PTSD
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event and can have a profound impact on people’s lives.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, including complex PTSD, can be difficult to treat and involve significant dysfunction in multiple aspects of one’s life.
Medicinal cannabis is used to treat PTSD and is effective in managing associated symptoms, including sleep disturbance, anxiety, ruminating thoughts, mood fluctuations etc.
Cannabinoid Receptors
Cannabinoid receptors are found throughout the body, including peripheral and central nervous symptoms, the immune system and organs. Cannabinoid receptors are also found in the pelvis, gut lining and endometrium.
One of the main differences between medicinal cannabis and illicit cannabis is that the dose of CBD and THC is controlled and administered in a fashion to maximise symptom management while minimising the perceptual or cognitive changes. In this fashion, people get the best effects with minimal disruption to their day.
Medicinal cannabis is an increasingly common and relatively safe prescription medication in Australia and is used by many women for symptomatic relief of treatment-resistant Endometriosis/Adenomyosis.
To access a prescription, make an appointment through our Cannabis Clinic to see one of our Authorised Prescribing Doctors.