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Does Marijuana Have Any Dangerous Interactions With Other Drugs? - Purple Power - 05-09-2018
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Does Marijuana Have Any Dangerous Interactions With Other Drugs?
Mixing drugs is something that should be done only with the help of a doctor.
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By: <a class="author url fn" href="https://thefreshtoast.com/author/dr-jordan-tishler/" title="Posts by Dr. Jordan Tishler">Dr. Jordan Tishler</a>
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<time class="entry__date" datetime="2018-05-08T13:00:34+00:00">May 08, 2018</time>
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Many of the patients who contact me about qualifying for medical marijuana in Massachusetts have already received a diagnosis, but are dissatisfied with the level of relief their current medication is providing. If youre thinking about trying medical cannabis for a serious health condition, theres a high likelihood you are currently using at least one prescription, but are there any prescription or over-the-counter drugs that have dangerous or deadly interactions with marijuana?
Harmful Drug Interactions To Avoid
Many prescription drugs have harmful interactions with each other, with alcohol, or even with certain foods.
For example, early-generation antidepressants called MAOIs (which, though still occasionally prescribed, have declined in popularity with the advent of SSRIs) could cause dangerous spikes in blood pressure when combined with tyramine-rich foods like cured meats and aged cheeses. Numerous prescription and over-the-counter medications, including familiar names like Claritin, Xanax, Cymbalta, Flomax, Zantac, Adderall, Lipitor, Tylenol, Advil, Motrin, and Zoloft, are unsafe to mix with alcohol because of health hazards like liver damage, memory problems, fainting, and increased risk of drug overdose......
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