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Are you an MS patient currently using Avonex, Betaseron, or Rebif? and if so has marijuana use eased the side effects of these medications?

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Q: Marijuana to ease side effects of meds

asked by: bballbabydoll on May 25th, 2009

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I am an MS patient, currently on Copaxone, but looking around at other medications to treat my MS. (I can't stand doing a shot EVERY day!) Is it likely that marijuana could ease the side effects of these three alternative medications? (I read that side effects for each include flu like symptoms, headache, etc). The question just came to mind because I know cancer patients on chemotherapy sometimes get relief from the nasty side effects such as nausea. My doctor recommended marijuana to me, but I am curious if there is any information regarding how/if it helps with the side effects of the drugs listed above. (I live in California, where marijuana is legal, so that is not an issue). Thanks in advance!!

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