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Allie_Calllaway1977 wrote: There is a capsule by the name of MARINOL that is the THC extract from marijuana and it is often used as an appetite stimulant and as an anti-emetic.. Your doctor can prescribe this to you it comes in several different mg capsules that look like air soft pellets. Unfortunately, there are many problems with Marinol. First, it does not have all the benefecial chemicals t6hat marijuana has as it has only delta-9-THC, no CBD, CBN, or other cannabinoids. Because of this, it is not nearly as effective. The other cannabinoids alter the effects of the THC and have effects of their own. Tolerance is a huge issue with this drug because the different profiles of chemicals in different strains of marijuana that include CBD and CBN make it so tolerance never gets out of control if you are smoking different marijuana regularly. Marinol may be helpful at first, but not for very long. I had a friend who had cancer and was prescribed this, but after a week or two, it really didn't do anything and switched back to marijuana as it was cheaper anyways. This is the last problem. It can be hard finding a doctor to prescribe this and if they do, the prescription is very expensive. And are you sure you can get this prescribed for Crohn's? The last I knew, it was only prescribed to cancer and AIDS patients, though if it is good for those, it would be just as good for Chron's. Post edited by: OrneTTe, at: 09/16/2008 07:43 Post edited by: OrneTTe, at: 09/16/2008 07:44 Post edited by: OrneTTe, at: 09/16/2008 07:48 |
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