RESEARCH: Inhaled Marijuana Kills Headaches, Journal Reports

By National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws , Working to Reform Marijuana Laws - March 05, 2009

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"Marijuana use at the onset of his headaches consistently brought complete relief within five minutes of inhalation for each attack" BRONX, NY --- Inhaling cannabis completely relieved the pain associated with cluster headaches, according to a case study published in the journal Headache . Neurologists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York reported that a 19-year-old patient with a cyclical pattern of cluster headaches responded favorably to smoked cannabis. The ... Read the Full Article
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RESEARCH: Inhaled Marijuana Kills Headaches, Journal Reports
  • tommyD
    Not marijuana, but...

    On cluster headache discussion boards, ( www.clusterheadaches.com ) the majority of "clusterheads" say it seems to trigger cluster headache attacks. Many others say it has no effect. Only very rarely has someone reported relief from smoking marijuana.

    The young person in the case study may well have found relief, but he is very likely one of these rare exceptions.

    Other illegal substances may be very effective, however. Clinical trial are under development regarding the use of indole-ring hallucinogens such as psilocybin, LSA and LSD. Anecdotal reports seem to show 75 percent or more of sufferers finding significant or complete relief from small, barely-psychoactive doses of these substances, and this was borne out in a case study review published in Neurology in 2006. Clinical trials are under development. See www.clusterbusters.com .

    - tommyDUS March 6, 2009 6:02AM

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