Migraine
Headaches & Migraines
A migraine is a recurrent throbbing headache that typically affects one side of your head and is often accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision. Symptoms may include sensitivity to light, sound, smell or touch, nausea and vomiting, lightheadedness, and blurred vision.
The non-intoxicating cannabinoid CBD interacts with serotonin releasing receptors, and when given in relatively small doses has been shown to help alleviate both nausea and vomiting.
Reprint
How the plant's biphasic qualities allows users to equilibriate the nervous system.
Book Excerpt
Dr. Bonni Goldstein highlights current research about the applications for cannabinoid medicine for severe headaches.
Book Excerpt
Dr. Ethan Russo examines recent science on migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel and other treatment-resistant syndromes that may respond to cannabinoid therapies.
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Dr. Ethan Russo discusses clinical endocannabinoid deficiency and ways to target the endocannabinoid system for therapeutic benefit.
Video
There are many ways to influence cannabinoid receptor signaling and enhance endocannabinoid tone—acupuncture, diet, osteopathic adjustments, etc.
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Science abstracts on CBD and Migraine
- Clinical endocannabinoid deficiency (CECD): Can this concept explain therapeutic benefits of cannabis in migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other treatment-resistant conditions?
- Effects of anandamide in migraine: data from an animal model
- Cannabinoids and hallucinogens for headache
- The endocannabinoid system and migraine
- Variations in the cannabinoid receptor 1 gene predispose to migraine
- Cannabinoids suitable for migraine prevention
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Top Conditions
In compiling a list of conditions that CBD may help, we examined hundreds of peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.
