Harvey Price, who is autistic and has Prader-Willi syndrome, accidentally took two of mum Katie Price’s CBD gummies and they reportedly made him “nice and chilled”
Katie Price has told how she has decided to give her son Harvey CBD gummies – after he accidentally took two and became “nice and chilled”.
The media personality, 47, explained she was pleasantly surprised about the effect the gummies had on her son, who is autistic, has Prader-Willi syndrome and vision-impairing Septo-optic dysplasia. Katie insisted she hadn’t tried anything with Harvey that hadn’t been medically prescribed, but he’d been “nice and chilled” after taking the CBD and that it had “taken the edge off” his anxiety.
The mum made the disclosure in a video she posted on Instagram, in which she talks to friend Serena Stregapede. The clip promotes Olympic boxer Anthony Fowler’s company, Supreme CBD, which manufactures various products including the gummies in question.
Katie tells Serena, who is Anthony’s girlfriend: “Because Harvey, he’s got ADHD, behaviour problems all of that. He took a couple. And I’m like Harv! But then I thought, you know what? Just see what it does to him, because he’s got all his medical problems. And he was just nice and chilled.
“When I say chilled, normally he gets a bit of anxiety, especially if I’m taking him out somewhere, then he starts talking, talking more. And I thought why not give him two?”
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Only around 2,000 people in the UK have Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic disorder which causes a wide range of physical symptoms, learning difficulties and behavioural challenges. Little research has been carried out into it, and so management typically involves addressing the symptoms and associated difficulties.
Recalling Harvey’s accidental use of the CBD, Katie, from Brighton, East Sussex, continued: “Because he saw them in the jar, when I went ‘No, you can’t have them, they’re mummy’s’ and he’s like, ‘No I want one!’ So I said you can have two and he took the green ones because he loves green.
‘And I said, ‘Do you like them?’ and he said, ‘Yeah, can I have more?’ and I went, ‘No, we’ll have two later when you come back.’… And then yeah, it calmed him down as well. So he’s on all the proper medications for behaviour and stuff and I gave him two of them because he’s like 28 stone, so I thought it’s be all right to have two. And it just chilled him.
“I’ve never ever gone out the box of trying anything else than what he’s been prescribed and because I know it’s not a drug, I just gave him two green ones and it just slightly took the edge off for him. So I was really surprised.”
There is no published research that CBD helps manage difficulties associated with disorders like Prader-Willi syndrome. Supreme CBD products can be bought over the counter at shops, pharmacies and online, amd so Katie now intends to give her son the gummies regularly.
But the NHS says there is no guarantee that even such products sold in health stores will be of “good quality”. Moreover, the oil can affect how other medicines work, meaning a specialist should always be consulted about using it in conjunction with other treatments, while doctors should monitor users regularly because it can affect the liver.
Yet, captioning the video on her social media, Katie insisted: “I would only ever recommend stuff that works to you all and I would only ever give Harv the gummies after trying them myself and seeing how much of a difference they have made for me.”
Harvey now lives with his mum again after some time at a residential college. Funding for this was cut, though, and Katie told fans the 23-year-old man was to return home in East Sussex before he’s ready to “head out to the real world”.