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Medical Cannabis For Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar disorder is a condition where you’re manic and depressive and it’s one that Involves having moods that are super high, and then super low in a lot of cases. It’s hard to control, and it’s one that doctors have looked for a variety of means to fix this.

While a lot of drugs are what people take to treat this, the problem is that they come with some nasty side effects which is why a lot of people have recently turned to cannabis as a way to treat this condition. Can it help though?

How it Can help

Medical cannabis does have some psychoactive properties with this, and for those who have anxiety, depression, hypomania, judgement that’s impaired, some form of nervousness, even suicidal thoughts and hallucinations this can definitely be something that can help with this condition.

The symptoms of this aren’t good for a person, and many have found that medical cannabis can reduce this as well.

Ashton Review and Segar Study are two of the most commonly cited ones, especially when  they look at how medical cannabis does impact the psychiatric health of many patients that are there.

The study involved a lot of patients, who used cannabis to see how it can improve the cognitive behaviors and functions of the people involved.

They did have some bipolar patients and compared it to the people who did end up smoking as well and nonsmokers alike.

They did a four-week study to analyze the changes that came with this, and initially, they didn’t see a major difference in this.

The people who did use cannabis didn’t have any sorts of cognitive problems and impairment, but those who did smoke it also noticed that their moods were far more stabilized than  those who didn’t.

Right now, this is the only real big study, but they did conclude that through this, they found that there were some positive effects on those who did suffer from bipolar conditions.

The cannabinoids within this worked in a specific way. They were able to exert almost a hypnotic sort of effect on the people who took it and those that had bipolar conditions

This effect did help with relaxing their minds, boosting their concentration, and also helping them feel good.

Medical cannabis, coupled with other forms of therapies that were used such as prescriptions was the best course of action for those with bipolar disorder, as this is the best way to monitor both of these conditions as well, and it’s something that a lot of doctors have since started to put in, as it can be something that can offer a variety of different health effects that are there too.

So is medical cannabis a means to cure this condition? Of course it’s not the cure for everything, and not every patient does respond to the use of medical cannabis the same way. Those that are more anxiety prone will not fare well with cannabis, as it may exacerbate the anxiety and other restlessness, and the conditions that are there.

But, if you do well with this, you can use both of these drugs together in order to create a desired effect that can help you/

You can feel better balanced, and a whole lot better in some cases.

There is still a ton of research that does need to be done on this, and this isn’t’ the end all to this study, but we’re starting to see some major changes in the world of medical cannabis, with people who are able to use it to treat more conditions  than ever before possible.

Hemp Vs. Marijuana 

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One big misconception in the cannabis world is that both marijuana and hemp are two different kinds of plants, but they actually are two big names for the cannabis plant that’s there. Both of these come from cannabis sativa, but the hemp is made with materials and processes that have a bit more fiber and stalk to them. marijuana is used for therapeutic and recreational reasons, and higher levels of cannabinoids, and they usually are sub variants of the cannabis sativa types.

The major difference between these is the law and how it regards these. Hemp has less than .3% THC within this, so it’s legal in the US, but marijuana is not legal everywhere in the US. 

What hemp is 

Hemp is basically a different variant than marijuana, and is cultivated specifically for both the fibers, and the seeds, as both the food sources, and the production materials that are there.

Hemp is incredibly versatile, and it offers different materials and foods. The fibers create textiles, clothes, and even different materials for ropes, papers, and supplies for buildings that are there. farmers use this inside the stalks, and it can be used to even make materials for bedding. The thick kinds of materials also have other uses.

There is also CBD which comes from this, and it’s seen as legal, and there is also hemp oil, which is utilized in cooking.

CBD oil does offer a lot of benefits, such as being anti-inflammatory, and it offers neuroprotective variants, and this is something that also does derive directly from the hemp too, so it’s worth checking and trying out as well, as much as you can.

Hemp seed and the oil do have some value, but they differ from regular CBD oil. If you’re looking to get the benefits that you would from CBD, it’s better to get something from the marijuana plants, rather than the hemp plants, as this is something that doesn’t have a ton of the different varieties of what the labels have.

What about Marijuana 

This is something that’s cultivated specifically for the flower, and the trichomes that are in there. Those who breed these plants may select different strains based on the content, the terpenes, and other various cannabinoids. There are also other variants too, that offer a ton of therapeutic benefits.

It works directly with the ECS, to help with different problems in the body.

There are various applications, including anxiety, autism, inflammatory conditions, even cannabis treatment too, so you’ll want to definitely look at this. 

Right now, we don’t know the full benefits of marijuana, as this is something that’s struggling to get the variety of benefits due to the legal state that it has. However, it can help with various health problems, soothe anxiety, and also relieve pain that’s chronic.

Some of the drawbacks do include anxiety, paranoia, feeling tired, feeling cold, or even hot and sweaty, the munchies, sometimes loss of self, memory issues, and also even dry or cottonmouth.

The best thing to decide which one is best for you is to look at the different varieties of plants that you have. If you live in a place where marijuana is legal, and you want to try to use this, then definitely consider this, for it’s something that can help you.

If you want to use hemp, you’re better off using this as a material to help with cooking, and also for improving the different aspects of this. You may also want to look at potentially using CBD, especially if you’re not used to THC or can’t access it.