CBD & Sleep Disorders

                         Can CBD oil help you sleep?

              The answer to this question appears to be yes...!!!

You may have done some research and wondered about CBD's effectiveness, or your doctor may have recommended them for you to try...

As more medical researchers and patients ask this question, more information is becoming available. So far, the research indicates medical marijuana, including oils, could assist in the treatment of sleep disorders.
CBD, however, offers an opportunity for people to correct their poor sleep habits.
A 2006 study published on Elsevier shows that CBD may be able to help with daytime drowsiness. The study specifically shows that CBD consumption increases alertness in daylight. Meanwhile, it has no effect on people’s alertness when they try to sleep at night.

-Gretchen Lidicker, author of CBD Oil: Everyday Secrets: A Lifestyle Guide To Hemp-Derived Health and Wellness, said that while studying CBD is extremely difficult because of the legal issues still surrounding cannabis and marijuana, there has been research that indicates CBD can be a helpful antidote to anxiety and insomnia.

“These studies mainly point to CBD’s ability to interact with ... serotonin receptors and GABA receptors in the brain,” she explained. “Serotonin plays an important role in mood and anxiety, and GABA is known as the main ‘inhibitory’ neurotransmitter, meaning it calms excess activity in the brain and promotes relaxation. GABA receptors are the target of benzodiazepines, which are a class of anti-anxiety drugs.”

Lidicker noted that one study on humans, published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, showed that CBD was able to help with public speaking-induced anxiety. She also pointed to a clinical trial that started in August at a hospital in Massachusetts, in which researchers are administering 10 mg of CBD three times a day for a month to test its effects on patients with anxiety.

“Hopefully we’ll know more and more as clinical trials like this are conducted,” Lidicker said.

And how does CBD compare to other sleep supplements like melatonin? Lidicker explained that while she thinks melatonin is great, it has a different impact on the brain and body.

“CBD appears to help with sleep because of its anti-anxiety properties and ability to promote relaxation,” she said, noting that melatonin directly signals to the body that it’s evening and time to go to sleep by raising the naturally occurring levels of melatonin already in the body.

-Another conclusion from Michael Breus, a clinical psychologist and board-certified sleep specialist, explained in a 2017 HuffPost article, there’s a good chunk of research to suggest that CBD can be beneficial for rest. Research shows CBD may increase overall sleep amounts and reduce insomnia. 

Conclusion :

CBD has the ability to reduce anxiety, which can be helpful in reducing sleep difficulties and improving sleep quality. CBD may increase overall sleep amounts, and improve insomnia, according to researches. CBD has been shown to reduce insomnia in people who suffer from chronic pain. 

In smaller doses, CBD stimulates alertness and reduces daytime sleepiness, which is important for daytime performance and for the strength and consistency of the sleep-wake cycle.