When it comes to cannabidiol, there was a time when smoking your favorite haut–CDB souche was the only way to acquire it. CBD consumers now have a lot more alternatives:
- CBD oil
- CBD tincture
- CBD strips
- CBD isolate
- CBD cream
- CBD patches
- CBD edibles
You may now add another choice to the list of alternatives: CBD pills. One of the most notable benefits of CBD pills (which we’ll discuss later) is that they’re inconspicuous. Have you ever observed that almost everyone takes a pill of some sort or another? Taking CDB in pill form allows you to blend in with the crowd.
What are the other advantages of CBD pills, and how can you use them? And are there any negative side effects to taking CBD pills? Honest Marijuana’s experts go through everything you need to know about one of the newest types of CBD treatment.
What Is CBD?
CBD, short for cannabidiol, is the name given to a chemical found in cannabis (marijuana) plants. Cannabinoids are chemical compounds that may be found in high amounts in the cannabis plant.
Other common cannabinoids include:
- THC
- THC-O
- GBC
- CBL
- CBT
- CBN
The amazing thing about CBD molecules, and all other cannabinoids, is that when taken in pill form, inhaled or applied to the skin, they interact with neurons in the brain and receptors throughout the body to provide a wide range of health benefits.
Let’s look at one of the most basic ways to consume CBD, and how it may help you live a healthy life. Later, we’ll discuss those benefits — as well as how you can use them to cure a variety of ailments — in detail; for now, let’s take a look at one of the simplest methods to consume CBD.
What Are CBD Pills?
CBD oil is made from fatty oils that have been extracted from natural cannabinoids. CBD pills are just gelatin capsules filled with CBD goodness.
Cannabidiol (CBD) pills are usually produced from CBD isolate, which is the purest form of cannabidiol. The procedure of extracting CBD from cannabis plants (or extract) involves removing other substances from the plant.
The phrase “CBD isolate” refers to CBD (Cannabidiol) that has been isolated from cannabis plants. It’s structurally similar to the almost-100-percent pure THC distillate enjoyed by cannabassioners. You may use it to make your own CBD pills after you’ve extracted all of the CBD from the plant material (which is a time-consuming and laborious process).
What do you think? Is it something you’d want to try out? Here’s a quick how-to to get you started.
CBD Pills: Uses
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil, like cannabidiol (CBD) in CBD pills, may be used to treat a variety of diseases and illnesses. Here are some of the most popular reasons for using CBD pills.
Reduce Pain And Inflammation
Cannabidiol binds to vanilloid receptors in the brain. These sensors control pain sensation and local inflammation throughout your body. CBD’s activity on the vanilloid receptors, therefore, reduces pain and inflammation. CBD tablets may be utilized to treat conditions such as fibromyalgia because they work by activating these neuroreceptors.
Protect Your Body And Brain
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a potent antioxidant that fights the harmful effects of molecules on your body and brain. Free radicals have both physical and mental consequences.
Free radicals may cause neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease. CBD’s antioxidant properties have been discovered in studies to assist defend against the consequences of this (and other) neurological disorders.
Suppress Nausea & Stimulate Appetite
Cannabidiol (CBD) has a two-fold benefit as a digestive stimulant. It first stimulates hunger, making it easier to consume the calories required for long-term health. Second, it reduces nausea, ensuring that those nutrients stay in your body rather than being released into circulation.
CBD and other cannabinoids, including THC, have anti-inflammatory properties that may help to reduce pain and inflammation. These two CBD benefits might be particularly important for cancer patients. Some illnesses (and even therapies) cause nausea and loss of appetite. Given these adverse effects, your body may not be able to heal properly because it can’t recover from them. CBD helps to counteract these issues.
Combat Anxiety And Depression
CBD has both anxiolytic and an antidepressant effet. The activity of adenosine and serotonin receptors in your brain is partly responsible for anxiety and sadness. CBD affects them both.
The receptors that CBD activates include the adenosine receptors, which aid in the proper functioning of them. This lowers anxiety and vigilant attitudes, two symptoms of anxiety disorder. CBD pills also activatesthe serotonin receptors to generate an antidepressant effect. As a result, CBD tablets have a good chance of treating a variety of mental illnesses effectively.
