Debbie Wilson is a CTE patient. She has suffered a severe concussion 22 years ago when she was hit by a truck, immediately lost consciousness was hospitalized as soon as it was possible.
This accident was the beginning of her 22-year journey into unbearable darkness, despair, and disability. She initially struggled with common traumatic brain injury symptoms including forgetfulness, migraines, nightmares, time distortion, depression, paranoia, anxiety, and balance problems.
2 years after the injury, seizures started coming. Debbie had thousands of seizures every month for years, had epilepsy attacks and had to take many different medications to control her symptoms.
Debbie's son said he saw her getting at least 25 concussions as he grew up - all of them caused by the movements that were caused by the seizures.
She was soon diagnosed with CTE - a neurodegenerative disease which can be a complication of Multiple Concussion Syndrome. CTE is usually an early sign of dementia.
4 years ago, Debbie tried using CBD, a psychoactive chemical found in Cannabis (CB1 receptor antagonist&CB2 receptor agonist). She took it every day for 2 weeks, and during these 2 weeks, she noticed she didn't even have one seizure. She used to have thousands of seizures every month, but now - not even one in 2 weeks! She also said: "I know for a fact that I’m now accessing file drawers in my memory bank that were shut for more than 20 years."
Debbie was amazed of the success and kept using CBD. The improvements were continuing to come.
Debbie was able, over time, to get rid of her diapers, her seizure alert dog and all other medications prescribed to her earlier. She says she finally can leave home and go visit other people in vacation - something she had only dreamed of doing in the last 20 years.
After her traumatic brain injury, Debbie has suffered complete nerve loss in her both hands for 22 years after her accident. After just a few months of starting CBD treatment, Debbie has fully regained sensation in her hands! She said that before the CBD treatment, she didn't feel anything in her hand - whether it was burning, stabbing or any other painful interaction. But after a few months of CBD treatment, she couldn't stand to prick her finger for blood sugar because it hurts so much!
Debbie said she continues to improve and get better every day she takes the High CBD cannabis oil (22% CBD, 1% THC), suggesting a cumulative effect, unlike many other supplements and medications. She adds that she never imagined she would be able to return to normal life after struggling for so many years, and she is still shocked from the changes in her life, even though she started taking CBD 4 years ago!
There isn't information about Debbie's cognitive performance, but she reported that the results of her neuropsychological exams are the best they have ever been since her brain injury.
Sources:
https://www.cashinbis.com/medical-ma...armaceuticals/
http://naturalsociety.com/cannabis-c...tive-capacity/
http://www.medicaljane.com/2014/02/2...uced-epilepsy/
I have written this post to prove to everyone that there is hope. If you have a disability caused by a severe case of Post Concussion Syndrome, please consider CBD oil treatment very seriously - if you are already on a supplement regimen, you should add this to your regimen, since it is very important for your brain.
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If you are interested on how this treatment exactly works, let me explain about CBD. CBD is a psychoactive component of Cannabis that counteracts THC, the chemical that gives you the "high". THC is a Cannabinoid Receptor 1 agonist (it activates CB1 receptors), and this creates the Cannabis high. CBD, on the other hand, is a CB1 receptor antagonist, which means it counteracts the effects of THC. CBD blocks the CB1 receptors, disallowing THC and other cannabinoids naturally produced by the body (Anandamide, for example) to bind to CB1 receptors.
The blockage of CB1 receptors has been shown to significantly increase neuron regeneration and repair process. Unlike what you have heard, nerve cells DO grow back once damaged, but the problem with their regrowth is that it's very slow - blockage of CB1 receptors by CBD helps to speed up this process and make it more efficient. Nerve regeneration can happen in every region of the brain because of the neural stem cells that are common in the brain, but it happens very slowly naturally - some nerves can take years or decades to grow back fully.
In addition to that, CBD is a CB2 receptor agonist. CB2 is a less common cannabinoid receptor found in the body mainly in the immune system. CB2 activation is linked to reduced inflammation and stronger immune responses. The decreases in inflammation triggered by CB2 activation help the brain too, since inflammation is one of the most common problems seen after a brain injury.
What do you think about this? Amazing, isn't it?
Thank you,
-ProAgonist