Re: marijuana and methatrexate

[Guest guest]

This doesn't come with any official medical inforamtion, but

personally I can tell you that I haven't experienced any issues with

mixing marijuana and methotrexate. I haven't done it with my docs

knowledge (I haven't gotten the nerve to ask him to approve a medical

marijuana card, although it would be legal), and certainly pot has

it's own health issues. However, what little research has been done

has shown that pot does reduce inflammation and pain.

I end up taking either Tylenol, Ultram or Vicodin for the pain most

of the time (since marijuana isn't easy to come by). I can't help

you with baking though - I've only smoked it.

> Hi all, This may well be an inappropriate question for this list

and please

> tell me if it is.

> My Doctor has recently suggested That I may want to start looking

at

> Morphine for pain relief.I am not ready for that yet but was

wondering if

> any one knew if it was safe to try Marijuana while taking 22.5 mgs

> methatrexate pre week with 1600 mgs of Brufen Retard per day.

> I would like to be able to sleep a few hours at night and was

thinking that

> a puff or two at night of Marijuana may help me in that direction

or maybe

> I could bake it in a cookie if I knew how.

> Hoping someone can help.

>

> Cheers,

> ette

>

> >If you can tolerate the pain and still function reasonably well,

you made

> >the right decision. My main problem with Prednisone is that it

makes me

> >feel good without slowing down or stopping the joint damage. I

had to

> >take it for my first year to avoid being bedridden but now

Methotrexate

> >and Remicade together control my RA so I am off Prednisone except

for

> >flares. I hope your RA medicines work well enough so you don't

need

> >Prednisone.

> >

> >I have heard that Glucosamine and Chondroitin help Osteoarthritis

but not

> >RA. Also I have heard that vitamins and other supplements do not

> >specifically help RA but you should take them for general health.

I take

> >vitamins C, D, E, and a multivitamin plus a low-dose adult aspirin

and

> >extra calcium for my general health.

> >

> >My significant other and I have been married for 51 years so we

know each

> >other pretty well. My wife is a RN and she goes with me to almost

all my

> >doctor's apointments so she understands RA quite well and is very

> >supportive. There is a lot of general information about arthritis

on the

> >ArthritisInsight web and your husband could learn a lot by

becoming

> >familiar with that

> >site.

>

><http://www.arthritisinsight.com/medical/disease/>http://www.arthriti

sinsight.com/medical/disease/

> >There is also a very active message board on that

> >site.

> ><http://www.arthritisinsight.com/cgi-bin/wsmbb/wsmbb.cgi?

SB+KYWRJLLXVS/AKFCLKZQUN+config>http://www.arthritisinsight.com/cgi-

bin/wsmbb/wsmbb.cgi?SB+KYWRJLLXVS/AKFCLKZQUN+config

> >Good luck and God bless.

> >----- Original Message -----

> >From: <mailto:y.m.gonzalez@a...>Yolanda Piper

> >To:

>

><mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis >Rheumatoid Arthritis@yah

oogroups.com

> >

> >Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:58 PM

> >Subject: Prednisone

> >

> >My Rheumy had given me the option to start Prednisone as a more

> >aggressive treatment with my Plaquenil and Vioxx, but I declined

due

> >to the mixed reviews about weight gain. I am already overweight

and

> >having trouble losing the existing pounds. Now I am wondering if I

> >made a mistake!!! Do the benefits outweight the side effects?

> >

> >Doc also claims that vitamins and/or supplements like Glucosamine

> >will not make a difference in my condition. Do any of you take

> >regular supplements?

> >

> >Also, if I may ask, how are your significant others dealing with

the

> >disease? My new husband hasn't really said much since I was

> >diagnosed, even though he encouraged me to see the doctor. I've

> >asked him how he feels, but he is avoiding the subject.

> >

> >Thanks for all your support! This board is wonderful!

> >Yolanda

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Thanks for that info.

I have told my doctor that I am going to try it, not that it makes it legal

here but I believe it is worth the risk.

I am going to look into the cooking of it as I believe it works better on

the body than smoking it which works more on the head. But being a novice

to these things I need to do a bit more research.

At least it is easy to come by here.

