It’s not about “All or Nothing”…It’s about Improvement!
Harper had a low grade fever all week with some Gastro Intestinal Issues. Regardless, we stuck with our current dosing of Hemp Oil. For the first time ever Harper exhibited more seizures during illness. Usually she has significantly less or sometimes no seizures when she is not feeling well. However, we still consider week three a success.
Monday – 1 seizure
Tuesday and Wednesday – 4 seizures
Thursday – 3 seizures
Friday and Saturday – 2 seizures
Sunday – 1 seizure
Why would 17 seizures for the week be viewed as successful?
Week Prior to Starting Product: 64 Seizures
Week 1 using product: 28 Seizures
Week 2 using product: 0 (ZERO) Seizures
Week 3 using product: 17 Seizures
The details of how we are using industrial hemp oil for seizure control
HempMedsPx has two high CBD Industrial Hemp Oil supplements: “Gold” and “Black.” The “Gold” Hemp Oil is the “Black” Oil filtered an additional time and more honey-like in consistency. The “Black” is a more whole plant based product. If you are using the “Black” and not seeing the results you were anticipating you can try the “Gold” or visa-versa. It is important to know that if you try this and deem it unsuccessful for you, that does not mean Cannabis/MMJ will not work for you either.
Like wise, if you have previously tried Cannabis/MMJ and it was unsuccessful that also does not mean this product will not work for you. No two people, conditions, or people with the same conditions are alike and so their reactions to this product might vary.
Dosing recommendations as listed on the product are to start with a daily dose of 1 milligram per pound of body weight. Harper weighing 25 pounds started with 0.025 grams (or 25 milligrams). We gave this to her in the evening because this product has a calming affect which helped her sleep without the use of our usually needed melatonin (another plus of this product…no worries with reactions with other supplements). We took a week to adjust to her current dosing.
To learn more or share your experiences about industrial hemp oil or cannabis therapy, please see the Facebook Group Pediatric Cannabis and Alternatives.
“Gold” – 1 drop is equivalent to 0.025 grams.
“Black” – this is what .040 grams looks like
The “Gold” as I mentioned is a honey-like consistency that I feel is easy to work with and place directly under the tongue. You can refrigerate or keep it at room temperature.
The “Black” is a bit more tricky! I find it easier to work with chilled. Below are three videos showing my process for administering the “Black” industrial hemp oil through Harper’s g-button.
Harper is using the whole plant based “Black” Industrial Hemp Oil with 18% CBD. She currently takes an “eyeball-estimated” amount of 0.040 grams in the morning, 0.040 grams mid day and 0.080 grams in the evening. Harper also takes the Anti Epileptic Drug she has been on for over 2 years, Depakote Sprinkles along with several other supplements, vitamins, and probiotics. Despite our seizures during week three we are still very pleased with this product because as you can see we have improvement. I think this video of Harper ‘speaks’ volumes:
Harper’s Facebook followers have also commented on her apparent focus and eye-contact, and how she looks right at the camera when being photographed. We are very encouraged with the improvement of these communication cues.
