For MS patients, medical marijuana succeeds where other alternative medicines fail

[kpete]

Marijuana May Ease Some Symptoms of MS, New Guidelines Find


For MS patients, medical marijuana succeeds where other alternative medicines fail
Maggie Koerth-Baker at 7:14 am Tue, Mar 25, 2014

A review of alternative treatments for multiple sclerosis found that most don't actually work. One that does: An oral cannabis spray that seems to help reduce muscle spasms.

Image: Sativex ALMIRALL VIA AFP - GETTY IMAGES

Sativex, a drug derived from cannabis used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms. It;'s not available in the United States but new American Academy of Neurology guidelines say there is evidence it can help.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/marijuana-may-ease-some-symptoms-ms-new-guidelines-find-n60626
http://boingboing.net/2014/03/25/for-ms-patients-medical-marij.html

[hlthe2b]

1. Good... I hope more data comes forward to prove indications, now that two states have legalized

and many others allow for medical use.

[tridim]

2. Cannabis isn't an alternative medicine, it's the correct medicine. nt

[LostOne4Ever]

3. Tizidine

Seems to work pretty well for keeping my mom's spasms to a minimum. Well that combined with Baclofen. However, it does cause her Blood pressure to go REALLY low (sub 90/60) and causes her to sleep all day.

Maybe if they ever get this approved out here we can at least keep her blood pressure at a decent level.

I wonder about the sleeping all day part though