Conditions
Anxiety Disorder
Conditions
Anxiety Disorder
Description
Affects 20% of people, impacting the fight-or-flight response with continuous bursts of adrenaline without any obvious triggers. Types of Anxiety include; Generalized, Social Anxiety Panic disorders, and PTSD.
Anxiety is rooted in genetics, environmental forces, financial stress, life experience, our social life, and overall circumstances.
Diagnosed after 6 months of; restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance and all are complicated by trauma. COVID has increased stress, isolation, and feelings of overwhelm for the entire planet.
Symptoms
- Chronic worrying about everyday life
- Being restless
- Irritable
- Watching for danger
- Facing heart
- Shortness of breath
- Sweating
- Tremors
- Headaches
- Fatigue
- Insomnia
- Upset stomach
- Frequent urination
- Diarrhea
How Cannabis Can Help
THC activates CB1 receptors in the amygdala and hippocampus, calming the fear and initiating a sense of wellbeing. CBD promotes Anandamide - the natural bliss compound, helping ease stress at CB1 in the brain. CBD directly activates the Serotonin (5Ht1A) receptor, which helps create and retain Serotonin just like the anti-anxiety / antidepressant effects of SSRIs.
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Sources
- Anxiety Disorders
- Cannabis Boost Mental Health During Isolation? Cassidy F. Can
- Cannabidiol reduces the anxiety induced by simulated public speaking in treatment-naïve social phobia patients. Bergamaschi MM, Queiroz RH, Chagas MH, et al. Published May 2011.