Inhibit Cancer Cell Growth
CBD has been proved in laboratory experiments to stop cancer cells from growing. According to scientists, CBD inhibits cancer cell development and even causes cancer cells to die, according to the same studies.
Treat Psychotic Disorders
The use of cannabis to increase anandamide levels in the brain has been studied to treat psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia. Pharmaceuticals do exist to help with this, although they come with several drawbacks.
On the other hand, CBD oil and/or CBD pills increase serum anandamide levels, which is a critical cannabinoid in the central nervous system that has beneficial effects on anxiety. That’s a significant improvement for brain-based disorders that are currently difficult to treat.
Suppress Seizure Activity
Seizures are periods of unprovoked shaking and bodily control loss in the brain. It’s tough to cure epileptic episodes, just like other mental illnesses such as anxiety and sadness (both brain-based problems). CBD pills help to keep your brain’s electrical activity in check by modulating it. This lowers the amount of seizures you experience.
Charlotte Figi is a CBD success story that demonstrates how this compound can assist. Dravets syndrome, which causes Charlotte to have up to 300 seizures each week, has had a tremendous impact on her young life. After being given CBD, Charlotte had only one or two seizures per month.
Let’s take a look at some of the CBD pill’s benefits now that we’ve gone through some of the purposes for them.
CBD Pills: Benefits
If you still haven’t discovered the ideal approach to use cannabis, CBD pills are a viable alternative. Here’s why they might be exactly what you’ve been searching for.
Discreet Consumption
Because CBD pills are so common, they’re difficult to spot. Because everyone is taking pills, you won’t stick out if you take yours. Simply consume the pill with a drink of water. It’s quick, simple, and painless.
No Psychoactive High
CBD does not compete with, or bind to the same receptors in the brain as THC. CBD pills, therefore, do not produce a psychoactive effect.
Taking CBD at night is more difficult than during the daytime because THC dissipates faster. As a result, medical users who need access to CBD’s therapeutic benefits throughout the day but don’t have time for a high to wear off will benefit.
Counteraction Of THC’s Intoxicating Effects
The mind-altering qualities of THC are well-known. They include:
- Altered perceptions
- Lethargy
- Couch lock
- Paranoïa
- Memory loss
- Drowsiness
CBD pills let you keep your wits about you without getting too stoned.
Non-Addictive Treatment
CBD pills do not produce addiction because cannabidiol does not bind to cannabinoid receptors in the brain the same way other psychoactive drugs do.
Because CBD does not activate any cannabinoid receptors, there is no uncontrollable desire to consume more. So, in other words, cannabidiol in CBD pills is non-addictive because it does not produce psychotropic effects.
Powerful Results
CBD pills are more effective than other CBD methods since your stomach processes them differently (smoking, dabbing, or hitting a bong). As a consequence, you’ll need less of it to obtain the same results.
For example, in order to get the medicinal benefits of one CBD pill, you may need to smoke a whole joint. CBD pills are more cost-effective than CBD capsules since they give you more medication for the same amount of money (but not always).
Longer-Lasting Effects
Digestion is a sluggish process. As a consequence, the effects of CBD pills last longer than those of lotions or cigarettes infused with CBD. This implies that you’ll have to take fewer CBD tablets throughout the day.
CBD pills have a lot of advantages and uses, which we’ve already discussed. Now let’s speak about the possible negative consequences.
CBD Pills: Side Effects
Cannabidiol, the non-intoxicating component of cannabis, has only two negative consequences in contrast to THC’s.
Dry Mouth
If you use CBD, you may be afflicted with dry mouth. CBD inhibits saliva production by your salivary glands. This might cause your mouth to become dry. Fortunately, it’s not a been-through-the-desert-on-a-horse-with-no-name condition known as dry mouth. It’s generally only a little dryness that can be alleviated by drinking water.
Decreased Ability To Metabolize Medication
CBD and cannabidiol may impede the metabolism of other medicines your liver is attempting to break down. If you’re taking CBD pills rather than another medication, it’s conceivable that the CBD will negate some or all of the intended effects.
Let’s assume you’re on medicine for high blood pressure. Then, to combat pain and inflammation, you begin taking CBD pills. Blood pressure is not affected by cannabidiol, therefore CBD tablets can’t be used as a substitute for your prescription. So the problem is that the CBD pills negate the effects of your prescription while providing no equivalent replacement.
