Posted by PattyG on November 24, 2001, at 9:57:37
In reply to Re: the Evil Killer Weed, posted by SteveL on September 29, 2000, at 19:18:34
///Hello, Steve,
I posted this message on a "seizure thread" and then read this post from you........thought you'd be interested in the content, but I'd also like to know if your reference to your seizures meant that you've found pot to have medicinal purposes in this instance?
The following response came after a nurse/friend posted a question in the medical community asking if the use of pot could be interfering with Dilantin levels being raised to a therapeutic level.
Dr. Paul Consroe
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Arizona Health Sciences Center
University of Arizona
Tucson AZ 85721We studied this 'potential' drug interaction more than 25 years ago. As
I recall, in the majority of cases there was no change in dilantin
levels. This was unexpected since the pharmacology of marijuana on liver
enzymes would predict that there might be an INCREASE in dilantin
levels. On the clinical level, there was a potentiation of dilanton's
antiepileptic effect. In other words, marijuana was an anticonvulsant
itself, and when given with dilantin, there was a greater protective
effect against the recurrent (grand mal, and complex partial =
psychomotor) seizures.Thus, in your case below, maybe you should check for 'patient
compliance' of his his/her dilantin meds.
I hope that this helps.
Sincerely,
pc////Your thoughts?
PattyG
poster:PattyG
thread:1748
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