Posted by europerep on January 17, 2012, at 6:41:41
In reply to Re: med change to marijuana? » europerep, posted by phidippus on January 16, 2012, at 18:29:15
> The basic problem with Marijuana is that it is a drug with a very complex mode of action. It is not predictable in its effects.
Yes, that is true.
That doesn't mean that it cannot be therapeutically used though, even in psychiatry. Before trying out marijuana, I would recommend to every patient that they try dronabinol (i.e. THC, brand names Marinol and others) on its own first, precisely because dronabinol is at least somewhat less unpredictable. However, if this is not or not sufficiently effective, a careful trial of marijuana *can* be warranted. Even more so than with other drugs, this has to be decided case-by-case.
And, needless to say, all this only applies when all other more extensively studied pharmacological treatments have failed.
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