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Does CBD oil help you with your depression and/or anxiety?
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Aug 12 1:38am | Replies (934)Comment receiving replies
I started using medical cannabis to relieve my intractable pain, although my primary diagnosis is PTSD.
I've found it worked extremely well for my anxiety. I also have Bipolar 1, and PTSD, for which the cannabis works beautifully! I also had extreme pain from a shoulder needing replacement. Again, it worked wonderfully.
The issues are ;
1. The docs who can "certify" are not really available (as far as i knew a year ago) in Rochester, so you have to go to the Cities, once you search out and find a doc. Look on line.
2. None of this is covered by insurance. Expect to pay $200 plus just for the doc who certifies you. Depending on what you get in terms of the medial cannabis, it can be expensive. None of this is covered by insurance! Just so you know...
3. You MUST have a current diagnosis that fits the parameters of what MN will allow legal treatment for cannabis. Research this.
4. DO NOT BE FOOLED THINKING SMOKING POT IS THE SAME THING! IT"S NOT! Medical cannabis is very specifically formulated. It is tested for actual percentages of cannabis CBN and THC levels. The pharmacist at the dispensary will help you decide what's best, what fits your diagnosis.
5. If you have the need for Pain control, or help with other illnesses or conditions that can be treated by MC, do your due diligence to make it happen. It's worth the trouble and time, and the money.
Best wishes for all who may be treated, and treated well by MC!
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@redhedplus Thank you for the information and all of the areas where you have achieved relief. The only thing I am curious about, and you don't have to answer this if you feel it is too personal, but have you simply smoked cannabis before stating that is not the same or is that what you know from research. I did have access to Rick Simpson Oil - the highly concentrated paste that is the carmelization (I think that is the process) of the plant and it worked for nearly everything I have ever complained of. I also know those who simply smoke the weed and get great relief from pain, anxiety, PTSD, depression, lack of appetite and a host of other things and it is so much less expensive than dealing with dispensaries - street sellers are not nearly as greedy as pharma or those receiving tax revenues for the legal sale.