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Would you recommend adding THC to the CBD if she also has trouble staying asleep at night?\"</p>\n<hr>\n<p>Hello there!\nSeveral  preclinical studies demonstrated that modulating the endocannabinoid  system may be useful in treating some motor symptoms of Parkinson's  disease. Unfortunately though, results from clinical studies have been  inconclusive and conflicting. However, \"an open-label  observational study assessing the clinical effect of cannabis on motor  and non-motor symptoms of PD revealed significant improvement after  treatment in tremor (P &#x3C; 0.001), rigidity(P = 0.004), and   bradykinesia (P &#x3C; 0.001).\"\n<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24614667\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24614667</a></p>\n<p>Also, typical neuropathological features of Parkinson's include  degeneration of dopaminergic neurons--several studies suggest that cannabis has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and other properties that could be  neuroprotective, which may explain some of the positive results some studies have show regarding cannabis and Parkinson's.\n<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926438/\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926438/</a></p>\n<p>drkim</p>\n<hr>\n<p>And although the research regarding cannabis and motor symptoms of PD has  been conflicting, cannabis has been shown to mitigate many of the non-motor symptoms which often accompany Parkinson's, such as insomnia, pain, anxiety and depression.</p>\n<p>Altogether, I consider cannabis as a valuable adjunctive medicine for the treatment of Parkinson's, which should improve the quality of life for most patients afflicted with Parkinson's disease and may even slow the progression of the disease and reduce motor symptoms.</p>\n<p>Higher  concentrations of CBD vs THC, such as 20CBD:1THC, will lessen, or even  eliminate psychoactive effects, while still providing pain relief.  However, products with similar levels of CBD and  THC, such as 1:1, are more effective at treating pain, insomnia and  anxiety.  So, for most people, it takes some trial and error before  finding a compromise that provides noticeable relief, while also  avoiding unwanted side effects.\nAs an example:\nFor pain and PD treatment-\n<a href=\"https://www.cbd.org/cbd-soft-gels-41\">https://www.cbd.org/cbd-soft-gels-41</a> - take one capsule every three to four hours. Each pill should contain 2.5mg of THC, which will likely cause mild psychoactive effects.\nIf you'd like to avoid any psychoactive effects, I'd recommend a product, such as <a href=\"https://www.cbd.org/products/chocolates/18-1-chocolate\">https://www.cbd.org/products/chocolates/18-1-chocolate</a>, also taken every three to four hours\nFor sleep and PD treatment-\n<a href=\"https://www.cbd.org/products/chocolates/1-1-chocolate\">https://www.cbd.org/products/chocolates/1-1-chocolate</a> - take one piece one to two hours before bedtime.\nHope this helps!</p>\n<p>drkim</p>","timeToRead":2}},"defaultImage":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.5,"src":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/a07a5/question-default-image.jpg","srcSet":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/decd9/question-default-image.jpg 150w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/15aed/question-default-image.jpg 300w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/a07a5/question-default-image.jpg 600w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/701ee/question-default-image.jpg 800w","srcWebp":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/483a3/question-default-image.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/e8bcc/question-default-image.webp 150w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/4fec1/question-default-image.webp 300w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/483a3/question-default-image.webp 600w,\n/static/1e164eb4ee29aff63b63675577d389d3/2ad7f/question-default-image.webp 800w","sizes":"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"}}}},"pageContext":{"id":12050,"slug":"my-mother-suffers-from-parkinsons-disease-and-spinal-stenosis","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}