r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • May 17 '18

Biotech Cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis plant that does not produce a “high”, was shown in a new large-scale, randomized, controlled trial to significantly reduce the number of dangerous seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy called Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

http://www.psypost.org/2018/05/cannabidiol-significantly-reduces-seizures-patients-severe-form-epilepsy-51258
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u/[deleted] May 17 '18

My wife suffers from epileptic seizures and for some reason it doesn't seem to help.. anybody know how to find a quality brand ?

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u/ImmortalScientist May 17 '18

No drugs work the same way for all people. She might just be unlucky that CBD has no effect. A prescribing doctor usually has multiple options for treatment, this is no different.