nurse anesthesia program starts soon...want to try CBD oil

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  1. Is it a good idea to try CBD oil prior to SRNA school

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      DEPENDS: I'll comment below!

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Hi allnurses!

I was accepted into a nurse anesthesia program that starts in a few months. I have chronic daily headaches that vary in intensity. I currently work nights, but I hope having a day schedule for school will help the headaches by getting my circadian rhythm back. I did have them prior to working nights though. I also want to try CBD oil, as I have had a couple friends try it and they said it helped decrease their headaches. I know that CBD oil can have up to 0.03mg of THC, and that typically isn't enough to trigger a positive drug test. I have not taken a drug test yet for this school, but I believe it is one of the things on my list to do before school. I am probably being paranoid. (Feel free to have fun with that statement?‍♀️) I have really no experience with this so I am completely naive when it comes to CBD.

For those that are currently in NA school: Do you get drug tested regularly, or is it a one and done unless they are worried about impairment? I don't know that telling the program that I want to try CBD would be a good conversation to have...

Personally I wouldn't risk it. IF you test positive, then it jeopardizes your license. I'm not positive about CBD oil itself, but since marijuana is federally illegal, and nearly all hospitals accept federal money, even if it is legal in your state, you could lose your job, license, and position in program. If you test positive for THC (which is all they will care about) you will still land in your state's monitoring program to even be able to keep your license and pay a crap ton in fees, and will be unable to work or participate in clinical sites. No RN license, no CRNA license. Take a look at the Recovery board on here, there are tons of people that have gotten nailed for similar innocuous things.


It probably truly, truly sucks to have these headaches, but I wouldn't jeopardize your future. Go to the doctor and feel out any other options.

I have already been tested once to start my primary clinical site, and its very possible they test you every time you go to a new site--but I don't know that for sure.

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