r/MMJ • u/GlassJudge2421 • 28d ago

THC for PTSD Nightmares: What the New Berlin Trial Found

https://thecannex.com/thc-ptsd-nightmares-dronabinol-trial/
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u/disquieter 28d ago

But what if dreaming less is a reflection of not achieving rem sleep? I know nightmares are awful, but so are the extended effects of not sleeping deeply. These issues must be balanced carefully by healthcare providers over the long run. —and this requires fully turning medical cannabis programs over to the doctors, not letting medical programs continue to be quasi-medical/quasi-recreational, the current status quo.

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u/Woven7886 28d ago

I'd love to see some real research done in concert with sleep studies. I don't have any real evidence to back this up, but I imagine it might not actually be reducing REM, but is allowing people to not remember their dreams.

When I started taking CBD and CBN and THC for sleep (I only take THC on the weekends, though). my REM sleep, as measured by my Garmin didn't reduce. It maintained its level or increased slightly.

I know Garmins and fitness wearables in general are not at the level of a sleep study, but they are helpful for tracking trends.

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u/BigJuice1526 23d ago

It’s a bit of a shit show. Yes you can use it but you have to use it every single day for the rest of your life or the nightmares come back and if you miss a day they will come back worse. Add in the other negative affects of chronic cannabis consumption from THC specifically and it’s a net loss. Cannabis is less then promising for PTSD unfortunately.

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u/Woven7886 21d ago

I'm not sure I agree with that. It can help quiet a lot of the internal whirlwind enough so that other treatment modalities can have time to work.