CBD lotion/oil

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I did try taking it for my anxiety but had the opposite reaction to the variety (indica) that most people find relaxing and good for anxiety.  I found out after the fact that a small but significant percentage of people have the same reaction that I did, where it does anything but relax you, so I'm not alone with that happening.  I was actually OK with the sativa as far as it not making me more anxious and it seeming to have a weird calming effect that's kind of hard to describe, but I didn't stick with it very long.  I've been thinking that maybe I should give it another try and stick with it longer this time.  I actually still have quite a bit of it left from when I tried it before.

That is indeed a shame...are you 100% sure your vendor is reliable? I've received CBD from established vendors and CBD from amateurs and the difference is like night and day. Some people also respond better to capsules or vaping or sublingual dosing of the CBD oil. Vaping kicks in almost immediately but doesn't last as long whereas capsules take 30-60 mins to kick in but will still have residual effects lingering after 12 hours. It's just about finding what works for you. It is expensive though so I don't recommend spending hundreds on CBD just in case you are a non responderm

Yes, the vendor is one of the most reliable on planet earth.  I belong to an online CBD users group and this vendor is the most highly recommended by the admins and other trusted knowledgeable people there -- so highly regarded that I was ordering from them even though they're in the UK and I'm in the US.  It's definitely not their product that was the problem; it was just that I'm in the unfortunate minority of people who have the opposite reaction to the variety of CBD that most people find beneficial for anxiety.

I am sorry to hear that. It's good to know the source wasn't the problem but unfortunate you were not a responder. Did you feel any effects whatsoever as I know it is also used to relieve pain and not just anxiety?

I've had great success with CBD balm for pain relief with another problem that I have, so I'm still a big fan of CBD.  And I may yet find the right variety for me to help with the anxiety.  That would require a bit of experimenting. The advice I got from people who really know their stuff in the CBD group that I'm a member of was not to give up on the indica, but to start slow by mixing a bit of the indica with the sativa, since I'm OK with the sativa, and gradually add more as I adjust to it. I do trust these people's opinions because they have many years of experience with this stuff, but my first experience was so bad that I'm just afraid to take the plunge and try it again, even by doing it slowly like I was advised to.

That's certainly understandable why you'd be very cautious after a bad experience. I would have to agree that experimenting with different strains may be a good idea but nothing is ever certain. The obly time I ever reacted poorly was when I once took 40mg in one sitting...i felt dizzy, dysphoria and anxious for hours and I've never repeated the exercise at that dosage level again. So I empathise with why you would be hesitant in giving it a second shot. It may be best - if you choose to dive in once more - to start at a very low dose such as 0.25-0.5mg. This may bring about nothing more than placebo effects or it may induce a feeling of a mild anxiolytic, and then you can work your way up from there depending on how comfortable you feel doing so.