My next book is for couples. In one chapter, I talk about herbs and bipolar. Here are my thoughts on cannabis and bipolar disorder.
…….There are 113 cannabinoids in cannabis. Two of them concern us. Cannabidiol, also known as CBD and tertrohydocannibinol also known as THC. CBD is relatively benign and in a pure form, it rarely causes mania and psychosis. It is used around the world for anxiety. But as you know, the bipolar brain is not about one symptom. Our symptoms are mixed.
What works for anxiety and even depression is not the same as working for our bipolar brains.
My beef is not with CBD, but I am passionate about educating people with bipolar about the dangers of THC. If you have bipolar disorder and use THC, please know that the risk of increasing mania and psychosis is so high, you might as well smoke crack. Yes, it is that bad. I know from personal experience, so please stick with me here. THC is a hallucinogenic. Study after study shows that THC increases our risk of psychosis around 500%. But what about mania? When I used medical marijuana after my 2012 biking accident for pain, my bipolar mania went through the roof and it wasn’t the fun kind. THC often leads to dysphoric mania. I was prepared for the psychosis, but mania?
It may be because THC is the stimulating part of the cannabis plant. It may be that our bipolar brains convert THC into mania due to our genetics. Whatever the reason, you will find that I’m more passionate about our not using THC than I am about cocaine. People who use cocaine know exactly what they’re doing. When people use cannabis, often for the right reasons, they are rarely educated on the psychotic and manic properties of THC. Now you know.
I don’t recommend the use of any marijuana product until more studies have come out about the safety of today’s CBD weed. Until then, I will not be in the same room as cannabis. If you choose to use marijuana, please get a CBD only product that is tested in a lab. Then you can test it for psychosis and mania. My testing showed me that much of the CBD labeled pure is not. THC is hard to remove. Use your noggin. THC is not your friend.
