They didn’t say it’s bunk - they even noted it may be helpful, but of course they have to wait for trials and FDA approval to get the kickbacks from big pharma, er, to know the facts… So wait for trials to get an FDA approved version at 20x the cost of what you can get today, or try it and see what happens, if there’s evidence of benefit and minimal risk… hmm.
What could you attribute the problem to, then, if 3 days of CBD pellets makes a huge difference?
Call me skeptical. It’s true, I am. I think there are potential uses for CBD but I think they are much more limited than the testimonials suggest - for people, dogs, horses, etc. I think there is some placebo effect as well - for those taking it and those dosing it.
Right now people are giving this for everything from muscle soreness to eczema, and being told by sales people that it works. So, an FDA trial is a useful thing to protect consumers from being scammed. And for learning what dose actually works on what issues. There is no standard for strength or for dosage. That’s a bit dodgy, regardless of the treatment. As you say - it “may” be helpful. Or not.
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Do you really think that the only point of trials is to increase the cost of something? The difference between an over the counter supplement and FDA approved drug is apples and oranges, even if there is the same active chemical compound.
FDA is great in many ways, but there is absolutely a profit motive in a lot of it. Research the history of helminthic therapy for autoimmune diseases. Main point is that the link to AAEP as an argument to not use/try CBD oil is not what I got from what I read on the link - they simply noted there may be benefits, but they can’t endorse it without the FDA approval. I absolutely think some of that is profit-driven, and other is CYA. Fine, but if you have evidence of benefit and it’s affordable, I say do it - as long as you have examined the risks.
If CBD oil (or whatever “unapproved treatment”) is harmful, of course, be wary. But the concerns here seem to be maybe not knowing the right dose, so perhaps wasting money if not getting therapeutic levels? That’s on the person to calculate cost/benefit of trying. And I personally am ALL FOR placebo effect. That is NOT an argument against the option IMO. If the therapy/pill or whatever doesn’t have nasty side effects, just allegedly doesn’t work, so it’s just the person believing it works that’s helping, who cares? I know I had an injury and was doing PT and taking hydrocodone, NSAIDs, and neurontin and somehow my brain didn’t buy into that and give me a placebo effect, but two treatments of acupuncture and I was fine? GREAT! My liver thanked me.
Most CBD oil being sold is mostly other oil (like coconut oil). We need some sort of regulation on this to help protect customers. I think CBD has a great possible benefit, but we do need to do research on it.
