Why Cannabis helps reduce Epilepsy:

CBD can help reduce epilepsy because cannabinoids can regulate neuron excitability.

Accordingly, this decreases the frequency of seizures, and can even eliminate them.

The study, “Cannabidiol in patients with seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial”, showed that taking CBD had a 43.9% reduction in seizure occurrence.

How Cannabis works for Epilepsy:

Cannabinoids mechanism to decrease brain’s nerve cell excitability, has not been properly identified and remains a subject for research.

However, scientists suggest that cannabinoids bind to specific receptors (CB1 and CB2) of the endocannabinoid system. They then perform a variety of biological functions that can protect the brain's signaling system.

As a result, cannabinoids can help treat epilepsy and reduce the frequency of seizures.

In addition, cannabinoids have anti-inflammatory properties that can protect brain cells and the brain’s ...

How to use Cannabis for Epilepsy:

 Cannabis can be used to treat epilepsy in the following forms:

1- Smoking: this is the quickest way to get the effect of cannabis. It can be rolled into a cigarette or smoked in a water pipe, either as herbal cannabis or hash. When it is inhaled, THC would need between 1 and 10 minutes to reach the brain for someone to feel its effect. 

2- Oral use (per oz.): hash oil ...

Cannabis dose for Epilepsy:

There is no official recommended dose of cannabis for Alzheimer’s disease as it varies depending on one’s condition, weight, gender, and age. Plus, the quality of the plant.

Always consult your doctor before using cannabis to avoid taking the wrong dosing of cannabis.

Nevertheless, some studies have shown that a dose of 10-20 mg/kg/day of CBD oil can help treat epilepsy and seizures.

The dosing for children is a little bit lower than that ...

Taking Cannabis for epilepsy: precautions

If you are considering taking CBD for epilepsy, there are some precautions that you should take into consideration:

- Alcohol: cannabis should not be mixed with alcohol since it may cause dizziness, drowsiness, and impaired judgment. Alcohol will increase these effects.

- Medications: cannabis can increase the effects of medications that cause drowsiness such as antihistamines, antidepressants, seizure medicine, and pain relievers among others. 

- Pregnancy or breastfeeding: women should avoid using cannabis during pregnancy or if they are planning ...

Taking Cannabis for Epilepsy: side effects

Smoking cannabis might have some negative side effects. That is why doctors recommend taking CBD oil rather than smoking cannabis for medical purposes. These harmful effects might include developing:
 
- Respiratory problems: smoking cannabis can irritate the lungs and increase the risk of several conditions like chronic bronchitis and cancer of the respiratory tract.

- Heart disease: smoking cannabis increases the heart rate and might aggravate existing heart conditions.

- Mental health problems: the THC component of cannabis ...