CBD and Epilepsy: A Promising Treatment

Cannabidiol (CBD) and epilepsy made headlines, but what do patients and parents need to know about using CBD as a treatment option?
In this episode, Dr. Laura Lubbers discusses what CBD is, why it can work to treat certain forms of epilepsy, and what the potential benefits and risks are. In addition, Dr. Lubbers explores the clinical importance of studying CBD and other compounds derived from medical marijuana.
Dr. Laura Lubbers is the Chief Scientific Officer at CURE Epilepsy. She heads our Research Team, driving strategic initiatives and pushing science closer to a cure.
If you want additional information on this topic, check out the free CURE Epilepsy webinar recording on CBD at www.CUREepilepsy.org/CBD.
For more information about epilepsy and what CURE Epilepsy is doing to find a cure, please visit: www.cureepilepsy.org/

[@alexinhomarroquin1836]

Great video! Great work ladies! My cousin is almost 35 and she’s been dealing with epilepsy her whole life. She recently just got some bad news from the neurologist and we’re destroyed by the bad news as she once again sees no hope insight and it sucks that this is her reality. Meds aren’t working and to make matters worst she lives in poor Central America, El Salvador, where she might not have any chance of getting CBD plus the stigma of marijuana is awful. They truly lack awareness. I don’t know what to do to help. Any recommendations besides trying to translate this video to them ? Thank you for your work.

[@seikomiki]

My 11-year-old daughter has had epilepsy since last year. She started taking CBD oil a month ago, and the number of her seizures is reduced from 200 per week to 100 per week. Still a lot, but her cognitive level has improved a lot better, which is a huge relief. We’ll continue with CBD oil and how it affects over time. Thank you, this video gave us hope.

[@gregterrell5521]

Great video

[@seanmalloy12]

I take cbd and i haven’t had a seizure in 4 years

[@ifihztech7675]

@Sean Malloy how many drops did you take? and how many times per day you took cbd?

[@blancaa.ramirez3626]

Would you please share with us how much you take a day? Or is it just certain days and does it have any thc?

[@meelauramee]

Please share dosage

[@micheleo5665]

What type of CBD did You take and what was the dosage ?. I ask because the CBD I took did not work for me and I would like to be seizure free

[@uchennaogbungwu9075]

Good bless you Dr Ogie for putting all your work and effort in helping me get this your epilepsy herbal medicine, thanks so much doctor my prescription is abundant God bless you the medicine worked perfectly thank you sir 🤗

[@eballin45]

CB1 & CB2 receptors* are the two that THC and CBD molecules "plug into"

[@jennifersullivan5994]

I've had Epilepsy since I was 12yrs old & No meds have ever helped me. About 5 yrs ago I had one of the worst ones ever. I was n my kitchen getting dinner ready & turned around to talk to my husband & fell face first onto our hardwood floor & broke my jaw n 4 places. The hospital told me just a few more inches it would've killed me. I'm on 3 different meds right now & they don't help, but when I smoke weed a few times a day it helps a lot along with my other meds. The really bad ones hit me when it's that time of the month. Is it possible that my monthly cycle has something with my seizures??? Sometimes I have warning signs but most of them I don't even know I have them. I have All different kinds of Seizures

[@user-ut2lb1cr1w]

How old are you now? My son is 38 he have seizures since high school. He used take medicine for ADHD for 8 years 2nd grade till 16 years old. Since than. And hit his head to ceiling fan when he was 8 years old. I think he have some kind of staring seizures. It developed to grandma(big) seizures. I hope you feel better.

[@janet6962]

The first time I took CBD from a dispensary I did get high, then it eventually went away. This CBD is from the cannabis plant and has a slight trace of THC in it. It is stronger then the CBD from Hemp. I wish they would have made that clear in this video. It's very important! My other thought: When I am high from THC, it feels very similar to when I have one of by small break through seizures.

