Next, you can calculate how many drops you need to reach your goal dosage. Let’s say you want to consume 25 milligrams each day.

50mg/mL ×0.05mL/drop = 2.5mg/drop

Can You Take Too Much CBD?

The medical and research community still has a long way to go before figuring out what dose works best for each condition. At an individual level, consumers can experiment with caution until they find what works best for them.

“It’s best to start small and gradually increase your dose up to a level that gives you the desired effect,” says Cheryl Bugailiskis, M.D., a cannabis specialist at Heally, a telehealth platform for alternative medicine. Your starting point might look like half a CBD gummy or a drop of oil. Ideally, navigate this process under the guidance of a qualified physician.

How to Take CBD

By Donna Christiano Campisano Contributor

CBD oil is an extract of Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa , the same plants used to make marijuana.

This cannabis extract may help treat nerve pain, anxiety, and epilepsy

In most of the studies, lower doses of CBD (10 milligrams per kilogram, mg/kg, or less) improved some symptoms of anxiety, but higher doses (100 mg/kg or more) had almost no effect.

Nerve Pain

The study suggests CBD oil may be a good complementary therapy for people whose high blood pressure is affected by stress and anxiety.