Can Marijuana Help Anxiety

<p>Joanne Williams, as a 30 years Mental Health Professional after Looking into studies, if components of Marijuana could help with Anxiety. She Does not support marijuana use or use of substances in general, since they are covering up symptoms, instead of resolving them.</p> <p>I recommend finding ways to resolve your anxiety and get skills or strategies to reduce it without substances for a lifetime of better coping.</p> <p>As a 30-year veteran therapist. I do get asked all the time, my views or opinions on this question.</p> <p>I have taken seminars on this subject and the data came back that there is no clear evidence that Marijuana helps anxiety itself.</p> <p>I think what is clear that is can make anxiety worse, since it is a hallucinogen, and can make you have see things, that are not “normal” or go on “trip” that can be very scary or create paranoia.</p> <p>The other issues, I see is that brain development continues until age 25 in young adults, and any substance that affects the brain, can be detrimental.</p> <p>This article goes into more details: Does marijuana help calm anxiety? Weighing the benefits and risks — and whether it’s right for you? <em>By Madeline Kennedy</em><em>-</em> There is evidence that the CBD compound in marijuana may help treat some anxiety disorders, though research is limited.</p> <p><strong>Though many people report smoking weed to treat their anxiety, the drug could actually make anxiety symptoms worse for some people. </strong></p> <p>Research is scarce about how marijuana can affect anxiety symptoms like irritability, muscle tension, and excessive worrying. For some people, marijuana may even increase anxiety.</p> <p>But a 2015 review of 40 preliminary studies on CBD found that this chemical may play a key role. The researchers said they found encouraging, preliminary results that concentrated doses of CBD oil, when taken regularly, could be an effective treatment for a host of anxiety disorders including:</p> <ul> <li>Generalized anxiety disorder</li> <li>Panic disorder</li