Does CBD oil help you with your depression and/or anxiety?

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For many, the use of CBD oil is new territory - for patients and for many clinicians. Keep sharing. Keep asking questions. This is how we learn together.

I feel like the whole CBD industry is a bit like the old wild west. Anything goes. A lot more research is needed to evaluate, get some consistency and regulation in products . I am being pretty cautious of who I buy from , the good news is in the meantime, people like my son are getting helped . The bad news is that Medicare and Medicaid covers zero so can get very costly for someone on a low income who is disabled. However since the CBD seems so far to be more helpful in decreasing anxiety, irritability and aggression than the more heavy duty prescription medications like atpical antipyschotics and other meds that can cause liver damage etc with long term use, it is worth it. So far I have not heard about any side effects from CBD use when ingesting it. If anyone has any other information on this let me know.

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 .

A question I have. Why did you go off antidepressants if they were working? I should say why do we go off a medication that is working. Several years ago I was taking Zypexia for depression. I took it for at least 3 years and it worked well. The problem was weight gain. alot of weight gain through the years. I weaned off of it, but it was hell.I am not sure if my brain still mourns for it. Again the reason was unhealthy weight gain. I did lose the extra weight plus because I was so sick. I also took Zoloft for until about 2 months ago when the doctors believed the Zoloft to cause hypoglycemia. I am not diabetic. Right now I am taking Effexor 37.5 and Elavil 50mg at night. The elavil was prescribed because of chronic pain from fibromyalgia. I do believe the elavil helps with pain and sleep. I also use Percocet for osteo arthritis . I do not believe I will never have to take an antidepressant and if one works without serious side effects I will stay on. I am just not sure of anything right now. My husband died Jan. 7, 2018 and I am still somewhat of a mess.

I feel like the whole CBD industry is a bit like the old wild west. Anything goes. A lot more research is needed to evaluate, get some consistency and regulation in products . I am being pretty cautious of who I buy from , the good news is in the meantime, people like my son are getting helped . The bad news is that Medicare and Medicaid covers zero so can get very costly for someone on a low income who is disabled. However since the CBD seems so far to be more helpful in decreasing anxiety, irritability and aggression than the more heavy duty prescription medications like atpical antipyschotics and other meds that can cause liver damage etc with long term use, it is worth it. So far I have not heard about any side effects from CBD use when ingesting it. If anyone has any other information on this let me know.

I use CBD oil for my anxiety and depression. I can tell you the ingredients if you’d like. I also take Celexa, and Sectral for my irregular heart beat. I do agree with you on native Americans and their old fashion cures. I’m sure they are a lot better then the pharmaceuticals. I have no side effects from the oil. I usually just do two droppers full a day. Morning, afternoon or evening depending on my anxiety. I also have CBD oil with THC when it’s really bad, I take like six small drops, as I don’t like light headedness if I use to much.
Kathy