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

Hi bravesurvivor I get an alert on my email so I can reply. Actually I no longer take anything. Two years ago I was kicked out of my psychiatrist office, I was going through health issues and missed an appointment and forgot to let them know and when I tried to make an appointment again they told me not only that my psychiatrist was no longer there but I wasn’t allowed back because I was a no call no show. I’ was upset about it but I’m very thankful for that today. It took me one year to go through all the withdrawals from quitting the meds cold turkey. That was a horrible time I was sick all the time trying to get them out of my system. In the meantime I felt that I needed to take something because my body was conditioned to believe it needed something I was on the meds for so long. I remember thinking that I wanted to start doing something natural that’s where I tried cbd but it never worked. So I found meditation and yoga, that was what got me feeling better. I know it doesn’t sound like it would work but two years later and still not on meds or cbd and I’m happy with no anxiety or depression. I’m realizing how much time of my life I missed just going through the motions like a zombie, I literally don’t remember a lot of that time it’s black like I was in a coma. I wouldn’t change what I’m doing now for anything I’m back to my old self again with real emotions that I never felt before , able too do and say things I remember the next day and no zombie. I wish you lots of luck in your journey and if you ever need anything don’t hesitate to ask I’m here to help anyone that wants it. 💙

Hi
So brave of you to carry on, with such an insensitive rejection from your psychiatrist. The last pill I took was December 25/19. Then Covid. It has been a struggle, to say the least. However, my family says I am a different person. They truly thought I was in the early stages of dementia. I get tearful a lot, but I find the CBD oil is helpful when I remember to take it. Usually only once a day. It does lower your blood pressure, so that is something to be monitored. So nice to hear from you!!!

thanks for the quick reply. I do try to do medite but I still have people suggesting that I try the cbd oil so I think I will give it a try, I am glad you told me how long you dealt with the weaning process from the meds. I deal with depression and some anxiety and will still hold out hope that I will see better times but it might take more time of being off the drugs.

Hi Gail, are you still responding to replies? If so I would like to send you my story and maybe you can help me figure a few things out

@gailb here’s somewhat of what’s been going on with me.

I’ve been on anti-depressants for 11 years since having a stroke and having to stop taking estrogen. I started on Zoloft, then celexa, then Effexor. I’ve been having bad blurry vision for a few years that has my eye dr stumped. Finally my primary doctor thought it could be the Effexor since that is one of the side effects. So we decided that I would wean off the Effexor and try Wellbutrin instead. I lowered the amount of Effexor over 3 weeks till I wasn’t taking it any longer but started the Wellbutrin the last week of taking Effexor. After 3 days of no Effexor the withdrawals seemed to hit me. Headaches, nausea, extremely emotional, and bad dizziness. I had an important event to go to on day 3 of no Effexor so I took a low dose (37.5 mg) hoping to get me through the night. I felt decent for a couple days then boom, the withdrawal symptoms came on fully again. So I decided I would just try to go off both the Effexor and Wellbutrin because I didn’t want to go through this again and really wanted to see if I could handle life without them. Well it’s been a week without any Effexor but the dizziness and emotional outrages are still going on. I’ve been using Bonine (motion sickness) which does seem to help a little. My daughter mentioned the CBD oil which I was totally against at first but after doing a lot of research I am now quite interested in it.

I am not positive if I suffer from depression or anxiety. All I know is that I tend to be extremely emotional and have anger fits easily and often. The anti-depressants did help somewhat.

I know my withdrawal symptoms aren’t that bad compared to what others have gone through but it’s been a hard week and half! My husband will definitely agree!!

I’ll continue to look into the cbd oil but it might not be a fit for me because I read that it interfers with blood thinners which I am taking fur to a stroke and PEs.

I’m also still interested in hearing the experiences that others might have with the CBD!

I’m sorry I think you have the wrong person. I’m not sure who Gail is. I haven’t been on here in so long I forget what my user name is. If this has meant for me I’ll be happy to help if I can.

I have anger outbursts all the time also and extremely overwhelmed by little changes. I'm on meds for depression and OCD but why all the outbursts? It's like I can't control them. Does anyone have advice? Maria.

@mariajean03 It sounds like having these anger outbursts are really frustrating to you. Have you done any writing or journaling, to see what the root of them might be? If you haven't yet, please let the dr know, who prescribed your meds for depression and OCD. It is important they know there might be a negative interaction that they can help you with.

Thinking about those outbursts, have you pinpointed down what each situation may have in common? Is it in a crowd? When a certain type person is around? Certain sounds or spaces? All this might be helpful to discover, and if you are doing any form of therapy, it might be uncovering some hidden things to work on.
Ginger

Hello, I also was on an anti depressant for 18 yrs. and stopped taking it (unfortunately)way to fast. I have tryed many other drugs since and have had no success. It's been 4 months since I took my last anti depressant and feel bad most days especially in the morning. I am looking at cbd oil and would love to hear from you about your antidepressant free life and how long it took you before you started to feel better and how the oil is going for you, and do you have a specific brand that you like?

Hi
It definitely was the hardest road I ever had to travel. I hope you still find cbd to work for you. I do know that the more you take it the better you feel it just didn’t work for me. Just remember that it will take quite a few weeks to bind to your body, but don’t give up. You are strong and can get through it. It’s always when you feel like giving up where you need to tell yourself it’s all worth it. Take care and like I said any time you want to chat I’m here.