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Default Does CBD Really Do Anything?

Ophelia wrote:
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> Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
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>> On Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 8:19:19 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> One thing it does appear to do is interfere with metabolism of various
>>> drugs, including antidepressants, resulting in higher-than-expected
>>> levels
>>> of those drugs in the blood stream.
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>>> I take quite a lot of drugs for Asthma. Any idea if that would
>>> be a
>>> problem?

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>> Probably not. My husband also has asthma, and he's just applied for
>> his medical marijuana card. His doctor knows what he takes for
>> asthma and saw no contraindications. Here's a rather wonky slide show
>> on drug interactions:
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>> <https://doh.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Medical%20Cannabis%20Adverse%20Effects%20and%20Dru g%20Interactions_0.pdf>
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>> It starts getting good at about Slide 11.
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>>> I've been researching medical marijuana. In the U.S., CBD oil is in
>>> kind of a regulatory grey area, and a lot of its potency depends on
>>> the manufacturer. You can get various levels of alleged potency;
>>> with or
>>> without THC (which is the stuff that gets you high).
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>>> Cindy Hamilton
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>>> I had heard it helps with sleep. Did that come up in your
>>> research? I sleep very badly and wondered if that would be of use.
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>>> O

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>> Yes, it did come up in my research, and it can help some people with
>> insomnia.
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>> Cindy Hamilton
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>> Thank you.
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> Ophelia, I tried to email you about this, but it is not clear to me how
> to change your address so it works.
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> Jean B.
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> Jean, my email works 'as is'. what are you trying to change?
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Ah! It looked munged, and my msg bounced, but perhaps that's because it
was using a "from" address that doesn't function now.