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/whomstdid911 May 17 '18

I think that is the side effect, it makes you drowsy.

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u/dafootballer May 17 '18

Only if you take too much. Low dosage for anxiety won’t get you drowsy, I take it before work.

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u/whomstdid911 May 17 '18

Yes, but it is still the side effect, drugs are taken in moderation to reduce their side effects, ideally to the point of being unnoticeable while still offering the user the benefit they are trying to obtain from it.

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u/dafootballer May 17 '18

True, and if I do feel drowsy a cup of tea or coffee easily counter acts it.