Marijuana while on treatment

[Guest guest]

I am about to begin treatment. I have my biopsy on thursday and plan

to start treatment soon after. I am genotype 2. I have quit drinking

for several months now, but smoke marijuana once or twice a week. I am

reading Dr. Mellisa Palmer's book on hepatitis and she says that there

are studies that show that marijuana can make treatment ineffective.

She doesn't specify a study and I cannot find anything about using

marijuana while on treatment. I am beginning to think that she is a

lackey for the drug companies that she works for.

[Guest guest]

Ask your doctor. If it is an issue and can compromise treatment results, why not

just quit it

since you're only smoking once or twice a week anyway? Isn't the possibiity of

a lifetime

without hep c worth it to you? Give yourself every chance for success. You

probably only have

to do treatment for 6 months anyway. Treatment is temporary; the rest of your

life is... well..

the rest of your life!

-- In Hepatitis C , " leecuate " <leecuate@...> wrote:

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> I am about to begin treatment. I have my biopsy on thursday and plan

> to start treatment soon after. I am genotype 2. I have quit drinking

> for several months now, but smoke marijuana once or twice a week. I am

> reading Dr. Mellisa Palmer's book on hepatitis and she says that there

> are studies that show that marijuana can make treatment ineffective.

> She doesn't specify a study and I cannot find anything about using

> marijuana while on treatment. I am beginning to think that she is a

> lackey for the drug companies that she works for.

>

[Guest guest]

I don't know much about Dr. Palmer and therefore have nothing to say about her. But I have read studies, not just the one from Dr. Palmer that say Marijuana is not good while taking the treatment. I think Liz our researcher posted one of the studies not long ago. I will look it up. Love Janetleecuate <leecuate@...> wrote: I am about to begin treatment. I have my biopsy on thursday and plan to start treatment soon after. I am genotype 2. I have

quit drinking for several months now, but smoke marijuana once or twice a week. I am reading Dr. Mellisa Palmer's book on hepatitis and she says that there are studies that show that marijuana can make treatment ineffective. She doesn't specify a study and I cannot find anything about using marijuana while on treatment. I am beginning to think that she is a lackey for the drug companies that she works for. Take the ordinary things of life, and make them your own. Do the impossible with a smile

[Guest guest]

Well said , For those folks that doesn't know, is a Hep C survivor, cleared Hep C along time ago. She is also a Hep C advocate in the state of Florida. I am proud to have in this group. Love Janet <runyonc2001@...> wrote: Ask your doctor. If it is an issue and can compromise treatment results, why not just quit it since you're only smoking once or twice a week

anyway? Isn't the possibiity of a lifetime without hep c worth it to you? Give yourself every chance for success. You probably only have to do treatment for 6 months anyway. Treatment is temporary; the rest of your life is... well.. the rest of your life!-- In Hepatitis C , "leecuate" <leecuate@...> wrote:>> I am about to begin treatment. I have my biopsy on thursday and plan > to start treatment soon after. I am genotype 2. I have quit drinking > for several months now, but smoke marijuana once or twice a week. I am > reading Dr. Mellisa Palmer's book on hepatitis and she says that there > are studies that show that marijuana can make treatment ineffective. > She doesn't specify a study and I cannot find anything about using > marijuana while on treatment. I am beginning to think that she is

a > lackey for the drug companies that she works for.>Take the ordinary things of life, and make them your own. Do the impossible with a smile

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Janet. It's nice to be back; I'd gotten so busy with work and our

clinic we

opened last year (offering treatment & medical care to people without insurance)

that I

hadn't been posting on the message board for awhile. I'm back to work next week

(special

ed teacher) but I'll continue to read & post as often as I can.

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> > I am about to begin treatment. I have my biopsy on thursday and plan

> > to start treatment soon after. I am genotype 2. I have quit drinking

> > for several months now, but smoke marijuana once or twice a week. I am

> > reading Dr. Mellisa Palmer's book on hepatitis and she says that there

> > are studies that show that marijuana can make treatment ineffective.

> > She doesn't specify a study and I cannot find anything about using

> > marijuana while on treatment. I am beginning to think that she is a

> > lackey for the drug companies that she works for.

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> Take the ordinary things of life, and make them your own. Do the impossible

with a

smile

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[Guest guest]

I can furnish you with some study material . Smoking marijuana can increase the rate of fibrosis and make your liver worse ,

Marijuana while on treatment

I am about to begin treatment. I have my biopsy on thursday and plan to start treatment soon after. I am genotype 2. I have quit drinking for several months now, but smoke marijuana once or twice a week. I am reading Dr. Mellisa Palmer's book on hepatitis and she says that there are studies that show that marijuana can make treatment ineffective. She doesn't specify a study and I cannot find anything about using marijuana while on treatment. I am beginning to think that she is a lackey for the drug companies that she works for.

[Guest guest]

Give me a few days and I will find a few more studies on marijuana for you ... now for his vomiting , I had severe vomiting also and was put on Zophran . It works real well and doesnt have any effect on the liver .

Marijuana while on treatment

I believe the studies about Marijuana use while on treatment. I mayhave just seen the same study several times, but I think maybe it was2 studies. They seem well done.My problem is that 3 specialists have encouraged the use of medicalmarijuana for my husbands Hep C, Chirrosis, Fibromyalgia (Hep Ccaused) & pain from having Hemophilia all his life. We are located inOregon where medical marijuana is approved with a doctors note.The last doctor to encourage my husband was a Liver Transplant Doctorat a major teaching hospital. Maybe we should be taking the studies tothe doctors to educate them.Are there more than a couple of studies on marijuana & Hep C outthere. Can you tell me the best place to find more?My husband now has a medical marijuana card & is smoking daily.He has projectal vomiting, nausea almost daily. Marijuana seems tohelp a lot with the vomiting, eating & muscle pain.He is also on Morphine 30mg 3x's a day, & oxycodone for breakthroughpain. I have tried to show him the studies & he is not interestedbecause the doctors wouldn't have said it is okay if it was going tomake his liver worse. Are these medicines really okay to take? Don't they damage his liver?Would you just take the studies to the doctors next time & ask whatthey think now?Thanks & Best Wishes to all, Hope you have a pain free day.