The Savikalpa Journal

When it comes to cannabis and insomnia, there is a long history of people utilising cannabis for better sleep. Since ancient times, people have noticed the sedating effects that come with some types of cannabis and have utilised it as a sleep aid.

Medical conditions can significantly contribute to insomnia, often creating a cycle of poor sleep and worsened symptoms. Understanding the connection between these conditions and insomnia is crucial for addressing sleep challenges effectively.

Ocular migraine is different from traditional migraine as it primarily affects vision rather than causing severe head pain. People experiencing an ocular migraine may often see flashing lights, blind spots, or zigzag lines.

Understanding what insomnia is, ways for symptom relief from insomnia, the treatment options for insomnia and more.

There’s no cure for migraines, but various treatments can help manage symptoms and reduce the frequency of attacks. These include home remedies like consistent sleep, hydration, and managing environmental factors, as well as medications such as pain relievers, triptans, and alternative therapies. Lifestyle changes and consulting a physician are recommended when choosing a treatment plan.

Migraines are intense headaches that can vary in symptoms, from visual disturbances to weakness or abdominal pain. Learn the common types of migraines without aura, migraines with aura, retinal migraines, and rare forms like hemiplegic or basilar migraines.

Migraines, often confused with severe headaches, are a complex neurological disorder. A headache is usually just one of the symptoms of a migraine. Other symptoms include nausea, dizziness, fatigue, etc.

Migraines are a neurological disorder that comes with a range of symptoms and triggers that can leave you feeling exhausted and debilitated. Let's understand the symptoms and causes of a migraine to manage and prevent it, giving you a chance to reclaim your peace of mind. 

While pregnancy insomnia is common, it doesn’t have to dominate your nights. By addressing these causes with simple solutions, you can create a more restful sleep environment. If the problem persists or becomes overwhelming, consult your healthcare provider for tailored advice.

Learn the key differences between migraine with and without aura, including symptoms, causes, triggers, and natural ways to manage it.

It is well-known that many herbs contain medicinal properties, helping reduce inflammation and pain – symptoms associated with various conditions, including migraine. Some herbs have been used to treat headache-like symptoms, including migraine, for centuries.

Research shows that nearly 85% of chronic migraine sufferers are women, and women are three times more at risk of experiencing migraines compared to men. 

The endocannabinoid system is an important biological system involved in maintaining homeostasis — a healthy state of balance in the body. The system consists of cannabinoid receptors, endocannabinoids, and the enzymes that synthesise and break down endocannabinoids.

The symptoms and intensity of migraines can differ from one person to the other. The key to managing migraines is to identify and understand the triggers. 

The science behind Ayurveda can aid in reestablishing equilibrium, decreasing stress and anxiety, enhancing digestion, normalising hormone levels, and altering behaviours that may contribute to poor sleep.

For a migraine to be classified as a hemiplegic migraine, it should resemble a migraine with aura and have fully reversible motor weakness as well as fully reversible visual, sensory or speech/language symptoms.

Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting quality sleep. The cause of insomnia determines how one treats insomnia.

What is Migraine? It is a neurological disorder causing intense, throbbing pain, often on one side of the head. Learn the difference between migraines and headaches, explore symptoms like nausea and light sensitivity, and discover effective treatments and triggers for managing migraines.

Insomnia isn't just about tossing and turning the whole night and being unable to sleep. It manifests through several key symptoms that disrupt the natural sleep-wake cycle of your body.

Migraines are deeply personal, with their impact varying significantly from one individual to another. Fortunately, there's no need to rely on guesswork to assess their severity. Tools such as MIDAS (Migraine Disability Assessment) and MSQ (Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire) offer a structured and reliable way to understand and manage migraine patterns more effectively.

While treatment options vary for Insomnia, simple yet consistent lifestyle changes can create a solid foundation for better sleep, going a long way in the treatment of insomnia.

Sleep is one of the most crucial pillars of good health, yet many struggle to get enough. There are various reasons you might stay awake through the night, from an endless loop of thoughts to physical discomfort. A natural and widely used practice called acupressure could help. 

The quality of our sleep is deeply interconnected with nearly every other aspect of our health, and can be substantially influenced by our sleeping environment. Individuals hoping to treat sleep disorders, including insomnia with cannabis, should begin by identifying any relevant factors and predispositions that may be contributing to a poor night’s sleep.

Microdosing is the practice of taking a much smaller dose of a medication than is normally used. It’s a practice used with all kinds of compounds, but most often discussed with psychoactive substances such as LSD. Recently, people have started to apply the practice to cannabis and its popular ingredients, THC and CBD.

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays a role in how the body regulates food intake and body weight. Studies have shown that individuals who consume cannabis have lower rates of obesity than those who have never consumed cannabis, as well as lower rates of diabetes.

While many health conditions can be treated with more traditional pharmaceuticals, plant-based products may be a safer and healthier option, or at least a safe health supplement. For instance, when it comes to pain relief, THC and CBD are safer than opioids.

