| LurkerJ said: Funny you would mention CBD.... Just earlier today I was reading more about it and it felt like something I could use to help me sleep better. Did some Googling but I wasn't a fan of the prices. Also it was hard to find a brand that's popular because of quality and not advertising through affliate programs. With that said, I didn't know CBD helps against COVID? Interesting. Yes, your wife seems to have had a classic picture of severe corona virus infection. A friend tells me they've been seeing an uptick of unusual pnemonia with low oxygen levels and PEs since early January. Who knows indeed, antibody blood test is your best bet. I wonder what long term effects this virus may end up causing, for example, kissing disease virus can increase the likelyhood for malignancies decades after the infection. Not that I am worried or anything, just curious lol |
CBD could help, it's something that should be examined
https://weedmaps.com/news/2020/04/setting-the-record-straight-about-cbd-and-coronavirus/
But Lee reiterates that there is simply not enough evidence about cannabis and COVID-19 to draw any conclusions. “I think there's enough evidence, given what we know about CBD, cannabis, and THC to suggest medical scientists should explore this [CBD] as a treatment for cytokine storm. To the extent of knowing if that would work, it's pure speculation,” he added.
It can't really hurt though, just be careful if you take blood pressure medicine as it also acts to lower your blood pressure.
It's also good for anti inflammatory reasons which is what can help combat cytokine storm.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828614/
So far this is the current research on the subject
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/southern-alberta-researchers-say-medical-cannabis-could-help-fight-covid-19-1.4906249
And the big downer: The Kovalchuks haven’t tested the effects of smoking cannabis and say you won’t find any of these extracts at your local weed store. "The key thing is not that any cannabis you would pick up at the store will do the trick," says Olga.
Over the past four years, they have tested hundreds of extracts, but only a small percentage have proven effective. Those extracts contain high concentrations of CBD, but very low levels of THC, so users would not experience a "high."
My wife still runs out of breath much sooner than before she that severe pneumonia. She might indeed have (some) permanent lung damage :/ Blueish fingers and lips from lack of oxygen still happens now and then as well :(
