I’m taking anti depression medication (celexa, & Bupropion) for couple of months now. I also have pain in my joints that I have been taking pain medication with little improvements. Now I was thinking of using alternative relief like medical marijuana. Would I have to stop taking my other medications in order to use it?
2006-12-28 08:33:00 · 11 answers · asked by chorsad 1 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
It would be very unwise to stop prescribed medication in favour of weed!;
2006-12-28 08:35:41 · answer #1 · answered by huggz 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My partner suffers from trigeminal neuralgia, an extrmely painful condition related to Multiple Sclerosis. You don't say what your diagnosis is, or whether you actualy suffer from depression, but my partner takes strong antidepressants and an anti convulsive, (both prescribed by the pain clinic at our local hospital) Not because he suffers from any of the conditions they were designed for but because the side effects of these drugs seem to provide some relief. (Ordinary painkillers are not effective for neurological illnesses) He has also been self medicating with marijuana for a couple of years. We told the pain clinic that he had been doing this as we had the same concerns as you have. The consultant said to be careful as the dose cannot be regulated if you are 'doing it yourself' but that if it helped, to go ahead and he wouldn't criticise. He has since told us that there is a cannabis based painkiller for such conditions being developed at the moment that can be taken sublingually (you spray it under your tongue like the glycerol trinitrate that is prescribed for angina) We hope to start with this as as soon as it becomes available in a few months. I think that you should be honest with your doctor as the medical profession is well aware of the pain relieving benefit of marijuana and are as eager to make it available in a safe way as the people who might benefit are. If there is a conflict between your prescribed drugs and the marijuana, then he may, as he did for my partner, change the prescribed drug so that he can take the marijuana, even though he can't yet have it legally prescribed. You will be surprised at how reasonable and understanding the medical profession is on this issue. Just be careful and remember that taking the unprescribed medication is not now illegal in the UK, but that you can get into trouble fo buying and selling or supplying it. You have my sympathies, pain is a difficult thing to live with and affects the whole family. If you want to contact me by email and tell me a bit more about your condition, I may be able to help with some useful websites etc. We've been coping for quite some time now and I think we've been down every road possible so we may be able to give you a bit of support. Hope I've helped.
2016-03-28 22:40:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really do need to speak with your pharmacist and then your doctor about this one. Further, if you want to marijuana for medical purposes, you'll need a prescription to do so, and again, that means seeing your doctor.
Don't forget that an interaction might not be between marijuana and the meds that you mentioned, but between marijuana and some other pharmaceutical, herbal, homoeopathic, OTC or any other type of product that you might be using. Or, it could be between marijuana and any combination of other products that you might be using. This is why you must make certain that your pharmacist and each and every one of your doctors is kept completely informed and up-to-date on everything that you take.
2006-12-28 08:40:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took depression medication and smoked marijuana at the same time everything worked out great for me.
2015-03-16 09:58:06 · answer #4 · answered by juan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoking pot is only going to worsen your depression. If you have pain in your joints I don’t think weed will help because you become dehydrated when you smoke. Consequently your mussels around the joints might hurt more because they are not properly hydrated. Try MSM, glucosamine it repairs the cartilage around your joints. Keep taking your depression meds.Weed we only make you feel better in your head but when you come down from your high good luck with that. I’ll notice more negative feelings.
2006-12-28 08:53:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depens on the nature of your depression and you should discuss it with the doctor who suggested the marijuana. Marijuana is not indicated or recommended when you are also suffering from panic disorder.
2006-12-28 09:27:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you want to take medical marijuana you'd have to get a doctors approval anyways, and then you could ask there. i dont think it would cause any problems, because i know it doesnt affect it if you smoke it, although i know there is a slight difference between the medical stuff (you drink that) and the illegal stuff.
2006-12-28 08:48:26 · answer #7 · answered by thedeadphishphan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Exercise releases the feel good chemicals in the brain and do this enough it will help you to get off both! Live healthy and see what your missing!
2006-12-31 18:03:24 · answer #8 · answered by JACK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably would have to stop taking the antidepressant because the pot may inhibit the ingredients in the medication, sort of counter-act it; also, pot may make your symptoms that put you on the antidepressants worse, so be careful.
2006-12-28 08:38:23 · answer #9 · answered by Laura M 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Legally only if your a native Hawaiian and with Kona Gold you won't need any painkillers.
2006-12-28 08:49:30 · answer #10 · answered by mitch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