Will CBD oil make me a nicer person

[Bilzo]

Only a semi serious question as I know it’s my personality really but. Anyway.

I am so angry and irritable ALL THE TIME.

Obv a million times worse during lockdown which is my idea of hell (I used to get cabin fever if we were still in the house at 11am on a Saturday morning). Not a people person. Love my own space and solitude.

Anyway. I get so angry. Mentally and physically. I am surprised the OH hasn’t left long before now. He always defuses the situation when I am shouting at someone or something. Inanimate objects give me the rage!

I look down sometimes and my hands are just clenched fists.

It’s worse when I’m tired. Someone suggested to me it’s part of peri menopause (I’m 44) but my father was an angry man and I’ve always been prone to this reactionary raise of temperature.

I don’t really want to go on anti depressants (I’m not depressed) and I don’t think it’s anxiety. It’s just anger, very different thing. I’ve googled what to take for it, nothing really pops up. One article on benadryl but it’s American and possibly theirs is different ingredients to ours.

A friend said they could get me some weed and I should smoke a joint. Well this is all good but i don’t smoke, wouldn’t know how to, and I don’t have the time or opportunity to sit round smoking joints. I need to be able to drive.

Would CBD oil help this? If so where do I start? I don’t know if I trust all these ones you get from little kiosks on the high street. Is there a premium brand? I don’t mind the cost. I think I need the strong stuff. Experiences? Thanks

The active ingredient in Benadryl in the US (Diphenhydramine) is structurally similar to an SSRI and seems to have a similar though more mild effect. Benadryl in the UK uses a different active ingredient.

As for CBD, it has helped me with anxiety somewhat. If anxiety is triggering your anger, then it might help. It doesn’t just “chill you out” though.

I would definitely suggest looking into therapy to get at the underlying cause of the anger.

I’m watching as I’m very similar. I’d like to try the micro dosing but no idea how to go about it.
I’m basically angry with myself most of the time because I feel like a crap mum but the miserable irony is that my anger is what’s making me crap being grumpy, intolerant and shouty.

Is actually find a small glass of wine or gin very helpful but don’t want to drink every day.

@pileon ha yes gin is a great help buy by the time I get a chance to have one it’s usually the end of the day by which time I’ve pissed everyone off including myself!

Lots of suggestions thanks. Will look into the Timer app. I would love to try the mushrooms but I would need a real live human guide to get me started I think (maybe the ex, ha) but maybe I will try the real deal in some yoghurt.

I was pretty sceptical about the whole CBD oil thing anyway.

I am.lile.this as well. I have had a lot of therapy over the the years which has helped me be aware of it so I try to address it if it is getting out of hand

Recently I have been dealing with.feelinga of.anger a lot. Not mostly to do with lcokdown in my case but because my teenage son is having a lot of issues ( too many to go into ) and I was finding it very difficult to deal with his volatility and seemingly self destructive behaviour in a calm way
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I was getting desperate so tried hypnosis recently which helped a lot to stop me exploding but it isn't a miracle cure . I am still finding myself getting irritable about stuff.

I recognise the constant feeling of irritation and annoyance when things go a bit wrong . I think it is a manifestation of anxiety for me.

Getting annoyed when I drop things ( eg an egg) is about having to sort out the consequences ( or clear it up) it gets in the way of what I was doing or planned to do (eg make an omelette) and that change of plan small as it is triggers something . It is for me in effect a railing against lack of control.

This was particularly bad in dealings with my son as the consequences ( in my mind) of not being able to make my son see that ' my way was best' seemed unbearable . My dad was also prone to anger though he was also charming funny, hard working and reliable . I picked up some.of his traits being quick to anger is the worst of them

Surely you need to find out what it is that you’re angry about.
It’s not a reasonable reaction to spilling milk. So therefore it must be something else.
Counselling has my vote.

I used to get a massage when I felt like this. Not an option currently. And I can't do my exercise (swimming).
Is it a lot worse since lockdown?

@bumblingbovine

Getting annoyed when I drop things ( eg an egg) is about having to sort out the consequences ( or clear it up) it gets in the way of what I was doing or planned to do (eg make an omelette) and that change of plan small as it is triggers something . It is for me in effect a railing against lack of control.

