Cannabidoil is said to help with anxiety – but does it really work? Stylist investigates... cbdoil cannabidoil anxiety
“CBD works on receptors in the brain, a number of which have now been identified as cannabinoid,” Dr. Adrian James, registrar at the Royal College of Psychiatrists tells me. “We don’t know exactly how it works and further research is need to understand this.”
I decide to try it, buying a small bottle that instructs me to place two or three drops under my tongue, to hold it there for a minute and then swallow. It tastes earthy; almost like straw might, but somehow not unpleasant at all. The bottle recommends starting with two drops and building up to a maximum of ten. I start my routine.I don’t notice a change immediately, but after a week or so I start to feel the benefits.
“There’s still lots of research to be done,” says Lux, who set up the company after feeling the benefits of CBD oil herself. “I’m not a medical doctor, and I always advise people speak to their doctors. But we also know our bodies best, and for me it’s been a game changer. I vape it in moments of high stress, and the deep breathing couples with the CBD helps immensely.”
Of course things still make me anxious; it’s not a panacea, and, at least for me, anxiety is slightly too stubborn to be fully eradicated. Other factors also come into play: normal life stresses or having too much work, being hungover or simply being nervous about something. Dr. James also says that much of the evidence that CBD oil helps with anxiety is “not convincing”, so it’s best to take claims that it can totally cure anxiety with a serious pinch of salt.
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