Anxiety disorders collectively are the most common mental disorders in the United States, with more than 40 million adults — or nearly 18% of Americans — living with one form of anxiety disorder or another.
Anxiety looks differently for different people. It might affect someone through generalized anxiety disorder, or an ongoing, pervasive sense of worry that makes it harder to go about their day. Or it could come as sudden, overwhelming panic attacks. It can also manifest as anxiety about something specific, otherwise known as a phobia.
Because anxiety can affect people in so many different ways, it’s no surprise that many individuals and the health professionals supporting them have spent years seeking effective treatments.
And they’ve found it with CBD, a completely natural treatment option that’s been a game-changer for many people living with anxiety disorders.
What is CBD?
CBD is short for cannabidiol. As you probably already know, we get it from cannabis plants. But that doesn’t mean you need to worry about it getting you high.
As the cannabis plant grows, it produces active ingredients. The two most prevalent are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and CBD. THC is the active ingredient that causes psychoactive effects (i.e., gets you high).
CBD, on the other hand, is safe for use in all ages and has proven medicinal effects. When it’s isolated from THC (like in many of our products), it doesn’t produce any feelings of being high. But it can produce both mental and physical calm.
Early American medical studies focused on CBD’s ability to calm seizures in children. And studies have shown that it can reduce inflammation, too. From there, more and more researchers have started exploring the medicinal possibilities of CBD. The findings have been striking in a number of areas, particularly in studies that looked at CBD for anxiety disorders.
How CBD Helps Anxiety
CBD is thought to interact with the parts of the brain that create and regulate fear and anxiety responses. More research is still needed here, but researchers think that CBD can affect serotonin signals in your brain. Low serotonin levels can contribute to feelings of anxiety. That’s why psychiatrists often prescribe selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac or Zoloft. CBD stands as a natural alternative without the side effects of SSRIs.
Several studies have examined how CBD affects people with anxiety disorders. Let’s quickly look at some of the results.
- This review of several CBD studies found that “CBD has a promising role as alternative therapy in the management of anxiety disorders”.
- This 2019 study found that CBD reduced anxious feelings in nearly 80% of study participants and improved sleep quality for two-thirds of them.
- This 2010 study found that “relative to placebo, CBD was associated with significantly decreased subjective anxiety”.
- This 2020 study found that people taking CBD reported an overall improvement in health quality, including fewer anxiety symptoms.
- This 2018 study showed that CBD reduced feelings of anxiety when public speaking.
- This 2015 study found that “evidence from human studies strongly supports the potential for CBD as a treatment for anxiety disorders” and showed that CBD was effective in treating generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, and more.
Ultimately, researchers are still exploring how CBD can help people with anxiety, but current findings all point to it as a useful, safe tool that can help to reduce anxiety symptoms.
If you want to try CBD to see if it can help with anxiety for you or someone you know, please reach out to Simple Garden CBD. Our CBD products are all high-quality, made in the U.S., and independently lab-tested. That way, you can rest easy knowing you’re getting the best CBD for the best possible anti-anxiety results.
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