Blog posts tagged "anxiety"

Almost everyone has experienced anxiety at some point in their life. In fact, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States affecting approximately 40 million adults age 18 and older each year...If you want to avoid taking pharmaceuticals, consider giving cannabis a try. The key is all in the dosing—microdosing.

My name is Malcolm May, a 12 year Veteran with Combat PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression...

A survey of 300 patients with PTSD was recently conducted by Care By Design, a California-based medical marijuana company. Patients answered questions about which medications they had used and assessed the effects of each medicine on the hallmark symptoms of PTSD: anger, irritability, anxiety, depression, pain and sleep disorders. Data from this survey suggests that cannabis compares favorably to conventional treatments for PTSD...

New research recently published in JAMA Psychiatry shows no link between cannabis use and a variety of mood and anxiety disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. This is a challenge to some previous research...

Sgt. Patient is a blog series where veterans can publicly or anonymously share their stories. Mike from Arizona shares his story of how multiple tours and serious injuries left him with debilitating conditions and how cannabis has helped him avoid many of the harmful meds prescribed by the VA...