Monthly Archives: July 2018

PTSD Update

PTSD is often characterized by anxiety, nightmares, sudden flashbacks. Management includes working with a psychiatrist using conventional medications and a psychologist using behavioral therapy. It is not uncommon for a patient to have to go through many different anti-depressants or anxiolytics before one finds the correct drug and titration. But sometimes even the best medications […]

CBD and Epilepsy Update

Dr. D. what research supports CBD for epilepsy? Studies of Cannabidiol on seizure control encompass animal models, longitudinal observational studies, case series and currently randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trials. Mechanisms by which cannabidiol works Endocannabinoids are increased as a result of hyperexcitability in the nervous system. CBD can regulate intracellular calcium during hyperexcitability states in […]