First of all, I want to start off by saying I don’t sell this. I’m not pushing anyone to buy this. I just know that when I was doing research on cbd oil, I liked the honest reviews, the reviews by actual users who didn’t sell it. For some reason, when an MLM (that’s multi level marketing, otherwise known as direct sales) person is going on and on about benefits of their products, I tend to skip over those reviews.

So, here is our story.

Back when we lived in Louisiana, my husband heard about a product that helped with tics. Ever since my 12 year old daughter was a baby she had always “stimmed”. This just means that she had a repetitive movement. Hers were her hands. We had all types of tests run, from EEG’s to CAT scans. Nothing definitive ever came of them. It happens when she gets nervous, anxious or excited. We now believe that she has a very mild form of Tourettes.

When we moved to East Texas, we decided that we were going to give CBD oil a try. Our goal was to start her on it a week before school started, so we could see if there were any beneficial differences.  We had done a lot of online research, but I was very wary about buying from an online source. I wanted to actually talk to a knowledgeable  human to understand exactly what was in the product and to find out the difference between the strengths and what was right for us.

A quick google search led me here.

This is CBD Express that is about 1 mile from our home. The store is owned by the nicest couple, the Scotts. I say nicest because they answered my million questions so patiently, giving me the information without at all being pushy or annoyed.

Here is the inside of the store. You can see why I had so my questions. There are a lot of different products and I really wanted to make sure I chose the right one.

The top row is the sublingual oils. The second row is the syrup and vaping oil. The bottom row is the CBD Living Water. More about the water later.

Soap and bath bombs. They also carry body lotion.

Roll on pain reliever and the patches

More products including the edibles

You can see why I was confused about what would be the best route to go. There are a lot of choices.

Here are some of the information they have posted. It will give you a good idea about just what CBD oil is used for.

Click on the picture to make it larger so it’s easier to read.

I chose the 1000 mg sublingual oil. I asked Mr. Scott if he knew if it worked for menopausal symptoms. I was having hot flashes like there was no tomorrow, and I was willing to try ANYTHING to help with these.  He told me that he had no idea, but he’d like to know. Going into this, I knew that I was going to be taking the oil also. I was not going to give something to my daughter that I had no idea how it actually affects the body. We decided that half a dropper, under the tongue morning and evening would be the starting dosage. CBD oil dosing is not an exact science because it can be different for everyone. You have to find that “sweet spot” that works for you.

With an oil purchase, you can purchase a bottle of the living water for $1.95. So, I left the store with a bottle of 1000 mg oil, a bottle of living water and a sucker for Hannah that he gave me for her to try.

So, here we go. We started the oil on August 14th.

When I got in the car, I opened the water. I drank some and I let Hannah drink some. I immediately felt calm. Seriously, immediately. Hannah said that she could feel her heartbeat slow. When she gets anxious, her heartbeat elevates. It was like Xanax in a bottle, without the narcotic side effects. Just very calming. Just a disclaimer here, there is NO THC in these products.

So far, so good. School clothes shopping that same day did not make me want to go insane. I do NOT like shopping, especially at the mall, but I was okay. I was much calmer and able to actually enjoy it. Hannah was less anxious and also enjoyed it.

We were off to a good start. We started on the drops that evening. The taste is not bad. You just squirt it under your tongue and hold it for 15 seconds before you swallow. Easy peasy.

Now, here’s where it gets crazy. I have had sciatica pain for almost  3 years. We are talking excruciating pain. At one point I was taking up to 12 ibuprofen a day! I had a tens unit that I would wear at least an hour a day. Donny would come home and I would immediately ask him to push on my hip to try and relieve the pain. I could not wear the same shoes 2 days in a row or I could barely walk. Y’all it was BAD!!!!! Life altering bad!

The second day I realized something was different and then it hit me. MY SCIATICA PAIN WAS GONE!!!! Just gone. Just like that. I couldn’t believe it. It couldn’t be the oil, could it? I’d only taken it twice. My life changed. I wasn’t in constant pain. I could walk. I could wear the same shoes every day if I wanted to. I didn’t have to take any ibuprofen, aspirin or tylenol. I felt 20 years younger.

I really thought at first it was a fluke, but almost 3 months later it is still gone. Nothing, nada, gone. Pain free for the first time in almost 3 years!

As for Hannah, one morning I forgot to give her the oil.  I asked her when she got home if she noticed a difference. She said, that explains why my leg was bouncing and I felt anxious. It has helped her so much. She is actually talking to people and initiating conversations. She is extremely shy and suffers from social anxiety. She is very self conscious of her stimming which causes the anxiety. I am very happy to report that her stimming has considerably slowed and her anxiety is almost non existent.

Would I recommend taking CBD oil. I would. The ONLY con in my list of pros is that it isn’t cheap. I can justify the price because it has eliminated my pain without having to take any kind of narcotic. It has helped my daughter without having to have her on some type of anxiety meds that take weeks to get into your system before they work and if she needed to get off of, we would have to wean her off of them. No thanks, I will pay more to have something that works almost immediately and if you stop taking it, there are zero side effects.

We have now moved up to the 1500 mg. The reason we did is because it only takes 1/4 of a dropper, instead of 1/2 dropper with the 1000 mg, and we don’t go through it as fast. A bottle lasts us about a month.

If you have any questions, you can email me or you can call the Scotts at CBD Express. Before I wrote this I told them I was going to and asked them if I could include their phone number and website. They said that if anyone had any questions they would be more than happy to answer them and to don’t hesitate to reach out to them. Seriously, they are passionate about helping people feel better.

They also ship their product, so if you are interested in purchasing anything CBD related, they are your people. (I am not being compensated for this blog) I completely trust them and what they stand for.

CBD Express

2551 Judson Rd Suite 1A

Longview, TX 7505

email: cbdexpresstx@gmail.com

website: cbdexpresstx.com

Phone: (903) 238-8118

As for the menopausal symptoms, my hot flashes have dramatically decreased. I am not irritated by the little things that used to set me off. Although I didn’t notice it as much, my husband did. The big plus is that I can feel better and not have to be on hormone replacement therapy which makes me very happy.

I hope this review helps anyone that is thinking about trying CBD products. If you decide this is something for you, no matter where you purchase it, make sure that you know the ingredients. There are some places that are not as honest and their ingredients are more the watered down version of what you should be taking. Just do your research so you can get quality ingredients.

Stacy