Hi~

I started taking a variety of anti anxiety stuff after some serious medical diagnoses beginning in 2005. I took only one drug at a time, like I started with klonopin, then quit that after a few years. Then I got hit with another medical disaster and started on Xanax, the quit that to start on Ativan. I've been on Ativan for about 5 years. I was started at 1 mg and am now taking 2.5 mg a day. I cut myself down from 3 mg. So the pharmacy where I live is helping me reduce the Ativan to zero by gradually reducing the dose. You can't go cold turkey with this stuff....by accident, I found out that cannabis oil works to calm me. It does not have THC in it, so no psychoactive side effects. I think a lot of people are confused by cannabis and think it is addictive but it's not...I've known people who smoke it when they want to, not because they have to. Anyway, have any of you tried cannabis oil for helping with anxiety, and what was your response? I will be weaning off the stupid ativan for about 19 freaking weeks!! I think it's real interesting that pot is labeled an illicit drug but the doc can hand out these horrible drugs and that's legal!! I have tried smoking a type of pot w/o THC and it works fine, is a great pain killer, and helps me sleep but I don't like to smoke.

Any thoughts on the oil? Thanks, and nice to be on this forum!