Anyone use Medical Marijuana or CBD oil for psychosis?

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@StarryNight

CBD oil was not effective in treating my symptoms.

How much (of the actual CBD active ingredient, not just the mg of oil) did you take a day, and for how long?

I think the therapeutic dose is quite high and very expensive at that level. The therapeutic dose seems to be around 1280 mg/day. You can do the calculations - but I think that works out to over $100/day at the current CBD oil price levels - too high for most people I think.

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“More recently, CBD was administered to three 22- or 23-year-old male patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia who had not responded to typical antipsychotic drugs (48). They received placebo for 5 days in the hospital followed by CBD from the 6th to the 35th day. After this period, they received placebo for an additional 5 days, followed by olanzapine for at least 15 days. The dose of CBD was increased from 40 up to 1280 mg/day. The patients were assessed by two psychiatrists, who were blind to the doses administered, using the BPRS and UKU scales. No side effects were observed during CBD treatment, even at the higher dose of 1280 mg/day. A partial improvemen…