[@jlyfe8285]

Thank you 🙏

[@Klumsyy13]

Break through seizures? Genuinely curious im trying to help my step mother with her epilepsy. How much do you dose

[@janet6962]

@@Klumsyy13 I'd love to help! I am still not sure of the dose. Probably about 10 mg 2x/day. I take it with the seizure med so I remember to take it, no other reason. I know that you need to have the CBD in your system, like the medicine.

[@Sydopath]

@@Klumsyy13I was having breakthrough seizures for 3 years and experimented with a few things. Here’s what works for me, and I haven’t had a relapse for 26 months. I’m back driving (legally) and enjoying the feeling I take 30mg CBD and 300mg PEA (palmitoylethanolamide) TWICE a day. They both work on the endocanabinoid system, and as well as no seizures, I am as cool as a cucumber in previously stressful situations. I reckon I’m dosing for life 😅

[@KatJ3st]

It's the excessive cost of medical grade CBD and the large dosage that makes it unaffordable

[@powertech3813]

Which CBD do you suggest for an adult with seizure every other day?

[@jimskinn6171]

You should try and find cbd oils that are as organic as possible because you never really know what chemicals they add to it, same as our foods

[@isaganiigancio3574]

I am epileptic, what CBD can I buy? Is it oil or gummies?

[@klscriviner]

CBD is suppose to be very good. Sounds promising for Epilepsy,👌 brill. Thanks for sharing x

[@epilepsy-warrior]

Ladies ! It's ok there is no cure .! It would truly be a huge step in medicine if you could help an underdeveloped brain work right ! Keeping hope alive is what is important! God bless you and keep pushing forward !# beautiful mind's, body's and souls!

[@epilepsy-warrior]

And Feb 8th I celebrated a decade with grand mal seizures!

[@zastozato3096]

NE SERI!!! There is a cure!!!!

[@janicefortejackson4366]

You can certainly get high on too much CBD ... i had to figure out my dosage

[@jungbechtospk40]

I was able to do this with Weedborn CBD products.

[@shaunodonnell3293]

Marijuana has controled my absence seizures for 1 year untill I stopped it. Now my seizures have returned 😞

[@sakhawatqalandari1654]

Hey! I am a senior trying to complete my research paper and it is about medical cannabis on epilepsy? I was wondering if i could get in contact with you to conduct an interview? You don’t have to but it would be really helpful!

[@shaunodonnell3293]

Sure

[@arlettlauranavarro4793]

@@shaunodonnell3293 I’m sorry I know how you feel I went through it myself. I tried the cbd to see if it would help stop seizures or even control them. But I had to undergo two brain surgeries to become seizure free

[@jaybotello5895]

Where and what the brand of cbd you took?

[@adammurray7761]

Didn’t work for me.

[@cynthiaramirez8384]

There's no cure for epilepsy. I should know cause im epileptic. I can't smoke weed anymore cause it trigger my seizures now. But yeah theres no cure for epilepsy at the moment.

[@adammurray7761]

@@cynthiaramirez8384 I’m epileptic too. There is no cure but there is treatment that can stop you having seizures. I’m 8 months seizure at the moment. I was diagnosed with epilepsy April 2020 been seizure free since I started keppra and using a CPAP machine

[@cynthiaramirez8384]

@@adammurray7761 whats the cpap machine? I've been epileptic since I was 13, and most recently I got the letter from the state of ca saying I can't legally drive. I've had near death experiences with two seizures its horrible I just hope they do find a cure so I can drive and do more things.

[@adammurray7761]

@@cynthiaramirez8384 a CPAP machine is a basically a oxygen mask that’s joint to a machine. I wear it every night. It basically pumps air into your lungs at night to stops you snoring or starving your brain of oxygen. Look it up on KZbin. Do you snore or hold your breath when you sleep

[@cynthiaramirez8384]

@@adammurray7761 i snore i think I've heard of it. But im also taking supplements for my brain.

[@tanjatlc5381]

KETO AND IF WORKS!

[@thesweetestjerk8905]

No