Comment by Chazprime | Hacker News Reader

Comment by Chazprime | Hacker News Reader

Interesting to see an actual study, even if it’s a small test group.

I’m usually getting maybe 4-5 hours of sleep a night, so about 6 months ago I started taking CBD oil at night (500mg and then 1500mg hemplucid). My experiences are pretty consistent with the study results here - I’d get about 1-1.5 hours more a night for the first month, but by month two I was already graduating to the 1500mg strength because my body was adapting to it so fast.

By the fourth month I was taking double the dosage of the prior month, and by month six I stopped taking it altogether… the effects were severely diminished and at $200 a bottle for the 1500mg strength, it would be more cost effective to just smoke the real thing as it is now legal where I live.

I think you may have actually been medicating for the CBD side effect. I found when I started taking CBD that it helped a lot with anxiety but made me a little drowsy and helped my sleep somewhat. Over the next week or two the drowsiness mostly went away and my sleep was back to normal but it still helped with anxiety.

Unless your poor sleep is driven by anxiety, CBD is probably not the best choice. Some strain of Indica pot is probably what you are looking for.

I had the same 4-5 hours sleep issue until I started to exercise/run regularly. Being a recovering addict/alcoholic, I usually avoid any dependencies, which is why I can't start taking a substance, even if it helps with sleep. In any case, are you getting regular exercise?

I exercise pretty heavily. it's a different thing entirely.

Exercise was the answer for me as well.

I usually run in the morning, but switching to evenings proved more effective for sleeping longer.

jesus that's pricey. Was gonna say, why not just take a puff of the joint at the end of the day?

It can sometimes be tough being married and starting a habit like that when your spouse doesn’t partake often.

Yes, smoking is more effective than CBD, but exercise won out eventually.

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