Cannabidiol (CBD) has become very popular with patients who seek relief from anxiety, depression, sleep disorder, inflammation, and other physical ailments. But what if the buzz around the product itself causes anxiety!
A lot of research on Cannabidiol is undergoing so that proper scientific evidence and findings are available before an end-user can take CBD as a drug or a supplement. There are different ways to administer CBD to your body; you can consume it orally through edibles, take a tincture, smoke it, or apply it topically.
Each way has its specific benefits and effects on your body. CBD gets quickly absorbed into the veins as the drops are placed right under the tongue in a tincture form. Hence sublingual CBD is a better way to consume it due to its bioavailability.
What Should You Know Before Consuming CBD Sublingually?
While CBD oil is a concentrated version, tincture contains low potency as it has several ingredients like water, vitamins like C, D, B12, melatonin, and other essential oils. However, it would help if you took some cautions while directly ingesting the tincture under the tongue. Sublingual CBD is most commonly used on epilepsy patients.
Here are some of the cautions to take when consuming CBD sublingually.
Consult a Medical Practitioner
Self-medication is always hazardous. As a layperson, you tend to have some basic knowledge of the CBD effects. Consult your doctor or therapist before taking any dosage. Before the dosage is fixed, the doctor will work on the causes and symptoms of your health issue, and they will take a call on the strength of the tincture accordingly.
Potency and Dosage
Please do not prepare the tincture yourself; leave it to professionals. You may not know how to prepare a correct potency for yourself as measuring the potency involves technicality. You can also buy sublingual CBD tinctures from leading brands after checking their benefits, reviews, and side effects, if any.
Keep an eye on the label of the products you purchase to be conscious about what mixtures were used in the preparation. When it comes to administering the tincture to your body, you need a dropper to keep a count on the drops you are ingesting, as each drop makes a difference in the tincture’s effect on your body. Sublingual CBD is quickly absorbed into the body, so you need to care about it.
CBD Tincture May Be Distasteful
CBD may be a bit distasteful when you take it sublingually. It would help if you were prepared to get used to it for regular usage. You can initially consume it by mixing it in soup, pasta, coffee, or tea, as mixing the tincture with other edibles will reduce the absorption, though.
May Interact With Other Drugs
Be mindful of the other medicines that CBD may interact with. If you are on blood thinners, antidepressants like fluoxetine, or Prozac, heart medications, it is better that you avoid taking them. Also, be cautious of painkillers and anti-inflammatory medicines like diclofenac, NSAID, commonly used as drugs for treating arthritis.
Aged people are more at risk of CBD drug interactions as their bodies may be slow at eliminating drugs from the body. Follow these precautions before consuming CBD sublingually to treat a health issue.
