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What Causes Blurred Vision, Dizziness And Anxiety After Using CBD Hemp Oil?

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Posted on Fri, 20 Jan 2017
Question: hello. I have been suffering for a concussion for 6 months. a week ago a friend gave me what I thought was CBD oil for insomnia.
I took it and had a REALLY strong and bad experience. I am positive now that it was straight thc.

I have been experiencing blurred vision, dizziness, anxiety and dissasociation for 10 days now.

is there a chance that this damage is permanent??
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Almost nil chance of becoming permanent

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing Healthcaremagic your health partner.

I read your query and understand your concerns.

First of all I like to make it clear that CBD oils have significant concentration of THC and they can be considered straight THC as stated by you. This is because production of CBD oil is not regulated by FDA and you can get any amount of THC despite the contradictory claims by manufacturers.

In regard to your question "is there a chance that this damage is permanent" I like to make it clear that there is no chance of having permanent damage to your brain. In my last 10 years of practice of psychiatry I have treated at least 100 patients with cannabis side effects and most of them got relieved over a period. If I say the duration of effects, the most patients do not have persistence of effects beyond 4 weeks and mostly just 2 weeks.

During this time it is important to have proper stress management. Having regular sleep, avoiding junk foods, plenty of water intake, meditation and exercise helps during the recovery process.

I hope this helps you.
If you have more questions feel free to write back to me.
Thanks and regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (10 minutes later)
thank you Dr. in your practice have you seen patients with the visual disturbances I am describing?
I had the same problems a few months back while I have been rehabbing from concussion and they had seemed to clear up. I am just afraid that these issues will be back to stay after I had them mostly relieved
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (31 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Yes I had

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for reverting back to me.

Visual disturbances although uncommon but found in many patients. I think I have three or four patients who only had visual disturbances following cannabis abuse and all of them had complete recovery. Few of them presented with other symptoms along with visual disturbances and recovered well.

The most important thing here is to prevent further exposure. It is rightly possible that by preventing further exposure you have almost 100 % chance of complete recovery. I understand that here concussion is confounding factor but we can hope same as in other patients.

I hope this helps you further.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (2 minutes later)
thanks Dr
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (2 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You are always welcome

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Blurred Vision, Dizziness And Anxiety After Using CBD Hemp Oil?

Brief Answer: Almost nil chance of becoming permanent Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing Healthcaremagic your health partner. I read your query and understand your concerns. First of all I like to make it clear that CBD oils have significant concentration of THC and they can be considered straight THC as stated by you. This is because production of CBD oil is not regulated by FDA and you can get any amount of THC despite the contradictory claims by manufacturers. In regard to your question "is there a chance that this damage is permanent" I like to make it clear that there is no chance of having permanent damage to your brain. In my last 10 years of practice of psychiatry I have treated at least 100 patients with cannabis side effects and most of them got relieved over a period. If I say the duration of effects, the most patients do not have persistence of effects beyond 4 weeks and mostly just 2 weeks. During this time it is important to have proper stress management. Having regular sleep, avoiding junk foods, plenty of water intake, meditation and exercise helps during the recovery process. I hope this helps you. If you have more questions feel free to write back to me. Thanks and regards