the “love” hormone – more effective. As a result, “(oxytocin is) not as effective and social rewards, sexual experience, and social interactions tend to decline,” Dr. Burns wrote in an email. But THC can take the place of anandamide and offer the same oxytocin-enhancing effect. “Thus, supplementing with THC … leads to an improvement in these areas,” she said.
Stacie is a 50-year-old, mom, wife, and self-proclaimed Type A personality with a successful full-time career. She said she was looking for an “overall sense of wellbeing.”
“Anxiety had taken over my life. Depression had been lingering in the background since I was a young teen,” Leah recounted. “For years, I had been taking depression and/or anxiety medication. My situation worsened to panic attacks, days off of work, anxiety induced sleeplessness, etc. Something had to change.”
Stacie tried microdosing, taking smaller amounts of Cannabis regularly throughout the day to maintain a more balanced mood and eliminate her anxiety. Microdosing is individual to each person. The key is to feel better, get the benefits of the Cannabis plant for overall wellness, but still be able to function with the “out of it” or “high” feeling. One woman’s “small dose” may be too much for another woman with less tolerance. Stacie’s path to microdosing with cannabis was not a long one because it worked for her.
woman with less tolerance. Stacie’s path to microdosing with Cannabis was not a long one because it worked for her.
“I microdose with edibles. Smoking and vaping are not my thing,” said Stacie who explained that “I consume depending on the strain in the edible – about 1.66mg to 2.5mg once or twice a day. I have a high stress job and must be high functioning in my role so I cannot be stoned.”
Stacie takes her dose of Cannabis medicine at 7:00am so by the time she arrives at work, she has reduced her anxiety and her stress fades into the background.“What I was looking for was a calmness, an alert calmness. I have found that in Cannabis-infused edibles,” she states.