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

I have never thought to do this. Great, thanks

Hoping the new "farm bill" passes, federal government encouraging the growing of hemp on a large scale with an acknowledge to the medicinal potential, oil etc. Guess who knows what works?

Hi all
When I tapered by son off of clonazepam I did it very slowly and was using CBD as a substitute. Interesting to see the differences in my son when the CBD tincture wears off after about 4-6 hours. He starts to get more irritable, more perseverative talk, more anxious so his staff gives it to him about every 4-5 hours in the day. He has chronic anxiety, agitation due to the autism and the CBD INMHO has helped more than anything else. I am currently weaning him slowly after atypical antipsychotic going very slowly. So far so good. UCSD researchers are doing study on CBD and autism currently. From what I am hearing anecdotally CBD is helpful with other mental health issues, not just autism. His staff and myself take behavioral data on the behaviors that indicate his anxiety. You can see the difference when the CBD has apparently started to wear off. I am curious if anyone has used CBD to address an acute episode of anxiety or panic attack. I would think that vaping would be quickly absorbed and get a faster result than just putting the CBD oil under the tongue (sublingually) Has anyone had experience with that?

Good to hear your son is doing well on CBD. I have generalized anxiety and trying to wean off large amount of Xanax. I also have painful arthritis . I’ve been researching CBD put there are so many that it’s difficult to know where to purchase from. I look forward to others responses.
Thank you

@cdcc Thanks for the reply. Actually, I,was in the hospital because I passed out and the EMT’s found I was in afib so they took me to the hospital where they found a clot in my lung. I’m in denial about it all.
Anyway, the gummies sound like a really convenient way to deliver the CBD. I can’t take anti inflammatories, so I don’t think I can take CBD. I’m going to have to ask my dr about it.

@karen00

I can't take NSAIDS due to several issues, one of which is that I'm a "bleeder." Even though CBD helps inflammation, it isn't an NSAID. It's good to check with your physician though. I'll do some research on this now. Thanks.

@cdcc Thanks for letting me know. I wasn’t exactly positive about its anti inflammatory properties. I would really like to use the CBD for my anxiety, depression, and insomnia. It probably can’t help all things but maybe some. Also, I could really use some pain relief. Many is the night I’ve never fallen asleep and just cried until morning. I look forward to the outcome of your research!

@karenOO For inflammation use ginger ,tumeric in tea form also ice is a good anti inflammatory to use

@lioness Thanks for the tip! I have heard about ginger and turmeric.

The thing to look for with cbd is ingredients. Many companies are using fillers like almond oil etc. you need to look for full spectrum hemp oil extract. Hemp oil and cbd should be the only ingredients if you want a pure oil. Many cbd oils are coming from Europe not high standards as US. You need to research how the company Extracts the oil. Co 2 extracting does not use harmful chemicals in the extraction process. Look for third party testing also. Just because it comes from Colorado it may not be the best. There are many growers in Kentucky that are good quality.