A 50-year-old member asked:
Which symptoms of marfan syndrome can be treated with cannabis?
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Not needed: Cannabis or marijuana is not needed in the treatment of Marfan syndrome.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Addiction Medicine 51 years experience
Not aware of any: I do not believe that marijuana is really medicine, no matter what a number of states have decided. The only proven effects of cannabis (which comes in a pill, by the way) are in increasing appetite, reducing nausea and (maybe) reducing intraocular pressure (glaucoma). Every other use - for arthritis pain etc. - is unproven. Medicine is not smoked, nor is it impure or has unknown amount of drug.
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Dr. Johanna Fricke commented
Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral 52 years experience
See http://www.marfan.org/marfan/2415/Treatment/. for treatment options.
Feb 10, 2013
Last updated Feb 18, 2015
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