I picked up some CBD oil at a gas station near me, after having read some studies on its potential effectiveness in negative symptoms in schizophrenia. I noticed a positive effect the first or second day, but decided to take some time to confirm its effectiveness/make sure there are no side effects, and now after a week I am certain it is helping greatly without side effects.
I am taking 100% CBD oil, 0% THC.
Before starting CBD, I suffered from a depression from negative symptoms that stemmed from my lack of motivation and not knowing what to do with my time; from feeling emotionally flat and uninspired. Most days I would start with the thought “not this again, what am I supposed to do today?”
Now I am more productive, curious about life and feel a lot happier and at ease. I am cleaning the house on an almost daily basis, taking care of my hygiene daily, becoming more socially inclined and have a renewed interest in my hobbies. I’ve even started to read again, which is something that has been difficult for me to do. Life is, like it used to be before schizophrenia, less about being worried about what to do to fill a void and more about simply enjoying what I can do rather than thinking about what I can’t. Vraylar, my antipsych, blocks almost all visuals but it hadn’t helped me feel more productive or less emotionally flat. With CBD, my productivity is slowly increasing and I feel happy. Thankfully, it doesn’t make me hallucinate or get manic thoughts, just gives me relaxed thoughts and a sense of calmness and happiness and makes me feel like I can achieve more. My memory and cognition seem to be improving as well, but it’s far too soon to tell on those, so I won’t give a definitive yes or no on that yet.
It is slightly expensive, ($19.99 for 15 days supply) but it’s the only thing I’ve tried for negatives that has actually worked so far, so is worth it to me.
Anyone else have any other experiences with CBD of any kind that they can share?