Describe what marijuana does in palliative care?

Question

I've been waking up with what i can only describe as light seizures. Could this be a result of the k2/spice (senthesized marijuana)? 2/2

Answer 1

See below: Relaxes them and relieves depression by getting them high. Also increases appetite and reduces pain.

Answer 2

Control nausea: Marijuana is not used in palliative care as it is difficult to quantitate the effect of the active substances in street purchases. Marinol (dronabinol) is used to treat loss of appetite in people with aids. It is also used to treat severe nausea and vomiting that is caused by cancer chemotherapy. Marinol is for use only when other medications have been unable to control the nausea and vomiting.

Answer 3

To a degree: Dronabinol (marinol) is a synthetic thc that is taken orally and has been shown to have both anti-nausea and appetite stimulating effects for many patients.

Answer 4

Yes. : There is a fairly old drug we have used for nausea and to stimulate the appetite in patients called Marinol (dronabinol). It is a cannabanoid (same thing in mj). Comes in tablets; taken a few times daily based on the reason for taking. It fairly expensive and a controlled substance. Schedule iii. For people on chemo w/ lots of n/v it can b wonderful.

Answer 5

Yes: There are many medications/ narcotics that effectively work for pain control for palliative care.

Answer 6

Yes: Well, sort of. There is a medication called marinol, which contains thc, which is the active component of marijuana. Some patients say that they prefer to smoke cannabis as opposed to taking the Marinol pills, as some say the pills are a little too strong.

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