I just wanted to attest to the benefits of CBD oil for what appears to be these symptoms. My wife is a functional medicine doctor and has been working on a PANS/PANDAS diagnosis for a 5 year old female who has been experiencing the onset and progression of OCD/ADHD rage and other tantrums since 18 months old. The parents have been trying to implement a detox protocol with this child for 6 months however the child has been non compliant. The child appears fine during the day at school and in social situations however at home is constant tantrum after tantrum with only breaks when the child is sleeping or on electronics or playing in solitary in their room without any interruptions. The child will not groom including bathing shower or bath, combing hair, brushing teeth and now lately most clothing regardless of size, texture bothers her. It takes the parents 1-2 hours most morning to execute a morning routine of eating, dressing and brushing teeth. Hair is off the table and has been for years unless she is bathed first and even then there is massive tantrums and protests.
These symptoms have become progressively worse over time and come and go. The child has been in OT since 2 as well as child/family therapy. The child does not respond to positive motivation or encouragement under most conditions and is defiant to all directions both positive and negative.
Out of desperation the parents discovered CBD for treatment of ODD (which is the diagnosis given by the psychiatrist) symptoms and decided to give it a try. The child is very food averse and will not willingly take any supplements or vitamins making it very difficult to be compliant with any prior treatments. The parents warm up some chocolate almond milk and put two droppers of 11 MG Charlotte's Web CBD in a glass (the mint chocolate kind) to get the child to take this.
The results have been outstanding. The parents have noticed an immediate change in their child's behaviors. Not more tics, sounds, grunts, rage and defiant behavior. The child responds well to positive motivation and is executing their daily routines with ease, in fact the child was last reported to get dressed and brush their teeth in under 10 minutes! Sensitivity to clothing sizes and textures have improved as well. For the first time in a long time the parents are seeing the child who has been missing for years due to this condition. The CBD is being given twice a day, as other has mentioned a low dose may make symptoms worse, despite it not making sense a higher dose has the best effects for this child so other parents may want to try a higher dose before giving up.
The parents are still looking for a positive diagnosis for PANS with my wife however CBD has been the largest noticeable improvement for this child to date in managing the symptoms. I wanted to share this experience for other parents who are in crisis with their child and are looking for help.
