Is CBD oil something that comes from cannabis?

Hi something I know about....I won’t go into my stupid story but I use CBD all the time. I use it to treat my anxiety and pain. I will say I tried weed and found for me it did the opposite as what people said it would which doesn’t really surprise me I am very drug resistant plus if their is a strange side effect I will get it. Anyways....so I have tried so so many things...right now I am trying buspirone for my anxiety and also can help depression very old drug so cost is not a problem. I have been on it not very long it does not have any horrible side effects. I tend not to look into side effects so I go into it with open mind as long not interacts with any of my other meds. Anyway enough of buspirone as far as CBD I find it works well for me. The most important part is there is no side effects. Yea!! The only issue is it is not regulated so that can be a problem and I have tried many brands. I have now stuck to a cream made buy a man that has his own company and his cream helps my aches and pains. I know I can trust his product. His name is Robert and his company is atz CBD I think his website is up and running. It helps my pain and relaxes my back and shoulders (not completely I don’t expect that but it does bring my pain and stress down ). Now here comes the exciting news I found a wonderful tea that infuses tea with CBD. I love love love their tea and is a very reputable company called Buddha tea you need to type specifically Buddha cbd tea because they have lots and lots of tea. Than I found a great honey made in Colorado that also has CBD and that company is Colorado hemp honey and also love love this company, Now with tea and honey combo it does wonders for me. I don’t know what I would do without it. I will add I do a lot of meditation along with mindfulness. There is an app which I love and that is 10% happier and the other one is headspace. You can try those apps for free for a week one is more expensive than the other but I can honestly say it has changed my life. I highly highly recommend checking them out along with Buddha tea and Colorado hemp honey. Those three things have helped me more than anything else. Just if you try CBD just beware not all company’s are created the same. Just a side note I drink tea with the honey plus get drug tested every month so their is no THC in these products at all. Anyways I feel meditation along with tea and honey is a great way to fo no harm at all trying.

Best of luck to you I completely understand where you are feeling...just sucks. If you have any other question write anytime something I really feel strongly about. Namaste Pema

You are going to hear lots of misinformation so please read about it to get what it actually is. I won’t go into that but just read about it. Ok Namaste Pema

Yes, you should consult a psychiatric doctor - someone who has been professionally medically trained and is ethically if not legally responsible for the advice they give.

Its not something I would use.

But, if you're going to look into it, go to your Pdoc and talk to them about it. It has to be able to work with the current meds your on safely.

Your Dr. can give you all the information you'll need to know how it will effect you medically and interact with your current medications, as to where people who sell it aren't Dr.'s and don't have that information.

I don’t know anything about it but I agree with going. Through your doctor if you trust them to find out about it but also do your own research more too. Good luck

I would ask your dr too. Mine said I could try it but he won’t do straight weed cause he said it causes psychosis. I use weed anyway which he doesn’t know but it really helps my anxiety. Like last night was bad so I used weed to help me sleep and it worked.

Thank you everyone for your input. Yes, it would be a good idea to ask my Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner first. Hugs.

It is no more euphoria-inducing than taking omega fish-oils or vitamin C. Just has that marijuana stigma to it.

Yes, clear it with your doc, and give it a shot. Why not?

Do your research As pema said all cbd oils are not created equal.
a couple of links -
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/cbd-oil-benefits
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/cannabidiol-cbd-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-2018082414476
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1439/cannabidiol-cbd

Find a reputable company (legally cbd oil should have no more than .01 - .03 thc in it) and then decide which delivery method could work best for you.

I started taking it last march and can only say I have not looked back and my only other psych meds now are 100mg topamax and 1mg xanax (the latter only rarely if needed) I used to be on several meds which did not work for me for very long as I am highly med resistant, not just with psych meds but with most meds - they either don't work at all, work poorly or sometimes have a converse (opposite effect) reaction (eg. Valium could make me more energetic rather than have any sedating results)
The deep depression interspersed with mania which I have had for years have almost completely disappeared. Suicidal ideation is no longer an hourly occurrence for the first time since I was 15yrs old.
I still have depressive episodes and beginnings of mania but these days I am more easily able to use the cbt,dbt, mindfulness, meditation tools etc, to hold on to stability.
I also eat only an anti inflammatory diet, exercise regularly and practice gratitude frequently throughout the day.
I started with CBD tincture which is drops that are administered sublingually ie under the tongue, hold for 30seconds and then swallow. I started at 100mg 30ml bottles and my maintenance dose for a few months was 1,500 mg - one dropper/day. However I find oil of any kind very difficult to tolerate and managed to find a cbd oil that I could vape at only 300mg. I no longer use the drops and find that vaping the menthol flavoured one is brilliant for anxiety which with CPTSD was very limiting in so many ways. I get it from a company called abis. I bought the first bottle in May and I have not finished it yet 10ml cost 30 euro, vape pen 30 euro (a one off spend on the pen). You can actually get vape pens for as little as a few dollars from fast tech.
Again do your research, the thing that worries people with vape pens is when burning nicotine products VG and PG are produced and can send tiny particles into the air. This does not happen with cbd oil as it is an entirely different product.
CBD oil is classified as a food supplement and has zero thc so it cannot make you become stoned but has many health benefits. It is absolutely worth researching it and giving it a try before adding yet another psych med into your combo.
Your pdoc may not be well educated about it and some of them confuse it with cannabis products which contain thc and do make you stoned.
Like most things it works well for some and not for others. It works for me for anxiety and depression but not for pain at all. A good friend uses it for pain and she gets enormous relief from it and was able to stop taking lyrica and lose the 'lyrica bloating'. another friend is recovering from pancreatic cancer and is finding great relief from gastric issues with low dose cbd tincture.
You have nothing to lose by trying it and everything to gain. Pema's tea and honey sound like a great combo.
Good luck with it, whatever you decide and I hope you find what works best for you.
hugs
After nearly 40yrs of getting only intermittent relief, I cannot begin to express how wonderful this has made my life in so many ways.

Thank you everyone. It sounds like helpful and interesting stuff.

To me you can get some kind of idea about how much something is lucrative by seeing whether the spammers then jump on the thread to attempt to scam you.

I've reported DenialSmith who has pulled up old threads to try and promoted all sorts of things to the infertile and anxious among others.

I have thc oil and I love it. Illegal in my state but whatever. Def consult your dr about CBC oil

I tried CBD oil initially for my pain and muscle stiffness from my neurological conditions. I needed to take 4 times the amount to get a therapeutic effect which cost a lot of money. So I tried 50% CBD and 50% THC so I only needed 2 times the amount to get the muscle relaxant and pain-reducing effects. Then I went on THC oil and needed much less so it cost less money and I chose that option. I had a Dr. prescription and got my cannabis oil from a company that only makes various types of medical cannabis. I buy it online and it is delivered to my home. It was a lifesaver back then when I experimented with it in 2014 and then was on it daily from 2015 until now. I am hoping to gradually reduce it and go off of it and go back to using CBD only, so I make sure the THC doesn't mess up my mental health long-term. I can't do that right now because the meds have worsened my physical health and I'm still trying to find the right med. My psychiatrist knows I am on medical cannabis and he never said a thing about it pro or con. I was quite surprised. Maybe save for future talks. So I think we should keep an open mind about CBD and I think different psychiatrists may have different opinions, but I would want to make sure their opinion is based on scientific evidence. Best wishes! Always keep options open. I thought more people would have been interested in the alternative treatment I posted on vagus nerve stimulation… Particularly those plagued by bad side effects or are treatment-resistant, like Irish writer and many others…
Take care, everyone!

Thank you Maui