Let’s assume you’re using CBD to fight depression. If you’re taking antidepressants, you might start taking CBD pills to alleviate pain and inflammation.
CBD does have anti-anxiety and anti-depressant properties, so whether CBD pills counteract the effects of your prescription is irrelevant. Before using CBD pills, talk to a doctor about how they might affect your current medications.
Biphasic Properties
The second side effect of CBD pills is a little more complicated than the obvious dry mouth or basic metabolism theory. So, let’s start by looking at each word separately. If you break down the strange phrase “biphasic” into its component parts, you’ll find two words that are more familiar: bi- and phase (or, at least, a portion of the word phase).
The letter “b,” for bi, is the first and most essential. That’s easy enough to understand. A phase is a distinct period or stage in a series of activities or a process of change or development.
Biphasic comes from the Greek words bi (two) andphase (phases), which mean “two distinct phases.”
Cannabidiol (CBD) and other cannabinoids, which are present in high levels in hemp plants, have a long list of illnesses that have been researched and documented (stage one). CBD may generate a specific set of outcomes at various stages in certain situations (stag e one). At higher — generally considerably higher — dosages, CBD produces diverse results (stage two).
To those unfamiliar with this bifunctional concept, it might be strange, but it’s not uncommon. Alcohol is a good example of a bifunctional substance.
When you drink alcohol, it has a stimulating influence at low blood alcohol levels (BAC) and helps you feel more awake and ready to party. When taken in excess, alcohol has a depressive impact, causing individuals to pass out after consuming many shots.
That isn’t to say that CBD will have the same influence at one dose level as it would at another, but the effects may vary depending on the dosage.
It’s vital to remember that the CBD in your CBD pills may vary over time, much like dry mouth and drug interactions. The more understanding you have, the better you’ll be able to get the most out of your CBD pills.
Can You Take Too Many CBD Pills?
It’s also conceivable to take too many CBD pills accidentally. It is, however, technically possible to drink too much water…but only if you really want to.
We’re not sure if there’s water in it, but we do know that a high dose of CBD contains around 50,000 milligrams. That’s the equivalent of 33 tablespoons — about two measuring cups — of pure CBD.
You won’t come anywhere near to that much in any CBD pill on the market.
To put it another way, a 180-pound male in severe pain only needs to take a single 25-milligram tablet (⅛ teaspoon) to feel better. That’s a long way from 50,000 milligrams that 0.05 percent or five ten-thousandths of the total amount entails.
Even if the damage is significant, you may claim that it is not as dangerous as being murdered by a junkie.
A different user took a substantial dose of CBD and only felt tired (which, for people who have suffered from pain, migraines, or severe anxiety, would be an excellent side effect). We’re not suggesting you should eat two cups of CBD at once; please don’t take this as a challenge.
We’re implying that you shouldn’t be concerned about exceeding the suggested dose of CBD when you first start using it.
CBD Pills Versus Smoking
Getting your cannabinoids from CBD pills or any other edible is quite different than smoking it. Even the same strain will feel various depending on how you consume it, and it all boils down to onset and duration. Weed smoking offers a very quick onset of effects but a short duration.
Put it this way: smoke marijuana like you’d drive a 1000-horsepower vehicle. When you consume a strong strain of your favorite cannabis, it feels like zero to 100 in four seconds. Unfortunately, all that performance uses up a lot of gas, thus the rush or therapeutic benefit isn’t there for long.
Within an hour or two of smoking a high-CBD/low-THC strain, you’ll feel considerably better. As the effects of smoking that high-CBD/ low-THC cannabis strain wear off, you’ll begin to become anxious, uncomfortable, and nauseated once again.
CBD in CBD pills, on the other hand, has a much shorter duration of action and wears off completely within one hour.
Taking CBD pills is like driving a 1000-horsepower racecar for several miles, then taking a relaxing cruise at 55 m.p.h. through the countryside.
CBD pills, on the other hand, provide a more sustained level of pleasure. While smoking provides a quicker burst of euphoria, CBD tablets give a more constant degree of delight.
In general, you won’t feel anything for a few hours after taking your first CBD pill. That’s just the way your body is molded. Wait until you’ve had enough of a “bad trip” before taking another one.