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12-19-2016, 05:23 PM
Does Marijuana Treat Anxiety And Depression? Short-Term Relief Vs. Long-Term Effects, New ResearchDec 19, 2016 02:22 PM By <span><a class="" href="http://www.medicaldaily.com/reporters/dana-dovey"><span>Dana Dovey</a></span></span>
Marijuana is reputed for its ability to relieve pain and alleviate moods, so it would seem the ideal treatment for those suffering from depression or anxiety. However, new <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://peerj.com/articles/2782/"> research</a> suggests this may not be the case, after finding that in the long-term, heavy chronic marijuana use tends to worsen the symptoms of depression and anxiety, not reverse them.
The study found that individuals with subclinical depression who used marijuana to self-treat their depressive symptoms reported feeling more depressed than anxious. On the other hand, self-reported anxiety sufferers who used marijuana to treat their symptoms reported that they felt more anxious than they did depressed.
"If they [respondents] were using cannabis for self-medication, it wasn't doing what they thought it was doing," explained co-author Jacob Braunwalder, in a recent <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/csu-tiy121516.php"> statement</a>..........
<a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://www.medicaldaily.com/does-marijuana-treat-anxiety-and-depression-short-term-relief-vs-long-term-406774">http://www.medicaldaily.com/does-marijuana-treat-anxiety-and-depression-short-term-relief-vs-long-term-406774</a>
Marijuana is reputed for its ability to relieve pain and alleviate moods, so it would seem the ideal treatment for those suffering from depression or anxiety. However, new <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://peerj.com/articles/2782/"> research</a> suggests this may not be the case, after finding that in the long-term, heavy chronic marijuana use tends to worsen the symptoms of depression and anxiety, not reverse them.
The study found that individuals with subclinical depression who used marijuana to self-treat their depressive symptoms reported feeling more depressed than anxious. On the other hand, self-reported anxiety sufferers who used marijuana to treat their symptoms reported that they felt more anxious than they did depressed.
"If they [respondents] were using cannabis for self-medication, it wasn't doing what they thought it was doing," explained co-author Jacob Braunwalder, in a recent <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/csu-tiy121516.php"> statement</a>..........
<a data-ipb="nomediaparse" href="http://www.medicaldaily.com/does-marijuana-treat-anxiety-and-depression-short-term-relief-vs-long-term-406774">http://www.medicaldaily.com/does-marijuana-treat-anxiety-and-depression-short-term-relief-vs-long-term-406774</a>