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Re: Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series

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Post by jcims » Wed, Jul 03, 2019, 2:28 AM UTC

spectramax wrote: post #6

Stupid question but I’ve always wondered this - I hear Cannabis is used for anxiety relief but doesn’t smoking marijuana induce anxiety? Everyone I know who has smoked weed agrees with my experience - they’ve encountered some level of anxiety and paranoia. So, how exactly does weed help in reducing anxiety? Edit: Follow up question -> Is weed used to treat anxiety during the high or when you are normal (and have gene…

This is for CBD. Anxiety from cannabis is typically attributed to the THC content.

Re: Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series

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Post by Chazprime » Wed, Jul 03, 2019, 2:28 AM UTC

Interesting to see an actual study, even if it’s a small test group.

I’m usually getting maybe 4-5 hours of sleep a night, so about 6 months ago I started taking CBD oil at night (500mg and then 1500mg hemplucid). My experiences are pretty consistent with the study results here - I’d get about 1-1.5 hours more a night for the first month, but by month two I was already graduating to the 1500mg strength because my body was adapting to it so fast.

By the fourth month I was taking double the dosage of the prior month, and by month six I stopped taking it altogether… the effects were severely diminished and at $200 a bottle for the 1500mg strength, it would be more cost effective to just smoke the real thing as it is now legal where I live.

Re: Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series

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Post by TrinaryWorksToo » Wed, Jul 03, 2019, 2:28 AM UTC

spectramax wrote: post #6

Stupid question but I’ve always wondered this - I hear Cannabis is used for anxiety relief but doesn’t smoking marijuana induce anxiety? Everyone I know who has smoked weed agrees with my experience - they’ve encountered some level of anxiety and paranoia. So, how exactly does weed help in reducing anxiety? Edit: Follow up question -> Is weed used to treat anxiety during the high or when you are normal (and have gene…

The logic is that CBD is different than THC, the anxiety provoking, psychoactive chemical.

Re: Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jul 03, 2019, 2:28 AM UTC

spectramax wrote: post #6

Stupid question but I’ve always wondered this - I hear Cannabis is used for anxiety relief but doesn’t smoking marijuana induce anxiety? Everyone I know who has smoked weed agrees with my experience - they’ve encountered some level of anxiety and paranoia. So, how exactly does weed help in reducing anxiety? Edit: Follow up question -> Is weed used to treat anxiety during the high or when you are normal (and have gene…

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Re: Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jul 03, 2019, 2:29 AM UTC

spectramax wrote: post #6

Stupid question but I’ve always wondered this - I hear Cannabis is used for anxiety relief but doesn’t smoking marijuana induce anxiety? Everyone I know who has smoked weed agrees with my experience - they’ve encountered some level of anxiety and paranoia. So, how exactly does weed help in reducing anxiety? Edit: Follow up question -> Is weed used to treat anxiety during the high or when you are normal (and have gene…

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Re: Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series

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Post by TheSpiceIsLife » Wed, Jul 03, 2019, 2:29 AM UTC

spectramax wrote: post #6

Stupid question but I’ve always wondered this - I hear Cannabis is used for anxiety relief but doesn’t smoking marijuana induce anxiety? Everyone I know who has smoked weed agrees with my experience - they’ve encountered some level of anxiety and paranoia. So, how exactly does weed help in reducing anxiety? Edit: Follow up question -> Is weed used to treat anxiety during the high or when you are normal (and have gene…

Interestingly marijuana does make me feel anxious, but at the same time completely alleviates my social anxiety.

Re: Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series

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Post by oaththrowaway » Wed, Jul 03, 2019, 2:29 AM UTC

spectramax wrote: post #6

Stupid question but I’ve always wondered this - I hear Cannabis is used for anxiety relief but doesn’t smoking marijuana induce anxiety? Everyone I know who has smoked weed agrees with my experience - they’ve encountered some level of anxiety and paranoia. So, how exactly does weed help in reducing anxiety? Edit: Follow up question -> Is weed used to treat anxiety during the high or when you are normal (and have gene…

Probably depends on the person, strain, and frequency of usage... for me it melted away stress and helped me sleep.

I used it pretty sparingly though.

Re: Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series

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Post by throwaway8879 » Wed, Jul 03, 2019, 2:32 AM UTC

Chazprime wrote: post #12

Interesting to see an actual study, even if it’s a small test group. I’m usually getting maybe 4-5 hours of sleep a night, so about 6 months ago I started taking CBD oil at night (500mg and then 1500mg hemplucid). My experiences are pretty consistent with the study results here - I’d get about 1-1.5 hours more a night for the first month, but by month two I was already graduating to the 1500mg strength because my bod…

I had the same 4-5 hours sleep issue until I started to exercise/run regularly. Being a recovering addict/alcoholic, I usually avoid any dependencies, which is why I can't start taking a substance, even if it helps with sleep. In any case, are you getting regular exercise?

Re: Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series

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Post by mettamage » Wed, Jul 03, 2019, 2:32 AM UTC

spectramax wrote: post #6

Stupid question but I’ve always wondered this - I hear Cannabis is used for anxiety relief but doesn’t smoking marijuana induce anxiety? Everyone I know who has smoked weed agrees with my experience - they’ve encountered some level of anxiety and paranoia. So, how exactly does weed help in reducing anxiety? Edit: Follow up question -> Is weed used to treat anxiety during the high or when you are normal (and have gene…

To summarize a bit unnuanced:

THC induces paranoia

CBD reduces it

The ratio is an important one between them as it alters the experience a lot.

Weed is a bit like love, the term is convoluted and overloaded.

E.g.

Dutch weed: HIGH in THC! Normal in CBD. Oh dear, the Dutchies... Sigh

Swiss weed: high in CBD, extremely low in THC

The experience? Completely different.

Sources (cannot Google search atm, am on mobile):

- I am Dutch, and am well acquainted w/ Dutch weed

- In Switzerland they sell weed in cigar shops and they have labels on THC and CBD levels.

Re: Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series

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Post by Tagbert » Wed, Jul 03, 2019, 2:33 AM UTC

spectramax wrote: post #6

Stupid question but I’ve always wondered this - I hear Cannabis is used for anxiety relief but doesn’t smoking marijuana induce anxiety? Everyone I know who has smoked weed agrees with my experience - they’ve encountered some level of anxiety and paranoia. So, how exactly does weed help in reducing anxiety? Edit: Follow up question -> Is weed used to treat anxiety during the high or when you are normal (and have gene…

there are two major active components in cannibis: THC and CBD. THC is generally responsible for the “high” and also for tendency for anxiety in some people. CBD is though to give the “mellow” feelings and to have anti-inflammatory properties. A give strain of Cannibis will have different proportions of the two and different people will react more strongly to one or the other producing varied results. CBD is often extracted and use for calming and anti-inflammation.