CBD is a Treatment for People with Epilepsy – I’m Proof
A naturally occurring compound found in cannabis may help lessen the frequency and intensity of epileptic seizures. At this time, there is enough empirical evidence that has been gathered from the treatment of children and teens with CBD that gives testimony that it is in fact doing so. There have been over 100 studies on the effects of CBD and its efficacy towards the treatment of epileptic seizures.
Between 70 and 80% of people that are newly diagnosed with epilepsy are able to control their seizures completely using conventional drugs such as Lamictal (lamotrigine) or Tegretol (carbamazepine), or any of the other 26 anti-epileptic drugs on the market. However, that leaves 20 to 30% who are not able to control their seizures. Unfortunately I am one of them. Even if CBD didn’t stop my seizures completely it would still be a better adjunct treatment than adding more pharmaceuticals.
Cannabis and its derivatives mainly CBD have been documented to combat epilepsy since 1881. In today’s world the promise of CBD as an anti-epileptic treatment is prompting people to move to states where marijuana is legal to have safe access to products containing both CBD and THC. However that is not possible for most people but they can obtain CBD in all 50 states. In my other post Democrats and Republicans we see now that there is mutual cooperation from both sides of the aisle for increasing the availability of cannabis related products
As CBD grows in popularity so do the brands of CBD offered. There are many different types of CBD. Just as there are many types of AEDs (anti-epileptic drugs.)
With AEDs you sometimes have to go through a trial and error process on which one works and which one doesn’t. You may have to do the same with CBD. I also know from personal experience the effects that traditional antiepileptic drugs have on me and others who take them. I cannot stand the way that pharmaceuticals make me feel and how they dampen my cognitive abilities.
CBD is gaining in popularity
CBD is gaining in popularity because it appears to provide relief for a myriad of health issues and does not cause a high. It acts on the endocannabinoid system already present in the body. The FDA has approved a new clinical study with CBD because it is unclear to them how this NATURAL drug works. And to identify a molecular mechanism that completely explains the effects of CBD has not yet emerged. However, one doctor was recently quoted that, doctors don’t treat mechanisms they treat people. I hope the drug companies and the government follow suit with that.
Stories of cannabis and its abilities to alleviate seizures have been around for about a hundred fifty years and the interest is growing. Doctors and scientists have started to admit the potential of CBD as a treatment for epilepsy.
One of the main questions I hear asked is, ” will cbd get you high”. Well, cbd does NOT get you high. Marijuana contains both THC and CBD. The THC is responsible for the euphoric feeling you get from marijuana. CBD does not cause a high or pose the same type of risks that researchers have identified for THC. And more importantly, I know people who were taking CBD and had to take a drug test for work and they passed
Over the past decades it has been proven that CBD may help treat pain, nausea, loss of appetite and other problems as well. I cannot list all of the medical benefits of CBD however the most important it is a proven treatment for inflammation. As an, anti-convulsant, antioxidant, antiemetic, anxiolytic and antipsychotic agent, and is therefore a potential medicinal treatment of neuroinflammation, epilepsy, oxidative injury, vomiting and nausea, anxiety and schizophrenia.
The medical benefits of CBD are explained by Dr. David Allen, M.D. Click Here to hear
I am a member of a company that provides quality CBD tincture and other CBD based products is
CTFO.
I hope the best for you in your search for a cure to your epilepsy and to help you decrease the amount of meds you
have to take for it.
Blessed and Be Blessed!
