Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical compound found in Cannabis that unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), does not causes the effect of feeling high. It is a safe and effective non-psychoactive cannabinoid that will only give you mild and tolerable side effects when taken. When you take them in high doses, you will not suffer from a lethal overdose since there are few cannabinoid receptors in our lower brainstem responsible for our heartbeat, blood pressure, breathing, body temperature, and digestion.
To this day nobody ever suffered from a lethal overdose of CBD. However, when you take too much of it, you will most likely feel uncomfortable for a few hours.
The brainstem of our body is responsible for our heartbeat, blood pressure, breathing, body temperature, and digestion. This part of our brain consists of several opioid receptors that, if opioid-based drugs overstimulate, the receptors will slow down our breathing and heartbeat. On the other hand, CBD does not significantly inhibit the brainstems activity unlike opioids.
When intaking CBD, it can last between two to eight hours. However, its longevity may vary on many factors such as the following:
CBD can have side effects when taken too much frequent like any regular other substance. If you take CBD every day your body will eventually build up a tolerance thus reducing the effects of CBD on your body. Abstinence from CBD for a while is the only way of decreasing this tolerance.
Usually, the side effects brought by CBD are generally mild and tolerable, but it causes discomfort in the body for some. Now, if you are experiencing a bad day due to the side effects of CBD, you may do the following to sober up from it:
Though CBD cannot lethally overdose and its side effects are mild and tolerable, there are instances that it is not recommended to consume. If you have the following conditions, you have to consider abstaining from CBD:
Though CBD has a safety profile even in high doses, there are things you have to consider to manage and reduce the risk of any possible side effects. The following are the know ways to manage the risk of taking CBD:
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |