Currently, there is some evidence that CBD can help improve depression. Studies have shown that CBD can alter serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter involved in the regulation of emotions, stress and mood. CBD, in all its forms, has the ability to alter mood and help combat depression.
Although marijuana is a drug that cannot be classified, its compound CBD is considered a stimulant that increases alertness and energy and revitalizes the mind and body. CBD is also known to have a positive interaction with serotonin receptors in the brain. Although considered a myth, serotonin does affect mood and CBD helps to positively alter mood and, in turn, to combat depression. CBD is undoubtedly a mood-altering substance.
It has been shown to have moderating effects on anxiety, psychosis, depression, pain, appetite, memory, seizures, and other brain activities. It works in conjunction with THC and other cannabinoids that act on the central nervous system. CBD does not produce euphoria or intoxication, but to say that it is not psychoactive is technically incorrect and misleading for the patient or the consumer. Marijuana derived CBD is only sold in dispensaries in states where marijuana is legal for medicinal or recreational use.
Until now, there have been no randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trials (the reference standard) on sleep disorders and CBD. To minimize the risk of side effects, be sure to talk to your healthcare provider before trying CBD. While antidepressants can take weeks to work and cause side effects, CBD works right away without many side effects. CBD reduces the number of inflammatory molecules, such as chemokines and cytokines, that are present at sites of inflammation.
However, a double-blind study found that healthy volunteers who were given CBD had little or no change in their emotional reaction to unpleasant images or words, compared to the placebo group. Most commentators who use the term non-psychoactive probably want to say that CBD is not intoxicating, which is true. Rather, CBD interacts with CB1 receptors in a way that prevents chemicals, such as THC, from binding to CB1 receptors. Brad Ingram, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, spoke about all the wild uses of CBD today.
THC and CBD may also be useful for conditions potentially related to depression, such as chronic pain. Part of CBD's popularity is due to the fact that it purports to be “non-psychoactive” and that consumers can get health benefits from the plant without the high (or the cravings for midnight pizza). CBD is one of the compounds in the cannabis plant, such as THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which is responsible for euphoria or “euphoric feeling”. Marijuana is very popular as a psychoactive drug and because of this, CBD was banned until now in many states.
While there is hope of treating other conditions with plant extract, Epidiolex remains the only CBD-derived drug approved by F. However, a small experiment published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology found that CBD appeared to reduce nervousness and cognitive impairment in patients with social anxiety in a simulated public speaking task. CBD seems to work by balancing endocannabinoid system dysfunction in people with depression.
