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Regarding why I decided to try CBD on my son while he was on poly pharmacy. I was hoping to decrease the numerous medications he was on because they were not that effective and because of the possibility of long term sometimes irreversible side effects. Tardiv dyskinesia, weight gain, etc He still had meltdowns and , got very anxious with all the medications. . His profile of high intensity but low frequency behaviors is known to be difficult to treat with traditional psychiatric medications .
By using CBD, so far it has worked to be able to wean him off 2 medications and am now reducing a third medication while he continues to show slow progress in terms of having a more stable mood and no meltdowns in the past 5 months since he has been on it. I hope his progress will continue but am trying to let go of expectations since this is really a new treatment intervention .

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One comment to the moderator who commented on advising seeking the advice from your physician on using CBD. The difficult issue is that most MD's have had little experience with CBD and so it is naturally difficult for them to advise on it. . This is totally understandable since marijuana was illegal until recently and the federal government and many states still consider it illegal including CBD if it contains THC. Psychiatrists can certainly talk about weaning off medications and what issues there might be in weaning off but I have found they do not have the knowledge to talk about using CBD in conjunction with weaning off a prescription medication. There are a few doctors and nurse practitioners who do have more knowledge about this but you have to search them out.. Some of the medical marijuana dispensaries have very informative consultants but again you need to be careful who you talk to and which medical marijuana dispensary you go to. INMHO, you should do the research first and speak and then speak with your physician to discuss how you can safely wean off medication . Also consider, if you are having success with traditional psychiatric medications and little or no side effects, then there may be no reason to get off of them and onto CBD..