There is a bit of confusion about how cannabis affects anxiety. While research is showing that medical cannabis can be very effective for treating disorders ranging from panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), there are stories of people using cannabis recreationally and experience unpleasant side effects that they feel exacerbates their anxiety.
Our country is currently plagued by the serious issue that is opiate addiction. Each day, an average of 78 people die from an opioid overdose (USDHHS, 2016). Even scarier, the rate of opiate use and abuse does not appear to be diminishing. In fact, opiate prescriptions are being written at four times the rate they were …
Q: My Fibromyalgia makes it difficult for me to sleep, but I’m always tired. Can cannabis give me energy and help me sleep?A: Absolutely. So, Indica based cannabis oil at night will give you the ability to go back and get a full night’s sleep. The King Harvest Unwind bottle, 300 milligrams of Indica based cannabinoids, taken one hour before bed, that will give you a proper 6-8 night’s sleep
It is not uncommon for one to walk into a health food store and find a bottle marked CBD Oil. This bottle will be marketed as a magical elixir, a potion to cure all. However, the bottle of CBD Oil available at your local market is CBD Oil derived from hemp.
Q: How does cannabis oil help with depression and anxiety? A: Depression and anxiety are symptoms, in and of themselves they are opposites. Depression is running slow, anxiety is running a little bit fast. There are different types of cannabis strains that can cause symptoms of anxiety to be relieved and at the same time they can cause the body to either speed up a little bit or slow down a little bit.
Q: If someone is currently taking antianxiety and anticonvulsant medication, is it okay to use cannabis oil along with that?A: Absolutely. With Bipolar condition we can see ourselves being manic, we can see ourselves being depressive. Antianxiety medicines have their play, anticonvulsant medications also kind of broach into the realm into the antipsychotics.