As interest around CBD improved, questions around CBD drug interactions naturally increases.
Many drugs, when taken together, or within a short period of each other, have the potential to interact. Cannabidiol (CBD), although a naturally occurring compound, still becomes a drug as soon as it enters the body.
When we talk about drugs working with each other in the body, we mean when the intended effects or side effects are altered by the simultaneous ingestion of another substance (a food, supplement or beverage can also cause this).
This change is often unwanted and, in some cases, dangerous, but it can also be positive – when a drug interaction is considered positive, it is commonly referred to as synergistic. For example, you may notice some paracetamol containing flu remedies also contain caffeine; this is because caffeine increases the effects and absorption of paracetamol.