Dysmenorrhea impacts nearly half the population of women, and in 10% of cases, symptoms can escalate to the extent of interfering with daily activities. 

The effects of cannabis have a lot to do with the endocannabinoid system (ECS), which exists in all vertebrates and which plays a key role in regulating all types of crucial functions such as sleep, pain, and appetite.

Parkinson's disease is a chronic neurological disorder that impacts a person's motor function significantly. It is characterised by a range of symptoms that include unintended or uncontrollable movements, shaking, stiffness, and difficulties with balance and coordination.

The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) helps in maintaining equilibrium amongst many of the different functions and systems within the human body. The ECS consists of a network of receptors that are activated by cannabinoids.

Which is better, CBG or CBD? The answer depends on what you’re trying to achieve. CBG binds to various receptors, which can produce a range of effects in the body. For some conditions, like hypertension, CBG shows benefits that CBD doesn’t. In other cases, like controlling seizures, CBD is helpful, while the medical use of CBG isn’t.

Mature cannabis plants contain unique compounds called ‘cannabinoids’ that are utilised for their therapeutic and medicinal value.

Most often, drugs operate on one or two molecular targets in our bodies, creating a specific effect. A multi-target effect means plant compounds can operate on many targets. In cannabis, a popular example would be the interaction of THC with CB1, CB2, GPR18, GPR55, TRPV2, TRPV3, and many other receptors.

There is increasing interest in cannabis medicine as a treatment for fibromyalgia. This is not just due to its effects on nociplastic pain (analgesic properties) but also due to its potential to help with other associated symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety and depression.

Sleep regulates our metabolic functions, playing an important role in appetite control and weight management. Sleep deprivation disrupts this delicate balance, increasing the risk of insulin resistance and subsequent weight gain.

What makes the process of cannabinoid receptor signalling unique is that it is presynaptic. This means that, unlike in the case of neurotransmitters that travel from a neuron to a postsynaptic cell, cannabinoids attach to cannabinoid receptors located on the presynaptic neuron and affect ECS (endocannabinoid system) functions.

Much can be said about the potential of cannabis and natural remedies to improve human health, including CBD oil for stress relief and as an alternative medicine for pain management.

Today’s cannabis medicine professionals choose instead to highlight ongoing efforts in clinical research on treatment efficacy to support the inclusion of cannabis in everyday modern medicine and explore more effective cannabis treatments. The current body of research regarding the possible treatment applications of cannabis medicine has expanded to include a long list of conditions/symptoms.

Cannabis has emerged as a potential remedy for insomnia. At the heart of this relationship lies the endocannabinoid system (ECS)

Cannabinoid medicines don’t just suppress symptoms. Instead, they help the body return to a state of balance, or homeostasis, by interacting with a wide network in the body called the endocannabinoid system (ECS).

The ECS interacts with the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis, managing and controlling key reproductive processes like helping eggs mature, pain modulation, the development of the uterus lining, implantation, the development of the embryo during pregnancy and more.

Cannabinoids, a cannabis compound classification category, are compounds naturally found in the cannabis plant, most abundant in the plant’s flower buds and are responsible for a lot of the entourage effects of cannabis compounds. Due to their plant origin, the cannabinoids in cannabis are also known as phytocannabinoids.

In the case of cannabis medicine, tolerance is most commonly associated with patients who are consuming doses with a high potency of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) over an extended time. THC tolerance can also be affected by one’s gender, DNA, previous use history, and drug delivery method.

With hundreds of active compounds in cannabis, cannabis has a multiplicity of effects on the human body, including some that are less known and fascinating, such as THC's impact on the body.

Exploring cannabis knowledge and cannabis can be an effective treatment for many different types of pain, including neuropathic pain, arthritis, migraines, and fibromyalgia, among others. There is also a growing body of evidence that cannabis can help with inflammation.

Cannabis oil is the resulting product created when cannabis extraction methods of chemical compounds found in the cannabis plant (Vijaya, full-spectrum cannabis extract) activate and are then infused with a carrier oil, such as medium-chain triglyceride (MCT).

RLS is influenced by various factors. Chronic ailments such as iron deficiency, Parkinson’s disease, kidney failure, Diabetes, and Peripheral Neuropathy often coincide with RLS symptoms.

It’s true that 2-AG itself has anti-inflammatory actions within the brain, especially by interacting with CB1 and CB2 receptors. However, that isn’t the only role it plays in the inflammatory pathway.

Cannabis medicine has gained increased focus and importance in recent years concerning pain management and treatment. Not only is cannabis commonly sought out as an alternative to traditional pain medications, but also as a treatment option for conditions known to be treatment resistant, and more critically, as a tool to be used in opioid use reduction strategies and in reducing opioid related deaths.

There is scientific evidence suggesting that cannabis can reduce inflammation and may be able to help treat conditions that are either caused by inflammation or have it as a key symptom, such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and hepatitis.