Medical Marijuana a Promising Therapeutic Option for Fibromyalgia

Cannabis can be a safe and effective alternative medical treatment for the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia, according to a new study by a team of researchers in Israel.

“Our data indicates that medical cannabis could be a promising therapeutic option for the treatment of fibromyalgia, especially for those who failed on standard pharmacological therapies,” the study concluded.

HIGHLIGHTS

• After six months of medical marijuana use, fibromyalgia patients reported a significant decrease in pain intensity.
• Other significant changes after treatment included an improvement in sleep by 73 percent.
• An improvement in depression-related symptoms was found in 80 percent of patients.
• The observational study was conducted with 211 fibromyalgia patients in Israel who answered a six-month questionnaire between 2015-2017.
• There is no cure for fibromyalgia.

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