Pot May Not Be the Best Rx for a Migraine
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) If you decide to try pot to relieve your migraine, new research suggests you could be asking for trouble.
In fact, marijuana use was linked to rebound headaches, which can occur when pain medication is overused, scientists noted. This study shows that there is some kind of association between cannabis use and medication overuse headache in people with chronic migraine, but it is unclear at this time whether patients are using cannabis to treat medication overuse headache, or if cannabis is contributing to the development of medication overuse headache, or both, said lead researcher Dr. Niushen Zhang. She s a clinical assistant professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in California.