• You drink chamomile tea, avoid watching TV, cut out black tea and caffeine, exercise regularly, go to bed early, and still can’t seem to close your eyes?
• You toss and turn, try breathing exercises, meditate, listen to calming recordings, and nothing works?
• Your mind is racing even an hour after lying down in bed?
• You stare at the ceiling, eyes wide open, and thoughts about work and worries about money prevent you from falling asleep?
• When you finally fall asleep, do you often toss and turn, waking up throughout the night?

You may have already consulted a doctor, who prescribed medication to calm you down (anxiolytics, e.g. Neurol) or for sleep (hypnotics, e.g. Midazolam).

These medications belong to the group of Benzodiazepines, which should only be used short-term, for about a month, as they can easily lead to dependence, the removal of which can be very challenging.

People may experience side effects from these medications such as fatigue and daytime drowsiness, dizziness, aggression, irritability, apathy, and nightmares.

These medications have a calming effect. They help us relax and fall asleep. At that moment, they relieve the symptom, but they do not solve the root cause, and without solving the cause, we cannot fully heal.

CBD is a cannabinoid, a substance extracted from the cannabis plant.

Just like antidepressants or anxiety medications, it can temporarily help people and bridge difficult, problematic life periods. CBD can help with sleep, anxiety, pain, or stress.

However, from my experience, and as my clients confirm, CBD suppresses symptoms but does not treat the underlying causes.

People get used to taking CBD and are unable to fall asleep or function normally without it.