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A member asked:
I am on prednisone and cephalexin for a fairly bad case of poison ivy. are there any side effects of smoking some pot while on these two?
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Cephalexin isn't the: treatment for poison ivy, so they must be treating you for an infection, in which case i would recommend no smoking or alcohol especially while on meds!
Answered 5/1/2022
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