CBD

I tried cbd to try to help my anxiety but I didn’t notice any improvement, I’ve tried 3 different brands - none seemed to help. It’s so expensive that I decided to accept that it didn’t work for me. I did like the taste though (I hear a lot of people say they hate the taste). If I had more money to spare I’d probably try it for longer - but as things are I can’t waste money on something that doesn’t seem to work. It’s disappointing as I had high hopes for it. 
has anyone tried actual marijuana to help with anxiety? I haven’t had any since I was a student and I didn’t much like it then. 

Yup.  I am now registered with the Sapphire Clinic under their access to cannabis based medicines scheme.  And just before the first lockdown I became a member of a local cannabis club, which offered meetups, products and information on cannabis, in all its various forms.  

It's not something I ever imagined doing and certainly, after one bad experience at university years ago, I'd decided it wasn't for me.  But at the cannabis club they had a range of really tasty looking edibles and, taken in that form, I found it as much more pleasant experience.  

Then, once I realised both oils and bud were available via the new cannabis clinics and both autism and anxiety were qualifying conditions, I decided to try it.  

Result:. excellent for my anxiety, sleep issues and to promote overall relaxation.  The doses can be standardised and I really like the oils.  Reliably effective and, after years of failed prescriptions (SSRIs and beta blockers) plus OTC remedies (passiflora, valerian, rescue remedy a etc) plus self medicating with alcohol, I realised that this came closest of all to being what I always needed.  

I wish it hadn't taken me until age 56 to discover it!

Can you recommend a place online where I can get this? Thanks :)

I'm very happy with Sapphire and get everything through them but the Project 21 cannabis is price capped - currently at £5/g but they are proposing to increase it to £7.50/g, I think.  Sapphire no longer do Project 21 but I think that the Project 21 site gives you a list of clinics that do.  However, Sapphire are prescribing an increasing range of products at £5/g anyway, both sativa and indica, plus their consultations are cheaper and there are no prescription fees.  So it may be a case of compare and contrast.

I would check out the answers on the FB group if possible as there you'll be able to harness a much wider range of knowledge and experience.  I've only been registered with Sapphire for just over a year, although my cannabis club experience provided a useful lead in.   But the FB group is growing rapidly (currently 4500 members) and there are some useful pinned posts. 

There are some teething problems around stock levels and waits for prescriptions but, as I see it, this is a fairly new area and I feel glad to be involved from the beginning.  As part of the Sapphire Access Scheme I am required to complete questionnaires, maybe quarterly or so, to feed into their database of patient experiences.  They're building up an evidence base so you'd also be contributing to that as well as getting their access scheme discount.  Maybe follow Sapphire on FB too, to get a feel for what they're doing?

All of my consultations are over Zoom so I find it very quick and convenient.  You do need to have tried two other meds first, before they'll be able to prescribe medical cannabis for any particular condition, but with a long history of anxiety and failed attempts to adequately deal with it, I had all the information to hand.  You may well find the same. 

I'm very happy with Sapphire and get everything through them but the Project 21 cannabis is price capped - currently at £5/g but they are proposing to increase it to £7.50/g, I think.  Sapphire no longer do Project 21 but I think that the Project 21 site gives you a list of clinics that do.  However, Sapphire are prescribing an increasing range of products at £5/g anyway, both sativa and indica, plus their consultations are cheaper and there are no prescription fees.  So it may be a case of compare and contrast.

I would check out the answers on the FB group if possible as there you'll be able to harness a much wider range of knowledge and experience.  I've only been registered with Sapphire for just over a year, although my cannabis club experience provided a useful lead in.   But the FB group is growing rapidly (currently 4500 members) and there are some useful pinned posts. 

There are some teething problems around stock levels and waits for prescriptions but, as I see it, this is a fairly new area and I feel glad to be involved from the beginning.  As part of the Sapphire Access Scheme I am required to complete questionnaires, maybe quarterly or so, to feed into their database of patient experiences.  They're building up an evidence base so you'd also be contributing to that as well as getting their access scheme discount.  Maybe follow Sapphire on FB too, to get a feel for what they're doing?

All of my consultations are over Zoom so I find it very quick and convenient.  You do need to have tried two other meds first, before they'll be able to prescribe medical cannabis for any particular condition, but with a long history of anxiety and failed attempts to adequately deal with it, I had all the information to hand.  You may well find the same.