Marinol or Medical Marijuana
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:58 am
I received a PM earlier today about marinol and med. marijuana. I know that the members here know a lot, so instead of just me answering, I'm posting the question here.
The person wrote, "I had read that medical marijuana was being used to treat seizures and various other neurological disorders and had been quite effective. So I wondered if it would also work for WED. I found that I could take a 2.5 mg dose when symptoms occurred, and within a few minutes they were gone. I only got a 30-day supply at first, but saw my doctor today to request a refillable prescription. Does anyone know if research is being done in this area?"
Medical marijuana has been discussed quite a bit here on the forums. You can search for the word Marinol, for example, and find all of the past posts where it has been discussed. Same for the word marijuana. That said, it's not discussed as often as other medications. Up until recently, most people in the US did not have access to medical M. Many still do not. Also, it's considered "off label" and many doctors will not try off label meds. As far as I know, there are no studies about it.
That said, if you search on "restless legs marijuana" in Google, you get many hits, many from people saying it helps. Here, the results have been mixed. Some people like it, some do not. Some feel it depends on the strain used. I can only remember one person specifically using Marinol (likely there are more and I just do not remember) and it wasn't effective, but a vaporizer was.
Dr Buchfuhrer, on the So Cal Support Group pages, says that it's likely very effective. http://www.rlshelp.org/rlsrx.htm. He says, however, that Marinol is not usually as effective. "Patients find that Marinol does not work as dramatically as smoking marijuana. Based on anecdotal clinical patient reports it appears that a minority of RLS sufferers may experience a modest benefit for their RLS symptoms with Marinol. This drug comes in 2.5, 5 and 10 mg tablets that can be taken up to 2-3 times per day with a maximum daily dose of 20 mg."
As med M becomes available in my state this year, I will likely try it if Dr B will give me a script to do so. It appears that it doesn't impair lung function: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/1 ... udy-finds/ And, I could always try a vaporizer.
RLS/WED is covered by some med M dispensaries in terms of what works best. For example, GrandDaddy Purple and Holy Ghost are supposed to be good, lol. http://www.medicalmarijuanastrains.com/ ... -syndrome/ White Berry, Kush, and others are also recommended.
But, if Marinol works, I say use it!
The person wrote, "I had read that medical marijuana was being used to treat seizures and various other neurological disorders and had been quite effective. So I wondered if it would also work for WED. I found that I could take a 2.5 mg dose when symptoms occurred, and within a few minutes they were gone. I only got a 30-day supply at first, but saw my doctor today to request a refillable prescription. Does anyone know if research is being done in this area?"
Medical marijuana has been discussed quite a bit here on the forums. You can search for the word Marinol, for example, and find all of the past posts where it has been discussed. Same for the word marijuana. That said, it's not discussed as often as other medications. Up until recently, most people in the US did not have access to medical M. Many still do not. Also, it's considered "off label" and many doctors will not try off label meds. As far as I know, there are no studies about it.
That said, if you search on "restless legs marijuana" in Google, you get many hits, many from people saying it helps. Here, the results have been mixed. Some people like it, some do not. Some feel it depends on the strain used. I can only remember one person specifically using Marinol (likely there are more and I just do not remember) and it wasn't effective, but a vaporizer was.
Dr Buchfuhrer, on the So Cal Support Group pages, says that it's likely very effective. http://www.rlshelp.org/rlsrx.htm. He says, however, that Marinol is not usually as effective. "Patients find that Marinol does not work as dramatically as smoking marijuana. Based on anecdotal clinical patient reports it appears that a minority of RLS sufferers may experience a modest benefit for their RLS symptoms with Marinol. This drug comes in 2.5, 5 and 10 mg tablets that can be taken up to 2-3 times per day with a maximum daily dose of 20 mg."
As med M becomes available in my state this year, I will likely try it if Dr B will give me a script to do so. It appears that it doesn't impair lung function: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/1 ... udy-finds/ And, I could always try a vaporizer.
RLS/WED is covered by some med M dispensaries in terms of what works best. For example, GrandDaddy Purple and Holy Ghost are supposed to be good, lol. http://www.medicalmarijuanastrains.com/ ... -syndrome/ White Berry, Kush, and others are also recommended.
But, if Marinol works, I say use it!