This sounds very familiar! Makes sense what you say.

Hypnosis was also suggested to me by a friend but again with the control thing I don’t know if it’s something I would work with, more likely against it.

Oh to have a massage! Yes this definitely helps me too. I find a lot of my anger physical - clenched jaw, making fists or claw like fingers unconsciously. It’s in my neck and shoulders. I get a lot of headaches.

@Tlollj genuinely I don’t think there’s an underlying cause like a childhood trauma or something. I think it’s a personality disorder which can’t really be fixed. My dad was the same, so was his father. It’s definitely from that side. My mother is a gentle shy person and meanwhile I’m a raging bull.

Diphenhydramine the active ingredient in US benadryl is the active ingredient in Original Nytol here, weirdly the Vet told me as dog was prescribed it when she had a stroke, to relax her and I was asking what it was.

Well you know yourself best I guess but if both your df and gf were this way then can i suggest it’s learned behaviour ?
You must be exhausted I would be. being angry all the time the way you have described needs investigation not just drugs to cover it up.

Extreme irritability was definitely a symptom of depression for me. I am not a patient person naturally and low mood magnified that X 1 billion. I'm also a bit of a control freak, but that comes from anxiety. I think your anger probably is linked to mental health stuff but might need to be "unpacked".

Does anyone know if you can buy the actual weed online?

I would suggest trying acupuncture. It worked wonders for me.

I would seek out a councillor to try and get to the bottom of it and break any learned behaviour.

Have you tracked your cycle? There’s an app called clue. See if there’s a monthly pattern and google PMDD. It might be that. If it is try sertraline from the dr

Yoga and meditation really help to start the day in a better frame of mind as does cardio exercise

There’s lots of us that struggle with this kind of thing. It’s horrible when you don’t feel like you are being yourself

I would stop drinking completely, work out daily and change my diet and take suppliments. The answer isn't weed.

I'm similar op so watching this thread with interest. I'm making enquiries into therapy as I wonder if childhood trauma (angry, frightening parents, lack of predictability etc) may lie at the root of my anger.

Meditation and yoga do definitely help and micro dosing is both fascinating and terrifying.

@Bilzo

I said go to the GP as they can go through with you about your symptoms and make recommendations with a proper history. Sorry that your GP is closed, ours is telephone consultation now (& then will see you if they need to). Hopefully they will be open soon.

The other reason I said to see a GP is that I also suspect like another GP you may benefit from SSRIs - perhaps a different one to Prozac. They're not only helpful for depression, I have some for a volatile mood, and this stops me going to those extremes at every tiny issue. It just makes my day to day life more tolerable and I feel more normal and patient.

I feel like you Want to try cannabis though? Are you feeling a bit desperate or rebellious?

My mother swears by cbd oil and she’s used it during her chemo treatment.
Apparently the stuff we get in the Uk isn’t the same as abroad so might not be as potent.
Have you tried headspace the app? Or doing yoga daily? I hear micro dosing is good but haven’t don’t it myself

I agree with no alcohol, stop any hormone contraception you might be taking, cut down caffeine and go out for a run to burn off energy every morning. Take supplements, do 15 mins of meditation. Try to get your testosterone level checked. It's quite a life-change being suggested, but you don't sound at all pleasant to live with and I'm sure you don't want your DC mirroring your angry behaviour.

Yes, it will. DH is an angry person, worse when stressed. 1000mg + CBD makes a really noticeable difference.

If you decide to try weed in your yoghurt, go easy. It's not an instant high, but one that creeps up on you and its easy to think it's not working and try more. Don't drink with it either or you'll white out.

Are you talking about the oil with the thc in it that gets you stoned? If so be careful, my friend was out of it for 2 days on that and she's a heavy weed smoker! I've got some oil without thc to help with the peri menopausal aches and pains, not tried it yet.

My friend is on a very low dose of anti depressants to help with peri rage, she says it helps.

Try the original alternative if you want to try cbd, you can buy samples first and see if that would work. I’m sure you can contact them to ask for advice. There are a lot of companies that do that but this company was the one I used, also ched’s cbd oil do some. It works for some not for others so having access to samples might be a good idea 🙂

Or if you are after natural thing look up Passion flower tea, there’s plenty of info online about it 🙂