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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jan 3 9:20pm | Replies (74)

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@rucyrious - Welcome to Mayo Connect depression and anxiety discussion. I respectfully disagree with your neurologist about CBD oil. It's a new field for sure. I have been depressed for a long time and have PTSD because I've been fighting lung cancer for 21 years. CBD oil calms me down and either reduces or totally eliminates my anxiety, which reduces my anxiety and quiets any pain I have from arthritis and other problems around that location.
Since this is your first post would you mind sharing some of what brought you to Mayo Connect? I hope to hear from you soon.

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I recently tried CBD gummys when I was out of pain meds. While I didn't have any relief of pain, I was calmer, less anxious. That was a big plus for me as I have had terrible anxiety all my life.

@merpreb That anxiety/stress thing surely does enhance pain!!

I’m a bit surprised you being a “mentor” and all. If you are a doctor MD or DO I would love to hear your findings how you feel these products work for anxiety. Proof, case studies etc. people who have PTSD do not need medication to overcome this. They need tools. Medications are a temporary fix that works hand in hand with therapy.
Not only do neurologist say this, Primary care, psychiatrist, physiologists all say the same thing. I deal with people who have REAL diseases. Autoimmune diseases who suffer from pain, physical pain, mental pain, life threatening diseases and this stuff does not touch pain. Cancer patients, does not help pain. It may calm them for a short bit, it’s actually called being stoned. No proof, evidence from people with chronic illness that this helps. Everyone suffers from some sort of stress, PTSD is way to over used. Sorry but I can’t deal with chronic complainers of illnesses that do not exists. Or try and abuse our system looking for drugs to take rather than try and cope a healthy way. While others who are dying in pain and from chronic illnesses.