Double blind placebo study shows cannabis helps with chronic insomnia

[Goldy700]

New study gives hope for those of use that suffer from insomnia which I feel is a large part of the RLS problem. I personally use cannabis as my treatment and am glad to report that it is wonderful for my sleep and does calm my legs as well.

Australian researchers are reporting the initial results from the world’s first placebo-controlled clinical trial testing the efficacy of medicinal cannabis in treating chronic insomnia. The results reveal statistically significant, and dose responsive, improvements to sleep quality using a novel cannabinoid formulation.

Sleep quality was measured using subjective responses, wrist-based sleep trackers, and a questionnaire-based clinical tool called the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Alongside objective increases in overall time spent asleep, and subjective improvements in rested feelings upon waking, the results showed significant dose-responsive reductions in ISI scores.

On average, the subjects displayed a 26-percent reduction in ISI scores compared to placebo, and for those taking a higher dose that reduction reached 36 percent. This ISI reduction on the highest dose resulted in a reclassification of insomnia diagnosis from moderate to subclinical.

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Thanks for sharing, hopefully with the acceptable research methodology those who have the ears of the law makers may finally realise what many hundreds of thousands of people have known over the millennia - cannabis is a medicine and should be available to all those who need it.

Vote (insert nearly every political party in the world) keeping medication illegal to help people get rich off people's suffering.

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Thanks for sharing.

[WideBody]

In other news, the Sun will be rising in the east tomorrow. Isn't it amazing what the scientist can find when they are actually allowed to study the stuff!

[vjd56]

Cannabis oil?? And how much?

Thank you !

[NicoleMil]

Just wondering... basically cbd is legal weed cause it gets you calm instead of regular thc weed from the guy standing on the block that makes some people freak out cause they don't smoke as much but it's still weed? Also recommend this blog berkshirecbd.com/thc-vs-cbd/

[suesweda]

CBD doesn't contain THC, so the effects are completely different. CBD is an overpriced plant extract that has never been proven to benefit any medical condition. If you have access to medical marijuana, which actually does contain THC, it would probably relieve the RLS symptoms and help you sleep.