CBD oil

[Moretravel1]

does anyone with RLS use or have used CBD oil?

[Allyp69]

I occasionally use CBD oil and Gummies...they do help but are expensive to buy so only use occasionally.

[angelflonne]

No and for the same reason as Allyp69 , they are expensive. But I have some advice, try Ashwagandha, look for "KSM-66" or if you can't find it "95% Withanolides". It is an Indian medicine recognised by the medical profession for its calming effect. Completely inexpensive, has one hundred percent reduced my anxiety for several months now, anxiety can make RLS worse.

[DicCarlson]

Mostly from what I've read on here, the best CBD for RLS and sleep is one with a small (not enough to get high) amount of THC. Research does show it being effective for sleep...but there are many differing CBD products - full spectrum, broad spectrum, etc. Put "CBD" in the search box for additional posts.

[ringette]

I was on a trial of CB D a couple of years ago after augmenting on DA’s ,unfortunately it did very little for me but Once again we are all different and because it didn’t work for me doesn’t mean it won’t for you good luck.

[Sleeplessinbitola]

I swallow a gel capsule of 10mg CBD oil because I don't like the taste of the oil.I take it about 1 hour before I go to sleep and it acts like a sleeping pill by calming and relaxing me. It's about $1 per pill in Ontario, Canada, where it's legal now.

I can say it helps some nights but when my RLS wants to rebell there's nothing that will stop it!

[Zonk76]

I was using Pramipexol 0,18 mg for about 3 years because I had serious PLMD starting 8pm and in addition RL during the night. Actually I believe that the symptoms got worse (augmentation?) after starting with Pramipexol, although still small dosage.

Since more than 4 weeks I take CBD oil (10%) in the evening and again before going to bed. It was amazing to see that I could stop taking Pramipexol completely.

The PLMD in the evening is completely gone (most of the time), the CBD helps for several hours (until I go to bed).

Unfortunately at nighttime my experience is mixed: If I go to bed e.g. at midnight I take again CBD oil. However sometimes I wake up 2 hours later with (only light) PLMD, and I have to take more CBD oil, so that I can fall asleep again. It seems that increasing the dosage before sleeping doesn't help. Other nights I have no problems at all (at least I do not wake up) and I can sleep until morning.

Nevertheless in the morning (6-8am) I wake up with some pain in my legs, which disappears after I get out of bed.

So overall for me there is clear evidence that CBD oil helps to reduce or even eliminate my PLMD/RLS. Unfortunately this doesn't work everyday (night) in the same way, or just for a few hours.

So I am still experimenting and try to learn about right dosage and time. But at least no more Pramipexol (which is still 1st line treatment in Germany) for the time beeing. Let's see how long it works.

[Hidden in reply to Zonk76]

What type of CBD oil do you take Zonk76?

Does it have THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in it?

And do you know what strain of cannabis it is?

[Zonk76 in reply to Hidden]

Check for "Nordic Oil CBD Oil (1000mg)". However I was also using two other brands before with same effect. There's basically no THC and it doesn't make high.

[Moretravel1]

no thc, but I’m not sure about the strain. First time for me.