Cheers,

ette

At 14:02 4/07/03, you wrote:

>This doesn't come with any official medical inforamtion, but

>personally I can tell you that I haven't experienced any issues with

>mixing marijuana and methotrexate. I haven't done it with my docs

>knowledge (I haven't gotten the nerve to ask him to approve a medical

>marijuana card, although it would be legal), and certainly pot has

>it's own health issues. However, what little research has been done

>has shown that pot does reduce inflammation and pain.

>

>I end up taking either Tylenol, Ultram or Vicodin for the pain most

>of the time (since marijuana isn't easy to come by). I can't help

>you with baking though - I've only smoked it.

>

>

> > Hi all, This may well be an inappropriate question for this list

>and please

> > tell me if it is.

> > My Doctor has recently suggested That I may want to start looking

>at

> > Morphine for pain relief.I am not ready for that yet but was

>wondering if

> > any one knew if it was safe to try Marijuana while taking 22.5 mgs

> > methatrexate pre week with 1600 mgs of Brufen Retard per day.

> > I would like to be able to sleep a few hours at night and was

>thinking that

> > a puff or two at night of Marijuana may help me in that direction

>or maybe

> > I could bake it in a cookie if I knew how.

> > Hoping someone can help.

> >

> > Cheers,

> > ette

> >

> > >If you can tolerate the pain and still function reasonably well,

>you made

> > >the right decision. My main problem with Prednisone is that it

>makes me

> > >feel good without slowing down or stopping the joint damage. I

>had to

> > >take it for my first year to avoid being bedridden but now

>Methotrexate

> > >and Remicade together control my RA so I am off Prednisone except

>for

> > >flares. I hope your RA medicines work well enough so you don't

>need

> > >Prednisone.

> > >

> > >I have heard that Glucosamine and Chondroitin help Osteoarthritis

>but not

> > >RA. Also I have heard that vitamins and other supplements do not

> > >specifically help RA but you should take them for general health.

>I take

> > >vitamins C, D, E, and a multivitamin plus a low-dose adult aspirin

>and

> > >extra calcium for my general health.

> > >

> > >My significant other and I have been married for 51 years so we

>know each

> > >other pretty well. My wife is a RN and she goes with me to almost

>all my

> > >doctor's apointments so she understands RA quite well and is very

> > >supportive. There is a lot of general information about arthritis

>on the

> > >ArthritisInsight web and your husband could learn a lot by

>becoming

> > >familiar with that

> > >site.

> >

> ><http://www.arthritisinsight.com/medical/disease/>http://www.arthriti

>sinsight.com/medical/disease/

> > >There is also a very active message board on that

> > >site.

> > ><http://www.arthritisinsight.com/cgi-bin/wsmbb/wsmbb.cgi?

>SB+KYWRJLLXVS/AKFCLKZQUN+config>http://www.arthritisinsight.com/cgi-

>bin/wsmbb/wsmbb.cgi?SB+KYWRJLLXVS/AKFCLKZQUN+config

> > >Good luck and God bless.

> > >----- Original Message -----

> > >From: <mailto:y.m.gonzalez@a...>Yolanda Piper

> > >To:

> >

> ><mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis >Rheumatoid Arthritis@yah

>oogroups.com

> > >

> > >Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:58 PM

> > >Subject: Prednisone

> > >

> > >My Rheumy had given me the option to start Prednisone as a more

> > >aggressive treatment with my Plaquenil and Vioxx, but I declined

>due

> > >to the mixed reviews about weight gain. I am already overweight

>and

> > >having trouble losing the existing pounds. Now I am wondering if I

> > >made a mistake!!! Do the benefits outweight the side effects?

> > >

> > >Doc also claims that vitamins and/or supplements like Glucosamine

> > >will not make a difference in my condition. Do any of you take

> > >regular supplements?

> > >

> > >Also, if I may ask, how are your significant others dealing with

>the

> > >disease? My new husband hasn't really said much since I was

> > >diagnosed, even though he encouraged me to see the doctor. I've

> > >asked him how he feels, but he is avoiding the subject.

> > >

> > >Thanks for all your support! This board is wonderful!

> > >Yolanda

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >