes as many other meds.
Instructions were to keep titrating up until desired effect. But that got too expensive.
The Cannabis Doctors (and they are real MDs) I consulted thought cannabis was essentially a wonder drug. They were very hyped on it.
I haven't researched recently, but when I did a while ago, dosages used in the small amount of published research at that time were so high the cost would be prohibitive.
Anyone else had any recent experiences with CBD being helpful in any way?
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