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A member asked:
If my doctor gave me fludrocortisone 0.1 mg tablets to take every 24 hours for orthostatic hypotension , is it safe for me to smoke a little bit of weed ?
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No: Cannabis is known to cause orthostatic hypotension and unless used and prescribed for another symptom by your doc its risk/benefit ratio would put you at disadvantage. Talk to your doc about your worries as well.
Answered 11/30/2020
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