CBD Dosing: How Much CBD Should I Take?

CBD Dosage Calculator: How Much CBD Should I Take (UPDATED 2024)?

What’s the Normal Dose of CBD?

The most common dose of CBD is 20 – 40 mg per dose. Some people take much less (as low as 1 mg), others take much higher (up to 100 mg).

Depending on the strength of the product you’re using, this could be anywhere from a few drops to several milliliters of oil. It could also involve anywhere from 1 – 5 capsules or gummies per dose.

The truth is that the optimal dose of CBD is different for everybody.

It’s common for two people with identical weight to respond very differently to the same dose of CBD. One person may find the ideal dose for them is 30 mg of CBD, while the other responds better to just 10 mg.

The ideal dose of CBD for you depends on a variety of factors, including:

1. Your size and weight
2. The severity of the condition you’re treating
3. Your tolerance to CBD
4. Your individual body chemistry
5. The potency of the CBD oil, capsules, gummies, or other CBD products you’re using

We have found that the best way to find the right dose for your body is to start with a very low dose (2 mg, for example) and increasing by 2-5 mg per dose until you find what works best for you.

CBD Dosage For Anxiety

The effective dose of CBD oil for anxiety or chronic stress usually falls on the moderate to heavy range of the spectrum.

When using CBD oil to manage anxiety levels, it’s best to start with a mild dose first to see how you respond. If you don’t see any improvement, move up to the moderate dosage next. Most people notice improvement with the moderate or heavy dosage according to their weight.

For best results, take CBD oil first thing in the morning, and repeat around lunch time. Many people will take a mild “booster dose” about 30 to 60 minutes before engaging in activities that trigger their anxiety.

CBD Dosage For Pain

The dose of CBD oil for pain can vary significantly. For mild pain, such as low-grade arthritis, mild PMS pain, or low back pain — a mild or moderate dose of CBD oil will usually do the trick.

For more severe pain, nerve pain, or treatment-resistant multiple sclerosis or cancer pain — you’ll likely need to use a heavy dose of CBD oil.

Some people experience the painkilling benefits of CBD oil immediately, others need to take the oil for a few days or weeks before noticing any improvement.

The time it takes to notice improvement depends on the underlying condition that’s causing the pain.

Inflammatory pain, cancer pain, or pain from endometriosis can take a long time — while arthritis pain, digestive pain, muscle pain, and PMS pain usually improve within a few hours of taking CBD oil.

For arthritis or joint pain, you can get faster effects by using a CBD pain cream alongside your CBD oil.

CBD Dosage For Sleep

CBD oil has been shown to improve both the quality and duration of sleep — but studies have shown the effective dose of CBD oil for sleep is higher than other conditions. Aim for the heavy dose of CBD oil if the goal is to improve your sleep.

Low doses of CBD (less than 10 mg) can have a stimulating effect, while higher doses (20 mg or higher) are generally much more sedative. The more CBD oil you use, the stronger the sedative effect.

You can also find CBD oils that contain melatonin to make the oil even better for promoting sleep.

CBD Dosage For Depression

CBD oil is useful for managing symptoms of many mood disorders — including depression.

Finding the right dose of CBD oil for depression can take some trial and error. The underlying processes that cause depression don’t happen overnight, and they won’t disappear overnight either. It can take several weeks or months of steady CBD oil supplementation — along with other lifestyle modifications — before you can expect any real improvement.

It’s best to start with a mild or moderate dosage of CBD oil for a few weeks before graduating to the heavy dose once you understand how CBD affects your body individually.

Calculating the Dose of CBD Based on Your Weight 

While the dose of CBD is unique for everybody, there is a general rule of thumb that can be used to determine an estimated dose based on your weight and the strength of effects you’re looking for (low, medium, and high strength).

Our dosage calculator is based on the calculations listed below. These doses are estimates and should not be used to replace professional medical advice regarding dosage.

I recommend you start with the low-strength dose when using CBD for the first time and increase the dose slowly over time. When you find a dose that works, you’ve found the right dose for your body. If you experience side effects, you’ve found your upper limit. Reduce the dose to the last amount that didn’t produce side effects.

CBD Dosage Chart by Weight & Strength (in mg)

The optimal dose of CBD depends on the combination of your weight and desired dosage.

A smaller, 90 lb woman is going to need a much smaller dose than a large 250 lb football player — for example. And someone looking for mild relief from stress or anxiety isn’t going to need a high dose like someone looking to treat persistent pain.

You can use this CBD dosage chart to visualize how the dose of CBD changes according to your body weight and desired strength of effects.

What CBD Strength Should I Use?

The more CBD you take, the stronger the effects. Some conditions require relatively strong CBD doses to offer any benefit — others may only need a low strength to provide notable results.

Ask yourself, “what am I using CBD oil for?”

This is an important question to ask because it will guide you in the direction of the right dose to take.

Recommended Strength by Condition

1. Anxiety → medium to high strength
2. Arthritis → medium to high strength
3. Cancer → high strength or pharmaceutical grade
4. Chronic pain → medium to high strength
5. Colitis & Inflammatory Bowel Disease → medium to high strength
6. Epilepsy → high strength or pharmaceutical grade
7. General health → low strength
8. High blood pressure → medium to high strength
9. Migraine headaches → low to high strength
10. Muscle recovery → low to medium strength
11. Nausea → low to medium strength
12. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) → low to medium strength
13. Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) → low to high strength
14. Insomnia → medium to high strength
15. Weight loss → low to medium strength
    
    

Tweak The Dose To Match Your Body

The next step is to start taking this dose and slightly tweak the amount every day until you find what works best for you.

This is one of the most important steps.

As mentioned earlier, everyone responds to CBD oil differently. This means that you need to assess how it affects you individually, rather than going off the experiences of everyone else.

Your friend may find the right dose at 20 mg, while you may require far more or far less.

The only way to really identify this is to start with the dose calculated above, and then tweak it from there.

Perhaps you took 20 mg and didn’t find any relief in your symptoms — the logical step is to increase it to the next strength tier and reassess again.

In our example, we went with the medium strength — for the next dose, calculate the higher strength (6 mg per 10 pounds) instead;

Or perhaps you took the 20 mg and found excellent relief, but became a little too drowsy as a result, now it’s time to tweak the dose to a slightly lower amount.

This process is never finished — you’ll always be reassessing how it affects you and changing the dose slightly to accommodate.

Key Takeaways: How Much CBD Should I Use?

CBD affects everybody differently, so it’s best to start with a low dose when using CBD for the first time and increase gradually every day.

The most common dosage range for CBD products is 20 – 40 mg per dose. Some people take one dose per day, others take two or even three doses in a single day.

The potency of the CBD oil, capsules, or other CBD products you’re using is very important. You’ll need a much smaller dose of a high-potency CBD oil compared to a low potency CBD oil.

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