CBD & EPILEPSY (by Dr. A. Jones)
Currently CBD oil (natural extract from cannabis plant) is being successfully used for thousands of people with epilepsy, and now thousands of dogs.
CBD oil is much the same as many essential oils ( ie it’s a plant oil extract), and it is NON psychoactive as it contains NO THC (that is what gets people ‘stoned’..)
Here is a bit more info on it and epilepsy in dogs
Cannabidiol or CBD
CBD has an important role in the future of medicine. CBD is a primary component of the cannabis plant. It is non-psychoactive, which means that it doesn’t produce the “high” commonly associated with marijuana.
CBD is currently used by many patients (human and animal) who seek an alternative form of therapy without the unwanted side effects of typical drugs.
Compelling research has shown that CBD may inhibit both seizure activity and the severity of such activity [1] and [2]. Study results have “point[ed] to CBD being of potential therapeutic use…in the treatment of epilepsies.”[3] Studies also indicate that the use of CBD in conjunction with certain anti-seizure medications may enhance the anticonvulsant effects of those drugs.[3]
Furthermore, studies indicate chronic use of CBD has not been shown to elicit negative side effects and does not induce tolerance.[4]Colorado State Epilepsy Trial
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