[ktaylora]

Probably need to repeat this study with 72 additional individuals treated with a placebo to compare against the cannabidiol group. My guess is that just thinking that you are doing something about your anxiety and sleep issues will result in decreased anxiety.

[goostavos]

I'd agree. Brains are surprisingly complicated and dumb.

I carry around anxiety medication prescribed by my doc, but... just the effect of having something that someone tells me will prevent an all out panic is enough that I've never actually needed to take one. The magic isn't powerful enough to make the core problem go away, but it is pretty good at giving me another tool to control it.

[kneel]

Anecdotally this study confirms what I already found out on my own, CBD capsules helps my body relax with none of the anxiety that THC can trigger.

No doubt other people are having the same realizations, CBD capsule prices have gone through the roof.

[xenospn]

I've never used THC other than smoking or two or three times in my adult life. Tried CBD for a while and honestly could not feel a thing. Felt like I was taking vitamins.

[ktaylora]

You can try the experiment on yourself. Find capsules of flax seed oil that look like capsules of CBD oil. Have someone place a one-to-three week supply of each in separate envelopes and take them twice daily. Score your anxiety level each morning until all the tabs are gone. Estimate your average anxiety level each week. Then ask the person to reveal the envelopes to you and see if you can find a measurable difference between the treatments.

[Canadauni]

To be really sure it would be a good idea to have one person enclose the tablets in the envelopes and a different person to administer them to you.

But I suspect that there might be other factors here that might influence your study design. Mostly because neurotransmitters are super complicated.