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Anyone tried CBD/CBN Tincture for insomnia?

Posted by ripley @ripley, May 2, 2023

Has anyone had success with CBD/CBN Tincture for insomnia? If so, what dose works for you and how late can it be taken to avoid daytime drowsiness? I've had severe insomnia for over a year and wake often during the night, usually unable to go back to sleep after 5:00am. I bought some tincture that has 10mg each of CBD and CBN from hemp, but I'm afraid to try it, wondering now if it's safe. I've tried sleep restriction therapy and had a sleep study done. The only med my doctor will prescribe is Trazodone, which doesn't always work (100-150mg/night). She also suggested Melatonin. I'm only taking 2mg but since it gives me very vivid dreams I think it interferes with deep sleep.

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denise | @trnrmom1 | Aug 23 4:09pm

find survivor corps on facebook to learn all there is to know from what covid has done for long haulers. i still use cbd/cbg/cbn in middle of nite, but also use my 3rx to get to sleep and have added 2mg melatonin which is also an anti-inflammatory. the only good thing about being 78 and retired is i can take a few naps a day which work for me when i've not had a decent night's sleep. all the best.

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ripley | @ripley | Aug 24 12:20pm
In reply to @barbaradh "I have had sleep issues since menopause: I have no problem falling asleep, but I wake..." + (show)
@barbaradh

I have had sleep issues since menopause: I have no problem falling asleep, but I wake up at 3 or 4 AM every night. I tried everything to prevent this, except Rx meds. Nothing helped. In January 2023 I entered a CBD store in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The manager is a knowledge man, and the atmosphere was nothing like a head shop. He said he had the right tincture for me: “Above” full spectrum hemp oil supplement which contains Delta-8 THC. However, he asked what type of work I did before selling it to me. Although at the dose he suggested I would not experience a high, I would fail any drug test I was subject to. I am retired and told him that was not an issue. I bought the expensive, little bottle. From Night One I had uninterrupted sleep night after night, month after month—until March 2024. It suddenly stopped working. I went to the local SunMed store, and they said that this happens with some people. They recommended I go off the tincture for three full months to clear it from my liver and then restart. I have about three more weeks until I can restart. I am counting the days because I have had not one good night since March 2024. BTW, I have never got a high, a buzz or anything like that from the amount I take. I just get a great full night’s sleep. Don’t ask me how it works. I am merely a consumer with a 17 year history of waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to get back to sleep.

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I have the same sleep issues as you, even since I had Covid a couple years ago.
How much of the tincture did you take at night, and how soon before going to bed do you take it? Is it recommended to take it with a snack (that's what I've heard). Thanks.

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barbaradh | @barbaradh | Aug 24 2:12pm

I take half a dropper which is .50 ml. The dropper on my product from SunMed is marked. I take it a little before bedtime. I do not take with a snack.

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ripley | @ripley | Aug 25 11:21am
In reply to @trnrmom1 "i'm hypomanic only on the bipolar spectrum so sleep has always been difficult without 3 rx..." + (show)
@trnrmom1

i'm hypomanic only on the bipolar spectrum so sleep has always been difficult without 3 rx at nite; i contracted the covid virus in dec. 2020, before vaccines ever made and eventually a few mo. later i became a long hauler with several symptoms, the primary symptom being relentless insomnia, which is a common side effect. i live in az so i can use mj legally; this last year i have been using, in combo with the existing 3rx, healing resources cbd/cbg/cbn gummies. i was told that any tincture/gummies containing thc will affect the circadian rhythm but these gummies don't have the thc and they have really improved my insomnia and now get 8-9 hrs. i'm 76 and retired and the past 2.5 yr. as a long hauler, several naps a day have helped me. this is my experience only.

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What brand of gummies to you take? I have a couple I've used but they don't help me sleep through the night. Also, what do you mean by "3 rx"? Thanks.

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ripley | @ripley | Aug 25 11:23am
In reply to @chuck292000 "Hi Denise, I had to reply to this as this is a 1st time I've heard..." + (show)
@chuck292000

Hi Denise, I had to reply to this as this is a 1st time I've heard someone say, other than myself, that they had COVID and as a result had insomnia! I had the same for 9 months, and going in and out of treatment places, until December when I took CBD gummies and wow, by the 2nd day I was 9.5/10 (where I was previously feeling 2 out of 10 for months).

Fast forward to now, and I'm feeling that same daytime drunk feeling and realize I wake up every night and I'm up for a few hours. It's been months. I see a lot on CBN now and I have CBN gummies coming in a few days. I hope and expect the same results, where I'm just knocked out!

So glad you are able to get 8-9 hours!!

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Could you share what brand of CBD gummies you take for sleep? I also got insomnia after Covid and haven't had a good nights sleep for a couple years. I've tried some sleep gummies with CBN/THC but they don't help me sleep through the night. Thanks.

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denise | @trnrmom1 | Aug 25 11:40am
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@ripley

What brand of gummies to you take? I have a couple I've used but they don't help me sleep through the night. Also, what do you mean by "3 rx"? Thanks.

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I take progesterone, Temazepam and 1/2 klonipin and 30 minutes later 2mg melatonin and middle of night I’ll take my fav healing Resources brand of cbd/cbg/cbn which contain no thc and this brand can be bought online and if my anxiety is too high in afternoon I’ll take a healing Resources cbd gummy. This is what works for me.

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dustycat52 | @dustycat52 | Aug 25 3:12pm

I’ve tried many tinctures and still take them butn they don’t really help me sleep.

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