Professor emeritus Artin Shoukas from Johns Hopkins University would not have dreamt of using medical cannabis during his retirement period. Shoukas melts the product under the tongue and consumes it before dinner. Medical cannabis contains cannabidiol and a small amount of tetrahydrocannabinol.
Shoukas uses cannabis with THC and CBD for restless leg syndrome not only thanks to its reported effects on sleep but to calm his legs as well. He has restless leg syndrome, a condition that gave him the impression that ants crawled in his legs. When it intensified and became a life-altering issue, Shoukas tried every product that his doctor prescribed, including iron supplements, a quinine product, and OxyContin.
That opioid product worked, but Shoukas knew that it was not a sustainable solution to his issue. Then, Shoukas met professor Jacquelyn Bainbridge of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Now, Bainbridge helps with cannabidiol clinical tests on campus as well as educates consumers and students about the growing requirement for facts based on evidence.
Does Cannabidiol Work For Everyone?
Shoukas started getting concerned about OxyContin as it is an addictive drug. Therefore, he attempted to stop using it successfully. However, his syndrome returned instantaneously.
Shoukas visited the website of Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation and saw a Bainbridge webinar on cannabidiol’s effects. Shoukas and his colleagues study medical cannabis applications, including in the form of an alternative to opioids.
After a lot of experimentation working with his doctor and Bainbridge, his twitchy and itchy legs are now still. So, cannabidiol for restless leg syndrome seems to have worked for Shoukas. However, he neither knows why or how the parts are still nor recommends others experimenting with cannabidiol. Nevertheless, Shoukas is enthusiastic about the research about cannabidiol happening on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
Shoukas stated that his cannabidiol-based therapy is more effective than the opioid. Shoukas also described cannabis as an individualized treatment option that depends on the location and method of its cultivation as well as the time of its harvesting and processing.
Apart from Epidiolex, cannabidiol is no pharmacological agent with a stringent formula. It is a cannabis derivative that seemingly worked for Shoukas, but he cannot tell for sure whether it would work for others. Nevertheless, he wants to know whether cannabidiol works for every other person with restless leg syndrome.